Melting Mocha Pudding

I have been having a bit of a pudding fettish lately! I guess it's just the weather for it - and let's face it, pudding is really comforting both to make & to eat!

MELTING MOCHA PUDDING

You'll need:

1 cup wholemeal self raising flour
1/3 cup coconut sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
2 Tablespoons dairy free chocolate chips (optional)
3/4 cup plant milk of choice (I used vanilla soy)
1/4 cup apple sauce
1 Tablespoon ground flax mixed with 3 Tablespoons boiling water

1 Tablespoon instant coffee
2 Tablespoons muscavado or brown sugar
3/4 cup boiling water

In a small mixing bowl combine the flour, sugar, cocoa and chocolate chips (if using). Stir until well combined and no clumps left in the cocoa. 
Gently stir in the milk, applesauce and flax mixture. Stir until the dry ingredients are just wet - do not over stir. 
Lightly spray a pudding dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the pudding mixture into the dish and tap til evenly distributed.
In a measuring jug combine the coffee and sugar and pour over the boiling water & stir until coffee and sugar have dissolved.
Then pour the coffee mixture over the pudding.


Bake in a preheated 160C oven for 40 minutes until pudding is cooked through & coffee mixture has soaked through to the bottom creating a 'sauce'. You will see it bubbling out the sides when the pudding is cooked.

 It may appear 'uncooked' but that is just the sauce. A skewer poked into the center will still come out clean.

Now admittingly these are not the greatest pictures! This is definitely not a 'pretty' pudding - but then again not too many are! None the less, it is still delicious! 
In the picture below I wanted to show the 'sauce' that is on the bottom of the pudding.

You can substitute coffee essence in place of the coffee if you are willing to share this with your children ;-)

 
Submitted for Meatless Monday - Xocolato: 
which is the Aztec word for Chocolate.

Banana Choc Pudding

Just because sometimes we all need a little sweet treat in our lives....

Banana-Choc Pudding

You'll need:
400g loaf of wholemeal bread (I used half an unsliced 800g loaf)
400ml lite coconut cream
1 1/2 cups soymilk
2 Tablespoons egg replacer
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 Tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon

3 overripe bananas
100g dark chocolate (I used Lindt 70%)

In a large bowl, mix together the coconut cream, soymilk, egg replacer, brown sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
Tear the bread into bite-size pieces and place in the bowl of the cream/milk mixture. Press down gently to encourage the bread to soak up the liquid. 

Mash the bananas in another bowl. Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe dish on 50% power. Once completely melted stir chocolate through the mashed bananas. 
Using a lined 20cm round cake tin, pour half the saoked bread into the bottom of the tin and press down gently.

Pour the banana/chocolate mixture over the top and then pour the remainder of the bread mixture on top and make sure it completely covers the banana/chocolate.

Place in a preheated 180C oven for 40 minutes.
Allow to cool before turning out onto a plate. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Slice and serve.

Kids Lunchbox Club - Choc Coco Sultana Slice

Who doesn't love a delicious warm chocolately cake coming out of the oven????
And with school starting back this week, what a wonderful treat to pop into a lunchbox.
Treats in our home don't come in packets and they aren't full of fat!
This one even warms the heart of those who aren't fond of fat-free baking!

Choc-Coco Sultana Slice

You'll need:
1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
3/4 cup dessicated coconut
1/2 cup coconut sugar (or other dry sweetener of choice)
1/2 cup sultanas
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup soymilk (or other plant milk of choice)
50 grams dark chocolate (I used Lindt 70%)

In a large mixing bowl combine the flour, coconut, sugar, cocoa powder and sultanas. Make sure the sultanas are coated well with dry mixture so they don't all sink when baked. 
Pour in the soymilk and vanilla. Stir until well combined.
Break the chocolate into little pieces and stir through the mixture.
Pour into a lined baking dish (I used 20x30cm) and bake in a preheated 200C for 20 minutes.
Slice and serve.
Or allow to cool before putting in a lunchbox!

WIAW - Unprocessed Tuesday Week 2

I decided to post Tuesday's meals this week for what-i-ate-wednesday! Why post Tuesday instead of Wednesday you may ask?!? Well because Wednesday's meals always seem so boring being my work day! 

Today I experimented a bit, so I thought it would be more fun to share today!
Possibly Wednesday will be full of today's leftovers anyway ;-)


Breakfast -->
Banana Oat Pancakes
Same as my blueberry-choc-oat-pancakes, just omit the blueberries and add one over-ripe mashed banana.

