With the weather warming up, there are all kinds of yummy fruit in season. The first one that I always anticipate is juicy ripe strawberries. My family and I went up to Vollmer Farms in Bunn, N.C. to pick strawberries. We have eaten strawberries in every way imaginable; strawberry fruit leather, strawberry smoothies, raw strawberry jam...... One of my favorite recipes is the following. This is a hard recipe to "mess up" so you can use the ingredient list loosely and adjust to your taste.

Strawberry Swirl Pie

Crust

Mix together in food processor; 1cup of dates, 1 cup of nuts(I used a combo of walnuts and almonds) and 1/2 cup of Wilderness Family Naturals dehydrated coconut. Press this into the bottom of your pie plate.

Strawberry Filling

Mix together in Vitamix or high powered blender; 1 1/2 cups of frozen or fresh strawberries, 1 cup of dates, and agave to taste. Pour this on top of the crust and put in the freezer to set (about 30 minutes or so.)

Cream

Mix together in Vitamix; 1 cup of cashews (soaked for at least an hour), 1/3 cup of melted cocoa butter (I usually stick mine in the dehydrator before I begin), 1 tsp. of vanilla, 2 tsp. of coconuit butter and agave to taste.

Take the pie out of the freezer and gently spread the cream on top. Then gently swirl the two together to create  a marbled effect.