banana choc chip muffins

 Hello there, it's been rather quiet on the blog in July.  School holidays have kept us busy.  We are enjoying the last few days ☺
I'm here to share a recipe - it's been a while.  These are a favourite in this house and are quick and easy to make.  They are great for school baking!!

 Ingredients + Method

1 egg

2/3 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup olive oil/macadamia oil

1 banana

1 cup spelt flour

1 cup almond meal

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup rapadura sugar

1/2 cup choc chips

Mix together well, all the wet ingredients.

Then add dry ingredients - don't over mix.  

Spoon into your muffin tin and bake for approx 15-20mins in mod oven

Enjoy

 This makes 12 muffins which are not too big ---- perfect for the lunch box snack.

 I love adding almond meal to my cakes - the texture is a little more dense but makes a more wholesome cake.  The trick with muffins is to be gentle when adding in the dry ingredients and don't over mix - that way your muffin will have a great rustic texture ☺

You could play around with this recipe and add walnuts instead of the choc chips ---- or maybe both. 
Hope you will give this one a go.
Thanks for coming by ♥

raw lemon + coconut tart

 Hey everyone - today I'm sharing a sweet treat from my kitchen: Raw Lemon + Coconut Tarts.  
I was inspired to create these after a morning out, for tea and cake - I had a lemon + coconut slice which was rather yummy!  So I decided to re-created it in my own kitchen for my family ☺

 You could easily make this into one large slice, but I've chosen to put them in little tart tins - this recipe made five.  Raw cakes are quite rich, so you only really need bite size pieces ☺

 Ingredients + Method

for the base:

3/4 cup of each - medjool dates, shredded coconut + nuts of your choice

process these three ingredients together - I used my Thermomix - process for as long as it takes for the mix to come together - it doesn't need to be smooth

press into little tart tins 

for the filling:

1/3 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup maple syrup 100%

juice of 1 lemon

1/2 cup shredded coconut

1/2 cup cashews (you can soak these for a creamier mix)

2 tblsp coconut cream

mix all of these ingredients together in the Thermomix til it is creamy - you may need to scrape down the side a few times and keep processing until it's quite smooth

spread out filling over the base

the tarts are ready - refridgerate for a few hours and then enjoy.  

raw treats always need to be stored in the fridge or freezer ☺

Each little tart can be cut into four pieces- perfect for that afternoon tea ☺  I hope you enjoy these.

Creating with love + happiness ♥