Oreo Cashew Cheese Cake!

Oreo Cashew Cheese Cake!

I made this amazing cheese cake for my house mates and they absolutely loved it! All you need is a cute pie dish, a blender and an oven.

(Makes 1 shallow cheese cake)

Ingredients:

2 packets of Oreo biscuits

500g cashews, soak for 1-3 hrs

1 lemon

4 tbsp coconut syrup or agave

100ml water

1 handful crushed raspberries

Chocolate Glaze:

1 tbsp coconut nectar

2 tsp cacao powder

2 tsp coconut oil

Twist the oreos and take out the creamy middle and set aside in two separate bowls. Crush up the biscuit part until its super crumbly and mix with a few tbsp of water to form a squishy mouldable dough. Line the dish with some baking paper, scrunch the paper up and then it will mould easier to the dish. Spread out the biscuit to form the base and place in the oven for 15 minutes  at 200 degrees celsius. Meanwhile,  place the soaked cashews into a blender along with the juice of the lemon, the syrup and about 100ml water. Blend until super smooth. Add in the cream from the oreos if you desire. Pour the thick mixture onto the cooled base, smooth out and top with the crushed raspberries. Mix the chocolate glaze ingredients together, melting the coconut oil in a pan if needed and drizzle on top of the cheese cake. Pop in the freezer for 2 hours or the fridge overnight. Serve! 

Oreo Cashew Cheese Cake!

Coconut Chocolate Chickpea Cookies | Healthy Vegan Gluten Free Sugar Free

Coconut Chocolate Chickpea Cookies | Healthy Vegan Gluten Free Sugar Free 

I absolutely love cookies as everyone does but it always requires either oats or flour. Today I came up with an amazing gluten free recipe using a can of chickpeas! I added coconut flour for an amazing coconut flavour but if you don't have it then just don't add it, they work delicious without. If you want to make these exactly with the coconut flour and coconut oil then head on over to Cocofina.com and use my 15% discount code: bestfollowers. http://www.cocofina.com/store/

(Makes 6 cookies) 

Ingredients:

1/2 can chickpeas

5 dates, pitted, soaked 

2 tsp coconut flour (optional)

1/8 tsp cinammon 

1/8 tsp vanilla powder 

10g coconut oil 

4 pieces of dark chocolate, finely chopped

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius. In a bowl add the chickpeas and dates and mash together with a fork. Add the coconut flour, cinammon, vanilla and coconut oil and combine well. Then mix in the dark chocolate. Using your hands form 6 medium patty like cookies and place on a baking tray lined with baking paper or tin foil. Place in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes until golden. Take out of the oven and allow to cool thoroughly so the coconut oil can set hardening the cookies. Then enjoy! 

These are such a great snack food on the go. Hope you make them! 

Watch me make them: http://youtu.be/2uAk_ha20X8

Lots of love,

Robyn x

Coconut Chocolate Chickpea Cookies | Healthy Vegan Gluten Free Sugar Free 

Vegan Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls

Vegan Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls

I made these as a treat for my house mates for our weekly Sunday roast. They went down super well so thought I'd write a recipe for them. 

(Makes 12 rolls) 

Ingredients:

300g flour (gf or plain)

1 tsp baking powder

 50g sugar

100ml water 

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp sugar syrup eg golden, maple, agave

In a bowl mix the flour, baking powder and sugar then gradually add the water with a spatula to form a dough. Split the dough in two and roll out each at a time to form a thin large rectangle. To make a thick cinnamon sauce mix in a small bowl the cinammon, syrup, 1/2 tbsp flour and 3 tbsp water. Mix to form a thick sauce and spread all over the dough saving some for later. Roll up the dough from the longest edge to form a long sausage. And place on a lined baking sheet, spread the rest of the sauce over the top and bake for 20-30 minutes 200 degrees Celsius until risen, fluffy and golden. Once cooked allow to cool and slice into inch thick slices. Delicious. 

Hope you enjoy!

Lots of love,

Robyn x

Vegan Recipe: Cinnamon Rolls

Festive Flapjacks!

Festive Flapjacks!

