Hazelnut coffee cake
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 3 cups self-rising flour or cake flour 1 ½ cups light brown sugar 1 ½ tsp bicarbonate de Soda 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp Cinnamon ¾ tsp Salt 3 Tbsp frozen Instant Coffee Powder 1 ½ cups non-dairy milk 3 tsp Vanilla Extract ¾ cup Canola Oil or melted coconut oil 1 ½ Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar Frosting: 3-4 cups icing sugar ½ cup Vegan Butter or margarine 1 shot espresso, chilled (1/4 cup) 1 Tbsp Instant Coffee Powder 1 tsp Vanilla Extract Toppings Crushed coconut biscuits 2 cups roasted hazelnuts, chopped Method Preheat the oven to 180°C. Spray two cake pans with non-stick spray and line the bottoms with circles of parchment paper. Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and coffee powder in a bowl. Mix. In another bowl, add milk, vanilla extract, oil, and vinegar and mix into a batter. Let it curdle for 5-8 minutes. Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans and smooth down. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of one of the cakes comes out clean. Let the cakes cool for a few minutes before removing them from the cake pans and placing them onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely before frosting. Frosting: Add the icing sugar, vegan butter, espresso coffee, instant coffee, and vanilla extract to the bowl cream until smooth. Frost the cakes with buttercream, and decorate with crushed biscuits and toasted hazelnuts. Store in an airtight container or sit in the fridge to set slightly, remove 15-20 or so before serving. Photo Gallery Hope you love this delicious and absolutely yummy cake!! M*
Lentil Bobotie cups
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 1/2 cups cooked brown lentils 1 cup roasted or boiled Delica or butternut squash 1/2 red onion diced 1/2 -3/4 cups cup coconut milk 1/4 cup chutney 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground turmeric 1 tsp medium heat curry powder 1-2 crushed garlic cloves 1 cup veggie stock 1 tbsp cornstarch olive oil to fry Chickpea egg batter 1 1/4 cups chickpea flour 1 1/4 cups milk or water 1 tbsp nutritional yeast salt to taste Method Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Add a generous dollop of olive oil to a pan, add in the spices, and yellow mustard seeds and fry until fragrant, add in the garlic, onion, and fry until translucent. Then add in the cooked lentils and pumpkin and top with some coconut milk to simmer for 5-8 minutes, add more coconut milk if desired later on. Lastly mix the cornstarch into the veggies stock and add to the bobotie mixture along with the chutney. Let it simmer on low to medium heat for another 8-10 minutes, and season as desired. Once the bobotie mixture has cooked, mix the chickpea batter into a pancake-thickness kinda of batter, line a muffin tray with paper cups or parchment paper, and add 2-3 tbsp of the chickpea batter then 1-2 tbsp bobotie mixture on top. Add a Laurier leave and then place in the oven to bake for 15-18 minutes until set. Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious protein-packed cups! M*
Harissa roasted baby potatoes
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 2 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 1/2 cups washed baby potatoes 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup nutritional yeast 1-2 tbsp harissa paste or 1 tbsp harissa spice 1/4 cup honey or agave syrup 1 tbsp lemon juice salt and pepper to taste garlic salt pomegranate seeds chopped roasted almonds Method Preheat the oven or air-fryer to 180 degrees Celsius. Add the washed baby potatoes to a parchment paper-lined tray. Mix the olive oil, nutritional yeast, harissa, honey, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and garlic salt, pour the mixture over the potatoes and roast until tender and golden for 20 minutes. Increase the heat slightly to 190 Degrees Celsius. Once golden, serve the potatoes with the pomegranate seeds and the chopped almonds and fresh herbs. Photo Gallery Hope you love these crispy and flavourful potatoes! M*
Butterbean quinoa stuffed peppers
