Breakfast

Banana Berry Smoothie with crunchy rawnola

August 22, 2015 By Lara 4 Comments

Let me introduce you to this easy vegan banana berry smoothie that will even surprise non-vegans:

Banana Berry Smoothie, layered jar with quinoa and topped with crunchy rawnola

Not that this breaky is 100% sugarfree it also gives you all the nutrients you need to get through the day. I love smoothies but sometimes I need something more that fills me up in the morning. So in this jar, I pimped a normal smoothie with puffed Quinoa and crunchy rawnola. Sometimes when I feel like, I add some superfoods to my smoothies, like Maca powder, Baobab or Spirulina. Read more about superfoods below and have a look at the recipe after you have take a look at the Smoothie when it fell….

For the smoothie you need:

Ingredients

2 bananas (ripe and frozen)
raspberries (frozen or fresh)
1 small splash of almond milk
1/4 tbsp cinnamon
stevia (I usually use two small tabs, but there is also liquid or powdered stevia available)
(any other sweetener works at well, and if you don’t have any don’t worry the bananas are already sweet like candy 🙂

Optional: Maca powder (the best maca powder is from Organicburst

About superfoods
People often ask me what superfoods I use and why I use them and whether it is necessary.
I think I first got in touch with superfoods when I heard about Maca powder. I also remember that I had no clue that it is different to Matcha powder. wuups…Well, during the last months I learned a lot more about superfoods and I like to show you what kinds of I currently use and like the most.

My favorite at the moment is Acai powder. This is due to the reason that I really enjoy the taste and second it gives me some of the nutrients I really need as a vegan 27 years old girl. According to the HealthysmoothieHQ, Acai berries contain a nearly complete protein profile. A complete protein is one that contains all of the amino acids, or building blocks of protein, that your body cannot manufacture on its own. Foods with a complete protein profile include meat, dairy, and soy. Acai has nearly all of the necessary amino acids and its protein profile is more complete than most fruits.

So thumbs up for Acai smoothies, bowls and Nicecreams!

Other superfoods I use, are as mentioned above Maca powder as well as Baobab powder. Their taste is really earthy and the Baobab has a sweet note which combines nicely with Carob powder in a nicecream.
Superfoods I use for shots or just in small amounts are Spirulina, Chlorella and Wheatgras. They have amazing health benefits but I think sometimes it is hard to combine them due to their let’s say rather unusual/not chocolaty flavor 😉

I think it is worth to include superfoods such as mentioned above in your diet. Of course this foods are expensive but it is something worth investing in. And you don’t need them daily! Just here and there, sneak them in your menu and feel the power coming from inside.

Vegan banana stuffed Crepes

August 10, 2015 By Lara 10 Comments

On Sunday we were having breakfast outside in the garden. I was incredibly crabby, because a bee tried to ruin my chilly sunday morning mood. It decided to become vegan and therefore taste my vegan banana chocolate crepes. I was NOT amused! Since these crepes (for the first time!) turned out eatable.

I’ve had several crepes failures the past few weeks, but these little pretties came out pretty close to perfection 🙂 The tip with the sparkling water is from my dad and it is really the best thing you can add in order to make the dough lighter and fluffier.

So while I was sitting in the garden, I was thinking about my future, my path and where this whole blogging backing passion would take me. There are all these dreams of what could be, time spent longing for what is missing; wondering who is expecting something from me, what I am expecting from myself. Of course there is the opportunity with a Bachelor’s degree to have a proper job somewhere, maybe at a bank, earning enough money to pay the flat and living a life where you can afford vegan Ice Cream (No joke, it is insanely expensive in Switzerland. I am in the middle of doing a “proper” job or going the blogger way. I have these good or bad days. And some days [oh! too many days!], I miss that I cannot fully live up to what I can do best; this gorgeous, wonderful, tangible way of life. I still have so many blank pages left in my books, that I would love to fill! I love the quote of Steve Jobs where he said:

“For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”

I hope that I will find the right way….soon…

INGREDIENTS
1 cup almond meal
1 cup almond or rice milk (I used almond)
1/4 cup sparkling water (my secret tip for ultra fluffyness)
1 flax egg*
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp cinnamon
2 tbsp coconut sugar
About 1/4 ish cup of coconut oil for the pan

1 banana, sliced
1/4 cup vegan dark chocolate drops, melted

*check out Minimalist bakers instructions for perfect preparation.

