For the cake:
1 medium sized sweet potato 1 1⁄2 cups ground almonds
1⁄2 tsp Baking powder
1 cups Coconut oil
3 Eggs
1 cup Coconut sugar 3 Lemons zested
For the drizzle:
3 Lemons Juiced 1⁄2 cup Maple syrup
Preparation Method
• Peel and boil the sweet potatoes for 10 minutes or so until they are cooked.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas mark 4, meanwhile in a bowl beat the eggs.
• Whisk in the coconut oil and coconut sugar to the eggs.
• Add the ground almonds and baking powder.
• Mash in the sweet potatoes and lemon zest and combine.
• Grease a cake tin and pour in the mixture.
• Place the tin in the preheated oven and cook for 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile make the drizzle by melting the three juiced lemons and maple syrup together on a low heat in a sauce plan.
• Take the cake out of the oven and pierce a few times with a knife on the top and pour the drizzle mixture all over the cake.
Crispy Quinoa Cakes
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 35 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Makes 15 cakes
Ingredients
4 tbsps of coconut oil
1 1⁄2 tbps almond butter
4 1⁄2 tbps maple syrup
2oz / 55g / 1⁄3 cup raw cacao powder 1 1⁄2oz / 45g popped quinoa
Small cake cases
Method
• Put the popped quinoa into a mixing bowl and set aside.
• Place all the other ingredients in a saucepan and heat gently for a few minutes, while stirring, until the ingredients melt and combine to form a smooth mixture.
• Pour the melted mixture over the popped quinoa and stir until thoroughly combined.
• Spoon the mixture into small cake cases and place them in the freezer for around fifteen minutes or the fridge for about half an hour.
• You can buy your quinoa ready popped or pop your own in a heavy bottomed pan over a medium heat. Cover with a lid and shake regularly to prevent sticking.
Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Soak time: overnight Serves 2
Ingredients
For the Apple Sauce
3 large apples, peeled and diced 3⁄4 cup organic apple juice
2 tbsp. chia seeds
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Preparation Method
For the Chia Bowl Oats
1⁄2 cup rolled oats
1 1⁄4 cups unsweetened almond milk 2 tbsp. chia seeds
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
• For the apple sauce – add all the apple sauce ingredients into a medium sauce pan and bring to a low boil. Stir regularly to combine all ingredients. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium-low and cover the sauce pan, letting it simmer for approximately 20 minutes.
• Continue to stir to avoid sticking. When the apples are soft, remove from the heat and mash. Allow to cool and then store in the fridge in an airtight container.
• To prepare the chia bowl oats, combine all ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine.
• Once mixed well, place in the fridge overnight.
• The next morning, layer the oats with the apple sauce and continue to do so until your bowl or serving cup is full.
Nice to Know: The apple sauce can be stored in the fridge in an airtight container for up to one week.
Vegan Saffron Rice Pudding
Serves 6
Ingredients
• 1⁄4 teaspoon of saffron threads
• 8 oz / 225g / 1 cup Arborio rice
• 1 vanilla pod (split)
• 1 tbsp (or to taste) rice syrup, honey, or maple syrup
• Pinch of salt
• 2.75 pints / 1.6 litres / 7 cups almond milk
To serve:
Raspberries and blackberries
Preparation Method
• Toast saffron in a dry skillet for 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and crush into a powder with a spoon.
• Whisk together the crushed saffron and almond milk.
• Put all the ingredients apart from the milk into a saucepan.
• Cook the rice on the hob, adding the milk gradually, and stirring fre- quently. (It takes around 25 minutes.)
• Serve warm, with the berries on top.
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