As the festive season has started I thought I'd make you some festive flapjacks! Made with gluten free oats they're a great festive treat for everyone. I came up with this recipe whilst chatting with my lovely dietetic friends :)

(Makes 9 bars)

Ingredients:

100g jumbo oats (I used gluten free oats from waitrose)

30g dried cranberries

40g pumpkin seeds

1 orange 

2 medjool dates

4 tbsp golden syrup

50ml water

Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius. To a bowl add the oats, cranberries and pumpkin seeds. Then using a fine grater grate the zest of the orange and using scissors chop up the dates and add to the bowl. Finally add the golden syrup and water and mix together. Line a dish or tin with baking paper and press in the mixture using a spatula or spoon. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until golden. Allow to cool then cut into squares are serve! 

Absolutely delicious. One tip to speed up the cooking would be to have the grill on at the same time. But keep an eye on them as they could burn more easily. I hope you enjoyed the recipe and that it gets you into the festive spirit! 

See the recipe video here: https://youtu.be/cT1ZipNsQcg

Lots of love,

Robyn x

Nutty Nice Cream!

Nutty Nice Cream!

I've had this recipe idea written in my notes for so long and have just never got round to making it. But today was the day when I thought ah yes let's make that now. So I did and wow it was incredible! Now I know it may not look the prettiest of nice creams that are all over Instagram but if taste could be on Instagram then this one would be very much liked. The combination of peanuts and the sweet creamy bananas makes it fabulous, kale was a cheeky addition to boost the nutrients which I personally can't taste in it at all. I do find however the added kale makes me feel more balanced and more satisfied afterwards most likely due to the fibre. It's always good to add in your greens and what better way than in your tasty treat. An awesome tip would be to freeze your whole bag of kale and then add it to whatever you fancy either blending it into a smoothie like this or adding it to pasta or rice. It's a nice trick to keep it fresh for longer. I hope you try out this recipe and enjoy it as much as I do. 

(Serves 1)

Ingredients:

1 tsp peanut butter

1 handful frozen kale

1 - 2 spotty bananas

1 cup water 

Peel and break the bananas into pieces and freeze spaced out on a freezer tray. Once frozen place into the blender along with the rest of the ingredients. Blend and serve! Top with coconut nectar and seeds. Delicious! 

Lots of love

Robyn x

Sweet Potato Brownies

Ingredients:

3 medium sweet potatoes

200g Flour (wheat or gf)

1 tsp Baking soda (optional)

1-2 tbsp Choc shot or cocoa powder

3 tbsp Golden syrup or sugar

About 150ml Water

Icing sugar 

In the oven bake the sweet potatoes in there skins for 45 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. Allow to cool and peel the skins off (eat the skins) and add to a bowl, add the flour, sugar, baking soda, choc shot and water then using a hand blender blend into a smooth batter. Pour into a brownie tin or into cupcake tins and bake for 15-20 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius, allow to cool and top with icing sugar. Delicious when allowed to completely cool and eaten the next day. 

Victoria Jam Sponge CupCake

Victoria Jam Cup Cakes

(Makes 12 cupcakes)

Ingredients:

200g gram flour

1 tsp baking soda

300ml water

100g caster sugar or golden syrup 

3 tbsp raspberry jam

Add the flour, baking soda, sugar to a bowl and gradually mix in the water until thick and creamy batter forms. Pour into a cupcake tin, bake on 200 degrees Celsius for 15-20 minutes. Allow to cool slightly then using a knife slice in half horizontally and spread with the jam. Place back together and enjoy!

Chocolate CupCake | GF

Chocolate CupCakes 

(Makes 10)

Ingredients:

150g gram flour

20g icing sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1-2 tbsp choc shot

200ml water

In a bowl add all the ingredients and slowly mix in the water to form a thick batter. Pour into a cupcake tin and bake in the oven for 15 mins at 200 degrees celcius. Take out and dust with more icing sugar. Delicious! 

Gram Flour Cup Cakes

Gram Flour Cup Cakes

(Makes 9 cupcakes) 

Ingredients:

150g gram flour

20g icing sugar

1 tsp baking soda

25g sultanas 

200ml water

In a bowl add all the ingredients and slowly mix in the water to form a thick batter. Pour into cupcake cases in a cup cake tin and bake in the oven for 15 mins at 200 degrees celcius. Take out and dust with more icing sugar. Delicious! 

