March Whole Foods Raw Vegan Cooking Class

Stop by any of these local Southern California Whole Foods Markets to sample ZSweet® this month & be sure to attend Kelly Keough's Raw Vegan Cooking Class on Wednesday, March 31st at 6 pm. She'll be teaching students how to make Chocolate Hemp Ice Cream Smoothies & Wheat Grass Pineapple Sorbet!


3/1 Mon: 11-2 pm - 2201 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica - Demo
3/3 Weds: 4-7 pm - 3751 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena - Demo
3/5 Fri: 11-2 pm 7871 West Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles - Demo

3/7 Sun: 2-5 pm - 331 N Glendale Ave, Glendale - Demo
3/8 Mon: 4-7 pm - 19340 Rinaldi St, Northridge - Demo
3/24 Weds: 11-2 pm - 740 N Moorpark Rd, Thousand Oaks -Demo
3/25 Thur: 4-7 pm - 24130 Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita - Demo

3/29 Mon: 11-2 pm - 239 N Crescent Dr, Beverly Hills - Demo

3/30 Tues: 11-2 pm - 11666 National Blvd, Los Angeles - Demo

3/31 Weds: 6 pm - 21347 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills - CLASS

Vegan / Sugar-Free / Gluten-Free Goji & Pistachio Raw Cacao Recipe

goji and pistachio raw cacao

by Kelly Keough

1 1/4 cups Artisana coconut crème

3 tablespoons Madhava agave

2 teaspoons chocolate extract

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 cup ZSweet®

3 tablespoons Navitas Naturals cacao

3 tablespoons roasted carob powder

1/4 cup pistachios, shelled

1/4 cup Navitas Naturals Goji berry

2 tablespoons Navitas Naturals cacao nibs

Manitoba Harvest hemp milk for thinning

Melt coconut crème and place in food processor. Add agave, stevia, and ZSweet®. Blend. Add cocoa and carob and blend. Add in Goji, pistachios, and nibs. Pulse until just incorporated. Use extra hemp milk for thinning. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread mixture a 1/4 inch thick. Set in freezer for 15 minutes. Break into pieces.

October Gluten-free / Sugar-free Classes

Sweet chef Kelly Keough is hosting more sugar-free / gluten-free raw cooking classes & demos this month at Whole Foods Markets in Southern California. Stop by for some delicious, innovative & simple recipes that will satisfy your sweet tooth without tipping your scale.

10/1, Thurs: 4-7 pm - 19340 Rinaldi St, Northridge - Demo

10/6, Tues: 6:30 pm - 239 N Crescent Dr, Beverly Hills

10/13, Tues: 6:30 pm - 7871 W Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles

10/15, Thurs: 6 pm - 21347 Ventura Blvd, Woodland Hills

10/19, Mon: 4-7 pm - 465 S Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena - Demo

10/21, Weds: 7 pm - 3751 E Foothill Blvd, Pasadena

10/23, Fri: 4-7 pm - 6350 W 3rd St, Los Angeles - Demo

10/26, Mon: 4-7 pm - 331 N Glendale Ave, Glendale - Demo

10/28, Weds: 4-7 pm - 24130 Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita - Demo

10/29, Thurs: 4-7 pm - 11666 National Blvd, Los Angeles - Demo

ZSweet® Celebrity Sightings... Did You See Her?

Yesterday I went to visit Kelly Keough at Whole Foods in West Hollywood. She was sampling her delicious sugar-free / gluten-free, vegan, raw hemp ball truffles made with ZSweet®... did you see her? More importantly, did you taste the truffles? They are UH-MAZ-ING!!!

Also spotted at Whole Foods that day were actors Kathy Najimy from movies like 'Sister Act' & 'Soap Dish' & Andrea Roth from the FX Show 'Rescue Me'. They both tried ZSweet®... how cool is that? We hope they become big fans!

Kelly has more free demos & cooking classes going on in the L.A. area Whole Foods all month. Click here for dates & store addresses.

photo credits: kathynajimy.com, fxnetworks.com

Who Likes The Taste of Chocolate & Mint?

Kelly Keough shares her simple sugar-free mint chocolate pattie recipe.

All the ingredients are natural & healthy, now that's sweet. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS
Candy
1 ½ cups extra virgin coconut oil, melted
¾ cup hem butter
½ cup Zsweet® powdered
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 drops Peppermint Liquid Stevia
3 drops Chocolate Liquid Stevia
¼ cup agave
¾ cup roasted carob powder
½ cup raw cacao nibs
½ cup hemp seeds

Filling
½ cup hump butter
¼ cup agave
¼ cup powdered Zsweet®
2 drops Peppermint Liquid Stevia

PREPARATION
Line mini cup cake tins with paper liners. Melt coconut oil by placing jar under hot water or spoon into saucepan and melt over low flame. When coconut oil turns to a liquid, pour oil in medium bowl. Slowly whisk in peanut butter until smooth.
To powder Zsweet®, place in high powered blender and blend on low and increase speed high for 30 seconds. Measure amount needed. Whisk powdered Zsweet® into wet batter. Add in peppermint extract, Liquid Stevias, and agave one at a time and blend.
Slowly stir in carob and cacoa powder a spoonful at a time. Stir in raw cacoa nibs and hemp seeds one at a time. Batter should run off of spoon easily, but not too runny.

To make filling, in a small bowl mix together hemp butter and agave. Add Zsweet® and Liquid Stevia and mix. With two spoons, spoon drop a small teaspoon full of filling into prepared paper liners. Spoon a tablespoon full of prepared batter on top of filling. Freeze for 15 minutes. Store in freezer.
Yield: 50 candies.

For more delicious, guilt-free recipes visit: www.kellykeough.com.

The Benefits of Zsweet®

The "Z" in ZSweet® stands for Zero. As you read ZSweet®'s benefits you'll see why.

* Zero calories
* Zero glycemic index
* Zero artificial ingredients
* Zero net carbs
* Zero sugar, glucose, fructose, sucrose
* No known allergens (no corn, soy, nuts, dairy or citrus ingredients)
* Vegan
* Kosher
* Raw
* No gluten ingredients
* Non-GMO
* No MSG
* Doesn't promote tooth decay
* Doesn't promote candida growth
* Zero fillers
* Made in the USA

Want a second opinon?
ZSweet® is endorsed by Dr.'s Andrew Weil, Nicholas Perricone and Julian Whitaker




articles courtesy: www.drweil.com, www.perriconemd.com, www.drwhitaker.com