Salted Caramel Cupcakes (VG, Refined Sugar Free, Natural)

Healthy & Nourishing Salted Caramel Cupcakes

Vegan, Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free
Quick & Simple

Makes 6 (Prep 10 minutes, Bake 15 minutes)

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All this week I am sharing my ultimate healthy caramel recipes with you. I love sharing healthy alternatives to traditional 'junk food,' like Jules Arons Ultimate Banana Bread & my Baked Vegan Doughnuts.

Since going dairy free, I have really missed my caramel. Its so creamy and sweet, and there really is nothing like an indulgent caramel treat now and again. 

But Emily, you write a health food blog? How can I have caramel and cake when I'm trying to eat healthily?

Have no fear, you can eat healthily and still enjoy an indulgent cake; the best bit being it tastes incredible and you dont have to feel guilty at all, because everything in them is nourishing your body and doing you the world of good.

What swaps have you made to make these healthy?

Swap 1: Tahini rather than Butter. Tahini gives these cakes and incredible, subtle nutty flavour. Its dairy free, gluten free, and natural filled with vitamin E and vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5 and B15. as well as being an amazing source of calcium so if you are dairy free like me its an essential!

Swap 2: Oat Flour. This one is for all my gluten free people out there. Gluten isn't digestible and even if you aren't celiac it can cause digestive issues. To avoid any problems oat flour is used.

Swap 3: Using aquafaba rather than eggs. This is an ethical swap and one you dont have to make although its great if you are trying to loose weight as aquafaba is really low in calories. Its perfect for binding your cakes and helping them to rise. 

So now we know the health benefits lets get into the recipe! 

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Tahini
• 100g Aquafaba
• 150g Oat Flour
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 cup Agave Nectar 
• 150 g dates
• 50g cashew butter
• 6 tbsp almond milk
• 150g Coconut cream 

Method:

1. Pre heat oven to 180 degree centigrade.
2. Add your flour, & baking soda to a bowl.
3. Whisk the aquafaba until doubled in size and frothy.
4. Add your tahini, agave, vanilla and whisked aquafaba, to your dry ingredients and fold in.
5. Spoon into 6 muffin cases and bake for 15 minutes.
6. Whilst baking add your dates, cashew butter and milk to a blender. 
7. Blend until smooth (if your blender is less power full, blend and then use a liquidizer to get a creamy consistency).
8. Remove cakes from the oven.
9. Whisk up your coconut cream whilst the cakes cool.
10. Using a piping end make holes into the cake to halfway down.
11. Pipe in the caramel mix.
12. Once all cakes are filled, pipe over the coconut cream, into swirls.
13. Top with your favorite cake topping! I used cherries, ginger, cinnamon, and date love hearts!

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Luxury Vegan Oreo Cookies

Valentines Recipe Swap with Glowsteady

The Perfect Valentines Gift 

So a new series that Sophie (from Glowsteady) and I are starting is a recipe swap. We will be setting each other the task of creating one of our own recipes, or creating a recipe with ingredients given by the other person each month. 

This month Sophie set me the task of creating a Valentines recipe with:

dark chocolate, Oreos, coconut milk, and almonds. 

These Super Chocolatey Luxury Oreo Cookies were the result. To find out how to make them keep reading! 

I would highly recommend these oreo cookies for a valentines gift. You can so easily make them and then wrap them up nicely. They are the perfect gift whether your loved one is vegan or not, who doesn't love a handmade thoughtful gift especially when it involves chocolate and Oreos!? 

Serves: 8

Time: 15 minutes prep, 12 minutes bake.

