With the New Year here a lot of us are looking for healthier option foods, I know I sure am. Put ingredients from the smaller bowl into the large bowl and mix together with hands until thick and its like cookie dough, if its too dry add a little bit of almond milk
As well as the flavour, yacon is an ideal sweetener as it is a slow release energy source so it won’t cause blood sugar spikes like some sweeteners – making it perfect to keep in your desk drawer for an afternoon pick-me-up or to take out and about when you need a vegan snack
I’m back to long days at uni which means having to take in enough snacks to get me through the day. Vegan and gluten free living is slowly becoming easier and I’ve started to enjoy being in the kitchen again
(The flapjacks will looked undercooked – DO NOT panic they will firm up as they cool in the tin). Dairyfree and perfect for picnics, lunchboxes or just an afternoon pick me up with a cup of tea
Instead, during a couple of fairly epic afternoon rainstorms, we could just sit around the kitchen table, putting the world to rights with tea and flapjacks, and letting the small army of toddlers and babies we had brought along run riot next door
Now that I’ve got that bit out of the way, I’ll get on to telling you about the cookies you can see in the photos because that’s what you’re really here for, isn’t it
Tomorrow we celebrate Burns Night here in Scotland and in honour of the great poet I made a vegan haggis and red lentil nut loaf with whisky cream sauce
Because the apples are mixed with cornflour there is no need to cook them first, they make their own sauce which sets when cooled (if the pie survives long enough
It is also vegan friendly as I replaced the butter with coconut oil. With an abundance of information at our fingertips about food, nutrition and healthy eating it’s no wonder that so many of us feel a little overwhelmed when it comes to feeding ourselves and our families
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