Raw Mocha Truffle Recipe

Raw Mocha

The most decadent chocolate imaginable. Ready in minutes. Who needs Mars Bars?

Raw Mocha Truffle
serves one

Ingredients
1tbsp cocoa powder
1tbsp light agave syrup
1tbsp coconut oil
1/4tsp ground coffee
1/4tsp ground cinnamon
1/8tsp Marmite

Preparation
Combine all dry ingredients in ramekin
Add agave, coconut oil and Marmite (dilute with a few drops of hot water)
Stir vigorously with a teaspon till smooth
Refrigerate at least 20 minutes or until coconut oil sets

Smoothie Central

A couple of my favourite smoothie recipes:

Mango Chilli Smoothie

A crazy concoction but incredibly tasty: this cool, slightly sweet, fresh tasting with just a hint of chilli heat. The ingredients list might look like a dog’s dinner but trust me, it’s the cat’s pyjamas.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 ripe mango
• 1/3 cucumber
• 1 ripe medium pear
• 1 large handful fresh spinach
• 1/2 chunk fresh ginger
• 1 fresh bird’s eye chilli
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2-3 ice cubes
• water as desired

Green Goodness Smoothie

This is my favorite breakfast at the moment. Simple, healthful and delicious. I make mine extra thick so it’s basically ice cream. Yum.

Ingredients

• 1 banana, frozen
• 1 ripe pear
• Small chunk of fresh ginger, peeled
• Handful spinach or other dark leafy greens
• Small handful raisins or 2-3 prunes
• 3/4 – 1cup soy or regular milk
• 3/4tsp ground cinnamon

 

Not least my nearly-award-winning Un-beet-able Breakfast Smoothie

A fabulously thick, creamy, bright pink, gently sweet drink chock full of goodness. Try it at home!

Ingredients

1 medium apple
1 medium banana
1/2 small avocado
1/2 small raw beet
8-9oz unsweetened non-dairy milk
1tsp maple syrup
1/2tsp cinnamon

Sweet-tart Cacao Smoothie

Ingredients

1 medium banana, frozen
2 small purple plums
1 medium ripe bear
1/2 inch chunk fresh ginger
1tsp maca powder
1/2tsp cinnamon
1 1/2tsp cacao powder
Water and/or non-dairy milk

Melon, Pear & Orange Refresher
Ingredients

1/2 Galia melon
1 ripe pear
1/2 beetroot (cooked)
large handful round head lettuce
1 orange, juiced
1/2 inch chunk fresh ginger
200ml almond or rice milk
Ice

Best Veggie Breakfasts

A beetroot smoothie I concocted in my freezing Glasgow kitchen last winter has just been selected by the Vegetarian Cookery School (@vegcs on Twitter) as one of ten finalists in its Best Veggie Breakfasts competition.

This week is National Vegetarian Week (21-27 May) and to celebrate we held a competition to find the Best Vegetarian Breakfast Recipe. The entries are in and we were so amazed by your creative veggie breakfasts that we’ve chosen 10 finalists… We love her use of beets and avocado to create a slightly sweet but nutritious filling morning smoothie.

What a delicious surprise!