Custard banana split

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 0 4 – 6 People Difficulty  0 Beginner Ingredients 1 can Nature’s choice vegan custard2 ripe bananasFresh blueberriesFresh raspberriesHoney to drizzleToasted hazelnuts and buckwheatEdible flowers Method Slice the bananas lengthways and add to a bowl, top with the vegan custard, berries, toasted hazelnuts and buckwheat groats, edible flowers, and honey.2. Serve and enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love this really easy breakfast or dessert! M*

Vegan bran rusks

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 6 4 – 6 People Difficulty  0 Beginner Ingredients 2-3 cups brown sugar 1/3 cup flax seed flour mixed with equal part water (leave to curdle for 5mins) 1/2 cup canola oil 500ml boiling water (sub half with plant milk if you like) 500g margarine or vegan butter 1kg self-raising flour or cake flour 5 cups bran 3 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp salt 1 cup mixed seeds and nuts (I used pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, and pecans) Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Sift the self-raising flour, baking powder, and salt, then add in the sugar, bran, and nuts and mix well with a wooden spoon. 2. Measure the margarine, add in the flax egg, boiling water, canola oil, and vanilla. 3. Make a well, pour in the wet into the dry, and rub the butter mixture into the flour mixture until a smooth batter starts to form, press the batter into the rusk tray of choice, sprinkle more sugar on top, and bake for 35-40 minutes until golden. 4. Once baked, let it cool, slice into fingers, and then dry out at 100 degrees Celsius for 1-2 hrs. Photo Gallery Hope you love this super easy, no fuss rusk recipe* M*

Vegan Buttermilk rusks

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 6 Beginner Difficulty  0 Ingredients 1kg self-rising flour or cake flour (i like to use Eureka mill flours) 350g coconut flour or sub with regular flour  1 1/2 tsp baking powder 3ml salt 500g melted margarine or vegan butter  350g light brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 500ml coconut milk (more if needed) 1 1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Place the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a bowl. 2. Mix the wet ingredients together & leave to curdle a few minutes before making a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pouring in the wet ingredients. 3. Mix well with a wooden spoon and start using your hands to combine. 4. Spray two bread tins with non-stick spray and line them with parchment paper, roll the biscuit batter into balls, or, lightly push the pans, and place them in the tins, squeezing each neatly next to the other. 5. Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 45-50 minutes until golden. 6. Remove to cool, once cooled tip out from the tins and tear into slices, or slice into fingers, place on a baking tray. 7. Dry out for three hours at 100-110 degrees Celsius depending on your oven. Store in a glass container and enjoy!! notes: For a variation, I like to add toasted shredded coconut to the mix.  Recipe adapted from @Drizzleanddip Photo Gallery Hope you love this yummy rusk recipe!! M*

Cinnamon sugar streusel muffins

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 6 4 – 6 People Difficulty  0 Beginner Ingredients Streusel  1/2 cup rolled oats  1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup coconut oil  1-2 tsp cinnamon  Muffins  1½ cup all-purpose flour or bread flour  ¼ cup almond, oat or coconut flour  1 tbsp baking powder ¼ tsp pink salt  1 tsp cinnamon 1 cup ripe mashed banana  ½ cup plant milk 1 tsp apple cider vinegar  ½ cup coconut oil melted ¾ cup  brown sugar  2 tsp vanilla extract   Method Mix the cinnamon streusel by placing the flour, oats, sugars, and cinnamon into a shallow bowl and stir to combine. Add in the coconut oil and mix until crumbles form. In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour and add the together the dry ingredients for the muffins. In another bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients, plus the sugar, and let it curdle slightly. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir with a spatula until smooth.  Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prepare a muffin pan with 12 liners. Use a cookie scooper to scoop roughly 9 muffins. Top the muffins with streusel and bake the muffins for 18-22 minutes.  Remove to cool in the tray before removing, enjoy at room temperature or freeze.  Photo Gallery Hope you love these super delish muffins! M*

Blueberry lemon scones

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty  0 Beginner Ingredients * 350g spelt or whole wheat flour * 3 tsp corn starch* 1 tsp baking powder* 1/2 tsp baking soda* 1/2 tsp salt* 2 tbsp coconut sugarWet ingredients* 6 tbsp cold coconut oil or vegan butter/margarine cubed* 4 tbsp macadamia butter or any other nut butter you prefer* 250ml chilled full-fat coconut cream* 1/3 cup fresh or freeze dried blueberriesLemon syrup 1 1/4 cup icing sugar 1 1/2 tbsp lemon juice Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.2. Mix together the dry ingredients and then add in the cubed coconut oil or vegan butter, make use off two butter knives or a food-processor to combine the dough until it resembles bread crumbs.3. Add in the coconut cream, macadamia butter and combine well, kneading until it comes together (don’t over knead, because you will let the butter pockets melt and over work the dough).4. Add in the blueberries and then shape the dough in to a round shape, slice like a pizza, cut out triangle shapes 6-8. Place on to a parchment paper lined baking tray. 5. Brush each biscuit with the lemon syrup and sprinkle with extra sugar, bake for 15-18 minutes until golden.6. Serve with vegan butter/margarine and extra lemon syrup. Photo Gallery Hope you love these Moorish and delicious blubs of goodness!  M*

