Caramel Slice – Vegan, Healthy, Refined Sugar Free & Gluten Free

A different, healthy take on the classic caramel slice that doesn’t take away any of deliciousness  but only the animal products and adds a kick of health!

Base Layer:

1 cup Oats (used GF oats for Gluten Free)
1 cup Dates (soaked prior)
1 cup almonds

Blend, adding splashes of water when necessary till the mixture holds well.

Press mixture well into a cling wrap lined baking tin and pop in the fridge while preparing your caramel layer.

Caramel Layer:

1 cup dates (soaked prior)
4-5 tbsp tahini
crack of salt

Blend well, add splashes of water when necessary to combine mixture.

Add to the baking tin and spread evenly onto the prepared slice base and pop it back into the fridge.

Chocolate Layer:

Melted chocolate. I used a chocolate making kit from Meraki & Co. but you could also melt down your favourite vegan chocolate and use that!

Pour on top of the caramel layer in the tin, making sure it covers well.

Store in the fridge until the top layer has hardened.

To serve, use a hot knife to cut the slices otherwise you’ll end up with a beautiful mess like I did… not that that’s a bad thing 😛

Recipe inspired by laurasmess.me

 

 

Vegan, Oil Free, Low Fat & Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies

Inspired by Veggieful‘s recipe, I wanted to make a healthier & lower fat version!

2+1/4 Cups teff flour (or gluten free flour of choice, but teff or buckwheat is best!)

1 tbsp ground ginger

1tsp ground cinnamon

3/4 cup coconut sugar

1/2 tsp bicarb soda

3/4 cup apple sauce

1/4 cup agave nectar or maple syrup

 

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees, fanforced.
• Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and combine.
• Add in all the wet ingredients and combine together with your hands to form a ball.
• Sprinkle some flour onto your workspace/bench and put the dough ball in the middle.
• Roll out your dough with a rolling pin & cut out shapes with a cookie cutter of your choice.
• Place the cookies onto a baking try lined with baking paper and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Allow to cool on a baking rack before icing if you wish. I enjoyed mine plain & they were delicious!

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makes 23 cookies, but of course this depends on your cookie cutter 🙂

Chocolate Cookies (Vegan, Healthy, Low Fat, Oil Free, Gluten Free)

A chocolatey take off my Caramel Cluster Cookies!

WET INGREDIENTS:
1 banana, mashed
5 tbsp almond milk
DRY INGREDIENTS:
(All from The Source Bulk Foods)
1 cup teff or buckwheat flour
2 tbsp cacao powder
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp Tropeaka boost powder (can sub for more cacao powder)
a shake cinnamon
2 – 3 tbsp chocolate buckinis (or 1 tbsp plain buckinis & 1 tbsp cacao nibs)
3 tbsp rapadura or coconut sugar

METHOD:
– Preheat oven to 180° fan forced & line a baking tray with baking paper
– Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and the wet ingredients in a seperate bowl.
– Make a well in the dry ingredients & add in the wet. – Combine well, you’ll need to end up using your hands.
– Roll into balls and place them onto the baking tray, evenly spread.
– Press a fork onto each ball to squish the cookie down.
– Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
– Allow to cool on a rack & store in an airtight container for a few days.

Apple Pie Smoothie (Vegan, Healthy)

– 1/2 carton of Natural RawC coconut water (or just sub for dairy free milk/water)
– 1/2tsp cinnamon
– 2 tsp coconut sugar
– 1/2tsp mesquite or maca powder
– 1 apple, peeled & chopped
– 2 frozen bananas
– vanilla
– dairy free milk to blend
● Blend it all in a blender & serve!

Crunchy Caramel Cluster Cookies (Gluten Free, Low Fat, Vegan & Healthy)

WET INGREDIENTS:
1 banana, mashed
1 flax egg (1tbsp flaxmeal + 3 tbsp water, sit for 15 minutes)
3 tbsp almond milk
DRY INGREDIENTS:
(purchased from The Source Bulk Foods)
1 cup teff or buckwheat flour
1 tsp cinnamon
2 – 3 tbsp caramelised buckinis
3 tbsp rapadura or coconut sugar

– Preheat oven to 180° fan forced & line a baking tray with baking paper
– Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and the wet ingredients in a separate bowl.
– Make a well in the dry ingredients & add in the wet.
– Combine well, you’ll need to end up using your hands.
– Roll into balls and place them onto the baking tray, evenly spread.
– Press a fork onto each ball to squish the cookie down.
– Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
– Allow to cool on a rack & store in an airtight container for a few days but they are best fresh.