METHOD
Make the flax egg. Put aside and take a large bowl, where you put in the almond meal, coconut sugar and cinnamon. Add the milk, sparkling water flax egg and vanilla. Whisk until smooth and incorporated. THEN

and this is crucial….

Put the bowl with the dough for 10 minutes into the fridge. This allows the dough to breath and the process will allow ultimate fluffyness later on.
Put about 1 tsp of coconut oil into a large nonstick skillet over low heat. (you might want to repeat this process when making more than 3 crepes.
Now carefully swirl the batter around the pan.
Cook until the dough forms little bubbles and the edges are starting to come off, the flip to the other side.

Stuff the crepes with sliced bananas and melt the dark chocolate chips. Drizzle with as much chocolate as you like!

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bliss Balls

August 6, 2015 By Lara 2 Comments

Because of the fact that the heat wave continues, I try to avoid to turn on my oven but still have the desire to “bake” or at least “create” something in the kitchen.

So excited to try bliss balls! I’ve already tried them as a dessert but now figured out that I like them even more as a topping on my oats. Carbs on carbs or as I like to call it.

the Oatmeal inception

These may be the easiest bliss balls around…not to mention the healthiest!
But the fascinating thing about bliss balls is not only that they are ridiculously easy to make but more that you can change the whole flavor by adding new ingredients and combining new flavors.
You can decide on the dryness of the balls and accordingly add more or less “liquid” ingredients. Combining the Oat bliss balls with the fruits and topping of the actual oatmeal is like really Yummi! Oh..and another thing. If you are not feeling comfortable with having “that much oatmeal”, make yourself a thick smoothie (thick because otherwise the balls will go on a diving tour in your bowl) and top your smoothie with the oat bliss balls.

Have fun experimenting!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup oats
1/3 cup white almond butter
2 tbsp raw agave syrup
2 tbsp almond milk
(1 tbsp Lucuma powder) totally optional, feel free to add other superfoods you like
3 tbs dark chocolate chips

Mix everything together in a medium bowl and roll the balls. Makes around 5-8 balls depends on the size you want to have them.
You can keep the in the fridge for 2 days. but believe me they might be gone in one sitting!

Vegan sunday waffles with an acai-berry sauce

June 14, 2015 By Lara 4 Comments

Hello lovely people <3

Thanks for following me on my new Homepage! So excited. The layout is not the final one since we have a special theme in mind that will be implemented. So stay tuned.

To celebrate I like to share my favorite Vegan waffles recipe with you.

Ingredients for 4 people (or 2 hungry ones)
1 cup almond flour (or any other flour you like)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 cup coconut milk
3 tbsp coconut oil
1 pinch vanilla extract
1 flax egg*
optional: 1 tbsp maple syrup

*1 Tbsp flaxseed meal (ground raw flaxseed)
2 1/2 Tbsp water, stir and let sit for ten minutes to thicken

Method
In a bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, coconut sugar,and the vanilla extract. In a separate cup mix the coconut oil, coconut milk and flax egg.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones and stir until well combined.
Let sit in the fridge while the waffle iron is heating up.

Grease the iron with some coconut oil and the cook waffles until golden brown and slightly crispy.

For the sauce, heat up in a small pan 2 handful of fruits you like (I used strawberries and raspberries) with 3 tbsp of agave syrup until a jelly consistency appears. let cool down and add 1 tbsp of Acai powder. I used the one from Organicburst.
Pour over waffles and decorate with more fruits.

Easy Vegan Pancakes with a secret ingredient Creme you would never expect!

July 21, 2014 By Lara 6 Comments

Ingredients (for 6 Pancakes):

2 Cups Soymilk
1 1/2 Cup Coconut flour (or any other flour. If any other is used you might need more, cause coconut flour is a really dry flour)
1/4 tsp Salt
4 tbsp Coconut Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Coconut oil for the pan

Method:
In a bowl mix all the ingredients
Befor you pour the dough in the pan, put some coconut oil in.

Creme:
500 gr Tofu (soft)
1/4 Cup Coconut sugar
3 tbsp Soymilk
1 tbsp Vanilla Extract

Method:

mix all the ingredients in a bowl
put in the fridge before filling the pancakes.