Battered Apple Slices!

Battered Apple Slices!

(Serves 3)

Ingredients:

2 apples

250g flour (plain wheat, gram, rice, gf bread flour mixture)

4 tsp PB2 (peanut butter)

1 tbsp agave nectar

In a bowl mix the flour with water to form a really thick batter. Slice the apples through the core to form thin rounds and remove the core. Heat a ceramic frying pan and dunk each apple slice in the mixture coating thickly and place straight in the pan. Do the same to as many slices that will fit in the pan, fry until cooked then flip gently with a spatula, fry the other side until golden then serve, drizzle with a mixture of the agave, pb2 and a little water. Super scrumptious! 

 

Low Fat Oat Cookies

Low Fat Oat Cookies

Ingredients: 

(Makes 5 cookies)

100g oats

50g wholemeal/gf flour

10g sugar

10g golden/maple syrup

1 tsp cinnamon 

1 tsp baking soda

100g water

In a bowl mix all the ingredients and add enough water to make a thick sticky mixture. Spoon onto a baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes. Then enjoy! 

Peanut Butter Cookies!

Ingredients:

(makes 12 cookies)

300g oats 

110g flour (wholemeal/rice)

75g cane sugar

75g golden syrup 

1 tsp cinnamon 

1 tsp baking soda 

3 tbsp peanut butter 

1 bar dark chocolate 

200-300ml water

Using a knife finely chop the chocolate, leaving a few larger chunks. In a large bowl add all the ingredients (apart from the large chocolate chunks) and mix well with a spatula, then spoon onto a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Add the large chocolate chunks on top pressing them into the mixture. Bake in the oven for 10-15mins on 180 degrees celcius. Then enjoy hot or cold, warning: unbelievably tasty! 

Watch the video here: http://youtu.be/6ZoMBYxgMB0

Cinnamon Oaty Bites

Ingredients:

(Makes 10 bites)

1.5 cups oats

2 spotty bananas 

1/4 cup sultanas

1/2 tsp cinnamon 

In a bowl mash the bananas, add the oats, sultanas, cinnamon and mix together. Spoon onto a baking sheet and bake in the oven on 180 degrees celcius until golden for about 10 minutes. Then allow to cool and enjoy! 

Pumpkin Pie!

Ingredients: 

(Makes 1 pie)

250g dates

1-2 cups oats

1 medium pumpkin (4 cups puréed)

Alternatively use pumpkin purée

3 tbsp maple/golden syrup

2 tsp cinnamon 

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 200 degrees celcius. Slice the top off the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds, chop into slices and place on a baking tray. Cook in the oven until soft - about 45 minutes. Once cooked immediately peel off the skins, scooping out the flesh into a bowl. Then mash with a fork or blend until a smooth purée forms. At this point add maple/golden syrup, cinnamon and mix thoroughly. 

 In a food processor at the dates, pitted and the oats. Process until a thick sticky dough forms. Tip onto a pie dish and using the back of a spoon smoosh into the edges and up the sides to form a pie crust. Then temporarily place either in the freezer or oven to set. 

Then take your pie dish out and scoop in the pumpkin filling, top with chopped nuts and a sprinkle of sugar and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until golden. Then serve! :) 

Grape Iced Bites

Ingredients:

(Serves 1)

500g green and/or red grapes

1 pack wooden squewers

Rinse the grapes and slide them onto the squewers. Place in the freezer for 1 hr minimum. Take out and enjoy in the hot sun! Nature's perfect ice lolly :) 

Breakfast Nana Ice Cream

Ingredients:

(Serves 1)

6 frozen ripe spotty bananas

2 fresh spotty bananas 

1 cup frozen strawberries 

1/2 - 1 cups water 

1 tsp coconut sugar (optional) 

Freeze your 6 bananas peeled in small pieces. Then in your blender add 1 fresh banana and place 3 frozen bananas on top, blend the bananas with a little water until fluffy and creamy (you may need to stir to get it blending). Add to your bowl, then to the blender again add 1 fresh banana and the other 3 frozen bananas on top and the frozen strawberries, add some water and blend. Once creamy, pour on top of the previous ice cream, sprinkle on some coconut sugar and serve! The perfect and yummiest breakfast ever! 

