Saturday 23 December 2017

Vegan Gluten Free Chocolate Banana Bread

Ingredients:

  • 4 small bananas or 2 large bananas
  • 1/2 cup (100g) of plant-based yogurt (I used coconut yogurt)
  • Sweetener to taste (around 100g)
  • 50ml of coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp. of milled flax seeds (mix with 5 tbsp. of boiling water and wait for a minute - instead of 2 eggs)
  • 3 tbsp. of cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. of baking soda
  • 100g of oats (or oat flour)
  • vanilla extract (optional)


1. In the food processor add all the wet ingredients and mix together.

2. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and mix again.

3. Pour the mixture into the baking tray (I use silicone one) 

4. Bake at 180C for around 40-45 min. 




Enjoy!

Sunday 10 December 2017

Gluten Free Vegan Bean Brownie

Ingredients: (1 cup = 200ml)

Dry:

  • 2 cups of oats 
  • 1 cup of cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup of dry sweetener (coconut sugar, xylitol etc.)
  • 1/2 to 1 cup of nuts or dried fruit of your choice (optional)
  • 3 tbsp. of potato starch
  • 1 tsp. of baking soda


Wet:

  • 1 cup of dried uncooked beans of your choice (or 3 cups of cooked/canned beans)
  • 1/2 cup of plant based milk
  • 1/2 cup of coconut oil
  • 1/2 of liquid sweetener e.g. maple syrup
  • 2 courgettes 
  • 1 apple 


Chocolate Cake Frosting:

  • 4 tbsp of almond butter or any other nut butter (you can use coconut oil instead)
  • Sweetener to taste (I used date syrup)
  • 1-2 tbsp. of cocoa powder or to taste 


1. Soak beans in water overnight and the next day pour out the water, pour in fresh one and cook until soft.

2. Blend oats in the blender to make oat flour and mix all the dry ingredients together.

3. In the blender, put all wet ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into dry ingredients and mix everything well.

4. Pour the mixture into silicone baking moulds or baking tray laid with baking parchment. 

*I used 2 silicone moulds to make brownie flatter.

5. Bake at 200C for around 45 min. 

6. For the frosting, mix all ingredients well and when the cake cools down spread it evenly over it.



Enjoy!

Friday 1 December 2017

Kale Rice Salad

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of rice (uncooked)
  • 200g of kale
  • A handful of cherry tomatoes
  • 1 bell pepper
  • half to 1 avocado


Dressing:

  • 3 tbsp. of apple vinegar (you can use balsamic vinegar)
  • 1 tbsp. of mustard 
  • 1 tbsp. of honey/maple syrup
  • A pinch of salt

1. Cook 1 cup of rice in salted water. 

2. Add the ingredients to the bowl.

*To make the kale softer massage it for a few minutes alone.

*Make sure the rice cooled down before adding, or if you prefer warm salad you can add the rice when it's warm.

3. Combine all the dressing ingredients, pour it into the salad and mix everything together.



Enjoy!