Chocolate Walnut Icecream

Easy Pasy Dairy-free Chocolate Walnut Icecream

They say a handful of nuts, I say a bowl-full of walnut icecream

This icecream is free from naughtiness and is full of walnut goodness (main ingredient) - vitamin B, minerals, protein and essential fats.

Recipe:

Ingredients:
2 cup walnuts
2 cup water
1 cup honey
2 tablespoons of cacao powder
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract (optional)
1/2 teaspoon of himalayan or celtic sea salt (optional)

- In a high speed blender or vitamix blend all ingredients together until you get a fluffy texture.
- Freeze in freezer overnight
- For smoother consistency, blend and freeze again

Molasses Ginger Cookies

 

A warm welcome back to baking from these ginger cookies as I feel like I haven't baked anything in a while.

These are made with health promoting herbs and spices (ginger, cinnamon and cloves). It is sweetened wi...th molasses - a natural sweetener that is rich in essential minerals (iron, calcium and magnesium).

Ingredients may sound strange but don't judge until you try!

Recipe:
(makes 12)

Ingredients:
Batter:
1 cup cooked chick peas
1/4 cup peanut or almond butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 tablespoon unsweetened yoghurt
1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
2 tablespoon coconut oil
1/3 cup molasses (not blackstrap)
1/2 cup honey
1/4 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves


Topping (optional)
1/2 cup stevia sweetened chocolate bits - for topping off the cookie


1) Preheat oven to 180C
2) Process everything in the food processor to form a batter - first adding in dry chickpeas and wet ingredients then dry ingredients
3) Grease baking tray with coconut oil
4) Use a heaped tablespoon of batter to roll into balls and flatten on tray to form cookies
7) Bake in oven for about 15mins or until done
8) Top off cookies with melted chocolate bits

Vanila Strawberry Pancakes

 

 

 

Strawberry pancakes for breakfast because I can. Yay for strawberry season :D

Recipe:

Pancakes:
1 egg
1/2 cup unsweetened yoghurt
2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 teasoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 brown rice flour
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 finely chopped dates
pinch salt
4 strawberries sliced
coconut oil (for frying)

Extra strawberry for topping
Honey for topping

1) gently beat egg - add yoghurt, vanilla essence and apple cider vinegar and mix
2) add to wet ingredients rice flour, dates and salt and mix
3) heat up coconut oil in frying pan on medium heat and add a heaped teaspoon of batter in to form pancake (I make 3 in a pan to allow room for flipping)
4) when pancake is half cooked place slice strawberries on pancakes
5) flip when one side is cooked
6) when cooked, stack on plate and cook the other pancakes (this recipe makes 5 pancakes)
7) stack the rest of the pancakes and top it off with strawberries and drizzle with honey to taste

Chocolate Almond Cookies

Mid-week Morning Baking: Chocolate Almond Cookies
 
 












These are similar to the double chocolate slices I made the other week with a couple of additional ingredients and I used almond essence instead of vanilla essence. Mmmmm for almond. Munch munch for these tasty almond scented cookies.

Recipe:
(makes 12)
Ingredients:
Batter:
1 cup cooked chick peas
1/2 cup peanut or almond butter
1.5-2 tablespoons of honey (depending on how sweet your tooth is)
2 tablespoon cocoa
1/4 teaspoon gluten free baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt
1teaspoon almond essence
1 tablespoon unsweetened yoghurt
1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
1/4 cup stevia sweetened chocolate bits - for mixing in with batter (crushed chocolate bar)

Topping
1/2 cup stevia sweetened chocolate bits - for topping off the cookie
1/4 cup shredded almonds to top off

1) Preheat oven to 180C
2) Process everything in the food processor to form a batter
3) Grease baking tray with coconut oil
4) Use a heaped tablespoon of batter to roll into balls and flatten on tray to form cookies
7) Bake in oven for about 15mins or until done, turn oven off, take tray out of oven and close oven door to retain heat
8) Top off cookies with chocolate and almonds, turn oven off and place back in oven to melt the chocolate

Mmmmm for chocolate almond cookies ;)

Tortillas made with Coconut Flour

Here is a recipe for those who want to restrict their intake of refined breads and wraps like tortillas - without ruling them out of their diet.

