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Recipe

Nut-free Caramel Cups

I know a lot of vegan desserts and especially raw sweets are made with a lot of nuts. I decided to try making one of my favourite dessert: raw vegan caramel cups and make them nut-free. Next time I will have to try to make a recipe coconut-free as I know a lot of little kids cannot have coconut too.



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Crunchy Chocolate Base:

  • 1 cup of sunflower seeds
  • 3 tbsp of cacao
  • 4 tbsp of flax meal
  • 1/3 cup of melted coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup of desiccated coconut

Caramel Layer:

  • 10 medjool dates
  • 1 tbsp of coconut oil
  • 1 tbsp of the water from the soaked dates
  • 1 tbsp of tahini

Raw Chocolate topping:

  • 3 tbsp of melted coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp of raw cacao powder
  • 1 tbsp of maple syrup


  1. Soak your dates in hot water
  2. In a food processor mix the dry ingredients and then add the coconut oil.
  3. Press in a muffin silicon tray and place in the fridge to set.
  4. Drain your dates but keep some of the water in which they soaked.
  5. Blend in your food processor with the rest of the caramel ingredients until smooth.
  6. Spoon on top of the chocolate bases and place in the freezer while you make the raw chocolate.
  7. For the raw chocolate mix in a glass the ingredients and whisk together with a fork or whisk to make it smooth.
  8. Pour on top of the caramel layer and leave to set for a few hours in the fridge.



Recipe

The best healthy Hazelnut Brownies

I have been baking healthy sweets for the past 3 years and I think these healthy hazelnut brownies are my ultimate favourites!! Sweet enough, healthy and taste like nutella when you bite into the roasted hazelnuts combined with the gooey chocolate brownies. I love them! They disappeared within one day in our house!

For the nitty gritty they are also quite allergy-friendly as they are soy-free, egg-free, dairy-free, refined sugar free and gluten-free. They are however not nut-free!

For the sceptics- you cannot taste sweet potato in baked goods!

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Vegan healthy hazelnut Brownies 

  • 450 gr of steamed/ boiled sweet potato
  • 1/2 cup of maple syrup (more if you have a sweet tooth)
  • 1/2 cup of raw cacao powder
  • 1 cup of almond milk
  • 2/3 cup of ground almonds
  • 1/2cup of gluten free flour
  • 1 tsp of vanilla essence
  • 1/2 cup of hazelnuts

 

  1. Steam or boil your sweet potato, drain and leave to cool.
  2. Pre heat your oven to 175 degrees celsius and line a small brownie pan with baking paper.
  3. In a food processor add in the potatoes and all the other ingredients;
  4. Mix until very well combined.
  5. Spoon into your pan and press some hazelnuts in the dough + top with extra crushed hazelnuts.
  6. Place it in the oven and cook at 175 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes.