Vegan Chocolate Date Balls

If you're craving a brownie these guilt free date balls are exactly what you need to hit the spot. They are gooey, surprisingly healthy and very easy to make!

 

 All you will need is:

 

1 cup of dates

1 cup of any nuts (I used a mixture)

1 tablespoon of cacao or unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup of ground nuts/desiccated coconut/ cocoa powder -(to coat balls)

 

 Firstly tip the cup of nuts into a food processor and grind until they turn to small crumbs.

If your dates are a little on the dry side, simply place into a cup and pour a little boiling water over the top and let to sit.

Add your dates into the nuts and blend until the mixture forms a large ball.

Then add the cocoa powder and blend until it has totally mixed in.

Once the mixture is totally combined spoon out even amount and roll into a ball.

Coat the balls in your chosen topping by shaking it in it and repeat with all the date balls.

Place the date balls onto a lined tray and place into the freezer for half an hour.

 

Voila your delicious guilt free, gooey treats are made!

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                              Enjoy!x

 

Vegan Butternut Soup

                                                           


 

This Butternut soup is my all time favourite not only because it is vegan, but because it is unbelievably delicious and takes no time at all to make!

 

All you will need is:

 

1 butternut squash

2 medium potatoes

3 medium carrots

2 onions

vegetable stock

teaspoon of olive oil

salt and pepper

1 teaspoon of sugar

 

 

Dice both onions and place in a large pan with olive oil. Sweat the onions on a low heat with the lid on for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile peel and dice the butternut, carrots and potatoes into 1cm cubes.

Add all the diced vegetables into the pan with the onions and pour enough vegetable to stock to just about cover the contents.

Season with some salt and pepper and also optionally add the sugar.

let this boil 25-30 minutes on a medium heat or until all the vegetables are soft enough to squash with the back of a spoon.

let the pan sit and cool for 10 minutes and then blend with either a handheld or stationary blender.

pour the soup back into the pan to re heat or place in the fridge in a plastic container to heat later on.

 

voila your soup is made!

 

 

 



Enjoy! x