Lemon Pudding Filled Coconut Cupcakes with Shaved Coconut Topping

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons agave nectar 
• 3 tablespoons vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup cashew pieces 
• 0.5 cup coconut or shredded
• 0.5 cup coconut or shredded shaved
• 0.3 cup juice of lemon (from 1 to 2 lemons)
• 0.8 cup medjool dates packed pitted
• 2.5 cups pecans dry
• 0.1 teaspoon sea salt 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• blender
• muffin liners
• measuring cup
• muffin tray

Directions

1. To make the pudding, place the cashews in the Personal Blender with the grinder lid and 2-cup container or a food processor and grind into a powder.
2. Add the bananas, lemon juice, and agave syrup and process until smooth.
3. Place in the fridge to chill.
4. To make the cupcakes, combine the pecans, coconut, and salt in the food processor and process into evenly sized small pieces, taking care not to overprocess into a butter. Scoop the mixture into another bowl.
5. Combine the dates and vanilla in the food processor and process into small pieces. Return the pecan mixture to the food processor and pulse to mix. The cake mix should have a crumbly but sticky texture.
6. Place 6 cupcake liners in a muffin pan. Use a 1/2-cup measuring cup to scoop 1/2 cup loosely packed pecan mixture into each. Using your fingertips, gently press to firm up the cupcakes and create cavitiesin the centers to hold the pudding.Make sure the edges reach the tops ofthe cupcake liners.
7. To assemble, scoop about 3 tablespoons pudding into each cupcake and top with coconut.
8. Place the muffin pan in the refrigerator to chill for several hours to firm up the cupcakes before serving.
9. The pudding will keep for a few days in fridge when stored separately. The cupcakes, stored separately, will keep forseveral weeks in the fridge. The assembled cupcakes will keep in the fridge fora few days.
10. From Ani's Raw Food Desserts: 85 Easy, Delectable Sweets and Treats by Ani Phyo. Copyright © 2009 by Ani Phyo. Food photographs Copyright © 2009 by Seth Beck. Used by permission of Da Capo Press.