Ingredients

200 g dark chocolate (70% cacao), preferably fairtrade
3 tablespoons cashew butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons orange jam (with no added sugar), at room temperature
1 organic orange, washed
half a teaspoon dried ginger powder (and some more to roll the truffles)
100-110 g almond meal
cocoa powder (with no added sugar), just enough to taste
powdered sugar (from brown sugar), just enough to taste

Makes about 30 truffles.

Directions

Using a large bowl, melt the chocolate in a bain marie. Grate the zest of the orange and set aside. As soon as the chocolate has melted, stir in the cashew butter, orange jam, grated orange zest and mix well. Add the ginger powder and almond meal and mix again until combined. Transfer into the fridge or freezer until set. Roll into small balls and then roll them in a cocoa powder-ginger powder mixture or in a powdered sugar-ginger powder mixture. Chill again until ready to serve.

Ingredients

For the filling (quantitites are enough for 3 -8 cm- tartlets)

120 g fresh blueberries, cleaned
60 g fresh raspberries, cleaned and crushed
the juice of half a lemon
4 tablespoons agave syrup
1 tablespoon natural vanilla extract
4-5 fresh figs, cleaned and cut into wedges
1 tablespoon muscovado sugar

For the crust

See this recipe.

To complete

unbleached, powdered sugar

Makes 3 tartlets.

Directions

Combine the blueberries, raspberries, lemon juice, agave syrup and vanilla in a bowl and toss. Refrigerate for up to 2 hours. Add the figs, toss gently and set aside.
Make the tartlet dough as explained in this recipe. Preheat the oven to 180° C. Take the dough (or just some of it) from the fridge and place it on a lightly floured surface, dust your rolling-pin with flour, roll the dough out to the desired thickness (2-4 mm) and cut into squares. Oil some tiny pie pans or molds and sprinkle them with a light coating of flour. Arrange the dough squares in the tins, poke a few holes in the dough with a fork to let the steam escape, trim off any excess round the edges and bake for about 5 minutes. Fill the tarts with the fruit (reserve some for serving), sprinkle some muscovado sugar on top and bake for another 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool for a few minutes then unmold. Complete with the powdered sugar and serve with some of the left over fruit.

Ingredients

280-300 g cooked semi-whole rice
100 ml coconut milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
100 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
a few pinches of vanilla powder
2 handfuls raspberries, cleaned
maple syrup, to taste
a handful of toasted pumpkin seeds

Makes 2 servings.

Directions

Divide the rice in 2 serving bowls. Pour half of the coconut milk and half of the almond mik over the rice in each bowl and stir. Add vanilla powder, raspberries (you can crush some of them and stir them into the rice as well), maple syrup and pumpkin seeds and serve.

Ingredients

200 g semi-whole rice
5 ripe apricots, cleaned, stoned and quartered (and 1 more for garnish)
50 ml agave syrup (and some for garnish)
180 ml almond milk
the seeds of half a vanilla pod
almond flakes, for garnish

Makes 6-8 servings.

Directions

Cook the rice in plenty of filtered water until slightly overcooked. Drain and transfer into the bowl of a food processor and process for about 1 minute. Add the apricots, agave, almond milk and vanilla and process on medium-high speed until smooth. Divide into bowls or glasses and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Top with fresh apricot wedges, almond flakes and a little agave nectar and serve.

Ingredients (quantities to taste)

wholemeal toast bread
raw almond butter
banana slices
fresh strawberries, cleaned and cut into pieces or quarters
agave syrup
vanilla powder

Directions

Cut the bread slices into halves and toast them. Spread some almond butter over them and arrange the fruit on top. Add some vanilla, drizzle with agave syrup and enjoy.

Ingredients

200 g cleaned cherries
300 g cleaned strawberries, cut into quarters
the juice of half a lemon
the juice of 1 orange
1 tablespoon naturale vanilla extract
2 tablespoons molasses (from whole cane sugar)
the juice of 2 cm cleaned and grated fresh ginger root
4-5 fresh mint leaves, cleaned and chopped
1/4 teaspoon of powdered cloves

Makes 2-3 servings.

Directions

Stone the cherries and cut them into halves or quarters then place them in a salad bowl with the strawberries. Add the lemon juice and orange juice, vanilla extract, molasses and ginger juice and stir. Stir in the mint and cloves and refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.

