Apricot Roly-poly
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 230 self-rising flour 2 tsp baking powder pinch of salt 110g cold vegan butter, cubed 250ml coconut or plant-based milk 200ml golden syrup sprinkle of brown sugar smooth apricot jam or jam of choice coconut cream to serve more syrup to serve Spiced Syrup to pour over the pudding 1 cups water 1/3 cups sugar 1 cinnamon stick 1-2 star anise 2 cardamon pods Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Add the flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl. Rub the butter into the flour mixture and then gradually add the milk and the syrup until well combined and you have a smooth sticky-free dough, add more flour or milk as needed. On a floured surface turn out the dough and roll it into a long rectangular square, smear on a generous amount of apricot jam, and roll it up like a sausage or you would do whilst making cinnamon buns. Slice into rounds (if they are uneven if so it doesn’t matter), squish them into a baking dish, and then sprinkle on some syrup and more golden syrup if you like. Bake for 35-40 minutes until golden and then serve straight out of the oven with some cream, ice cream, and vegan custard! If you’d like a more gooey roly-poly, cook the spiced syrup ingredients together until the sugar has dissolved. 10 minutes before the pudding is done, pour over the syrup and let it bake a bit further. Serve and enjoy!! Photo Gallery I hope you love one of my all-time favorite baked desserts!! M*
Bobotie stuffed sweet potatoes
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 2 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients olive oil to fry 1 1/2 cups cooked brown lentils 1 cup cooked butternut squash 1 small onion diced 1 tsp ground turmeric 1/3 tsp ground ginger 1-2 crushed garlic cloves 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tbsp smooth apricot jam salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cups coconut cream 4 large sweet potatoes, steamed until soft “egg” -like topping 1/2 cup coconut milk or regular plant milk 1/4 cup cornstarch dash of turmeric if you like dry Laurier leaves to serve onion seeds for crunch and flavor Method Steam or bake the sweet potatoes until nice and soft, let them rest, and slice them open to cool. For the bobotie filling, add a generous amount of oil to a pan, add the spices, and wait for them to bubble and turn fragrant, then add the diced onions and fry until fragrant. Gradually add the lentils the butternut and a dash of water or vegetable stock, let the bobotie simmer for 5-10 minutes before adding the apple cider, jam, and coconut cream. Season to taste. After 5 minutes or so, remove the bobotie filling from the heat and scoop a generous amount of the lentil bobotie into the sweet potatoes. Egg-topping: Whisk the egg-like topping until smooth, pour 1-2 tbsp over each sweet potato, add a Laurier leaf and a sprinkle of onion seeds. Bake for 15-20 minutes until nice and golden. Serve with a salad and enjoy!! Photo Gallery I hope you love these delicious and filling bobotie sweet potatoes! M*
Vegan malva pudding
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe Prep Time 0 Cook Time 0 4 – 6 People Serves 4 Beginner Difficulty 0 Ingredients 2 cups self-rising flour (i subbed half for spelt flour for a healthier alternative) 1 1/4 cups coconut sugar 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Baking Soda ½ tsp Salt 1 tbsp White Vinegar or apple cider vinegar 3/4 cups plant Milk, I used coconut or oat milk 2 tbsp smooth Apricot Jam 2 tbsp melted coconut oil or olive oil For the caramel Sauce: ¾ cup coconut Sugar or soft brown sugar 400ml coconut cream or full-fat coconut milk 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract Method Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. spray a square dish with non-stick spray. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and add the coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and mix. Add the vinegar to the milk and let it curdle. Mix that with the applesauce, apricot jam, and coconut oil into a batter. Transfer the batter to your prepared baking dish, and tap the bottom on the counter to remove the bubbles in the pudding. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. For the sauce: Add the sugar and coconut cream and heat until it simmers. Let the sugar dissolve completely before whisking in the vanilla. When the Malva comes out of the oven, poke holes all over it with a toothpick and then pour over the sauce making sure to distribute it evenly across the whole pudding. Let the sauce sink in and then cut it into squares. Serve warm with vegan whipped cream or vegan ice cream. Photo Gallery I hope you love this super simple and delish dessert!! M*
Milk tart chia pudding
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1/3 chia seeds 1 1/4 cup milk or plain yogurt 1 tsp vanilla extract some syrup or honey to sweeten banana Milk tart topping 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 cornstarch 1/2 cups syrup or brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract pinch of salt cinnamon sugar Method Whisk the chia seeds and the milk, add the vanilla and the sweetener, and then whisk now and again until it thickens. chill until serving time. For the milk tart topping: Add the coconut cream, cream cheese, cornstarch, syrup, 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. Serve the chia pudding with the sliced banana, dollop of milk tart filling, cinnamon sugar, and syrup to top. Photo Gallery Hope you love this delicious and creamy chia pudding! 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*
Melkkos sago pudding
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 1 Cook Time Serves 0 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 1 cup sago soaked in milk for an hour 2 cups plant milk of choice (gluten-free milk if you like) 1 tsp vanilla extract pinch of salt 1/4 cup golden syrup to sweeten 1/4 cup custard powder or corn starch mixed with some plant-milk cinnamon sugar to serve (make use of stevia or erythritol) vegan butter to serve golden syrup to serve or sugar-free syrup Method PLace the soaked sago in a saucepan and bring to a simmer with the milk, salt, vanilla, and sweetener. let it cook until translucent. Whisk in the custard powder slurry and let it cook for a few minutes more before serving with cinnamon sugar, syrup, and more milk or coconut cream. Photo Gallery Hope you love this SA-inspired sago/melk kos recipe!! M*
Creamy butternut chickpea curry
Recipe Gallery Share the Love Recipe 0 Prep Time 0 Cook Time Serves 4 4 – 6 People Difficulty 0 Beginner Ingredients 2 cups butternut slightly cooked and cubed1 cup cooked lifestyle foods chickpeas1 small red onion1-2 tbsp olive oil1 tsp ground cumin1 tsp mustard seeds1-2 tsp turmeric1 crushed garlic clove or garlic flakes1 can coconut milk1 can cherry tomatoesSalt and pepper to tastePolenta sweetcorn fingers1 1/2 cup lifestyle foods dry polenta1 cup water (more if needed)1 tbsp nutritional yeast200ml sweetcornSalt to taste Method 1. Add a dollop of olive oil to a pan, add in the diced onion, spices and fry until fragrant.2. Add in the butternut, chickpeas, coconut milk and the canned cherry tomatoes, salt andpepper to taste.3. Let the curry simmer for a bit, before serving with cooked bulgarwheat, limes, crispychickpeas, coconut cream, pomegranate jewels , mixed seeds and the polenta fingers.For the polenta fingers:1. Add all of the ingredients to a pot, bring to a simmer, whisking to avoid clots, once cooked after8-10 minutes pour in to a square ramenkin and place in the fridge to set. Once set, remove, slicein to fingers and fry until crispy. Photo Gallery Hope you love this curry, it really is so super delicious! one for the books, for sure* M*