Apple pie banana bread

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients IngredientsWet2 medium overripe bananas mashed1 cup caramelised apple cubes (see below)1/2 cup soy milk1/3 cup coconut oil1 tbsp apple cider vinegar1 tsp vanilla extractDry1 1/2 cup self rising flour (sub half with spelt, wholewheat or buckwheat flour)3/4 cup oats1 1/2 tsp baking powder1 tsp baking soda1 cup coconut sugar1 tsp cinnamon Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.2. Mash the banana and add the rest of the ingredients, in a separate bowl mix the flour with the oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt & cinnamon.3. Pour the wet in to the dry until well combined, pour in to a baking tin lined with parchment paper and add some more apple, sugar and oats on top before baking.4. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden, remove to cool down before slicing. Store in an airtight container for up to three days or alternatively freeze in slices on those days you need a hearty, healthy snack!**Caramelised apples: wash and sliced 4-5 apples, heat up a pan with some coconut oil and sauté the apples for 5 minutes on medium heat, add 1/3 cup golden syrup or coconut sugar and some cinnamon and sauté until gooey and caramel. Store in a glass container for porridge, bread or toast toppings! Photo Gallery Hope you love this banana bread recipe as much as I do!  M

Blended blueberry chia pudding

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 0 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients Ingredients1/2 cup @checkers_sa simple truth chia seeds1 cup milk of choice (i mixed soy and coconut milk)1-2 tbsp liquid sweetenerSmoothie1 banana fresh or frozen1 1/2 cup frozen blueberries1 tbsp @checkers_sa simple truth crunchy peanut Butter1 cup milk of choice1 tbsp vegan protein powderAs much ice as you like1/3 Cup chia seed puddingTop the smoothie with:@checkers_sa Simple truth lightly salted pretzelsFresh figsFresh blueberries or other berries of choice Method 1. Mix all of the chia seed pudding ingredients and whisk every now and again so they don’t clump together.2. Place the smoothie ingredients in to a high speed blender and blend until smooth.3. Layer the chia seed pudding, top with the crushed pretzels, fruit and some syrup and enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love these jars as much as we do! M*

Chocolate brownie raspberry muffins

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty  0 Beginner Ingredients Ingredients 2 medium-size ripe bananas 1 Tbsp flaxseed flour (to make flax egg) 2 ½ Tbsp water (to make flax egg) 1 tsp baking powder 1 ½ tsp baking soda 1/2 cup coconut sugar 3 Tbsp golden syrup 1/4 cup fresh tahini (or sub other nut or seed butter of choice) 1/3 cup melted dark chocolate 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted if needed 1 3/4 whole wheat flour ¼ cup almond flour 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips, or chopped dark chocolate) 1/2 cup fresh raspberries Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a standard muffin tin with paper cupcake wrappers. 2. To a large mixing bowl add the banana, flax egg (flaxseed meal and water) and mash to combine, leaving only a few chunky pieces. Fold in the melted chocolate. 3. Add baking soda, baking powder, apple cider, coconut sugar, syrup, tahini, sea salt, vanilla, and olive oil and whisk well to combine. Then add cocoa powder and whisk again to combine. 4. Add in the flour and almond flour a little at a time and stir to combine. Lastly, add in chocolate chips and stir to combine. 5. Divide batter between muffin tins, filling almost 3/4 of the way, press raspberries in the muffins (2-3 for each muffin) sprinkle more chocolate chips on top before baking. 6. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until risen. When cooked, a toothpick inserted into the center will come out clean. Let rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer muffins to a cooling rack to let cool completely. These freeze really well for up to 1 month. Photo Gallery Hope you love this super easy muffin recipe, it’s so delicious! M*

Chocolate raspberry Tapioca pudding

Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 2 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1/3 cup tapioca pears1 cup plant milk (more if needed @buttanuttspreads chocolate oat milk)1 heaped tbsp raw cacao powder1 tsp vanilla extract1/3 cup sweetener of choicePinch of saltToppingsRaspberriesShaved chocolateSyrup of choice Method Place the tapioca pearls, vanilla, cacao powder, milk, and sweetener in a pot and gradually start to heat for 10-15 minutes until the pearls start to turn translucent.  Serve the tapioca pearls with fresh raspberries, shaved chocolate and syrup. Photo Gallery Hope you love this deliciously easy recipe!  M*

Almond date seed rusks

  Recipe Ingredients Wet3 cups brown sugar1/3 cup flax seed flour mixed with equal amounts of water1 cup margarine melted1 tbsp apple cider vinegar500ml soy milkDry1 kg self rising flour5 cups bran3 tsp baking powder1 tsp saltExtra add in’s1 cup mixed seeds1 cup roasted almonds1 cup chopped dates1/2 cup shredded coconut Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.2. In a big mixing bowl add the flour, bran, baking powder, salt, and extra add in’s.3. In another bowl add the wet ingredients, sugar and let it curdle for 5 minutes before addingin to the dry ingredients.4. Mix everything well with a spatula, making sure the extra add in’s are well incorporated.5. Scoop into two bread tins, sprinkle on more seeds and sugar, and bake for 40-45 minutesuntil brown.6. Once cooked, remove to cool in the bread pans, remove and slice into fingers, and place on baking trays to dry out in the oven for 3/4 hours at 110 degrees Celsius.7. Store in sealed jars or holders in a dry place for up to three weeks. Hope you love this recipe, rusks are such a favorite of ours;) M