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Desserts

Sweet pot brownie

These are so good and you can cut it into 16-20 pieces, I freeze some and eat the rest over 2-3 days. They defrost really well so they are great for getting out the freezer when unexpected visitors arrive. This is so easy and quick to make that you wont get tired of making it!

sweet pot brownie

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Serves: 16 Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 125g of butter
  • 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
  • 2 squares of dark chocolate (85-95%)
  • 1 tablespoon almond butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs (beaten)
  • 175g of buckwheat or spelt flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 heaped tablespoons/200g of mashed sweet potato

Instructions

1

Preheat oven 190°C/170°C fan/Gas mark 4

2

Start by melting the butter on a low heat; add the syrup/honey and chocolate, once melted remove from the heat and add the almond butter and vanilla extract- stir well until smooth and then add the eggs.

3

In a large bowl add the flour and baking powder and mix well before adding in the butter mixture and lastly the sweet potato.

4

Stop once it is mixed together- to avoid over mixing.

5

Grease the bottom of a brownie tin and line with baking paper with a little up the sides so that you can release it from the tin easily. Pour in the mixture using the back of a metal spoon to even out the mixture and place in the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Notes

You could use two smaller sandwich tins to make 2 separate cakes. Once cooled, freeze one of them for another day. Keeps for- up to 3 days in a tin or airtight container. On hot days keep in the fridge and bring to room temperature before serving. *Freezable for up to 6 months

January 11, 2018
Desserts

Fruit and nut balls

Something easy but fun to make with the children, madoul dates are really easy to mould so you play around with the ingredients and add some favourite nut butter, seeds or grated vegetables. Nuts and seeds are full of goodness for children so it’s great to get these into their diet where possible. Dried fruit is high in natural sugars so it’s best to limit these…especially for young teeth.

Fuit and nut balls

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Serves: 8-10 Cooking Time: 0 minutes

Ingredients

  • 10 medjool dates
  • 2 squares/20g dark chocolate, melted
  • 50g chopped hazelnuts
  • 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed or other ground seed

Instructions

1

Put the madoul dates in a small food processor and blitz until completely chopped. Add half the chopped hazelnuts, the melted chocolate and ground flaxseed, blitz until combined.

2

Use your hand to roll the mixture in the palm of your hand to make small balls.

3

Place the rest of the hazelnut in a bowl and roll the balls round until coated.

Notes

For the coconut balls replace the hazelnut for desiccated coconut. For nut allergies replace the nuts with chopped pumpkin seeds. Store in a cool dry place for up to 10 days Not suitable for freezing.

December 17, 2017