by Alice on December 22, 2011
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), [...]
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by Alice on September 22, 2011
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.
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by Alice on July 20, 2011
by Alice on July 19, 2011
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.
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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.
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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raisins,
sultanas,
vanilla
by Alice on April 18, 2011
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
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blackberry preserves,
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by Alice on March 1, 2011
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.
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by Alice on December 24, 2010
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 [...]
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cornstarch,
ginger,
labneh,
pomegranate,
vanilla
by Alice on December 1, 2010
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% [...]
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by Alice on September 22, 2010
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.
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