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No bake ‘Twix’ bars

8th June 2018 by bos.kitchen Leave a Comment

homemade twix bars

Happy June, friends! I’m back to bring you one of the things I’ve always wanted to recreate, the classic ‘Twix’ bar. That shortbread base and gooey caramel layer coated in chocolate is a winning combination! I simply had to try and make it myself, with no dairy, refined sugar or gluten, just wholesome ingredients (and a little chocolate of course)….

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Filed Under: Sweets Tagged With: bars, caramel, chocolate, dates, dessert, gluten free, simple, snack, sugar free, twix

Salted caramel smoothie bowls

25th May 2018 by bos.kitchen Leave a Comment

salted caramel smoothie bowls

Salted caramel. One of those flavours that almost instantly makes my mouth water. I’m usually too impatient to wait until after dinner for my sweet fix, so I love dessert flavoured breakfast bowls. These salted caramel smoothie bowls taste heavenly and I can’t wait to share this recipe with you! They only take a couple of minutes to prepare and are fuelling me through my busy days at the minute….

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Sweets Tagged With: banana, breakfast, caramel, dairy free, dates, easy recipe, protein, salted caramel, smoothie, smoothie bowl, sugar free, vanilla, vegan, welleco

Chocolate almond slice

23rd February 2018 by bos.kitchen 6 Comments

chocolate almond slice

It’s almost the weekend (and my birthday), so I’m starting celebrations early with this sweet, crunchy chocolate almond slice! Gooey, sweet date caramel infused with almond butter, crushed almonds, puffed rice and dark chocolate all in one bite. Sound good? These are super easy to make, no bake, refined sugar and gluten free and taste like heaven! This 6 ingredient recipe is going to change your life, it really couldn’t be any simpler!

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Filed Under: Sweets Tagged With: almond, almond butter, bar, caramel, chocolate, dairy free, dates, easy, rice, slice, vegan

Coconut caramel tarts

30th September 2017 by bos.kitchen 2 Comments

coconut caramel tarts

I’ve been making these all week to perfect the recipe. Currently third batch deep and I’m relieved to say I’m finally happy with the pastry. These coconut caramel tarts are pretty much all the things I love squeezed into one sweet little sized pud. My kinda self care. Vegan, gluten free pastry, baked into sweet little shells in the oven and then filled to the brim with layers of sweet dairy free heaven! There’s a little disc of chocolate at the bottom, followed by a lush salted date caramel and then a peanut butter coco whip on top. Yep… I went all out. They’re rich, but not too sickly sweet, in fact I just had one for breakfast. It’s the weekend so that’s totally okay, right?

I wanted to make these as easy to prep as possible, with ingredients you’ll likely have in your pantry at home. Of course they taste sweet and creamy, but they aren’t laden with refined sugar and grains like your standard fancy pud. They’re easily made gluten free too, just be sure to grab some gluten free oats, or sub the oats for more almonds.

I got a DM from a fellow date lover on Instagram this week, saying how addictive salted date caramel is. I have to agree, this stuff tastes dangerously good. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed dunking my failed pastry cases into it. Medjool dates are also dangerously expensive. Her tip was to buy Deglet Noor dates, much cheaper but still plump and juicy when soaked in boiling water. You can use any dates really, or even raisins! I have had great success with them in other recipes, the boiling water soak works a treat.

The pastry almost defeated me, but the trick is to make sure the dough sticks together a little in your fingers before you press it into the tin. Too crumbly and it will fall apart when you take them out the tins. The second most important thing is to not over bake – I foolishly cooked them for 12 minutes and ended up with rock solid tart shells. Thankfully third time round they came out perfectly, so I’ll hope you give this one a whirl!

I’d love to know if you try this recipe, please leave me a comment below or on my Instagram.

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Coconut caramel tarts
 
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Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
Author: Bo's Kitchen
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 6 mini tarts
Ingredients
  • 1 cup almond meal
  • 1.5 cups ground oatmeal
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 1-2 tbsp water
  • 1 cup medjool dates, pitted, soaked in boiling water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 1 bar of sugar free dark chocolate
  • 1 tin of coconut milk, chilled overnight, cream only
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter
  • edible stars, coconut chips and cacao nibs/chocolate shavings for topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 180•c. Grease 6 mini tart pans with a little coconut oil. Add almond meal, ground oatmeal, vanilla extract, ½ tsp salt and 4 tbsp maple syrup to a food processor and pulse until combined. With the processor still on, slowly pour in coconut oil. Process until incorporated and you have a crumbly dough. The dough should be moist enough to stick together between your fingers. If not, add a tbsp of water and blend again, checking again and adding a tbsp more water if needed.
  2. Push dough into prepared tart pans, using a teaspoon to flatten out the bottom evenly and pop in the oven for 8-10 minutes, until slightly golden. The dough may puff up a little, so you can use some baking beans/dried chickpeas in the middle of each tart. Take out from the oven and allow to cool.
  3. Make your caramel filling. Drain soaked dates, saving the water. Add dates, ½ tsp salt and ½ cup or the date water to food processor. Blend until smooth.
  4. In a small bowl over a pan of simmering water, melt bar of chocolate slowly. Gently pop tarts out of their tins and pour a tbsp of chocolate into the bottom of each tart. Spread out evenly with a teaspoon. Pop in the fridge to set, then remove and spread over a tbsp of date caramel on top of each tart, leaving a little room on top for the coconut cream.
  5. Prepare coconut cream topping. Open can of coconut milk and drain off the water, scoop out the solid coconut cream at the top. Using an electric whisk blend up until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Add peanut butter, a pinch of salt and maple syrup and whisk again to combine. Taste and add more salt or sweetener if needed. Your whipped cream should be thick and spreadable, but if it's runny, pop in the fridge to set a little. As soon as it's thick enough to spread, dollop some cream in each tart and smooth over with a spoon. Leave to chill for an hour, then remove and drizzle with melted chocolate. Top with coconut chips, candy stars and cacao nibs.
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Filed Under: Sweets Tagged With: baking, caramel, chocolate, coconut, dairy free, gluten free, pastry, peanut butter, tart, tarts, vegan

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Easy buckwheat granola 🥣✨super crunchy, ready Easy buckwheat granola 🥣✨super crunchy, ready in 30 mins and totally flexible to whatever you have in your pantry! Have you ever made your own granola before?🤔I’ll never buy it again as it’s soooo easy to make at home and way cheaper and healthier than the shop bought stuff. Buckwheat is having a bit of a revival in my kitchen atm so I had to use it in this recipe, I love the texture and it’s totally gluten free👌This granola is naturally sweet but low in sugar thanks to a little maple syrup and a ripe mashed banana. Delicious with your fave dairy free milk (I used @dugdrinks 🥔 milk), yoghurt, on top of chia pudding or just as a healthy snack! I don’t think I’ve ever made granola and not be able to start snacking on it as soon as it’s out the oven 🤭 gotta be done. 

 Easy buckwheat granola 

- 2 cups rolled gluten free oats (can sub regular oats)
- 1 cup almonds, roughly chopped (can sub pecans or walnuts)
- 1 cup raw buckwheat (or sub more nuts)
- 1 very ripe banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup maple or agave syrup
- 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 150•c and line a cookie sheet with baking paper. Mix oats, almonds and buckwheat together in a bowl. In a small bowl, mix together the mashed banana, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla extract. Add to the dry ingredients and stir well until everything is thoroughly coated. Flatten on to prepared cookie sheet in one even layer and bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until the edges are just starting to turn golden. Allow the granola to cool throughly, it will get crunchier as it cools down. Break into chunky pieces and store in a jar for a month. 

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