Festive dessert

This morning I made a trip to the farmers market. I've been hitting the farmers markets twice a week picking up whatever is in season. Today I grabbed some organic cherries and raspberries. The raspberries are a little small since it's the start of the season. But they are still very tasty.

I picked up the berries for one purpose and that was to make a delicious, healthy, and festive summertime dessert to serve at a 4th of July BBQ.

Almond short cakes

Mix together in a bowl the dry ingredients:

2 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 cup spelt flour

1/4 cup evaporated cane juice

1 TB. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

dash salt and cinnamon

In a separate bowl mix the wet ingredients:

3/4 cup applesauce

1/2 cup almond milk

2 TB. melted Earth balance butter

1 TB. vanilla or even better 1 vanilla bean

Combine wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combined. On a non stick coated baking sheet make giant drops of dough. Sprinkle over the top raw sliced almonds and a sprinkle of raw sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 min.

Served with a heaping scoop of berries.

You could make it even better and serve a scoop of vanilla bean frozen yogurt or ice cream on top.

This would be the perfect dessert for a BBQ. It would be easy to make and serve for a small or even a large group.