Zutaten (für ca. 6 Pfannkuchen):

500 ml Sojamilch
200 g Kokosnuss Mehl (oder irgendein anderes Mehl)
1 Prise Salz
4 EL Zucker + evtl. 1 TL Vanillezucker für süße Pfannkuchen oder nur 1,5 TL Kokosnusszucker für herzhafte Pfannkuchen
Öl oder vegane Margarine fürs anbraten

Zubereitung:
In einer Schüssel alle Zutaten vermengen.
Vor jedem Pfannkuchen etwas Öl oder Magarine in einer beschichteten Pfanne verteilen

Creme:
Zutaten
500 gr Tofu
30 g Kokosnuss Zucker
20 ml Sojamilch
1 EL Vanille-Extrakt

Zubereitung:
Alle Zutaten in einer Schüssel mixen.
Bis zum Servieren kalt stellen.

Fluffy Vegan Protein Crepes

June 4, 2014 By Lara 1 Comment

Ingredients:

– 1/3 Cup (50gr) Whole meal flour or buckwheat flour
– T tsp baking flour
– 1 tbsp Agave syrup or maple or whatever sweetener you like
– 300 ml non-diary milk, I used almond and also tried coconut
– 1/2 tsp sea salt

Add everything in a bowl and mix. Put some coconutoil in a pan and then let the magic happen <3

For the chocolate sauce

I melted some chocolate in hot soymilk. make sure the chocolate is covered by the soymilk before you stir. you can chose by yourself how many you like.

Pink Fluff

Vegan Raspberry Yogurt mixed with one scoop of Proteinpowder.

3-ingredients Chocolate Balls and an Acai power Oatmeal

April 27, 2014 By Lara 5 Comments

I love this recipe since it is so easy and quickly made. A rich healthy snack also perfect for kids!

1/2 Cup Cacao Powder
1/2 Cup Coconut Oil or Mousse ( I used the mousse from http://www.naturkostbar.ch/en/ , if you use oil you maybe need to adapt the amount)
a a handful of dates or more if you like.

(Water to make it stick you could also use any kind of non-dairy milk, just experiment with the recipe :))

Decorate them with Cacao Nibs, CHia seeds, goji Beans or whatever you love. <3

I am currently in love with my new Acai Power Oatmeal creation.
If you are looking for some organic Powerfoods to boost your daily meal you should head over to http://www.authenticnutrients.ch

I tried the Trailmix and the Acai powder and I am in love! The pure taste of nature without anything added!

Ingredients

60g oats
1tsp Acai powder from authentic nutrients
10g cocoa powder
150ml almond milk
10g agave syrup
Stevia

Toppings:
Fruits of your choice

Ich liebe meine neue Acai Power Oatmeal Kreation!
Seit Ihr interessiert an den besten biologischen Powerfoods?
Schaut euch die Seite von http://www.authenticnutrients.ch an und Ihr findet alles was euer Herz begehrt.

Ich habe den Trailmix und das Acai pulver ausprobiert und kann nicht mehr ohne! Pure Natur ohne irgendwelche Zusätze!

Hier meine Rezeptidee:

60g Haferflocken
1 Teelöffel Acai Pulver von Authentic nutrients
10g Cacao Pulver
150ml Mandelmilch
10g Agavensirup
Stevia
Toppings:
Früchte eurer Wahl
Trailmix von Authentic nutrients

Antioxidant Spring Matcha Greentea Pancakes with Acai Creme filling

April 3, 2014 By Lara 9 Comments

Ingredients Pancakes

1 Cup coconut flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp Matcha Powder

1 ripe banana

1 Cup Non-Dairy milk (almond, soy, rice)

1 tbsp coconutoil

1tbsp Peanut butter

1 tsp salt

stevia (as much as you like depends on how sweet you want them to be)

10 gr Dark Chocolate drops (optional)

Direction:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients except for the chocolate drops. The outcome should be very sticky. If it is too liquid add more flour if it is to dry add more milk.

Put some coconut oil in the pan and then let the magic begin.

Acai-Filling

Blend 1 small Beetroot with a handful of raspberries. Put aside

Mix 1 to 2 teaspoons açaí powder with 1 Cup Soywhip.

Add fresh beetroot -raspberry mix carefully

You can still mix in whole raspberries if you like.