Ingredients

For the filling (quantitites are enough for around 4 baskets)

250 g fresh strawberries, cleaned and cut into cubes
the juice of half a lemon
4 tablespoons agave syrup
fresh and cleaned thyme leaves, to taste
1 vanilla pod, scraped
2 teaspoons cornstarch, dissolved in 30-35 ml cold, filtered water

For the crust (makes around 12-15 baskets)

270 g semi-whole wheat flour
40 g manitoba flour
120 ml extra virgin olive oil
100-120 ml filtered water
half a teaspoon whole sea salt

To complete

shaved almonds, to taste
crumbled almond paste, to taste
unbleached, powdered sugar
a few fresh thyme sprigs, cleaned

Directions

Combine the strawberries, lemon juice, agave syrup, thyme and vanilla in a bowl and toss. Refrigerate for up to 2 hours.
To make the crust, chill wheat and manitoba flour, olive oil and water, by placing them in the fridge at least 30 minutes before you start making the dough. Stir the flours and salt together in a large bowl, then add the olive oil to the dry ingredients and mix with a fork until the oil has been absorbed by the flour. Keep mixing with the fork, as your hands would be too warm, then add the water little by little, just enough to make a good grainy texture. You might not need all the water indicated in the recipe. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and transfer it in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 180° C. Remove the dough (or just some of it) from the fridge and place it on a lightly floured surface, dust your rolling-pin with flour, roll the dough out to the desired thickness (2-4 mm) and cut into squares. Oil some tiny pie pans or molds and sprinkle them with a light coating of flour. Arrange the dough squares in the tins, poke a few holes in the dough with a fork to let the steam escape, trim off any excess round the edges and bake for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool for a few minutes then unmold and set aside until they’re ready to be filled.
While the baskets are cooking, prepare the sauce. take the strawberries out of the fridge and separate them from their juice. Pour the juice in a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Add the cornstarch and keep stirring until a caramel-like texture is achieved. Remove from the heat and set aside.
To assemble the baskets, fill them with the fresh strawberries and sauce. Complete with the shaved almonds, crumbled almond paste and powdered sugar, top with the thyme sprigs and serve.

You can find the same recipe on www.goosto.com.

Ingredients

1 carrot, cleaned and grated
2 tablespoons powdered (finely ground) golden flax seeds
130 g almonds, peeled and coarsely ground
a handful of raisins, soaked in filtered water for about 10 minutes then drained
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
half a teaspoon grated nutmeg
half a teaspoon cardamom
a few pinches of vanilla powder
3 teaspoons raw almond butter
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
15 g coconut butter, softened
60 g agave syrup

Makes 15 treats.

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. When you have a homogeneous mixture, wet your hands, form into shaped cookies and dehydrate 10-12 hours or until the desired dryness is reached. This is a moist dough and it might take a while to dehydrate (dehydrating times also depend on the thickness of the dough). If you like these treats to be a little moist, you can certainly reduce the dehydrating time and store them in the refrigerator.

Ingredients

100 g 70% Fairtrade dark chocolate, chopped
400 g cooked amaranth
80 g semi-whole wheat flour
a few pinches of Himalayan salt
85 g agave syrup
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
3 large tablespoons natural blackberry preserves (made from fruit, with no added sugar)
unbleached (organic and Fairtrade) powdered sugar, to taste

Makes 8-10 mini-cakes

Directions

Preheat the oven to 180° C. Melt the chocolate in a bain marie. When the chocolate is completely smooth, add the amaranth and stir well. Fold in the flour and salt then add the agave syrup, olive oil and blackberry preserves. Combine well to reach a soft but thick texture. Transfer the batter into individual ramekins or molds and bake for 20-25 minutes. The cakes will keep moist. Let cool for a little bit and serve the cakes slightly warm, molded or unmolded, with some powdered sugar sprinkled on top. They’re equally good served cold.

Ingredients

250 g peeled potatoes
1 large zucchini, cleaned and cut into pieces
1 clove of garlic, peeled and cut into halves
2-3 cm fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons shoyu
a pinch of Himalayan salt
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon vegetable stock powder
200 ml unsweetened and unflavoured oat milk
150 g plain tofu
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
3 teaspoons mild curry powder
a handful of fresh basil, cleaned
a few fresh thyme sprigs, cleaned
4 teaspoons agar agar powder mixed with 100 ml unsweetened and unflavoured oat milk
50-60 g vegan ham, chopped

Makes 4 servings (or a 25 cm long terrine).

