Desserts
Creamy strawberry banana ice-cream
Delicious and easy to prepare treat for the summer.
- Freeze 5-6 strawberries (wash before freezing)
- Freeze 2 bananas, chopped without the skin
Optional : 1 frozen pitted date (for a sweeter taste)
Pour ½ cup of coconut milk or nut milk in a high speed blender, add the frozen bananas and strawberries and blend until it’s smooth and creamy.
Optional: garnish with some freshly cut strawberries.
Watermelon Fruit Pizza
Watermelon is hydrating and satisfies a sweet craving. For a dessert or a fun snack, take a thick center slice of watermelon and cut into wedges. Arrange on a platter to resemble a pizza pie. Top with some fresh berries, melon balls, peaches, kiwi, or any other fruits you like. Add a little chopped mint and a squirt of lime juice.
Homemade Grape Sorbet
Frozen grapes on their own are a refreshing treat in hot weather. Blending them with a little honey and lemon, makes a sublime dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 bunch seedless red or green grapes
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
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To Make
Remove one bunch of seedless grapes from their stems. Wash and gently pat dry. Place grapes on a baking sheet or plate and freeze in a single layer until firm, a few hours or overnight.
Puree the frozen grapes in a food processor or blender, scraping down sides. Add honey, zest and juice. Puree a little longer until smooth. Enjoy immediately or refreeze in small containers for a terrific anytime treat!
Tip: You can make sorbet with all different types of frozen fruit. Try using mango, pineapple, papaya, berries…or even a mixture of a few types.
Orange-Moroccan Mint Delight
A quick, fruit-based desert packed with vitamin C to sate your sweet cravings.
Peel and remove seeds of one orange. Cut into cubes. Mix orange with a small handful of fresh, chopped mint. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon raw honey. Top with handful of almonds. Serve.
Homemade Banana Bread
Eggs and vegetables come together in the oven for a beautiful, healthy and filling dinner. Serves 4 as a main course.
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 3 large bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup raw, organic honey
- 1/4 cup of coconut milk
- 1 tbsp of vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp vanilla powder or 2 pitted dates
- 2 tbsp gluten-free baking powder
- 2 1/4 cups of almond flour
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (for greasing)
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C.
- In a bowl, mash the banana and mix with the eggs, honey, coconut milk, and the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, combine the baking powder, almond flour, sea salt and cinnamon.
- Combine both mixtures and stir until smooth. If the mixture is too lumpy, try using a potato masher.
- Grease a bread tin using coconut oil and line with silicone-free baking parchment. Grease over the parchment with coconut oil.
- Pour in the mixture and place in the oven.
- Bake for 45 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and leave to cool.
- Once cooled, slice up and serve with a drizzle of honey and a hot latte of your choosing!
Fresh Watermelon-Mint Popsicles
These watermelon mint popsicles are refreshing, naturally sweet and the easiest things to make. A perfect summer treat!
Ingredients
- 5 cups cubed seedless watermelon
- 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves chopped
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Instructions
- Add the cubed watermelon to a blender, followed by chopped fresh mint.
- Blend until well pureed.
- Pour the liquid into popsicle molds and freeze until hard (about 3 hours).
Tips to pick out the perfect watermelon:
- Weight: when you compare the weight of watermelons of the same size, choose the heaviest one.
- Color: look out for a yellow spot on the water melon (where the watermelon was laying on the ground while it grew) to make sure it is sweet and ripe.
- Sound: gently knock on the outside of the watermelon; make sure it has a hollow sound (as opposed to a dull sound).