For the love of fruit!

The only thing we eat after 6pm is fruit. It seems to be the only thing that agrees with me after that time of day and hey I'm not complaining fruit rules! So, I thought I'd share some of the ways we enjoy our fruits :) Super quick, easy and so so nutritious :) I always have some organic frozen fruit like ripe bananas, blueberries etc in the freezer for days I want something 'ice-creamy'. This is great because you can add superfoods like maca, lucuma, spirulina, hemp protein etc and they really add yummy flavors too. When we eat fruits unblended we sometimes like to sprinkle some coconut sugar on top or even make a yummy chocolate sauce and drizzle (or dollop hehe) on top. I have 2 versions of chocolate sauce and we like to alternate between them. The first one is Maple syrup and cacao powder whisked together with a fork till it forms a sauce. Start off with 2tbs of each and see how you go. You might need more maple syrup but it does take some elbow action to get smooth..well for me anyway hehe. The other one we really like is dates, cacao powder, maca powder (on occasion) and some water blended in the vitamix till nice and smooth (but we like it a little thick). Super yummy!!

Strawberries and Frozen bananas blended with lucuma, maca, vanilla, dates and hemp protein yum!!!

Strawberry and banana rawvegan ice-cream <3

Frozen Mango and Pineapple blended with ripe bananas and topped with Grenadilla and Strawberries :D

Frozen Cherries and Bananas topped with Blueberries

Dates blended with Cacao powder and water make this awesome chocolate sauce topping for fruits

Banana coconut chocolate oat cookies

Ok, so these are so so yummy and very quick to make if I weren't out of oats I'd make them again hehe :)

I made these twice and I think I now have a basic recipe :) If I make any changes in the future I will be sure to update the post :)

Oat base:

1 cup gluten free oats
1/2 cup dessicated coconut
 6 dates
1 ripe banana
1 tbs coconut oil
1 tbs almond butter (optional)
1/4 tsp vanilla powder
dash of Himalayan salt

Firstly, add the oats to a food processor and briefly pulse ( I used my vitamix which is ok too as long as you keep it on a low setting and briefly blend).
Then I added the remaining ingredients and pulsed until well combined.
Next, add about a tbs of the mixture to silicone molds and at this point you can either continue with the next step or put them in the freezer for about 20 minutes or so. I found that when I made them the second time and skipped this initial freezer stage the chocolate sunk in to the oat base and found its way down the sides and into the cracks and I kinda liked it :)   

1 ripe banana thinly sliced
Top the base with a few slices of banana.

chocolate topping:
I used my chocolate recipe that you can find HERE but if you don't have any cacao butter you can use coconut oil or coconut butter instead :)

Pour about a tbs of the chocolate sauce over the bananas and base and then pop them back in to the freezer to set. About 30 minutes or so. It was so cold here I actually put them out on the balcony :)

Then keep them in the fridge for a few days...if they last that long ;) This made about 9 servings so we had plenty of time to enjoy them over a couple of days. But trust me they were hard to resist!
We love having them with homemade hot cacao. I used homemade coconut milk, cacao powder, reishi, maca, maple syrup and it is honestly the best hot chocolate I have ever had :D

Enjoy <3

Chocolate loooove

I love chocolate! I actually love my own chocolate more than store bought ones! There are a lot of awesome brands that make yummy raw chocolate but I guess my own creations taste better to me.

The thing is I don't really have a recipe which I realise I will need to post soon so I will get one on here soon :)

Woohooo! I finally have a recipe :D I must admit I forgot the dash of salt as I was talking on the phone to some friends who have just returned from a few months of traveling (any excuse to make chocolate again right?;) ). I will have to try it again with the salt this time but they tasted yummy! However, I do think that when I don't measure things always taste nicer hehe but, I think this recipe is a very good place to start. I would advise to taste it after you put in your sweetener and adjust the sweetness to your preference.

1 1/2 cup cacao butter (before I chopped/shaved it)

1 cup cacao powder 

2-3 tbs of sweetener (either maple syrup/coconut nectar/local raw honey) adjust sweetness to taste

1/2 tsp vanilla powder
Dash of Himalayan Salt

1tbs maca (optional)

A few drops of essential oil (optional).

I usually just chop up the cacao butter melt it in a glass bowl using Bain Marie method. Then add around the cacao powder take it off the heat and add a tablespoon or more of either maple syrup, coconut nectar or raw honey. Once they're nicely incorporated I add 1/4-1/2 tsp of vanilla powder and a dash of Himalayan salt. Recently, I have also been adding 1tbs maca powder too. Then I might also add some reishi powder or a few drops of essential oil (my favorites are orange or peppermint, yum!  .
This year so far I have made chocolates filled with blueberries, raspberries, a raspberry chia mix and my new favorite tahini with mashed banana! Oh boy I can't wait to make these again!

Here are some pictures for you all to see how yummy my creations have looked  :)