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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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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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Ingredients
For the cake
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
80 g wholemeal flour
120 g almond flour
40 g unsweetened cacao powder, sifted
50 g muscovado sugar
half a teaspoon vanilla powder
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
a pinch of whole sea salt
180 g barley malt syrup
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
200 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured
100 ml almond cream (or [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cakes, chocolate, desserts, finger food, lunch-box, snacks, spicy, sweet, tea time, winter

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Pistachio and chocolate covered figs

by Alice on September 26, 2009

Ingredients
1 dark chocolate bar (100 g), preferably Fairtrade, 80% cacao
2 teaspoons hazelnut butter
a pinch of cinnamon
a pinch of chilli powder
a pinch of whole sea salt
8 fresh figs, ripe but firm, washed and pat dried with kitchen paper
2 handfuls unsalted pistachios, shells and skins removed, very coarsely chopped

Directions
First, break the choicolate bar and melt it in [...]


Posted in: chocolate, desserts, fruits, gluten-free, 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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