Directions

Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water. In the meantime, sauté the zucchini with the garlic and ginger in the olive oil and shoyu over medium heat. Season with the salt and pepper, stir and keep cooking until the zucchini are almost soft. Remove from heat and set aside. When the potatoes are ready, drain them and transfer into the bowl of a blender. Stir the vegetable stock powder into the (200 ml) oat milk and pour the mixture over the potatoes. Add the tofu, nutritional yeast and curry powder and blend until smooth. Throw in the basil and thyme, blend again for a little while and transfer the mixture into a heavy bottomed saucepan. Simmer over low heat for around 5 minutes then add the agar agar mixture, keep cooking for another 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat, add the zucchini and vegan ham, stir well and transfer into a terrine mold and let cool at room temperature for at least 3 hours. You can transfer then the terrine into the fridge until serving time or serve, sliced, at room temperature.

Ingredients

6-7 tablespoons puffed millet
unsweetened and unflavoured oat milk, to taste
a handful of unsweetened, dried banana chips
a tablespoon dried coconut flakes
a tablespoon fairtrade dark chocolate bits or chips
a few pinches of vanilla powder

Makes 1 serving.

Directions

Put the puffed millet in a bowl and pour the oat milk over it. Add the banana chips, coconut flakes, chocolate and vanilla and serve.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons ground flax seeds
150 ml filtered water
a large zucchini, cleaned and cut into pieces
2 handfuls of arugula, cleaned
a tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled
4-5 tablespoons sesame seeds
dried thyme, to taste
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
a few pinches of chili powder

Makes about 20 crackers (6cm x 7cm x 3mm).

Directions

Mix the ground flax seeds with te water and set aside. Put the zucchini and rocket in the bowl of a mixer and process for about one minute. Add the flax seed mixture, olive oil, garlic, sesame seeds, thyme and salt and process again at high speed until you reach a smooth texture. Add the white pepper and chili and mix again. Spread the mixture evenly on a sheet of parchment paper that you will have placed on the tray of a dehydrator. The thickness of the final crackers will be determined by the thickness of the layer of your zucchini mixture. Dehydrate until the mixture looks dried on both sides but it’s still pliable. Cut into squares or rectangles and dehydrate again until crunchy or until you reach your favorite texture. It may take up to 12 hours; this depends largely on the dehidrator you use and the temperature you set.

Ingredients

500 ml mixed berry tea (use your favourite blend)
a little squeeze of lemon juice
one quarter of a teaspoon vanilla powder
one quarter of a teaspoon powdered cloves
5 tablespoons rice malt syrup
3 teaspoons powdered agar agar

Makes 4 servings.

Directions

Pour the mixed berry tea into a heavy saucepan and bring to a simmer. Add the lemon juice, vanilla and cloves and stir. Stir in the rice malt syrup and cook for a couple of minutes then add the agar agar, and keep cooking for about 5 minutes, while stirring continuously. Remove the saucepan from the heat and pour the hot berry tea mixture into a baking pan (use a steel or ceramic oven pan), then set aside and allow to cool, first at room temperature then in the ridge (at least 2 to 3 hours). When it is cold and completely firm, you can cut the jelly into squares and serve.

Ingredients

6 sweet, organic oranges, cleaned
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
a 6 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
400 g rice malt syrup
250 g muscovado sugar

Makes 4 small jars.

Directions

Prepare the oranges by peeling them and discarding the white bitter skin. Save the peel. Chop the orange pulp -removing any seeds-, chop the peel and place the prepared oranges in a heavy steel saucepan. Add the vanilla powder, the ginger and toss. Stir in the rice malt syrup and muscovado sugar and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Change heat to low and simmer for around 40 minutes, or until the jam is rather thick. Stir constantly to keep the jam from sticking to the saucepan. When the jam has reached setting point, remove from the heat and fill the sterilized jars. Use a damp cloth to wipe the jar rims, let cool and seal with sterilized lids. Store the jam in the refrigerator or in another cool place.

Ingredients

For the crust

15 g coconut butter
20-25 g cacao butter
40 g vegan sugarfree cookies, processed into very fine crumbs
a 2-3 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and grated or finely chopped
a pinch of whole sea salt

For the creamy filling

120 g labneh/creamy yogurt vegan/veggie cheese (let drain for 20-24 hours about 400 of unflavoured and unsweetened soy yogurt with a few pinches of whole sea salt, all wrapped in a cheesecloth over a strainer)
1 teaspoon ginger juice
50 g cacao butter, to be melted
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
a few pinches of vanilla powder

For the sauce

the juice of 1 pomegranate
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 2-3 tablespoons cold filtered water

To complete

pomegranate kernels
dark chocolate (preferably fairtrade) flakes or curls
powdered brown sugar

Makes 2 mini cakes.

