Cranberry Jam! Vegan

Cranberry Jam

Another festive recipe: Cranberry jam! I made this with my friends as you would have seen in the video. This jam is sweet and tasty with a hint of ginger. The base is apples to reduce the refined sugar needed so is healthier than full sugar recipes. This is such a tasty jam for Christmas dinner or even year round on toast or porridge! 

(Makes 1 very large jar)

Ingredients:

150g cranberries

2 large cooking apples

2 inches fresh ginger

100g sugar (white, brown, coconut)

In a pan add about 150ml water along with the cranberries and peeler and finely chopped apples. Bring to the boil and simmer without a lid. Grate the ginger into the pan and add the sugar. Boil down for about an hour stirring occasionally to form a thick jam. Once reduced, pink and super thick allow to cool and store in a jar. 

I hope you try out this recipe and like it as much as my friends and I did!

Recipe video here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9WcgW1O4gc

Lots of Love 

Robyn xx

Houmous In a Blender

Houmous In a Blender

Hey everyone, today is a houmous recipe! I do really like the bought houmous, but if you fancy making your own then this is by far the easiest way i’ve found to make it. I keep it really simple so feel free to add any herbs or spices you fancy such as paprika, cumin, garlic. It creates a smooth thick houmous without the added ingredients of bought houmous so is a healthier and super tasty addition to toast, salad or a pizza ;) 

(Makes one pot)

Ingredients:

1/2 can chickpeas

2 tsp tahini

1/2 lemon

Drain the chickpeas and save the juices, squeeze the lemon. Place the chickpeas into the blender along with a few tablespoons of the lemon and chickpea juices. Blend until a thick paste forms. In a separate bowl place the tahini and mix with about 2 tbsp of water or chickpea juices, mix with a spoon until it turns more creamy. Then add to the blended chickpeas, give it a little shake and blend again. Finally serve in a pot or jar. Use a spatula to scoop it all out the blender. Keep in the fridge for up to a week. 

See the video here: https://youtu.be/HSgq9FdNbIA

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do! 

Have a houmousful day!

Lots of love, 

Robyn

x

Sweet Peanut Butter Sauce

Sweet Peanut Butter Sauce

(Serves 1)

Ingredients:

2 tsp pb2 (powdered peanut butter)

2 tsp sugar syrup (agave, maple, golden or sweet freedom) 

2 tsp water

Simply mix together and serve on toast, pancakes, porridge or crumpets! 

My Favourite Sweet Pepper Dip

Ingredients:

(Serves 1-2)

Dip:

6 mini mixed colours sweet peppers

2 sticks celery

1/2 avocado 

50ml coconut water 

Other:

1 head celery 

Few sprigs fresh coriander 

Sprinkle chilli flakes 

1 head round/butter leaf lettuce 

2 cups peas 

Simply blend all the dip ingredients and serve. Chop up the celery as shown then top everything with coriander and chilli flakes :) delicious! This is my favourite dip to date! 

Bonus:

In your blender blend the peas, some coconut water and some celery. And you have a pea purée dip! Into a lettuce leaf spoon in both of the dips and you have a lettuce taco :) 

Sweet Beet Sauce

Ingredients:

(Serves 1-4)

800g sweet cherry tomatoes *

6 cooked beetroots

Big bunch of dill

Big bunch of basil

Small bunch of coriander 

Blend until smooth or desired consistency and serve, or allow to marinade over night :) beaut! 

* the riper the sweeter and thinker - think wrinkly skin and squishy ;) 

The Perfect Hummus

Ingredients:
(One jar)

1 can chickpeas (Napoli from Sainsbury's is best)
1 tbsp tahini
1/2 juice of lemon
1 garlic clove (optional)
1 tsp ground pepper corns

Equipment essential:
Food processor
1 reused jar

Equipment optional:
Lemon squeezer
Garlic press
Spatular

Drain the liquid from the chickpeas into a small jar or jug, place all the chickpeas in to the food processor, add the lemon juice, tahini, pressed garlic (or just place whole peeled cloves in), and ground pepper corns. Then blitz on medium for a few seconds. Then add about 3 tbsp of the chickpea water and blitz on high power until smooth and creamy. (You may need to pause half way through the second blitz to scoop some of the mixture down off the sides of the food processor, just use a spoon or spatula)
Then remove chopping adapter and scoop humus into a jar, and your done!