Ginger Chocolate ganache tart
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 cups crushed ginger biscuits 125g or more vegan butter or melted coconut oil 1/3 cup Biscoff spread or nut butter of choice Filling 150 g dark chocolate 300ml coconut cream 1/2 cup chickpea brine (Aquafaba) how to whip here 1/3 cup honey or agave if desired whipped coconut cream or Olé whip to top chopped chocolate to serve Method Crush the ginger biscuits and add in the melted vegan butter or coconut oil, press into a tart pan, adding up to the rim of the tart so the filling does stick to the edges of the tart pan, and place in the fridge to set. Melt the chocolate and then gradually pour in the chilled and smooth coconut cream (whip slightly before adding to the chocolate) and slightly whipped chilled chickpea brine. Whisk well until fully incorporated but not too much that you fold or whisk out all of the air bubbles. Pour onto the base and place in the fridge to set for at least 2 hours. Add the whipped coconut cream on top and shaved chocolate before serving. Photo Gallery Hope you love this ultra-rich and delicious tart* M*
Protein beet brownies
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 cup chickpea flour (sub with cake flour, or self-rising flour) 3/4 cup spelt flour (sub with buckwheat flour or oat, or wholewheat) 1 scoop protein powder 1 cup cacao powder 1 tbsp flax seed powder 1 1/2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt 1 cup coconut sugar 1 cup coconut milk (more if needed) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/4 cup cooked beets dairy-free chocolate chips Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Add the flour, protein powder, cacao powder, flax seed powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Blend the beet, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth, and pour the wet ingredients into the dry. Mix well. Fold in some chocolate chips and pour the brownie batter into the parchment paper-lined pan. Add more chocolate chips on top and then bake the brownies for 30-40 minutes until cooked through. Let the brownies cool, slice, and enjoy! Store the extra brownies in the freezer or fridge up to a few days. Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious and nutritious brownies! M*
Black forest smoothie
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 1 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients Plant-based chocolate protein powder 1 1/2 cup frozen bananas 1/2 de-seeded cherries (frozen if possible) 1 tbsp nut butter 1 1/4 cup plant-based milk 1 tbsp cacao powderServe with: Cacao powder Nut butter Fresh cherries Chocolate chips Method 1. Place the smoothie ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until smooth.2. Line your serving glass with some nut butter and a bit cacao powder, serve the smoothie andadd some chocolate chips on top and fresh cherries. Photo Gallery Hope you love this ultra-delicious smoothie! M*
Ombre protein pancakes
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 2 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour (sub half with oat or wholewheat flour) 1 heaped scoop of chocolate protein powder 1 cup milk (more if needed) 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup syrup or sugar Cacao powder 1 1/2 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt Syrup to serve Berries to serve Method Add the flour, protein powder, baking powder, and salt to a bowl. Add 1 tsp cacao powder to darken the first pancake, add the milk, oil, apple cider vinegar, and syrup, and mix well until you have a smooth batter. Heat a pan, add some oil, and add about 1/4 cup for each pancake, darken the pancakewith more cacao powder as you go along and all of the batter is used up.3. Serve the pancakes with syrup and fruit! Photo Gallery Hope you love these YUMMY pancakes! M*
Gingerbread berry trifle
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 6 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients Gingerbread cake 2 cups All Purpose Flour (250g) 1 cup Light Brown Sugar (200g) 1 tsp Baking Soda 1⁄2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1⁄2 tsp nutmeg 1 1⁄2 tsp ground ginger 1⁄2 tsp allspice 1 flax egg- 1 Tbsp Ground Flaxseed Meal + 3 Tbsp Hot water 3⁄4 cup Buttanutt Macadamia Milk 1⁄4 cup molasses 1 tsp vanilla extract 1⁄3 cup Neutral vegetable Oil or Coconut Oil or Buttanutt Pecan macadamia nut butter 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar Buttanutt berry jelly 2 cups boiling Buttanutt macadamia milk 1 packet of strawberry vegan jelly powder mix 1 1/2 tsp agar agar 1 cup mixed berries Buttanutt custard 2 cups Buttanutt macadamia milk 1 tbsp Pecan macadamia milk 1/3 cup honey or syrup or coconut sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup Corn starch Buttanutt chocolate pudding 1 packet dairy dairy-free chocolate pudding 400ml cold Buttanutt Macadamia milk Other add in’s Whipped coconut cream Cherries Edible flowers White chocolate shards Fresh berries to decorate Method Gingerbread cake Preheat the oven to 180°C and spray a square baking tin with