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Strawberries and banana on toast

by Alice on May 30, 2011

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


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

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Ingredients
120 g fresh fava beans, shelled
150 g zucchini, cleaned
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons raw almond butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
a small handful of fresh dill, cleaned
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
50 g sun-dried tomatoes, soaked in filtered water for 10-15 minutes then drained and coarsely chopped
Makes 1 cup. [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, dips, spreads and patés, finger food, gluten-free, lunch-box, picnic, raw, savoury, spring, vegetables

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Spiced carrot and almond treats (raw)

by Alice on May 3, 2011

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 [...]


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, cookies, dehydrator, desserts, finger food, gluten-free, lunch-box, raw, snacks, spring, summer, sweet, tea time, winter

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Ingredients
50 ml GMO-free vegetable cream (I used almond cream), unsweetened and unflavoured
50 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
120 g rice malt syrup
50 g hazelnut butter
50 g almond butter
100 g dark fairtrade chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into pieces and melted in a bain-marie
2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract
1-2 handfuls of dried sour cherries
1 large handful of coarsely [...]


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

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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
100 g dark chocolate, fair trade
2 tablespoons plain oat milk
1 pinch whole sea salt
100 g barley malt syrup
200 g almond butter
70 g whole puffed barley
Makes 20 treats.


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, chocolate, desserts, finger food, grains, lunch-box, snacks, spring, sweet, winter

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Fresh berry and custard tartlets

by Alice on October 2, 2009

Ingredients
For the crust

50 g cornmeal (GMO-free)
100 g whole wheat flour
100 g whole rice flakes’ flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of vanilla powder
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
70 ml natural mineral or filtered water, at room temperature
Makes about  24 discs (tartlets) or 1 20-22 cm crust.
For the custard

4 tablespoons plain and unsweetened soy yogurt (GMO-free)
4 [...]


Posted in: baking, breakfast and brunch, cooked, desserts, fruits, soy, summer, sweet, tarts

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Banana mousse with raspberries

by Alice on September 24, 2009

Ingredients
5 bananas, preferably Fairtrade, ripe enough, peeled
3 tablespoons almond meal
4 tablespoons agave syrup
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of powdered vanilla
juice of 1/2 a lemon
6 tablespoons raw almond butter
2 handfuls of fresh, ripe raspberries, crashed and blended with 2 teaspoons lemon juice (those should be prepared at the very end, just before serving).
Makes 4 servings.

Directions
Purée [...]


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

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Cacao and coconut cream tart with raspberries

by Alice on September 21, 2009

Ingredients

For the cacao butter and coconut cream
50 g cacao butter (I used raw cacao butter)
200 ml coconut milk
6 tablespoons agave syrup
1 teaspoon lemon juice
the zest of half a lemon
2 tablespoons almond butter
For the crust
50 g almond flour
100 g whole rice flakes’ flour
100 g semi-whole wheat flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
a sprinkle [...]


Posted in: baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, cooked, desserts, summer, sweet, tarts

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