Recipe:
(makes 6 wraps)

Wrap:
1 cup egg whites
1/4cup coconut flour
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
1/2 teaspoon cumin and garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt and cayenne pepper

Filling:
Can be anything, but I used:
Capsicum, carrot, red onion, tomato, chicken and guacamole

1) blend all ingredients in food processor and let it sit for 10 minutes for coconut to absorb fluid
2) heat up a frying pan on medium heat and oil the bottom
3) add 1/4 cup of batter and tilting pan to form a 8 inch wrap
4) when sides have harden and if solid enough to flip, flip and cook other side for another minute

Chocolate Blueberry Pancakes (made with unrefined brown rice flour).

I think I may develop a pancake addiction.... Addiction sounds negative and these pancakes are far from bad so lets call it a healthy pancake habit :) <3

Looking at it you would think that it was loaded with sugar and super-sweet but you will be surprised with how little natural sweetening these pancakes have. The pancakes themselves are sweetened with a couple of dates and the easy to make choc sauce is sweetened with 1 teaspoon of honey.

Wow, was I blown away by this creation. Was exactly what I needed this morning as it was too cold for a smoothie. It was like eating a creamy spongecake with a hint of chocolate sweetness but instead of telling myself "oh I could have done without that" i thought "oooooooooooooh I will definitely be having more of these for breakfast and dam I want to make these for my friends and fam!"

Brown rice flour pancakes are full of nutritional goodness and tastes amazing - can't go wrong ;)

Recipe:
(serves 1-2)

Pancakes:
1 egg
1/2 cup unsweetened yoghurt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 brown rice flour
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
2 finely chopped dates
pinch salt
coconut oil (for frying)

Chocolate sauce:
3 tablespoons melted coconut oil
1 tablespoon unsweetened almond milk
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon honey


Extra berries and yoghurt for topping

1) gently beat egg - add yoghurt, vanilla essence and apple cider vinegar and mix
2) add to wet ingredients rice flour, cocoa powder, dates and salt and mix
3) stir in blueberries
4) heat up coconut oil in frying pan on medium heat and add a heaped teaspoon of batter in to form pancake (I make 3 in a pan to allow room for flipping)
5) flip when one side is cooked
6) when cooked, stack on plate and cook the other pancakes (this recipe makes 5 pancakes)
7) stack the rest of the pancakes and top it off with yoghurt, blueberries and drizzle with chocolate sauce (chocolate sauce made by mixing the 4 ingredients).

Blueberry Brown Rice Flour Pancakes

These pancakes are just another one of my new kitchen affairs - key is quick and easy! I use brown rice flour instead of wheat flour.

Refined flours/grains are stripped of their nutrients, however brown rice flour, in it's whole grain form gives us protein, fibre and the very vital B vitamins.

Who loves delicious fluffy pancakes?! I do!

Recipe:
(serves 1-2)

1 egg
1/2 cup unsweetened yoghurt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 brown rice flour
1/4 cup shredded coconuts
pinch salt
coconut oil (for frying)

1) gently beat egg - add yoghurt and vanilla essence, and mix
2) add to wet ingredients rice flour, coconut and salt and mix
3) stir in blueberries
4) heat up coconut oil in frying pan and add a heaped teaspoon of batter in to form pancake (I make 3 in a pan to allow room for flipping)
5) flip when one side is cooked
6) when cooked, stack on plate and cook the other pancakes (this recipe makes 5 pancakes)
7) stack the rest of the pancakes and top it off with blueberries, shredded coconut, drizzle with honey (I didn't want mine to be too sweet so I just used 1 heaped teaspoon) and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Enjoy! These truly are the fluffiest pancakes I have ever made :)