Chocolate Oatmeal

1/2 cup oats, soaked in 1/2 cup water for an hour minumum.
1 small zucchini, grated
1 banana
1 tsp chiaseeds
2-3 tsp coconut sugar
2 tsp cacao powder
dash of cinnamon
● add 1/2 cup or so of water to a small pot & add everything else, cook on medium heat adding dairy free milk to keep a good consistency.
● once it’s cooked stir through 2 tsp of cacao powder, check for sweetness & add more coconut sugar if necessary.
● OPTIONAL: add 1 tsp maca powder
● serve!

3 Ingredient Low Fat & Vegan Alfredo Pasta

I picked up a half of some super cheap cauliflower for 99c & decided to make a super quick, easy & light throw together alfredo pasta.

– 1/4 of a cauliflower
– 1/4cup dairy free milk (i used almond & coconut)
– 1 heaped tbsp of nutritional yeast
– small squeeze of lemon juice

So technically it’s four ingredients but it’s the tiniest amount of lemon juice so that’s why it’s a 3 ingredient alfredo! 😉

● steam the cauliflower florets until cooked
● add to a blender with the rest of the ingredients.
● keep adding milk until prefered consistency is reached & it’s nice a smooth.
● cook your pasta as per packet instructions. i used gluten free to keep it light.
OPTIONAL: chop 2 mushrooms into slices and sauté in a pot with a splash of water.
● add the pasta to the pot with the sauce and stir through & serve!

Apple Pie Oatmeal

So warming.. so autumn-y.. even though it’s spring here in Australia, but at least for some people in the world this oatmeal recipe is perfectly season themed!

– 1 cup rolled oats
– 1/2 grated zucchini or 1 small zucchini, grated
– 3 tsp cinammon (or less if your not a fan)
– 2 tsp chia seeds
– 2 or 3 tsp coconut sugar

– 1 small banana
– 1 large apple, peeled
OR
– 1 large banana
– 1 small apple, peeled
it really just depends on the size of your fruit.
note: i use pink lady apples… the best!

– i like to soak my oats as it assists with digestion & they also cook faster. i normally keep some in my fridge with my grated zucchini ready for the next day or two (organisational skills on fleeeeek!) but overnight is fine, but this is also optional.
– add 1 cup of water to a pot & then add the oats, grated zucchini, chia seeds, coconut sugar, cinnamon & banana & cook on medium or medium-high adding some dairy-free milk of choice when necessary to achieve desired consistency & creaminess.
– while the oats are cooking, add just under 1 cup of water to another small pot with the chopped apple, sprinkle some cinnamon on top, you can add some coconut sugar if you wish, but it’s pretty sweet by itself. bring it to the boil and cook until soft and the liquid is gone. if you run out of liquid, you can add more water so the apples don’t stick or burn.
– serve oatmeal, i add some maca powder to my oatmeal as it’s a natural energy booster & hormone balancer, but this is optional. top with the cooked apples & some raw buckwheat or walnuts are a great addition for some crunch!

Serves one high carb vegan, but probably would serve two people otherwise 😉

2 Ingredient, Easy, Banana & Oat Bars

i decided to try something different for work snacks this week, but you know me.. simple is how i roll!
these babies have 2 main ingredients & then you can customise them to suit your prefrences!
perfect for school or work lunchboxes, a 3pm pickup or to have a few for breakfast!

RECIPE:
● the two ingredients:
– 2 ripe bananas, mashed really well
– 2 cups rolled oats
● optional & customisable ingredients
– 1 tbsp @coconutmagic coconut sugar
– 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
– 1/4 cup @coconutmagic coconut flakes
– 2 tbsp raw buckwheat/buckinis
– 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
(other ideas: raisins, dates, nuts, seeds, other dried fruit, chia seeds)

Preheat oven to 180°C
Combine the ingredients together in a bowl.
Line a brownie tin with baking paper & pour the mixture in. pop in the oven for 30-35 minutes until cooked through.
Allow to cool before slicing into 6 bars.

Emergency, Low Fat & Nut Free Muesli

Have a hankering for some cereal? Have no muesli left?

Try this!

Step One: puffed brown rice, raw rolled oats, buckinis/raw buckwheat, hemp or chia seeds, shredded coconut, cinnamon, @coconutmagic coconut sugar & goji berries… mix it all up in a bowl.

Step Two: sliced banana & some sliced fresh strawberries, pop it on top of the bowl of muesli.

Step Three: if you desire (you know you wsnt too!) top with desicated coconut, more @coconutmagic coconut sugar, hemp seeds & some goji berries.

Step Four: blend 1 banana with some (about 250ml-ish) vanilla @almondbreezeaus (or dairyfree milk of choice) and pour it on top!

No measurements, just super quick & easy delicious muesli!