Puff pastry milk tart
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients sheet of puff pastry (check ingredients for vegan) 400ml coconut cream 1/2 cup vegan cream cheese or cashew butter (or 1 cup cashews soaked in hot water for at least an hour) 1/2 cup corn starch 1/2 cups golden syrup or brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract pinch of salt cinnamon sugar Method Preheat the oven tot 180 degrees Celsius. Add the coconut cream, cream cheese, cornstarch, syrup (sugar), vanilla, and salt into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a pot and bring to a simmer until it starts to thicken, whisking now and again. Roll out the puff pastry and line the base of a pan with parchment paper, cut out the puff pastry according to the size of the tart tin (i used a 20cm one), line the pan with the puff pastry, and let it hang over slightly. Pour in the milk tart filling and place in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes. Bake until golden, once baked, remove to cool. Once cooled, sprinkle on cinnamon sugar and serve. Keep chilled for ultimate freshness. Photo Gallery Hope you love this yummy recipe as much as we do!! 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*
Double dark chocolate buckwheat loaf
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 ½ cups buckwheat flour ½ cup tapioca flour or almond flour (this will produce a dense cake ) ½ cup cacao powder 1 ½ tsp baking powder ½ cup coconut sugar 1 ½ tbsp flax seed flour 1/4 cup water ⅔ cup melted coconut oil ⅓ cup coconut or soy milk 1 cup apple puree 1 cup dairy-free chocolate chips Chocolate ganache frosting 150g of your favourite dark chocolate 1/3 cup coconut cream or full-fat coconut milk cherries to decorate Method Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Line a bread baking tin with baking paper. In a mixing bowl add the apple puree, flaxseed flour, water, coconut oil, and milk. Whisk well. In a separate bowl add the buckwheat flour, almond flour, or alternative GF mixture, coconut sugar, baking powder, and cacao powder to a large mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. Pour the apple mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips, pour into the loaf tin, and bake for 50 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. The loaf is baked once a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the center of the loaf. Once the bread is baked, remove it from the oven and allow to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. For the ganache- melt the chocolate slowly pour in the coconut cream and whisk well until it starts to thicken. Pour over the loaf, and let it set slightly before adding the cherries, slice and serve! Photo Gallery Hope you love this decadent double chocolate loaf! M*
Berry ice lollies
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1/4 cup beet or berry powder 1/3 cup raw honey or syrup of choice 2 cups Buttanut spreads macadamia milk 1/2 cup Buttanut spreads macadamia nut butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup blueberries Method 1. Place all of the ingredients except the blueberries in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth, pour into ice cream moulds of choice, and then add in the blueberries.2. Let the berry pops set, remove them from the moulds, and enjoy! Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious and fresh berry pops!! M*
Vegan eton mess
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 120 ml / ½ cup aquafaba ½ tsp lemon or lime juice, white wine, or apple cider vinegar125 g / ½ cup + 2 tbsp fine caster sugar Whipped coconut cream Berry coulis or jam Fresh berries Lemon zest lavender to top Method Preheat the oven to 100º and line a baking tray with a fresh sheet of baking paper. In a large, clean bowl (make sure there is no greasy residue, it is best to use a glass bowl for this) beat chickpea water with an electric whisk or use a stand mixer until you get stiff peaks. Add ½ tsp of acid to stabilize the mixture and help you reach stiff peaks. To test if whipped chickpea water is ready, gently turn the bowl upside down. If the mixture does not start sliding down, you can start adding sugar. Add sugar very slowly, tablespoon by tablespoon, whipping well after each addition. Continue until all the sugar has been added. By now, the mixture should become beautifully glossy, thick, and sticky. Spoon the meringue mixture into a piping bag. You can also use a large ziplock bag, If using a plastic bag, cut the corner of your filled bag off – start with a small hole and make it larger if needed. Allow some space around each meringue or else they may stick together. Bake for about 90 minutes, then turn the oven off but leave the tray with the meringue inside with the oven’s door slightly open for another 90 minutes for the meringues to dry out fully. Keep the meringues in an airtight container. Note that the exact baking time depends on the size of your meringues, so if you are going for a larger size, be sure to adjust the baking time. To assemble layer the meringue in the serving glasses along with the whipped coconut cream, berry coulis, and fresh berries. Top with grated lemon zest and lavender. Photo Gallery Hope you love these pretty and delicious desserts! M*
