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Chai Hot Chocolate (Vegan & With No Added Sugar)

Chai Hot Chocolate (Vegan & With No Added Sugar)

Chai Hot Chocolate (Vegan & With No Added Sugar) A delicious and warming chai hot chocolate with no dairy and no added sugar! Have you made any New Year's resolutions? If so were you able to stick to them? I haven't made any as such, but I've been making a conscious effort to cut down on the amount of sugar I consume. A big part of my job consists of creating and experimenting with new recipes, most of which happen to be sweet because they're the kind of recipes you (my lovely blog readers and social media followers) seem to love most! And I'm usually not 100% happy with a recipe unless I've tried it 3-4 times. Sometimes even more! So you can imagine [...]

Nadia2022-09-07T10:11:42+01:00February 6, 2018|Breakfasts, Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Drinks, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Sugar Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|12 Comments

Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes (Vegan & Gluten-free) Chocolate banana cupcakes topped with a lush two-ingredient chocolate ganache. All vegan, gluten-free and with no added sugar! Since Valentine's day is just around the corner, these chocolate ganache cupcakes would make the perfect post dinner treat to impress that special someone on Valentine's day. Nothing says I love more than a sweet, rich chocolate sponge topped with a silky smooth chocolate ganache. Am I right or am I right? :D I topped mine with berries, because I love the contrast in colour between the red raspberries, deep purple blackberries and deep red cherries. It just adds so much more character and makes these cupcakes that much more inviting. They're super simple to make using oat flour [...]

Nadia2022-08-05T11:34:50+01:00February 5, 2018|Chocolate, Cupcakes, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sugar Free|12 Comments

Protein Chocolate Mug Cake (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Protein Chocolate Mug Cake (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Protein Chocolate Mug Cake You know those times when you really really crave a slice of chocolate cake (or in my case any kind of chocolatey baked good), but don't have anything remotely like cake in the house and wish that you had. I'm sharing a recipe that will come in handy for exactly those moments! A chocolate protein mug cake that's super rich and decadent but much healthier than a regular cake. Made with protein powder, ground almonds, cocoa, plant-based milk and almond butter. I also used a little maple syrup for extra sweetness but you can absolutely replace that with more plant-based milk instead to make it lower in sugar. For me, this is a life saver! Every now [...]

Nadia2018-04-05T10:31:32+01:00January 30, 2018|Breakfasts, Brownies, Cakes, Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Muffins, Post Workout Meals, Protein recipes, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|11 Comments

Chocolate Mint Mousse Pie (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Chocolate Mint Mousse Pie (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Chocolate Mint Mousse Pie I love mint and chocolate. I think that combination is so delicious, especially in the form of a post dinner treat. The chocolate gives the desserts a decadent feel and the mint is just so refreshing after a meal! Recently I posted a mint Oreo recipe where I spoke more about my love for this flavour combination (click here to read more about it)! It made me realise that I haven't really experimented with mint and chocolate much in my recipes before, so now all I want to do is create mint chocolate recipes! So today, I'm sharing with you this, rich, smooth and decadent chocolate mint mousse pie! A simple oaty base with a lush, velvety centre made using only 4 ingredients! You'll find [...]

Nadia2017-11-26T19:23:49+01:00November 26, 2017|Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Tarts/Pies, Vegan, Vegetarian|13 Comments

Mint Moringa Oreos (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Mint Moringa Oreos (Vegan & Gluten-free)

A delicious, creamy & rich mint moringa filling between two crunchy chocolate cookies. Mint Moringa Oreos (Vegan & Gluten-free) I have made a raw version of Oreos in the past, but today I'm showing you how to make baked Oreo cookies filled with a refreshing mint and moringa filling. They're gluten-free and completely plant-based. Mint and chocolate is such a delicious combination. In fact, my favourite chocolate flavour is mint dark chocolate. I usually have a square or two after dinner if I don't have any homemade treats lying around. Yes, I don't always have an abundance of homemade treats in my house at all times ? Shocker, right? Even the hubby enjoyed these mint moringa Oreos and he's not at all [...]