non-stick spray or line withparchment paper. Sift the all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl and add the brown sugar, baking soda, salt,cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, and allspice and mix. Prepare a flax egg by adding 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed meal to a bowl and then adding 3 Tbsphot water. Let it sit for a minute to become gloopy. Add the flax egg, macadamia milk, molasses, vanilla extract, oil, and apple cider vinegar to the mixing bowl and whisk until combined. Pour batter into the square pan, and bake at 180. Degrees Celsius for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre er of one of the cakes comes out clean. Let the cake cool for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before slicing it into small squares.Berry jelly1. Bring the macadamia milk to a boil, add in the strawberry jelly and the agar, mix well,and bring to a simmer for 2 minutes before adding in the fruit and pouring on into a square mould to set. Let it set completely before slicing. Buttanutt custard Add all of the custard ingredients into a saucepan, whisk very well, and bring to a simmer until it starts to thicken. Let it cool down to room temperature before using it in the trifle. Buttanutt chocolate pudding Add the milk and the chocolate pudding into a bowl and whisk until, let it chills before using.Ensembling the trifle Make use of a large trifle glass serving container, layer the gingerbread cake cubes as thebottom layer then the cubed jelly, custard, chocolate pudding, berries, and dollops of whipped cream. Repeat until filled to the brim! Serve with more cherries, edible glitter, and edible flowers. Photo Gallery Hope you love this delicious and refreshing dessert! M*
Creamy espresso Martini
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 0 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients • 3 tablespoons vodka• 3 tablespoons espresso, strongly brewed• 3 tablespoons Buttanutt chocolate milk• 3 tbsp full-fat coconut cream• Syrup or brown sugar to sweeten• Coconut cream to serve• Cacao powder to serve• Dried orange slices Method Fill the cocktail shaker about halfway full with ice or place everything in a blender. Add the vodka, espresso, Buttanutt chocolate milk and coconut cream. Shake well or blend until fluffy, at least 20 seconds. Taste and add syrup or sugar, if desired. Shake a few more seconds and quickly strain into the rimmed glasses. Top each with more coconut cream, slightly whipped, a coffee bean, and dried orange slices. Here you can add some chocolate nut butter for a more decadent drink! Photo Gallery Hope you love this super creamy and delicious drink! M*
Healthy Christmas crack
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients Saltine crackers or cookies of choice for the base date caramel 1 1/2 cups brown or Medjool dates 1/2 cup nut butter of choice 1/3 tsp ground ginger 1/3 tsp ground cinnamon pinch of salt Nutty Chocolate frosting 200g dark chocolate melted 1/2 cup nut butter 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon other toppings: sprinkles candy cane sweets Vegan Gingerbread Cookies ¾ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup vegan butter or margarine, room temperature ¼ cup liquid molasses 2 tablespoons soy or coconut milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional 2 ½ cups self rising or cake flour, more for dusting 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt, if using unsalted butter Icing 2 cups icing sugar 2 – 3 tablespoons plant-milk Method Start making the cookies first, Add the sugar and butter to a large mixing bowl. Cream until smooth and fluffy, add the molasses, milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Sift the flour, spices and baking soda and mix until combined. adjust the dough by adding more milk if too crumbly or more flour if too soft. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough so it is about 2cm thick. Use the Lekue cookie cutters to cut the dough into shapes. Carefully place each cookie on a lined baking tray leaving 1-inch between each of them. Repeat until all of the dough is done. Bake the cookies in the oven. For soft cookies bake them for 12-14 minutes. Decorate the cookies: Add the icing ingredients to a bowl and mix until it forms a thick paste. Use a fine-tipped piping bag to decorate your gingerbread cookies as desired. Allow the icing to dry. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days, in the fridge for 1 week or freezer for up to 1 month. For the date caramel: Soak the dates in hot water until soft, drain and add the dates and the rest of the ingredients of the date caramel to a blender and blend until smooth. Ensemble the Christmas crack: line a baking sheet with parchment paper, layer the saltine crackers or the cookies at the base of a flat square tray, add a few dollops of the date caramel and smooth out, place in the fridge to set for a bit and then melt the chocolate and nut butter until smooth. Mix well, pour on to the date caramel and add the gingerbread cookies, sprinkles and candy canes as desired. Place in the fridge again to set, slice and enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love this festive cookie crack as much as we do! M*