Raspberry Nice Kreme Sunday

Ingredients:

(Serves 1)

400g frozen spotty bananas*

1 cup frozen raspberries

3 cups water

1 fresh spotty banana

In a blender add the frozen bananas, raspberries and water. Pulse blend until creamy and fluffy, give it a stir half way if needed. Scoop into a large glass or bowl and top with chopped banana! Absolutely out of this world :D 

*TopTip: to freeze the bananas - peel and freeze on a flat surface in your freezer overnight. Make sure your bananas are soft, spotty and very ripe for the sweetest  nice kreme. 

Grape and Carrot Bites

Ingredients:

(serves 1-4)

2 carrots

1 punnet grapes

Cocktail sticks

Using a peeler create long thin strips of carrot, wrap each grape in a strip and slide onto a cocktail stick. Simples :) the perfect snack! 

Pancakes!

Ingredients:

(Makes 12 scotch pancakes)

Dry ingredients:

150g gluten free bread flour - (Doves farm found in Sainsbury's) 

150g rice flour 

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp flax seed (optional)

Wet ingredients:

150 ml rice milk

150 ml water

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp vanilla extract 

2 tbsp maple syrup

Coconut oil for frying

Maple syrup for topping

Extra Utensils: pastry cutter - about 9"

In a large bowl add all the dry ingredients. To a second bowl mix all the wet ingredients together. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients slowly until a thick batter forms (add more water if necessary). 

For Scotch Pancakes (top photo):

Place 1/4 tsp coconut oil into a frying pan, turn up to medium heat, the oil should melt, smooth over the pan using a metal spatula. Place the pastry cutter into the pan upside down so that the round edge is facing down. Pour in a tbsp of batter (it should sizzle) then allow to cook until the top side appears to solidify. Gently wiggle the cutter off, flip with your spatula and fry the other side for about a minute until golden, then serve! *

For thin Pancakes (bottom photo):

Add an extra 100ml water to the batter. Coat pan in 1/4 tsp coconut oil, on medium heat, place in 2-3 tbsp of batter, move the pan to spread the batter. Allow to cook for a few minutes then scoop off with a spatula and flip. Cook on the other side until golden and serve! 

Eat immediately with maple syrup for warm crispy pancakes. 

*Tip: if you have many cutters then you could cook many pancakes at one time. 

CHECK OUT MY VIDEO DEMO: http://youtu.be/z0_jinjV5DI

Mum's Homemade Minced Pies - High Carb Oil Free Gluten Free

Ingredients:

Minced meat- 

1 cup soaked orange/ clementin peel

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup orange juice 

1 cup fresh cranberries

1 tsp cinnamon 

1 cup soaked sultanas 

Pastry-

1 tbsp gram flour

3 tbsp rice flour

1 tbsp icing sugar 

1 tsp baking powder (optional)

2-4 tbsp water 

2 tbsp maple syrup 

Minced Meat-

First chop the soaked orange peel into tiny pieces. In a small pan on medium heat add the peel, sugar, orange juice, cranberries, and cinnamon. Stir and simmer down to a caramelised fragrant chunky minced meat. Drain the sultanas into a bowl and add the minced meat, using a hand blender blend to combine and set aside. 

Pastry-

Into a large bowl sieve the gram, rice flour and icing sugar. Add 1 tbsp at a time, stirring into the flour. Alternating with 1 tbsp of maple syrup. Mix together into a soft dough, but make sure it doesn't turn into a batter.

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Place tin cupcake cases into a tray or coat a cupcake tray in tin foil. Coat the rolling pin and surface in cling film and place the dough on the cling film. Roll out into a thin pastry layer. Using a cutter, cut out rounds and place into the cupcake cases. Fill with a little minced meat and top with a smaller pastry round. Then place in the oven for 15 min until slightly golden. Take out the oven, allow to cool, take out their cases and dust through a mini sieve with some icing sugar. Done! 

Check out my demo: http://youtu.be/UOIUrcpsw2s