Nadia2017-12-05T22:26:15+01:00November 7, 2017|Chocolate, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|12 Comments

Chocolate Cups with Black Forest Banana Ice Cream

Chocolate Cups with Black Forest Banana Ice Cream

Chocolate Cups with Black Forest Banana Ice Cream Even though summer is now officially over and posts of soups, curries, pies and porridge are saturating the various social media platforms, I think ice cream can never be out of season. Have you ever seen a restaurant menu that doesn't feature ice cream on the dessert menu? No! There is always room for ice cream regardless of the time of year. Chocolate and ice cream are my favourite two treats. There is no question in my mind that they taste even better when paired together. These chocolate cups with black forest banana ice cream are perfect as a post dinner treat, especially at a dinner party. Why serve ice cream in a normal bowl when you [...]

Nadia2022-08-05T11:34:51+01:00October 2, 2017|Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Ice Cream, Raw, Sugar Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|6 Comments

Chocolate Tahini Doughnuts (Vegan, Gluten-free)

Chocolate Tahini Doughnuts (Vegan, Gluten-free)

Chocolate Tahini Doughnuts I have yet another tahini recipe for you. I just couldn't resist. It's such a delicious and nutritionally amazing ingredient that I just want to add it/drizzle it onto anything and everything! There is no doubt that I eat tahini on a daily basis, either in my breakfast in the form of a drizzle over my smoothies, mixed into my porridge, or on the side of my lunch in hummus or just drizzled over my salad/veggies. These chocolate tahini doughnuts are vegan, gluten-free and refined sugar free made using oats instead of flour, tahini instead of oil and dates instead of a refined sweetener. Not only are they much healthier than normal doughnuts, they're also super dense, [...]

Nadia2017-08-01T08:55:30+01:00August 1, 2017|Breakfasts, Brownies, Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, doughnuts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|14 Comments

Cookie Dough Chocolate Bars

Cookie Dough Chocolate Bars

Cookie Dough Chocolate Bars A lush cookie dough centre made with chickpeas in a chocolate shell shaped like a chocolate bar! ? Don't you agree they look adorable? You probably all know by now how much I love using beans and pulses in my sweet treats. From lentil porridge, black bean cookie dough brownies, chickpea blondies and black bean chocolate cupcakes and black bean peanut butter brownies. To make these cookie dough chocolate bars, I'm using a similar recipe to the one I used to make these cookie dough truffles, only I made it much simpler and used fewer ingredients. They're grain-free, gluten-free and are so simple to make! To create the chocolate bar shape, I used this chocolate shaped mould that [...]

Nadia2018-07-26T22:53:56+01:00June 19, 2017|Chocolate, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|3 Comments

Vegan Raspberry Bounty Bars

Vegan Raspberry Bounty Bars

Vegan Raspberry Bounty Bars Since so many of you loved my Blueberry Bounty Bars I thought I would create another variation and shoot a video this time to show you just how easy they are to make at home! If you've never heard of bounty bars, they're basically a sweet coconut bar covered with a lush chocolate shell. I believe there is something similar in the US but under the name of 'Almond Joy'? Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I have seen many American bloggers making these Almond Joy bars and they seem very similar to Bounty bars minus the almond! Bounty bars don't come in any other flavour apart from plain old coconut. Again please correct me if I'm [...]

Nadia2017-11-13T00:59:23+01:00June 14, 2017|Bars, Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Nut Free|12 Comments

Peanut Butter Brownies Vegan, Gluten-free & Refined Sugar-free

Peanut Butter Brownies Vegan, Gluten-free & Refined Sugar-free

Peanut Butter Brownies Vegan, Gluten-free & Refined Sugar-free Since my cookie dough brownies were such a hit, I thought I would create another brownie recipe using black beans, but this time flavoured with peanut butter. Because we all know chocolate and peanut butter make the most amazing flavour combination :D I also thought we could all do with a bit of comfort seeing that the British weather has skipped summer all together as it's beginning to feel more and more like autumn! It's been throwing it down with rain, windy and the temperature is falling. A good excuse to cosy up on the sofa with a blanket, a cup of tea and a delicious slice of these peanut butter brownies. Just like the [...]