Indrani Perera

poet, publisher & mentor

Tag: vegan dessert

  • Nut Balls


     Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that wherever you are and whatever you are doing, you have a lovely day with family and friends. We'll be hanging out today with the grandparents and eating nut balls.  Yum!

    These nut balls are a fudgey and heavenly vegan treat. Best of all, they're date free and you can use whichever nut butter you prefer. I've made these with an almond, cashew and brazil nut butter. You can add sugar if you want them to be sweet but I like the slightly savoury taste that comes when there's no sweetener.

     

    Nut Balls

    250g jar nut butter

    3/4 cup desiccated coconut plus extra for rolling

    2 tbsp cacao powder

    2 tbsp coconut/rapadura sugar (optional)

     

    Tip the whole jar of nut butter into a bowl. If the oil has separated from the nuts, carefully mix it back in.

    Add the cacao powder and coconut and mix well.

    Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

    Scoop out a tablespoon of mixture and roll into balls.

    Roll into the coconut.

    YUM!

     

  • Nut Balls


     Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that wherever you are and whatever you are doing, you have a lovely day with family and friends. We'll be hanging out today with the grandparents and eating nut balls.  Yum!

    These nut balls are a fudgey and heavenly vegan treat. Best of all, they're date free and you can use whichever nut butter you prefer. I've made these with an almond, cashew and brazil nut butter. You can add sugar if you want them to be sweet but I like the slightly savoury taste that comes when there's no sweetener.

     

    Nut Balls

    250g jar nut butter

    3/4 cup desiccated coconut plus extra for rolling

    2 tbsp cacao powder

    2 tbsp coconut/rapadura sugar (optional)

     

    Tip the whole jar of nut butter into a bowl. If the oil has separated from the nuts, carefully mix it back in.

    Add the cacao powder and coconut and mix well.

    Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

    Scoop out a tablespoon of mixture and roll into balls.

    Roll into the coconut.

    YUM!

     

  • Cacao Chia Pudding


    IP - Choc Chia Pudding

    This has got to be the easiest dessert recipe ever.  And it’s super tasty. Just throw all the ingredients in a bowl and refrigerate over night. Serve next day topped with mango and/or berries. Yum! 

    I swear it tastes like chocolate mousse. Of course it has been a very long time since I’ve had that particular dessert so I could be wrong but I think it’s actually better. Super yum and no sugar at all. Yay!

    Cacao Chia Pudding

    1/4 cup chia seeds
    I can coconut milk or cream
    2 tbsp cacao
    1/2 vanilla pod
    2 tbsp cinnamon

    To serve: 
    Mango or fresh berries
    Few slivered almonds

    Add chia seeds, coconut milk, cacao, cinnamon and seeds from the vanilla pod to a large bowl.

    Refrigerate overnight.

    Spoon into small bowls.

    Top with fresh fruit (mango or fresh berries) and slivered almonds.