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*
Cashew pistachio nut butter
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 2 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 cups roasted cashews 1 cup raw shelled pistachios 1/3 cup hemp seeds pinch of salt Method Add the cooled nuts to a high-speed blender, along with the hemp seeds and the salt. Process until it starts to form bread crumbs, scrape down the sides ever so often until the nut butter comes together. You have to break down the clumping of the nut butter, until it starts to smooth out> This takes about 15-20 minutes until the nut butter starts to smooth out, here you can decide the consistency, I like my nut butter quite smooth and runny! Store in a glass container for up to a month. Photo Gallery Hope you love this delicious and protein-packed nut butter! M*
Coconut carrot bundt cake
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 cups self-rising flour sub half with either spelt, rye, wholewheat, or oat flour 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Baking Soda ½ tsp Salt 1 tsp Cinnamon 1 tsp Nutmeg 1 ½ cups coconut Sugar 2 ⅓ cups Grated Carrot 1 Flax Egg (a Tbsp Ground Flaxseed Meal with 3 Tbsp Water) ½ cup Canola Oil (120ml) or olive oil 1/2 cup coconut milk 1 medium over-ripe mashed banana or apple puree 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar 1 cup Walnuts (100g) Chopped, Optional (sub with pecans) Coconut cream cheese frosting: 2 cups raw cashews, pre-soaked, rinsed, and drained (sub with coconut cream- not set) sub with a tub vegan cream cheese @woolworths_sa 1-2 cups icing sugar 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice 1–2 teaspoons vanilla extractpinch of salt 1–3 tablespoons coconut milk, if needed. Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Generously grease the bundt pan and dust it with some flour.2. Stir together milk and vinegar in a small glass bowl. Let curdle while preparing the rest of the batter.3. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour(s), sugar, baking powder/soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir in sour milk and oil, mixing just until combined. Fold in grated carrots, apple puree mashed banana, and nuts.4. Pour batter evenly into the cake bundt pan and place into the preheated ovenBake for 18–25 minutes, just until the center is set and a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.5. Remove from the oven and let the pan cool fully before inverting the cake onto a wire rack to continue to cool.6. Allow cooling completely before frosting. Here you can make the cake the night before and store it in an airtight container.6. Blend or mix well the frosting and pour over the cooled cake (depending on consistency) add more walnuts on top along with a sprinkle of icing sugar. Photo Gallery Hope you love this recipe as much as I do! Have a lovely blessed easter** M*
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*
Peanut butter raisin bliss balls
Recipe Gallery Share the Love The year is finally upon us and New Year’s resolutions are in full play! This year, apart from being plant-based I am devoting more recipes to whole foods, gluten-free, and sugar-free ways of eating! I want to feel my best and it all comes down to what you eat how you rest, how you reset, and if food is the common denominator, then I am all for it! These raw peanut butter raisin bliss balls are just the perfect snack and they make the best meal prep lunchbox goodies to kick off this year to a great start… if you love peanut butter and raisins, these are the Perfect snack for you! Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 1/4 cups gluten-free oats 1/3 cup shredded coconut (sub with almond flour or coconut flour) 1/2 tsp bicarbonate de soda 1 cup smooth peanut butter 1/3 cup honey/syrup of choice (sub with 1/2 cup soaked brown dates) 1/3 raisins (sub with chopped dates, chocolate chips or sprinkles) 1/4 tsp of salt 1/2 tsp vanilla extract add a scoop of protein powder to up the protein intake, like hemp, pea, or soya. alternatively add some chocolate chips if you like. Method Blend the oats and coconut ever so slightly, mix or melt the peanut butter and honey together (if needed), and whisk in the vanilla extract. Add the salt and bicarbonate de soda into the oats and mix well, then gradually add the peanut butter mixture until combined, add some milk or coconut oil for it to fully combine, and then fold in the raisins. Use a tbsp to scoop the cookie butter into your hands, roll it into balls, and place it in the fridge for future snacking, or freeze! Photo Gallery Hope you love these delicious raw nostalgic treats! M*