VEGAN CRUNCHY CARAMEL SLICE

Hey everyone!

Before I get this recipe started I would just like to THANK YOU ALL FOR 5K BLOG VIEWS!! I am in shock! when I started this blog I thought everyone would think I was weird or crazy... But it has been the complete opposite (thankfully). Everyone has supported me and showered me in lovely comments and I am so so so thankful!!! As I am writing this I have a massive grin on my face and my family members are probably somewhat concerned...

Ok, enough of the soppy appreciation speech and now for the delicious goooooodness!!

Base:

1 cup of almonds (or half cashews half almonds) 

12 medjool dates

1 tbsp of cacao

1 tbsp of coconut oil (melted) 

1 tbsp of pure maple syrup (not the one full of sugar!!)

Method:

Blend everything together until it forms into a thick dough like consistency and press into a lined slice tray and place in the freezer. I ran my hands under cold water and didn't dry them when pressing the mixture into the tray as it was veeeerry sticky!

Caramel layer:

10 medjool dates (soaked in hot water - MUST do this if you want your caramel to be yummy and gooooie)

2 tbsp coconut oil (melted) 

1 tbsp of almond milk (add two tbsp for a less PB tasting caramel)

2 tbsp of peanut butter

1/3 cup of raw cashews 

Method:

Blend the dates together until they are in medium sized clumps. Add the remainder of the ingreidients and blend until the cashews become little cruncy lumps (I'm really struggling with my describing words... Sorry).  Remove slice out of the freezer and spread the caramel layer on top, pop back into freezer for 30 mins to 1 hour.

Choc layer:

3 tbsp of coconut oil

1 tbsp of cacao powder

2 tbsp of peanut butter

Method:

Completely melt coconut oil in a saucepan and remove from heat, add the cacao and PB to the coconut oil and stir until combined and the PB has melted. Poor on top of caramel layer and place back into the freezer to set over night.

Chop ino bit size pieces after the slice has completely set and store in an airtight container in the freezer.... and you're done!!

I hope you enjoy these scrumcious vegan crunchy caramel slices!! 

I have many other vegan treats coming your way, I will also be making a vegan raw 'cheese' cake so keep and eye out for that in the near future!!

I have also decided I will only be posting once a week, or possibly twice if I can't wait to share something! Or maybe when I create a new recipe that I think deserves sharing... anyway keep an eye out!

ENJOY

Grace xxx

ZUCCHINI PASTA

Hey Everyone!!

Super easy recipe for lunch or dinner and it's jam packed full of goodness!!

You will need the following ingredients:

1 1/2 large zucchinis

half a leek (diced or sliced thinly)

2 cloves of garlic

1/2 teaspoon of chilli flakes or chilli in a jar

1 cup of frozen peas (thawed) 

1 1/2 tomatoes (quartered)

a small handful of fresh mint (diced)

salt and pepper

feta to serve 

Olive oil to cook

Method:

Using a peeler, peel the zucchini into pasta looking strands.

Heat the oil into a large pan over high heat. Add the leek, garlic and chilli. After leek has softened add zucchini and stir for 3 mins or until zucchini has softened. Add peas and cook for 1 minute.

Remove the vegtables from the heat and place into a large bowl. Add desired amount of feta, tomato quarters and mint. Combine the ingredients together and serve with pepper.

This serves two and tastes great hot or cold!

Enjoy!!

Grace xxx

MANGO SMOOTHIE

Hey guys!!

Since it's mango season here in Australia and nearly Summer (not that it will be getting warm in Tasmania for ageees) I thought this smoothie would be good to share!!

Blend the following ingreidients in a blender and blend until smooth or thick:

2 bananas
1 apple
1 orange
A MASSIVE handful of frozen mango
Splash of almond milk

This recipe is supposed to be really thick (the same constancy of nana nice-cream), add more frozen mango if you want it extremely thick or more almond milk if you prefer your smoothies thinner.

This recipe served nearly two jars, if you're only making one for yourself use 1 banana.

I pored half of the smoothie into my jar and sprinkled a layer of museli, I then added the remainder of the smoothie and added another layer of museli and berries to finish off!

Enjoy!!

Grace xxx

VEGAN CHOC BALLS

Hey guys!!

This recipe is a extremely easy, yummy and healthy!

Blend the following ingredients together:

3 cups of dates (soak for 30 mins)
1 cup of almonds
Juice of one orange + the pulp
1 cup of raw cacao 
a small handful of frozen raspberries

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until a smooth consistency

Place a layer of glad wrap or baking paper in a small slice tray and smooth the mixture out into the tray. Set in the fridge over night. After the slice has set remove from slice tray and pull off small amounts and roll into balls (this is really messy omg), then roll in desiccated coconut and store in an airtight container in the freezer.

These are extremely rich!! Although they are great paired with a fruit salad or just on their own!!

ENJOOOYYY

Grace xxx

RASPBERRY BREAKFAST BOWL

Hey Everyone!! 

