Vegan Lepelsteeltjies
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 6 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 500g cake flour (I used Eureka Mills Cake flour-sub half with spelt flour for a healthier alternative) 2ml salt 1ml baking powder 625ml grated vegan cheddar 1 tbsp plant milk 250gram vegan butter or margarine 1 heaped tbsp nutritional yeast 60ml smooth apricot jam Method Sift dry ingredients together. Add cheese & mix. Add butter, and milk and mix into a dough. Roll chestnut-size balls & flatten them slightly. Using the wooden spoon handle, make small dents and fill with jam. Bake at 200ºC for +/- 15 mins, cool & refill dents with jam. 30 cookies Photo Gallery Hope you love these deliciously savory sweet cookies! M*
Quinoa lentil meatloaf
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 cups cooked butternut squash 2 cups cooked quinoa 1 1/4 cup cooked brown lentils 1 small red onion 1/2 cup macadamia nuts (sub with cashews, pecans or walnuts ) 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds 1 tbsp peanut butter (sub with other nut or seed butter of choice) 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp honey or syrup 1-2 tbsp lime or lemon juice 1 tbsp cornstarch 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp ground coriander salt and pepper to taste Sauce 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 tsp soy sauce 1/3 cup ketchup of choice (I love All Gold) 1/2 tsp curry powder of choice boiling water to smooth it out Toasted pumpkin seeds to serve Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Add a generous dollop of olive or avocado oil to a pan, then add in the diced onion, and the spices and fry until fragrant. Then add in the Butternut, cooked quinoa, and cooked lentils and mash gently until it comes together. Cook on low and add in the nuts, pumpkin seeds, peanut butter, soy sauce, honey, salt, and pepper. Mix well and sprinkle over the tbsp of cornstarch until fully combined. Scoop the batter into a parchment paper-lined bread tin and bake for 25 minutes at 175 degrees Celsius. Mix the sauce ingredients until smooth, add a bit of boiling water to smooth it out. Once the loaf has cooked, remove it from the oven and let it cool before removing it from the bread tin and serving it with the sauce and toasted pumpkin seeds. Slice and enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love this meat-less meatloaf recipe!! M*
Black forest tart
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients Ingredients1 packet @lifestylefoods sugar free chocolate cookies1/3 cup vegan butter or melted coconut oilFilling1 cup de-seeded dark cherriesGanache1 cup cashew or almond butter1/3 cup coconut oil1/cup honey or syrup1/3 cup raw cacao powder1/2 tsp vanilla extractFrosting200ml coconut cream1 medium ripe avocado1/3 cup cacao powder1/3 cup honey/syrupPinch of saltMore cacao powderFresh cherries Method Crush the cookies inside a zip lock bag, mix them with the melted vegan butter or coconut oil, andpress into a parchment paper-lined tart tin of choice. Place in the fridge to set.2. Melt together the ganache ingredients and whisk until smooth.3. Arrange the cherries on to the tart base and then pour the melted ganache over the cherries,smooth out and place in the fridge to set.4. Blend all of the frosting ingredients together until smooth, scoop into a piping bag with a flatnozzle and chill slightly before frosting the tart.5. Dust the tart with more cacao powder and decorate it with fresh cherries. Photo Gallery Hope you love this tart, it’s such a delicious combination! M*
Gingerbread loaf
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients • 2 cups Eureka cake flour• 1/3 cup coconut sugar• 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger• 1 tsp ground cinnamon• 1/2 tsp cardamom• 1/4 tsp allspice• 1/4 tsp nutmeg• 2 tsp baking powder• 1 tsp baking soda• 1 cup dairy-free milk, room temperature• 1/2 cup golden syrup• 1/2 cup unsweetened apple puree or coconut cream, room temperatureFrosting• 100ml coconut cream• 2 cups icing sugar• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract• Pinch of salt Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and grease bread tin with olive or coconut oil.2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, allspice, nutmeg,baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.3. Add in the remaining ingredients to a large bowl, and mix the wet ingredients with a handmixer or whisk. Then add in the dry ingredients, and gently mix until there are no streaks of dryingredients left using a silicone spatula.4. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf tin, and place into the oven.5. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until the toothpick comes out clean.6. Remove from the oven and allow the loaf to cool in the tin for 15 minutes, then transfer thebread to a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing.7. Serve as is or prepare the frosting.8. Whisk together all of the frosting ingredients and pour over the bread and serve. Photo Gallery Hope you love this delicious and healthier gingerbread loaf! M*
Beet mushroom ravioli
Beet mushroom ravioli is a trying yet super rewarding dish! This dish is so delicious, filled with a creamy mushroom filling. Fried crispy, topped with flavourful thyme butter. Fry, drizzle, slice top with more butter and enjoy! YUM!
Tipsy tart cupcakes
Tipsy tart cupcakes are just another way to celebrate this Festive season. Whatever the occasion calls for these cupcakes are a perfect way to set the mood. Sticky toffee and delectable toffee kind of puddings are what I’m living for this festive season. Easy on the booze this time around, but none the less I’m not skipping on the sticky gooey goodness.
Chai spiced pecan banana bread
I can’t believe Christmas is only a couple days away. This week has been quite hard because I have been missing my family back in SA so much. I think this time of year is super special and also hard in a lot of ways. For us, it’s the fact that life goes on over here and you kind live in these seasons apart from what your family is experiencing back home. They have vacation, sunshine, and togetherness and over here we’re kind of slummin it on our own, whilst still working. Therefore I have been baking more than usual, so we can get more of the festive vibes going.
Caramel soaked pumpkin fritters
Caramel soaked pumpkin fritters are just amazing as they sound and look. I wanted to recreate my utmost favorite side dish that tastes like dessert. These fritters are life changing and you’ll want to make them for every Sunday lunch from now on. I thought they might be quite fitting for the Christmas day, just because absolutely spoiling yourself is what it’s all about!
Salted caramel gingerbread pancakes
Salted caramel gingerbread pancakes are a festive treat to try out this week before all the Christmas spoils. the decadence continues starting now with these pretty pancakes! Apart from all the festive cookies that I have been baking, these pancakes have been the cherry on top!
Date caramel almond butter domes
Date caramel almond butter domes are the perfect easy plant-based dessert for your festive table this year. It looks super impressive and tastes truly delish. This time of year is truly magical especially since we have been living in France these past five years. I guess I love a white Christmas more than a sunny Christmas, I think it’s the fact that it is cozier and you can have so many excuses to drink lots and lots of hot chocolate.