Lemon passion fruit tart
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients Base 1x packet ginger cookies crushed (roughly 2 cups) 1 cup shredded coconut 200g melted vegan butter Filling 1 cup raw cashews, soaked in boiling water for at least 30 minutes 300g vegan cream cheese 200g coconut cream 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup passion fruit coulis 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup cornstarch pinch of salt Topping 200g white vegan chocolate (alternatively substitute the chocolate with 100g cashew butter, 1/3 cup coconut oil and 1/3 cup syrup ) more passion fruit to top fresh fruit to top lemon slices Method Crush the biscuits and add in the shredded coconut, mix in the melted butter and mix well. Press in to a parchment paper lined tart pan. Place the tart in the freezer to set. Place the filling ingredients in to a high speed blender and blend until smooth, pour the filling in to a saucepan and bring to a simmer until thick, pour on to the tart base and smooth it out, place in the fridge to set once again for 2-3 hours. Once the tart is set, add the chocolate into a a bowl or saucepan and let it melt, whisk in the cream until it starts to turn glossy, pour on to the tart, leaving the edges slightly bare for the extra passion fruit coulis. Add the coulis and then decorate the tart with the sliced fruit, lemon slices and edible glitter. Chill until serving time, slice and serve! Photo Gallery Hope you love this beautiful tangy tart! M*
Vegan Brandy snaps
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 tablespoons (28 g) vegan butter 8 g brown sugar 2 tablespoons (28 g) golden syrup 1 tbsp brandy 4 tablespoons (28 g) all-purpose flour whipped coconut cream or vegan cream cheese icing sugar Method Line a baking tray with parchment paper or non-stick baking mat. Lightly oil the straight handle of a wooden spoon or rolling pin. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Add the vegan butter, sugar and syrup to a small saucepan and heat on low until the butter and sugar melts. Keep a watch so it does not crystalize. Remove from heat and stir in the cinnamon or ginger, and the brandy. Gradually stir in the flour to create a smooth batter. Spoon out 2 teaspoons of the batter for each brandy snap, spaced about 3 cm apart to give them room to spread.The batter makes 6 cookies. Place the tray in the oven and bake for 7-8 or until they have a caramel colour. Cool the brandy snaps on the tray for about 3 to 5 minutes or until they are firm but still flexible enough to roll. Use a spatula to lift them from the parchment paper. Be aware they are very hot! Place each brandy snap on the spoon handle, bottom side down, and wrap around pressing slightly to secure the ends. If any of them hardens too quickly, place the tray back in the oven for a few seconds. Allow each cookie to cool further until firm enough to remove. Place them seal side down on a cooling rack to completely cool and harden. When fully cooled, they may be filled with vegan cream cheese frosting or coconut whipped cream. Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious cookies as much as we do in SA! M*
Rose jelly tart
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 6 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients Crust 2 cups crushed ginger biscuits 1 cup shredded coconut 1/2 cup melted coconut oil or vegan butterCheesecake Filling 1 1/2 cups soaked cashews (soak in boiling waterFor at least 1 hour) 300g vegan cream cheese (sub with coconut cream) 300ml coconut cream 1/3 cup honey or agave 1-2 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup cornstarchTopping 1 packet of vegan strawberry jelly 1/4 cup vanilla Loveren Absolute zero Rose 1 tbsp Rose water 1/2 cup cashew butter 1/4 cup coconut oil 1/4 cup diced fresh strawberries 1 tsp beet or berry powderDecorate Fresh berries Edible glitter Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.2. Crush the ginger biscuits until fine, add the shredded coconut and the coconut oil or vegan butter, mix well, and press the cookie base onto the parchment paper-lined tart tin, smoothing out with the base of glass up onto the edges & smoothing the top part of the edges neatly onto the tart base.3. Bake the tart base for 10 minutes while you blend the filling ingredients until smooth, pour the filling into a saucepan and bring to a simmer until it starts to thicken.4. Pour the filling onto the tart base & bake for another 15-18 minutes until golden.5. Let the tart cool, while you make the topping.6. Pour out the jelly ingredients into a blender, Rose wine, cashew butter, coconut oil, strawberries & beet powder, blitz up this mixture until smooth and pour onto the chilled tart.7. Chill for 2-3 hours until set, decorate the tart with sliced, blueberries and edible glitter.8. Sliced and enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love this beauty of a tart! M*