What You Will Need:

100g Dark Chocolate

60g Dairy Free Creme Fraiche

2 boxes Oreo thins

15g Sliced Almonds

3 tbsp coconut milk

1/4 cup almond milk

tsp Baking powder

75g rye flour 

To Make:

1. Pre Heat Oven to 180c
2. Melt 100g dark chocolate and 20g Creme fraiche- heat in microwave for 30 seconds and mix
3. Break apart 16 oreos and add middle to a bowl with 20g (1 tbsp creme fraiche)
4. Melt in microwave for 30 seconds, and stir to melt.
5. Smash up the remaining biscuit part of the Oreo.
6. Weigh out 75g Rye Flour, add baking powder, sliced almonds, crushed oreo and mix. 
7. Add in almond milk, coconut milk, cream mixture and chocolate mixture.
8. Cream together to create a sticky cookie dough. 
9. Spoon out 8 portions of dough and pat down into rough cookie shape- it doesnt have to be neat!
10. Place on baking tray in oven for 12 minutes. 
11. In a bowl separate 8 more Oreo's with the centers in a bowl. 
12. Add 20g of creme fraiche and melt as before. 
13. Remove cookies from oven and wait for them to cool.
14. Spoon over the white creme mix, to decorate. 

If you want to see what I set for Sophie-head over to her blog to find out what she made-I really recommend you do!

Let me know if you make these using the hashtag #VogueVegetarianBakes! I love to see any recipe recreations. Hope you enjoyed this post!

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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Nice Cream

H A P P Y   P E A N U T   B U T T E R   D A Y 

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE DOUGH BANANA ICE CREAM  (VG, DF, GF, V)

Quick, Cheap, & Super Healthy 

Who knew peanut butter had its own day-I didn't but im certainly not complaining! This tasty gem is packed full of flavour, healthy fats, protein AND potassium, making it the perfect component in a healthy diet. Helping to reduce likelihood of stroke and heart disease. The magnesium within the nut helps to fortify your bones and muscle, and it contains antioxidants which remove free radicles.

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Banana Nice Cream 

Healthy DIY Takeaway- Pizza

EAT YOUR FAVORITE TAKEAWAY EVERYDAY

#HappyHealthyMe

280 Calories per portion 

Its a well known fact that Pizza isn't the lowest calorie option out there, and its more than fine to indulge in your favorite Pizza take out from time to time. But when it comes to everyday, you should still be eating the food you love, without the guilt and health impact of the takeaway variety. The key to maintaining a healthy diet and lifestyle is developing healthy habits. I have a post on how to create a healthy habit tracker here-if that is something that is of interest to you.

#HappyHealthyMe. Every Monday I will be uploading a healthy version of your favorite takeaway meal, comment below and let me know which you would like to see me make next. 

Today I was requested by @subtlejamie on twitter to make a healthy version of Pizza so that is what I have done! If you do try this then share a picture with me on any of the following 

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Chocolate Oreo Truffles:Vegan

These chocolate oreo truffles were born out of a crazy evening baking for my friends christmas gifts. I stood looking at the ingredients I had infront of me (Oreos, Digestives, and Dairy Free milk chocolate) and decided truffles were the way forward. I did also luckily have some vegan cream cheese in my fridge as well to bind these beauties together. I say luckily but of course I had cream cheese in my fridge because it is a life saver in my milk free life. I have had a few people ask for the recipe for these and I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do! Please comment below if you do try them and of course if you aren't vegan/dairy free feel free to use non vegan ingredients that you may already have at home! 

What you will need:

• .1 pack mint chocolate oreos
• .4 tbsp dairy free cream cheese (I use Sainsburys)
• .5 dairy free digestives (I use Tescos)
• .200g chocolate (I like to use dairy free milk chocolate but any is fine!)
• .Cocoa powder (for dusting)

Method:

Place the oreos, and digestives in a food processor and blitz until crumb consistency.

1. Melt the chocolate over a saucepan of simmering water in a glass bowl until melted, ensuring no steam gets into the bowl. Or in the microwave for 20 second intervals stiring until melted.
2. Add the cream cheese and a Tbsp of chocolate into the crumbs and blitz again until combined.
3. take tsp amounts of the mixture and roll into balls between your hands.
4. Stick each ball onto a cocktail stick and cover in the melted chocolate, placing onto a plate covered in parchment paper. 
5. Once you have covered all of your truffles place them into the fridge to set for approximately 1 hour.
6. Remove from the fridge and cover all over in cocoa powder
7. Enjoy!!

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