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 2 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 medium peppers. washed and sliced lengthways 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa 1/2 cup drained butterbeans 1/2 red onion diced 1-2 garlic clove crushed salt and pepper to taste olive oil 1/4 cup sun-dried tomato paste 1/2 cup roasted baby tomatoes or sun-dried tomatoes fresh herbs to serve Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Slice the peppers lengthways or in halves and remove the seeds, drizzle with olive oil and some salt, and roast for 15-18 minutes. Drizzle some olive oil in a pan, add the diced onion and the garlic, and ry until fragrant. Add the quinoa, butterbeans, sun-dried tomatoes, and the roasted tomatoes. add salt and pepper to taste. once the filling is done, scoop into the peppers and roast for another 15-0 minutes. Serve the peppers with fresh herbs and whipped vegan feta or cream cheese on the side. Photo Gallery Hope you love this super easy and delicious recipe, i just love stuffed peppers! M*
Zucchini protein chocolate loaf
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 cup grated zucchini 2 medium mashed bananas 1 cup Spelt flour (sub with wholewheat or semi-whole wheat or even buckwheat flour for GF) 3/4 cup buckwheat or rye flour (sub with 1/2 cup almond flour, if you like the loaf, will be just a little bit denser) 1 scoop of vegan protein powder 1/2 cup coconut sugar (this can be left out) 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 3/4 cup plant-based milk ( I used soy milk-high in protein) 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp flax flour 1/3 cup melted coconut oil 1/3 cup sugar-free peanut butter 1/2 cup coconut sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract pinch of salt dairy-free and sugar-free chocolate chips (dark chocolate) Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Mash the banana and add in the grated zucchini, apple cider vinegar, milk, oil, peanut butter, sugar, and vanilla and mix well. Set aside. In another bowl, add the flour, protein powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, chopped walnuts, and some chocolate chips (measure by heart) then gradually add the wet ingredients and mix just until combined, scoop into a parchment paper lined bread tin, add more chocolate chips on top and let it bake for 40-45 minutes until brown on top. Let the bread cool before removing from the tin to slice, slice, and serve or freeze the sliced individually for future use or a quick and easy breakfast or snack on the go. Photo Gallery Hope you love this quick easy wholesome loaf! M*
Asian infused baked cauliflower
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 medium cauliflower head, washed Asian marinade 1 -2 tbsp soy sauce 1/4 raw honey 1-2 tbsp lemon or lime juice 1 tsp miso paste Salt and pepper to taste Roasted butterbean and red onion hummus 1 x 400g can butterbeans 1 red onion, sliced 1-2 tbsp Olive oil 1 tsp ground coriander 1-2 tbsp lemon or lime juice 1 tbsp tahini Salt and pepper to taste Serve with: Pomegranate seeds Fresh cilantro’s Sesame seeds Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Place the drained butterbeans, red onion, and cauliflower head in a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix the Bratt marinade and brush the cauliflower generously. Place in the oven and roast the vegetables until soft and golden for about 18-20 minutes. Add the butterbeans (leave a few butterbeans to decorate), 3/4 of the onion, olive oil,lemon juice, salt, and pepper into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth, add somemilk to make it more creamy.3. Scoop the hummus onto the plate, then place the cauliflower in the centre and decorate it with the extra butterbeans, red onion, pomegranate seeds, coriander, and sesame seeds. Photo Gallery Hope you love this super yummy cauliflower recipe! M*
Wellington pie
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1/2 onion diced 2 cups cooked butternut 1 cup cooked brown lentils 1 cup diced mushrooms 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1 tbsp buttanutt almond macadamia nut butter Olive oil to fry 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp curry powder 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup apricot chutney Salt and pepper to taste 3-4 small beets sliced 1/3 cup cornstarch mixed with 1/2 cup Buttanut almond milk to make a paste Puff pastry Vegan butter to brush Sesame seeds to top Buttanutt mushroom gravy 1 cup mushrooms diced 1 1/2 cup Buttanutt almond milk 1 tbsp almond butter 1-2 tbsp soy sauce 1/4 cup nutritional yeast Pinch of salt Dash of cracked black pepper 