No-Bake Strawberry Couscous Cake

• Cake
• couscous↗1 cup
• vanilla soymilk (original recipe called for almond amasake)↗1 1⁄2 cups
• water↗1⁄2 cup
• apple juice↗1⁄4 cup
• sea salt↗1 pinch
• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• Topping
• halved strawberry1 cup
• apple juice↗2⁄3 cup
• kudzu (heaping)1 tablespoon
• grated lemon peel1⁄2 teaspoon
• vanilla extract↗1⁄2 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cake:.

2. 2

   In a saucepan, combine couscous, amasake, water, juice, and salt. Heat and stir for 10 minutes, or until couscous swells and becomes soft. Add vanilla. Pour into cake pan, smooth the surface, and add topping.

3. 3

   Topping:.

4. 4

   Arrange strawberries on top of cake artfully. Dissolve kudzu in juice, add lemon peel, heat and stir until it thickens. Add vanilla. Pour over strawberries and cake. Let cool for an hour in the refrigerator before serving.