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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marmalade,
orange zest,
oranges,
powdered sugar
by Alice on March 29, 2011
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.
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banana,
chocolate,
coconut,
millet,
oat milk,
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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cacao,
cherries,
chocolate,
cocoa butter,
coconut oil,
hazelnuts
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
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bread,
chocolate,
figs,
hazelnut butter,
hazelnuts,
maple syrup
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 [...]
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almond butter,
almond cream,
almond milk,
chocolate,
dried cherries,
hazelnut butter,
rice malt syrup,
vanilla,
vegetable cream
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 [...]
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almond milk,
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cinnamon,
cream of tartar,
extra virgin olive oil,
flax seeds,
hazelnut butter,
hazelnut oil,
maple syrup,
quinoa,
rice malt syrup
by Alice on February 13, 2010
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 [...]
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almond cream,
almond milk,
cacao,
candied ginger,
chocolate,
ginger,
muscovado,
rice malt syrup. barley malt syrup,
semi-whole wheat flour,
vanilla,
wholemeal flour
by Alice on February 6, 2010
Ingredients
100 g quinoa flour
200 g semi-whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
half a teaspoon cardamom powder
200 ml plain (unflavoured) and unsweetened rice milk
70 ml extra virgin olive oil
80 g rice malt syrup
20 ml maple syrup (grade C)
100 g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into pieces
3 [...]
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extra virgin olive oil,
maple syrup,
quinoa,
quinoa flour,
rice malt syrup,
rice milk,
semi-whole wheat flour,
semi-wholemeal flour
by Alice on January 19, 2010
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.
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almond butter,
barley,
barley malt syrup,
chocolate,
dark chocolate,
oat milk,
puffed barley
by Alice on October 27, 2009
Ingredients
For the filling
3 slightly under-ripe pears (Bartlett or similar), peeled and cut into pieces
1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
2 tablespoons agave syrup
juice of 1 lemon
For the crumble topping
100 g dark chocolate (or 1 bar)
4 handfuls of hazelnuts
a pinch of whole sea salt
3 tablespoons muscovado sugar
a few pinches of cinnamon powder
6 tablespoons whole rice flour
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa [...]
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chocolate,
hazelnut butter,
hazelnuts,
pears,
rice flour
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 [...]
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cacao,
chilli powder,
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figs,
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pistachios
by Alice on February 17, 2009
Pears and chocolate: a classic combination which is always a winner. When selceting the pears for this cake, make sure they’re firm and under-ripe. If you’re using sweetened dark chocolate, lower the amount of rice malt syrup.
Ingredients
1 cup almond flour
1 cup whole kamut flour
4 extra firm Bartlett or other firm pears, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
6 tablespoons extra [...]
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chocolate,
pears
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