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sweet

Chocolate, cherry and hazelnut balls

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% [...]


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, chocolate, desserts, finger food, lunch-box, picnic, snacks, sweet, tea time, winter

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Chocolate and hazelnut mousse

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.


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, chocolate, desserts, gluten-free, spring, summer, sweet, winter

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Fig and hazelnut open sandwich

by Alice on September 13, 2010

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


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, snacks, summer, sweet, tea time

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Almond custard and fresh berries

by Alice on September 12, 2010

Ingredients
For the custard
500 ml unsweetened and unflavoured almond milk
3 teaspoons agar agar powder
6 tablespoons rice malt syrup
3 tablespoons almond butter
For the berries
black berries (1 small basket)
blueberries (1 small basket)
3-4 tablespoons rice malt syrup
a few pinches of vanilla powder
2 tablespoons lemon juice
lemon zest (from organic lemons), julienned, for garnish
Makes 4 servings.


Posted in: desserts, fruits, gluten-free, summer, sweet

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Quinoa and fruit salad

by Alice on September 2, 2010

Ingredients
2 cups cooked quinoa, cold (here’s how to cook quinoa)
1-2 chilled nectarines, sliced
1 banana, sliced
2-3 handfuls of chilled blueberries
a squeeze of lemon juice
2-3 pinches of vanilla powder
rice malt syrup, to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, picnic, salads, summer, sweet

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Coconut, cashew and saffron ice cream

by Alice on August 29, 2010

Ingredients
half a teaspoon powdered saffron
400 ml coconut milk
6-7 tablespoons rice malt syrup
3 tablespoons cashew butter
a pinch of whole sea salt
a few pinches of dried ginger powder
Makes 4 servings. 


Posted in: desserts, gluten-free, ice-cream, summer, sweet

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Spiced apricot, almond and cacao crumble

by Alice on July 29, 2010

Ingredients
For the apricots
700-750 g fresh and ripe apricots, cleaned, pitted and cut into thin slices
4 tablespoons rice malt syrup
the juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract
half a teaspoon dried ginger powder
half a teaspoon cardamom powder
For the crumble
300 g almond meal
5-6 tablespoons muscovado sugar
a few pinches of cinnamon powder
1 large tablespoon cocoa powder
a pinch of [...]


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, chocolate, crumbles, desserts, fruits, gluten-free, lunch-box, picnic, spicy, sweet, tea time

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Strawberry jelly spread with cardamom

by Alice on May 21, 2010

Ingredients
350 g ripe strawberries, cleaned and coarsely puréed
150 g rice malt syrup
juice of half a lemon
half a teaspoon powdered cardamom
a few pinches of powdered vanilla
half a teaspoon agar agar powder, dissolved in 1 tablespoon filtered water
Makes about 1 jar.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, jams, snacks, spring, summer, sweet, tea time

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Almond cinnamon ice cream

by Alice on April 26, 2010

Ingredients
150 g rice malt syrup
130 g raw almond butter
20 g raw coconut oil
50 ml almond milk (unflavoured and unsweetened)
65 ml almond cream, or other GMO-free, vegetable cream (unflavoured and unsweetened)
1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon
Makes 2-4 servings.


Posted in: desserts, gluten-free, ice-cream, spring, summer, sweet

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Ingredients
For the cake
150 g semi-whole wheat flour
150 g millet flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
half a teaspoon cream of tartar
4 Granny Smith apples
160 ml unsweetened and unflavoured almond milk
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
170 g rice malt syrup
a few pinches of vanilla powder

For the rice malt caramel sauce
250 g rice malt syrup
150 ml vegetable cream [...]


Posted in: baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, desserts, fruits, sweet, tea time

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Gluten-free brownies

by Alice on April 15, 2010

Ingredients
200 g fair trade dark chocolate (70% cacao)
90 g quinoa flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
115 g rice malt syrup
55 g maple syrup, grade B or C
4 tablespons powdered flax seeds, mixed with 12 tablespoons filtered water
50 g hazelnut butter
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon hazelnut [...]


Posted in: baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, chocolate, desserts, finger food, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, sweet, tea time

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Ingredients
150 g semi-whole wheat flour
100 g whole oat flour
50 g coconut flakes
50 g golden flax seeds, finely ground
2 tablespoons cornstarch, GMO-free
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
60 ml extra virgin olive oil
110 g rice malt syrup
130 g coconut milk
150 ml oat milk, unflavoured and unsweetened
2 handfuls of sultana raisins, [...]


Posted in: baking, breakfast and brunch, chocolate, cupcakes and muffins, desserts, finger food, grains, lunch-box, picnic, snacks, sweet, tea time, winter

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