Directions

Let the coconut butter and cacao butter soften at room temperature. Mix crumbs, coconut butter, cacao butter, ginger and salt together and press into ramekins, mini cake or muffin molds. Freeze for 30-40 minutes.

In the bowl of a mixer, combine vegan/veggie cheese, ginger juice, melted cacao butter, rice malt syrup and vanilla powder and process until smooth. Take the molds out of the freezer, fill them with the mixture and put them back in the freezer for at least 1 hour.

To make the pomegranate sauce, pour the juice and rice malt syrup in a saucepan and bring it to a gentle boil. Keep cooking until the rice malt syrup has melted. Add the cornstarch and cook until the sauce has thickened, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat and let cool completely, first at room temperature then in the fridge.

You can take the cakes out of the freezer 45-50 minutes before serving, or you can transfer them into the fridge until serving time. When you’re ready to serve the mini cakes, spread the pomegranate sauce (which should be completely cold) on top of the cakes. Complete with a few pomegranate kernels, the chocolate flakes and the powdered sugar and serve.

Thoughts, tips, ideas

The mini cakes can be either unmolded and placed on individual serving plates before spreading the sauce on top of them or they can be served (and garnished) in the ramekins/molds.

Ingredients

150 g rolled oats
300 ml filtered water
almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured, to taste
a few pinches of mace powder
a few pinches of cinnamon powder
concentrated apple juice, to taste
1-2 handfuls of pomegranate kernels
half a red apple, cleaned and diced
1-2 handfuls of raisins

Makes 2 servings.

Directions

Place the rolled oats in a large bowl and cover them with the water. Cover with a plate or kitchen foil and let soak overnight in a cool place. In the morning, divide the oats into 2 individual serving bowls, add the almond milk, spices and the rest of the ingredients and serve. If you prefer, you can lightly warm the oats up with some milk just before dividing them into the bowls.

Ingredients

1 large leek, cleaned and chopped
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
200 g semi whole wheat flour
100 g whole rice flour
a quarter of a teaspoon cinnamon powder
half a teaspoon whole sea salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a few pinches of dried oregano
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
200 ml oat milk, unsweetened and unflavoured

Makes 12 muffins.

Directions

Preheat oven to 180° C. In a large pan or wok, sauté the leek in the olive oil then add the pepper and water, stir and keep cooking for another 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside. In a large bowl, combine the wheat flour, rice flour, cinnamon, salt, cornstarch, baking soda, cream of tartar and oregano stir to blend. In another bowl combine olive oil and oat milk and whisk well. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and add the leek. Stir gently until the ingredients are combined but don’t over mix the batter. Fill the muffin cups or muffin tray with the batter, using a spoon. Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is lightly browned and a toothpick or knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. Remove from the oven, let cool for a couple of minutes, unmold the muffins, place them on a wire rack and let cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Ingredients

150 g vegan plain biscuits (with no hydrogenated vegetable oils and no added refined sugar), very finely crushed (you can use a food processor or coffee grinder)
200 g cherry jam or cherry preserve, with no added sugar
30 g coconut oil, to be melted
40 g pure cocoa butter, to be melted
200 g fairtrade dark chocolate (70% cocoa), melted in a bain-marie
100 ml GMO-free vegetable cream
100 g almond butter
1-2 tablespoons hazelnut butter
2 handfuls of shelled hazelnuts, more or less finely chopped

Makes 15-20 balls.

Directions

In a bowl, mix well all the ingredients except the hazelnuts. Transfer into the fridge or freezer until set. Roll into balls and roll them in the chopped hazelnuts. Chill again until ready to serve.

Ingredients

100 g dark chocolate (70% cacao), preferably Fairtrade
220 ml almond cream (or other vegetable cream)
a pinch of whole sea salt
4 tablespoons rice malt syrup
3 tablespoons hazelnut butter
chopped hazelnuts, for garnish

Makes 4 servings.

Directions

Melt the chocolate in a bain marie, then stir in the almond cream, rice malt syrup and hazelnut butter. Stir until you reach a smooth consistency, remove from the heat and transfer the mixture into individual ramekins or glasses. Let cool, refrigerate for at least 3 hours, top with the chopped hazelnuts and serve.

Ingredients

multy grain or wholemeal bread, sliced (and lightly toasted, if you prefer)
maple syrup
hazelnut butter
fresh figs (ripe but firm), cleaned and cut into quarters
shelled hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
dark chocolate, preferably Fairtrade

Directions

Drizzle each slice of bread with maple syrup then pread some hazelnut butter on it. Arrange the figs, cut side up, on top of the bread, add the hazelnuts and some extra maple syrup. Shave some chocolate on top and serve.