Recipes

Saturday 12 April 2014

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 'Larabar'

This is my all time favourite flavour larabar but because I live in the uk it's quite expensive to get hold of them. 
I decided since they are made with such simple ingredients they wouldn't be so hard to make! 
So here is a single serving choclate chip cookie dough bar. 

Ingredients: 
-30g dates.
-10g cashews. 
-10g dark chocolate chips. 

Simply place the dates and cashewsin a  food processor until it starts to all stick together. Next add the choclate chips by hand. You could add them to the processor near the end but they may break up a bit to much!.

Shape into whatever shape you want and store in the fridge to keep it firm. 

Hope you enjoy! 

Jessica Xx 

Ginger bread cookies.

These cookies are both sweet and spicy. One of my favourite types of cookie. 
They are soft and crumbly and also make great Dunkers for your tea/coffee! 
This recipe makes about 14 cookies depending on how big or small you make them! 

Ingredients: 
-226g wholemeal self raising flour.
-47g sweet freedom (liquid sweetener).
-44g coconut palm sugar (or any other sugar).
-1tsp ground ginger. Use more or less depending on how 'gingery' you want them. 
-47g coconut oil. 
-62g unsweetened almond milk. 

Start by melting your coconut oil if it's solid I like to so this by placing it in a small bowl over some hot water. Next mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl and bring it togher with your hands. Shape into what ever shape you want and bake on 170'c for 10-12 minuets. 

Enjoy! 

Jessica Xx 

Friday 28 February 2014

Single Serve Banana Muffin


This banana muffin is so simple to make. You can add anything you want to the mixture, I like to add raisins, dark chocolate chips or blueberries. Or just keep it plain and simple. 
I always eat it spread with some peanut butter though! 

Ingredients: 
-22g banana.
-20g wholemeal self raising flour.
-4g coconut palm sugar.
-8g unsweetened almond milk. 
-pinch of baking soda. 

Any other add ins. 
If you use a liquid sweetener you may want to use less almond milk. 

Start by mashing tha banana, next stir in the coconut palm sugar and almond milk. Add the flour and baking soda and combine. Place in a muffin case and bake in the oven at 180'c for 15-18 mins. 

Jessica Xx 

Saturday 18 January 2014

Coconut & Raisin Flapjacks.





This is a really simple but yummy flapjack recipe which is sweet and so delicious. It is vegan and refined sugar free.

Ingredients:
-225g oats.
-75g coconut oil.
-150g sweet freedom or any other liquid sweetener.
-50g raisins.

Start by melting the coconut oil and sweet freedom in a large pan. Once it has all melted stir in the oats and raisins. This may take a while to coat all of the oats but just keep stirring. Next line a tin and press the flapjack mixture in to it. Place in the oven on 170'c if its a fan oven and 180'c if normal for 20 minuets or until golden brown. Once they come out of the oven cut them in to the shape you want and leave to cool. When they are cool remove from the tin and enjoy.

Jessica x

Friday 17 January 2014

Chocolate Chip Cookies.



 Chocolate chip cookies have got to be one of my favourite and these are soft, crumbly and jam packed with chocolate chips. Also perfect for dipping in a brew. !
This recipe makes 8 cookies but you can double it to make more.

ingredients:
-100g wholemeal self raising flour.
-13g raw Lucama powder (can just use more flour).
-22g coconut palm sugar.
-23g sweet freedom.
-23g coconut oil.
-31g almond milk.
-1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
-32g dark chocolate chips.

start by mixing the flour, Lucama and coconut palm sugar together next add the sweet freedom, coconut oil (melt the coconut oil first), almond milk and vanilla extract and bring the mixture together. This will be easier to do with your hands. Add the chocolate chips to the mixture and shape in to any shape you want and place in the oven on 170'c for 12 minuets.

you can substitute the coconut palm sugar and sweet freedom for whatever sugar and liquid sweetener you want.

Jessica x

Tuesday 14 January 2014

Cinnamon, Raisin & Apple Muffins


These muffins are so tasty, they have a light spongy texture and a subtle cinnamon flavour. They are also vegan and free from refined sugar. I love to eat mine with peanut butter and a coffee.   
This recipe makes 5 muffins but you can easily double it to make a larger quantity.

ingredients:
-100g wholemeal self raising flour.
-20g coconut palm sugar (you can use any other sugar/ sweetener).
-40g Almond milk.
-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon.
-1/2 tsp baking soda.
-100g apple puree.
-44g raisins.

start by mixing the coconut palm sugar, almond milk and apple sauce together then add the flour,cinnamon and baking soda. Next fold in the raisins. place the mixture in to the muffin cases and bake for 18-20 minuets. oven 170'c fan oven -180'c normal.

Jessica x

Monday 13 January 2014

Lightly spiced coriander falafels

These falafels are lightly spiced with cumin and coriander so they are not very strong but they do taste delicious with houmous (hummus- does anyone ever know how to spell it?!) 

Ingredients: 
-1 can of chickpeas drained (drained weight around 248g). 
-1/2 tsp ground cumin.
-1/2 tsp ground coriander.
-1/2 tsp cayenne pepper.
-small bunch of fresh coriander.
You can use more or less spice. 
-1 large or a couple of small garlic cloves. 
-50g chopped onion. 
-2tbs wholemeal flour (around 17g). 

These are so simple to make, all you have to do is pop everything in a food processor leaving the onions and coriander until last as you don't want them to be as smooth as the rest of the falafel. Once you have done this shape them in to what ever shape you want I once made them into little hearts!. I usually freeze them at this stage and then take them out if the freezer a couple at a time and bake from frozen. You can also cook them straight away instead of freezing by frying in a little bit of oil for a couple of minuets each side or baking them for around 25 mins oven 200'c until golden brown. 

Jessica x