Lunch -->
I experimented with making my own tortillas! :-/
Let's just say... next time I'll stick to store bought ones!
It was a lot of fun but they just weren't so great to roll up into a salad wrap. 
That said, they were still very tasty.
They worked out way better as 'dipping bread' for this pumpkin cheeze-sauce than for wraps!

Dinner -->
More experimenting :-) I love having fun in the kitchen.
What is that quote Nigella Lawson says at the start of her series Kitchen - "If I'm in the kitchen, I'm happy". Well personally, I couldn't agree more.

For this evening's meal I made Cauliflower fried-rice with sweet potato and chick pea burgers.

The cauliflower fried rice but a bit of an experiment but it was soooooo amazingly tasty that I'm going to make it again and then share the recipe soon! 
I did go back for seconds ;-)

The sweet potato and chick pea burgers were really simple. Just steam a small sweet potato and then toss it in a food processor with a drained can of chickpeas, chopped spring onions and enough besan flour to hold the mixture together. Then bake for 30 mins until golden brown. ~Really tasty~

Dessert -->
As always.... banana ice-cream! This time with cherries and cocoa too :-)
mmmmmm black forest flavour soft-serve! Soooooo good!

To see some of my experimenting with the tortillas continue scrolling below!

Letting the dough sit

Rolling out the tortillas - bit sticky :-/

Much better rolling out with flour instead of paper!

Dry-fry the tortilla

Yay a puffed one!!!!!!!
Lucky number 3 ;-)

And making the sweet potato burgers....

Love Bites

This is a really simple recipe that can be made up with no fuss in no time at all.
Its easy to alter the quantity to make as many or as few as you please.

These are a winner to everyone tastes buds so bite away!!! ;-)

You'll need:
--> a packet of round gow gee pastry  (just be careful to double check that it doesn't contain egg as some brands do)
--> mixed dried fruit
--> grated dark vegan chocolate

Simply place a teaspoon of dried fruit in the center of the pastry along with a sprinkling of the grated chocolate.

Gather all the edges of the pastry and gently press together til a bundle is formed.

Repeat process for as many bites as you desire.

With a basting brush, gentle coat the pastries with a bit of water (you could also use mik if you rather.)
Bake in a 200C oven for 12 mins until lightly golden brown.

The chocolate insides will melt to be soft & warm......... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
sooooooooooooo good!

Choc-Almond Mousse

I don't miss chocolate mousse anymore.....
Cause this is so finger licking good!

This is so much simpler than separating eggs & whisking each part by itself......
This involves so little effort!

You can eat it straight away if you wish, but it is better if you have enough patience to let it sit in the fridge and chill first.

They will set a bit more if you leave them for about 2 hours.

Here's what you'll need:

100g block of dark vegan chocolate (Try Lindt or Green & Blacks)

220ml unsweetened Almond Milk

100g Toffuti Better Than Cream Cheese

1 tablespoon raw sugar (omit if using sweetened almond milk)

1 teaspoon Vanilla 

Break up the chocolate block and microwave on 50% power at one minute intervals until all melted and smooth and creamy. Be very careful to not overdo the chocolate. Even if the chocolate has not lose its shape you should still stir it with a spoon because it could be melted.

Into a blender pour the chocolate and the remainder of the ingredients.

Blend well until completely smooth.

Pour into 2 large servings containers - or 4 small.

Put containers into the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours.

Place 1 tablespoon of almonds in a coffee grinder & grind until it appears to be 'dust'. Sprinkle over the top of your mousse.

 For added decoration you can poke one almond (or a few) into your creamy smooth mousse.....

 Eat & enjoy :D

At this point I offered my husband some!

Aren't I a nice wife!!! ;-)

Guess it's lucky he said No!

Day 12 - Thursday

Berry Oatmeal for breakfast :-)

This is my gorgeous little girl who wanted to make her own lunch today!
Vegemite breadroll she picked!

A very orange lunch day......

Her self-made bread roll! An orange, dried mango & cinnamon nuts.

This afternoons kitchen adventure was baking okara doughnuts :-) mmmmmm, so moist & tasty.

Of course, everything tastes better if it's coated in chocolate!

Take away dinner!

mmmmmm I love a good Chinese meal.
The lovely people up the road asked "you true vegetarian, no fish sauce?"
That's correct!!!!
And then I indulge in super yummy food!

YUMMY!