This simple-to-make raw fruit and nut log is a fantastic treat with no added sugar and no added fat – and completely wheat-free too!

The only sweetness comes from the fruit itself, so you won’t need to add any sugar at all. We used organic cranberries naturally sweetened with apple juice, which have a small amount of sunflower oil to prevent clumping. These, together with the dates, provide enough moisture to enable the log to stick together.

Exact measures aren’t really necessary for this recipe – personal taste and judging amounts by eye are a better guide – so treat our measurements here as a very rough guide only.

Other Ingredients

Method

1) Tip everything onto a large dinner plate or into a bowl, and begin to squash the mix together. You may want to use slightly damp hands (like you would when forming meatballs) to stop the mix from sticking to your hands.
2) Knead the mix together as if you were making bread or pastry. Form into a rough ball.
3) Cover a board or flat surface with a generous piece of clingfilm, and place the ball into the centre of the film.
4) Begin forming a sausage shape before wrapping the film around. Continue rolling with both hands. From time to time tap both ends of the ‘sausage’ onto the board to flatten them, and carry on rolling until an even cylinder is produced. The log is now ready!

To keep your log moist, we recommend that you wrap it in clingfilm in addition to storing inside a freezer bag or airtight container.