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Add some olive oil to a pan and add in the diced onion and the mushrooms, then spicedand dry a bit more until fragrant. Add the cooked butternut and lentils and mix and mash well before adding in the nut butter,chutney, and cornstarch slurry. Mix until thickened and remove to cool. Layer out the puff pastry and slice 1cm longer around the baking dish, spray the baking dish with baking spray, and then layer the bottom layer with the puff pastry, add the cooled lentil filling, add the sliced beets, and press them in. Press out star shapes with the rest of the puff pastry and add on top of the filling, brush with butter, and sprinkle on sesame seeds. Bake for 25-30 minutes until cooked and golden on top, let it cool slightly, serve, and enjoy!7. For the Buttanut gravy, add the mushrooms to a pan with some oil and fry until fragrant, add a bit of water if needed. Then add 1 cup of the milk and the nut butter, mix the rest of the milk with the corn starch, and add it to the gravy along with the soy sauce and the nutritional yeast. Let it thicken and some more salt and pepper to taste before serving with the pie. Photo Gallery Hope you love this crispy and super flavourful pie! 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*
Roasted three bean salad
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 cups green beans, washed and quickly steamed 1 cup washed snap peas 1 cup canned butter beans, washed and patted dried 1 cup washed and sliced radishes 3/4 cup steamed and diced potato Toasted whole almonds Pomegranate jewels Vegan fetaDress with: Olive oil Lemon zest 1 tsp Greek seasoning (sub with dried , dried thyme, oregano and chilli flakes) 1tbsp lemon juice 1-2 tbsp van Loveren Brut wine 2-3 tbsp honey or agaveGarnish Fresh herbs Drizzle of hot honey Vegan feta Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Place the green beans, snap peas and butter beans in a square baking tray, add the sliced radishes and potatoes and dress with a few tbsp olive oil, lemon zest, greek seasoning, lemon juice, Van Loveren wine and a drizzle of honey. Mix well and place in the oven.2. Bake for 18-20 minutes until it starts to turn golden, serve with toasted diced almonds, fresh herbs, cubed feta and a drizzle of honey. Photo Gallery Hope you love this delicious SA inspired salad recipe* M*
Brown rice cauliflower wreath
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 large sheet puff pastry ( you can use two sheets if you like) 1 large red onion 2 cups lightly steamed, diced cauliflower 1 1/2 cups cooked butternut 1 cup cooked brown rice or quinoa Olive oil 2-3 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1-2 tbsp Van Loveren Absolute Zero Sauvignon blanc 2-3 tbsp raw honey or brown sugar 1/2 tsp yellow mustard seeds 1/2 tsp curry powder 1 heaped tbsp nutritional yeast 1 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 1- 2 tbsp water Garlic salt to taste 1/4 cup apricot chutney Melted Vegan butter to brush Cookie cutters Method Add a generous dollop of olive oil to a pan, add in the diced red onion, and fry until fragrant,then add in the spices, balsamic vinegar, garlic salt, and honey. Fry for 5 minutes beforeadding in the cauliflower. After another 5 minutes add in the butternut and brown rice and mash slightly with a fork so it comes together, add the Absolute zero Sauvignon blanc wine, and the cornstarch slurry until thickened and remove from the heat to cool. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius, lay out the puff pastry ( you can use two sheets if you like, just link the edges ), use a small cup or plate to measure out the center, slice 4-5 triangles out, to fold over. Use a large plate to measure the outer ring of the wreath, and slicedtriangles on the outer edge to fold over. Brush the inside of the wreath with some chutney, and add the filling in the center of thewreath, using 2-3 tbsp to make it equally thick on every edge. Fold over one of the centertriangles, then the outer, repeating until the triangles have wrapped up the filling. Cut out stars from the leftover puff pastry and use the vegan butter to make them stick on the wreath, brush the wreath with butter, and sprinkle nutritional yeast on top. Bake the wreath for 35-40 minutes until golden, and let it cool to lukewarm or roomthe temperature when serving. Photo Gallery Hope you love this beautiful and tasty dish paired with the perfect company! M*