Chocolate Iced Oat Cookies! (Vegan, Gluten-free)

Hi everyone!

Today I'm going to be telling you how to make my chocolate chip oat cookies. These are a great quick and easy snack and really cheap to make! I love taking them in my lunch boxes to school or on a picnic. 

Due to the oats they are very high in fibre, so unlike bought cookies they will keep you full for longer and give you lots of energy throughout the day. As they have no refined sugar in, they will also keep your blood sugar levels stable so you won't get a sugar high and then sugar crash after eating them! Maple syrup also contains more minerals than honey, it is a good source of calcium, iron, potassium and manganese making it a really beneficial sugar substitute!

You will need:

• 100g self raising gluten free flour
• 100g melted coconut oil (plus a bit extra for icing)
• 75g maple syrup or liquid sweetener of your choice
• 75g rolled oats
• 1 chia egg (mix 1 tbsp chia seeds with 3 tbsp water and leave to form a gel)
• 100g dark chocolate (you can buy this, or sometimes I make my own to make it healthier using coconut oil, cacao and maple syrup)
• A splash of almond milk if necessary

Simply mix your wet ingredients, combine with the dry ingredients and add a little almond milk if the consistency is too crumbly. Form into balls and flatten on a baking sheet, then bake on 180C for around 15 minutes or until they are golden brown.

While the cookies are cooling begin to make your icing by melting your chocolate with a little coconut oil. Once melted, take off the heat and stir constantly until you get a thick icing (this way it won't drip off the sides of your cookies). Spread onto the cookies once they're cool, and decorate with toppings of your choice. I like almonds, goji berries and more chia seeds on mine!

Hope you liked the recipe, please tag me on instagram if you make any of my recipes so I can see your pictures!

Moo x

vegan chocolate fudge cake

Hi! 

Today I am going to be telling you how to make a kidney bean chocolate fudge cake.  To make it even more special I have given you the recipe for my favourite icing!!

Chocolate bean cake

To make this you will need:
75 ml coconut oil
400g drained kidney beans
100g rice flour
50g cocoa or raw cacao powder
1.5 tsp baking powder
100g dark chocolate
2.5 chia eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tblsp date syrup
1 - 2 tblsp maple syrup

Put your oven on to 180C.  Melt the chocolate & coconut oil together.  Drain the kidney beans and add all the ingredients together in a food processor or blender.  Blend until smooth.  Line a 20" cake tin.  pour your cake mixture into it.  TIP! if the mixture looks a bit stiff, don't be afraid to add a little more almond milk.  Bake for around 20 mins or until when you stick a knife into the middle it comes out clean.

My favourite Chocolate & peanut butter icing

For this you will need:

3 Tblsp maple syrup

Either.. 4 tblsp cocoa or cacao OR 75g dark chocolate

1 tblsp of peanut or almond butter

3 tblsp vegan butter or coconut oil

Once the cake is cool mix all of your ingredients together to create a smooth icing.  If you are using dark chocolate or coconut oil you will need to melt these first!  Cover the cake with icing then top with anything you like.  I added fresh strawberries to mine and it was amazing!