Almond Croissant bars
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients Basic white cake sponge mix 1 cup shredded almonds 1/2 cup almond butter 1-3 cups honey or golden syrup 1/4 cup coconut oil Method Mix the cake according to the vegan cake instructions. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Mix the cake & scoop it into a square baking tin lined with parchment paper, mix the almond butter, syrup, and oil well. Make drizzles of the almond butter mixture onto the cake & sprinkle the shredded almonds and some sugar. Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown, let it cool before slicing. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Photo Gallery I Hope you love these delicious bars as much as we do!! M*
Mango oatmeal cookies
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients • 1/2 cup vegan butter, or margarine slightly softened• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed• 1/4 cup plant milk or yogurt• 2 tsp vanilla extract• 1 1/3 cups self-rising flour• 1 1/3 cups rolled oats• 1 tsp ground cinnamon• 1 tsp baking soda• 1/2 tsp salt• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon• 1/2 cup chopped almonds• 1/3 cup dried mangoes, sliced Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine vegan butter, and light brown sugar.. Using a spatula or a stand mixer, beat together until light and fluffy (about 1-2 minutes). Add the milk or yogurt and vanilla extract, then beat together to combine. Add the flour, rolled oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt to the bowl. Mix until the flour is evenly incorporated. Then, add in the chopped almonds, and chopped mangoes and stir together. Scoop the cookie dough into balls and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Add more almonds on top and some sugar. Bake cookies for 12 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the center is gooey. Photo Gallery Hope you love this delicious oat brekkie, any time of the day cookies!! M*
Coffee cookies
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Coffee cookies Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 1/4 cups cake flour (more if needed) sub with wholewheat or rye flour 1/4 tsp baking sodapinch of salt 125g margarine softened or vegan butter 1 cup brown sugar 10 ml freeze-dried coffee powder dissolved in 50 ml boiling water 1/2 cup golden syrup 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essenceIcing 2 cups icing sugar 80g margarine at room temperature or vegan butter 1 teaspoon freeze-dried coffee powder for icing Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Rub in the softened margarine and mix until crumbly texture. In another mixing bowl whip the sugar, coffee, syrup, and vanilla essence together. Fold this into the flour mixture and combine until you have a manageable dough. Roll or scoop into a piping bag with a round nozzle, depending on how soft your dough is, add more flour needed. Press with cookie press into a prepared baking tray, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until brown. Let them chill. For the icing, cream the icing sugar with the margarine and dissolved coffee mixture, and mix until fluffy. Ice the cookies and store in an airtight container. Photo Gallery Hope you love these yummy SA cookies!! M*
Easter spiced biscotti
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients • 2 tbsp ground flax seed flour• 2 cups all-purpose white flour or self-rising flour• 3⁄4 cup caster sugar (or coconut sugar for unrefined sugar version)• 1 tsp baking powder• 1 tsp cinnamon• 1 tsp ginger• 1⁄2 tsp cardamom (optional)• 1/4 tep all-spice• 1⁄2 tsp fine sea salt• zest 1 large (unwaxed) orange• 3⁄4 cup toasted cashews from Gaby’s earth foods or almonds, chopped roughly• Some dried raisins or ginger pieces• 1⁄4 cup + 1 tbsp soy or almond milk• 1⁄4 cup coconut oil or vegan butter, melted• 1⁄4 cup Amaretto liqueur (or more plant milk for an alcohol-free version sub with a shot ofespresso)• 11⁄2 tsp vanilla extract• Melted chocolate vegan chocolate• Sprinkled to decorate Method Melt coconut oil / vegan butter gently over very low heat, preheat the oven to 170 degrees Celsius, and line a baking tray with a piece of baking paper. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, spices, salt, orange zest, chopped nuts, and dried fruit in a large mixing bowl. Combine all the wet ingredients: Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and bring the dough together gently The dough should be not too dry or too sticky. If it’s too dry,add a touch more (1 tsp to begin with) plant milk or a touch more flour, if it’s too wet. Divide the dough in half and roll each half into a long, thick log on a lightly floured surface. Press it down slightly. Transfer the logs onto a large baking tray and flatten it into a 3-4 cm in diameter and 25 cmlong log. Place in the hot oven for about 30-35 minutes, until the log’s surface is firm and lightlybrowned. Let the logs cool down for 15-20 minutes before cutting them. Cut it into 1-1 1⁄2 cm slices with a sharp bread knife, be very gentle. Place the slices on a baking tray cut side down and return them to the oven for the second bake. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, at 160 degrees Celsius until your biscotti achieves the desired crispness & colour.8. Once cool, dip the biscotti in the melted chocolate, and sprinkles, and let them air dry. Keep them in an air-tight container for 3-4 weeks or freeze them. Photo Gallery Hope you love these deliciously crisp and spiced biscotti! M*
Valentine’s sugar cookies
