Serves 12

Ingredients

• 1 cup sunflower seed
• 1/2 cup pine nut
• 1/2 cup roasted or blanched almond
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• filo sheets
• soft or melted ghee, for brushing
• sesame seed

Preparation time
45 minutes

Preparation

• Combine first seven ingredients in food processor. Process for about thirty seconds, just long enough to chop up the ingredients but not so long that it pulverizes them.
• Spread several filo sheets sparingly with soft ghee. Remember, the more ghee you use, the more calories from fat are added. Just use barely enough to hold the filo sheets together.
• Spread filling at one end and roll up, adding more ghee if necessary.
• Cut into small pieces, about two inches. Place on cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden. Cool completely before serving.

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of cooked rice
• 1 cup of chopped apples
• 3/4 cup of skim milk
• 1/2 cup of raisins (optional)
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 2 beaten eggs
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

Preparation time
65 minutes

Preparation
In a large bowl, mix 11/2 cups of cooked rice, 1 cup of chopped apples, 3/4 c skim milk, 1/2 c raisins, 1/2 c brown sugar, 2 beaten eggs, and 1 tsp vanilla.
Pour into a 11/2-qt casserole. Bake at 325 F (160 C) for 1 hour, or until firm and golden brown

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup flaked coconut
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar, divided
• 4 cups milk
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Preparation time
30 minutes

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9×13 inch baking dish.
• Place the pastry sheets in the baking dish and place the dish in the oven. Watch it closely. When the top layer turns crunchy and golden, remove it from the oven. Continue until all the sheets are cooked.
• Preheat the oven broiler.
• In a bowl, combine walnuts, pecans, hazelnuts, raisins, coconut and 1/4 cup sugar. Break cooked pastry into pieces and stir into nut mixture. Spread mixture evenly in 9×13 inch dish.
• Bring milk and 1/2 cup sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour over nut mixture.
• Beat the heavy cream with the remaining 1/2 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly over nut mixture in dish.
• Place dessert under oven broiler until top is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Serve hot.