I'm sorry I haven't posted in aggggessss, I lost track of time and forgot to write a blog post... BUT the good news is there is another vegan recipe coming very soon!!

This recipe is supppper easy, I have it for breakie almost every day!

Blend the following together:

2 banans

a large handful of frozen mango

a large handful of frozen raspberries

half an avocado

a small handful of spinach

an orange

a generous splash of almond milk

This recipe serves two, just add one banana and less mango and berries if only making a smoothie for yourself.

Top with chia seeds, muesli and frozen raspberries!!

Keep an eye out for the next blog post and enjoy!!

Grace xxx

MY DAILY WORKOUT ROUTINE

Hey everyone!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR 3.5K BLOG VIEWS!!! absolutely craaazy!

This blog post is quite different to my others, and I'm actually really scared :///

 Before I wrote this I was worried people would would judge me... but hey, who cares what people think?! 

I will be showing you what I do to keep my body healthy! Eating the right foods is one thing, but doing exercise on top of eating yummy healthy foods will keep you in tip-top condition - don't worry it's fun!!!

So, time for the workouts. I usually do 1 hour to 1.5 hours of full body workouts every night, trying to target everywhere!! On the nights, or sometimes the mornings I feel as though I have enough energy to last a life-time I will do an extra half an hour of cardio (usually I go for a run). Other nights when i'm feeling sick or tired I will do a light ab or leg workout, or possibly just have a rest day and do some stretching.

Ok, now it's really time for the workouts:

CARDIO (10 mins) x 1

 VS ABS (16 mins) x 2

VS LEG BURNER (10 mins) x 2

Another workout I loooove is the VS CARDIO (17 mins). I sometimes do this instead of doing 10 min cardio twice!

I LOVE XHIT! The videos on the channel are extremely good quality and have suuuper clear instructions!!

I usually do the workouts in this order: leg workout, Ab workout, leg workout, ab workout and the cardio workout to finish off.

On top of the full body workout I usually do some yoga for 10mins, 20mins or sometimes up to 40mins when I'm try to nail a few new poses. This is how I work my arms and back.

Never forget to stretch!!!!! I stretch whilst doing yoga. If you're not a yoga fan you can do the simple hamstring, glutes, arm and back stretches. 10-15mins of stretching would be ideal!!

By the time I have finished all of this I'm absolutely starving!! I will head straight to the fridge, pantry or freezer and grab a banana, some left over smoothie or some vegan slice - a recent discovery :0


Workout snacks before you start are also a must! You will probably suffer from server hunger during the middle of your workout otherwise... So I usually go for:

Banana and Berry Toastie:

I know this sounds absolutely rank and I have no clue how I came across the idea of making one but they are amazing!!! I have never looked back ;) All you need to do is grab yourself a banana, handful of frozen berries and some wholegrain bread and mash the banana and spread it inside the bread, sprinkle the berries on top of the banana and toast it. Then... eat!!

Fruit Salad:

Simple but delicious. Grab 3-4 different fruits, chop them up and sprinkle some chia seeds on top. I usually use apple, banana, berries and peaches or apricots. The other day I added some vegan choc and orange balls, soooo good!! (Recipe up soooon)

Beetroot dip & Vita Wheats:

Grab some beetroot dip and spread it on some vita wheats - easy peasy!

Cacao Protein smoothie:

Recipe here!

So, there it is! My daily fitness routine! This is just what I've been doing for the past week. I tend to mix it up every week, trying to increase the difficulty to maximise results!


I hope you all enjoy and try out some of the workouts!!!

Grace xxx



NOTE: I am obviously not a professional fitness instructor, personal trainer or anything of the like (as much as I would like to be). I am simply just exercising to gain health and fitness.

NOTE: The workout videos do not belong to me. XHIT is a youtube fitness channel, with professional instructors trained and qualified in what they do.

CACAO PROTEIN SMOOTHIE

Hey guys!! 

Quick and super easy recipe today! This smoothie is a great source of energy, I usually have one before school or before I do a workout out!

Ingredients for cacao protein layer:

2 bananas

1 Large handful of frozen mango

1 orange (peeled)

1 tsp of raw cacao powder

1 tsp of vanilla protein powder 

splash of almond milk

Blend all ingredients in a blender until thick and creamy. Poor half into your jar or cup and add the following ingredients to the rest of the smoothie.

Ingredients for mixed berry layer:

Handful of frozen raspberries

Half a handful of almonds

3-4 apricot halves (I used canned)

Generous splash of almonds milk

Poor the remainder of the smoothie into your jar and top with chia seeds, pepita seeds (also known as pumpkin seeds) and frozen berries!! as you can see i actually have three layers, I didn't have much of the mixed berry smoothie as I was making it for my mum, so I filled a majority of my jar with the cacao protein smoothie.

You can probably notice the berries being drowned by the smoothie.... I sprinkled a few frozen raspberries in between layers.

Enjoy!!

Grace xxx