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 3/4 cup (185 g) unsalted vegan butter or margarine 1 1/2 cup (250 g) light brown sugar 1/3 cup coconut milk 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cups (315 g) all-purpose flour or self-rising flour 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/8 tsp sea salt Pink Icing 2 cups icing sugar 2-3 tbsp coconut milk food colouring sprinkles Method In a large bowl, cream together the vegan butter and sugar, until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Once the sugar is slightly dissolved into the vegan butter, add in the applesauce, vanilla extract, and vanilla extract and mix again until incorporated. Sift in the flour, and baking powder, and use a spatula to gently fold the flour into the creamed butter mixture. Once the dough is made, divide the dough and color one part with pink food coloring into the desired color, form the two pieces of dough into a flat disks wrapped with plastic wrap, and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Once the dough has chilled, lightly flour a clean surface as well as your rolling pin, Place the dough onto the floured surface. Roll the dough 1 1/2 cm thick. Cut the cookie shapes into the dough. Place some of the pink hearts on to the plain cookie dough and roll over with the rolling pin again, press out more cookies. Remove any scraps and use a thin spatula to transfer the sugar cookies to the baking sheet. Repeat for the remaining dough, then chill the cookie sheet. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Once the oven is fully preheated, place the into the oven and bake the cookies for 7 minutes or until the edges are just beginning to turn lightly golden. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to fully cool before frosting. Mix the icing sugar and coconut milk, add desired coloring dip the cookies, decorate with some sprinkles, and allow the cookies to set. Photo Gallery Hope you love these super chewy delicious cookies! 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*
Magic cookies
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 raw Cashews 1 1/2 Cups Unsweetened Coconut Flakes 3/4 cup chopped or whole sugar-free Chocolate Chips 3-4 ginger biscuits crushed 3/4can vegan Coconut Condensed milk Method 1. To make these magic cookies, start by preheating the oven to 175 degrees Celsius.2. Next, add all of the ingredients to a large bowl, and mix until all of the ingredients are fully coated in the condensed milk.3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, scoop with a cookie scoop to scoop out large spoonfuls of the mixture, and line them up on the baking sheet. Leave 3cm between each cookie because they will spread out.4. Bake the cookies for 15-16 minutes, until they’re golden brown.5. Once they’re done, remove them from the oven and allow them to fully cool completely to harden.6. When the cookies have cooled and the condensed milk has hardened, serve your cookies, and enjoy! Store any leftovers in an airtight container Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious cookies as much as we do!! M*
Creamy granola bars
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 cups Lifestyle Foods honey granola 1/4 cup LSF honey 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter heated until soft 1/4 cup coconut oil Top layer 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter 1-2 tbsp coconut oil 1/3 cup soy milk powder 1 tsp vanilla extract Method Place the melted peanut butter in a bowl and whisk in the honey and coconut oil until smooth, add in the granola and mix until combined. Press into parchment paper lined square tin and then freeze for about 20 minutes until set. Whilst the granola bars are setting, heat up the peanut butter for the top layer until smooth, add 1-2 tbsp coconut oil if needed. Whisk in the vanilla extract and the soy milk powder. Add this top layer to the set granola layer, smooth out, and cool again for about 30-40 minutes before slicing into bars. Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious creamy granola bars! M*
Italian kisses ice cream sandwiches
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients * 2⁄3 cup (100g) hazelnut flour * 1 cup Lifestyle foods (100g) ground almond flour * 1⁄2 cup (100g) castor sugar * 2⁄3 cups (100g) plain flour (all-purpose) * 120g margarine softened * melted chocolate * Vegan ice cream * Sprinkles Method Mix all the dry ingredients together then add the softened margarine. Using your hands combine the ingredients together until a dough has formed. Form it into a ball, wrap it in a cling film and chill in the fridge for 2 hours. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Once chilled remove the dough from the fridge and using your hands pick up a small amount of dough and pinch it together using your fingers so it sticks together and feels pliable. Roll it very lightly between the palms of your hands to form a small 1 1/2 cm ball. Do the same with the rest of the dough placing the balls on a lined baking tray then bake in the oven for 15 minutes. To fill the cookies simply take one cookie and place a small amount of chocolate hazelnut spread or melted chocolate in the middle (around 1⁄2 tsp). Add a scoop of ice cream to make ice cream cookies. Place another cookie on top and press them together to spread the filling out evenly, Dip in chocolate again and freeze for a bit before enjoying. Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious and scrumptious cookies! M*
Olive oil chocolate chip cookies
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients * 100 ml good quality olive oil* 115 g brown sugar or coconut sugar * 50 caster or sugar* ¼ cup non-dairy milk * 2 tsp vanilla extract* 100 g plain all-purpose flour* 100 g spelt or rye flour * 1 tbsp corn starch * 1 tsp baking powder* ½ tsp bicarbonate de soda * ½ tsp salt* 150 g dark chocolate chips* Coarse salt Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. 2. Whisk together the olive oil, brown sugar, caster sugar, milk and vanilla extract in a large bowl until very well combined.3. In a separate bowl sift together the flour, spelt/rye or buckwheat flour, cornflour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt then stir in the chopped chips chocolate. The dough will be a bit soft but will firm up as it chills.4. Scoop out the cookies and add more chocolate chips on top. Freeze for 20 minutes. 5. Bake the cookies for 10-15 minutes until they are golden and gooey, serve with some salt on top! 6. Once cold, store in an airtight container. Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious cookies!! M*
