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Banana Caramel Fudge Tart - raw vegan, 15 minutes, 6 ingredients.
By karenluvslife
Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until fine and sticky then press into a small spring f...
- Base:
- 2/3 cup pitted dates
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup dried coconut
- Filling
- 1 ripe Ladyfinger banana
- 1/2 cup pitted dates
- 1/3 cup rolled oats
- 2-3 tbs Maple syrup
- 1/4 cup coconut mil
Carrot Cake Protein Easter Buns - Grain free, gluten free and diary free with a vegan option
By karenluvslife
Buns: Preheat oven to 180oc and line a square baking dish with baking paper or silicon sheet
- 2 cups grated carrot
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 cup dried coconut
- 1 cup coconut sugar or xylitol
- 1/2 cup vanilla whey protein powder or pea or sprouted brown rice protein (I used 360 Whey)
- 1/2 cup sultanas
- 1/2 cup finely diced apricots (I pulsed mine in the blender very fine and sticky then separate)
- 1/2 cup walnut pieces
- 1/4 cup ground flax seeds
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp bi-carb soda
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla powder or paste
- 1/3 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 eggs or 4 eggs whites or 2 flax eggs (2 tbs ground flax soaked in 4 tbs water for 1 hour)
- 75 ml coconut milk or nut milk
- 50 ml coconut oil
Poached Eggs in Ratatouille
By karenluvslife
Preparation: Preheat a large pan on medium then add 1 tbs oil or 1/3 cup water Dice and slice all of the vegetables...
- Optional:
- 1 tbs oil or 1/3 cup water
- 1/2 red capsicum
- 2 -3 tomatoes
- 1 zucchini
- 1/2 eggplant
- 4 mushrooms
- 4-5 stalks and leaves of beet leaves, silverbeet or spinach
- 1 tsp dried mixed herbs
- 1 tbs dried chives
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3-4 eggs or 1 – 2 per person
- 1 onion
- 1 cloves garlic or 1/2 tsp dried garlic granules
Apple and Banana Bircher Muesli
By karenluvslife
Makes: approx 2 bowls 1 1/2 cups Budget Bircher Mix - recipe below 1 tsp ground cinnamon - optional as there is s...
- Budget Bircher Mix:
- 2 apples - preferably organic
- 2 bananas
- 1 1/2 cups Budget Bircher Mix - recipe below
- 1/2 - 1 cup coconut or nut milk
- Squirt of raw honey, rice syrup or maple syrup
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon - optional as there is some in the bircher mix
- Makes: 1 large jar or 11-12 cups
- Ingredients:
- 2 cup rolled oats
- 2 cup pitted dates
- 1 cup dried organic coconut
- 1 cup sultanas
- 1 cup almonds - preferably active but not essential
- 1 cup walnuts - preferably active but not essential
- 1 cup each sunflower seeds and pepitas (pumpkin seeds kernels)
- 1/2 to 1 cup protein powder (I used this vanilla pea protein powder)
- 1/3 cup each of flax seeds and chia - ground
- 2 tbs ground cinnamon
Salted Peanut and Choc Chip Cookies
By karenluvslife
Makes: 27 Preheat oven to 150 degrees celcius and line 2 baking trays with non stick baking paper
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 cup dried coconut
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 3/4 cup salted peanuts
- 1/2 cup dark choc chips
- 3 tbs honey or maple syrup
- 3 tbs organic butter or coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbs water
Fruit and Nut Slice - Paleo, Vegan option
By karenluvslife
Makes: 1 20x20 cm slice 2 cup fruit nut mix or 2 cups homemade fruit nut mix* Preheat oven to 180 Add all of the...
- 2 cup fruit nut mix or 2 cups homemade fruit nut mix*
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 egg whites or 1 egg or flaxegg**
- 100 ml coconut milk or nut milk
- 2 tbs coconut oil
Tropical Mango & Pineapple Fruit Mince
By karenluvslife
Add all of the dried fruit, coconut, coconut sugar, spices, zest and vanilla to a large mixing bowl that has a seal...
- 1 cup sultanas
- 1 cup pitted dates – chopped
- 1 cup de-stemmed figs – sliced finely
- 1 cup dried organic apricots – diced
- 1 cup pitted prunes – sliced
- 1 cup dried organic coconut
- 1/2 cup currents
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla powder or paste
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tbs fresh organic lemon zest
- 2 ripe mangoes
- 1/2 peeled pineapple
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup water (more if you mangoes and pineapple are small less if they are large)
- Optional – I wanted to use these but didn’t have them
- 1/2 to 1 tsp mixed spice
- 1 tbs fresh organic orange zest
Fig Newtons - Paleo and Vegan
By karenluvslife
Makes: 12-15 Add all ingredients to a food processor and blend until you get a very thick dough
- Filling
- 1 cup dried de-stemmed figs
- 1 cup pitted dried dates
- 1 tsp lime/lemon zest
- Pastry
- 1 cup blanched almond meal
- 1/2 cup coconut flour
- 2 tbs melted coconut oil
- 2 tbs maple syrup
Chocolate, Choc Chip Easter Bun Brownie - Paleo, Vegan
By karenluvslife
Makes: 6 small buns or a medium cake Pre heat oven to 180 Add the water to the ground flax and let sit while you...
- Buns:
- 1 cup almond meal
- 1/2 cup raw cashew ground into meal
- 1 cup coconut sugar
- 3-4 tbs grated dairy free chocolate
- 1 1/2 tsp raw cacao powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup dairy free chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 2 tbs ground flax soaked in 4 tbs warm water – leave for 5 minutes
- 1/3 cup coconut milk or similar
- 2 tbs coconut oil
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- Cross:
- 1/3 cup raw cashews
- 2-3 tbs water
- 1 tsp maple or rice syrup
Apple and Cinnamon Layer cake with Coconut Walnut Streusel
By karenluvslife
Egg free, sugar free and wheat free
- Apple Cinnamon Compote:
- 4 small apples, peeled and sliced
- 1/3 cup honey or rice syrup
- 1/2 cup sultanas
- 1-2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbs water
- Approx 1/8th tsp stevia powder
- Cake:
- 1 1/2 cup oat flour (ground rolled oats)
- 1/4 cup coconut flour or almond meal
- 1 tsp bi-carb soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp vanilla powder
- 1/2 cup dried coconut
- 1/2 cup sultanas or dates
- 1/3 cup honey or rice syrup
- 2 tbs psyllium egg or 2 eggs of you'd prefer
- Approx 1/8th tsp stevia powder
- Psyllium Egg – To 1 tsp psyllium add 60ml hot water and stir vigorously to ensure there are no lumps. Allow to sit for 20 minutes so it can thicken.
- Streusel Topping:
- 3 tbs dried coconut shreds or similar
- 3 tbs walnuts
- 1 tbs oat flour – I didn’t add this but it would help to bind the streusel so it’s not so crumbly and falls off the cake!!
- 1 1/2 tbs honey or rice syrup
- 1/2 tbs coconut oil
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon