Recipe: A quick, nutty, nourishing, energy giving, summery snack within 5 minutes

This is a super fast recipe for a sweet, nutty, nourishing, energy giving, summery snack. This recipe serves 1.

Ingredients for a summery snack

•    1 banana – chopped and mashed with a fork
•    1 handful of pine nuts 20g
•    1 handful of desiccated coconut – 5g

How to make a vegan summery snack

1.    Put the mashed banana in a bowl
2.    Add the pine nuts
3.    Garnish with desiccated coconut
4.    Taste it and add more desiccated coconut if you like the taste of coconut

Recipe: Mango Passionfruit Pie

Tools needed

- Blender
- Food Processor
- Dehydrator (Optional)
- 7.5” Pie Tin

Ingredients for the vegan mango and passion fruit pie crust

• 1 ¼ cup Macadamia Nuts (soaked and dehydrated)
• 3 tablespoon of Desiccated Coconut
• 1 tablespoon of  Coconut Oil
• 1 tablespoon of Coconut Palm Nectar*
• ¼ tablespoon of Salt
• ¼ tablespoon of Vanilla Extract

*This is not raw – for a fully Raw recipe replace this with Date Paste

Ingredients for the vegan mango and passionfruit pie filling:-

• 1 cup Chopped Sweet Mango
• ¾ of a cup of Sour Passionfruit Goo
• ¼ of a cup of Coconut Palm Nectar*
• ¼ of a cup of Irish Moss Paste
• 3 tablespoon of  Coconut Oil
• 2 Vanilla Beans
• 1 pinch of Salt

How to make vegan mango and passionfruit pie

1. Blitz Macadmia Nuts and Desiccated Coconut in food processor until it's almost powder
2. Add the remainder of the ingredients for the crust and blitz until well incorporated and it compresses easily between your fingers
3. Gently wipe down the pie tin with coconut oil and press crust into it
4. Blend all of the filling ingredients until it's smooth and creamy
5. Pour the filling into the crust and let it set in the fridge for 4 - 6 hours or in the freezer for 2 - 3 hours
6. Garnish with Desiccated Coconut or Mango Chunks and Serve!

Mango and Passionfruit pie (whole)

Photos and recipe courtesy of Jonny Freesh

Recipe: Date and Nut Slices

This recipe creates a tasty, replenishing, healthy snack.

The recipe makes about 15 pieces but it depends on how big cut them and how thick the 'roll' is.

Ingredients for vegan date and nut slices, also known as, Khajur Paak

• 1 packet of pitted dates (250g)
• 2 tablespoons of water
• 1 bowl of mixed nuts (almonds, pistachios, cashews) - roughly ground/chopped nuts
• Desiccated coconut

How to make vegan date and nut slices, also known as, Khajur Paak

1. Roughly chop dates and place them in a large saucepan
2. Add the water and heat for about 15 minutes
3. The dates will softened and form a paste-like consistency
4. Add the mixed nuts and mix well
5. Roll the mixture into cylindrical rolls - about 4 c.m. in diameter
6. Coat the rolls in desiccated coconut
7. Cover the roll with greaseproof paper and put in the fridge for at least 12 hours
8. When ready to eat, slice the rolls into 1 c.m. thick pieces

Recipe kindly provided by Rehma Chandaria. Photo courtesy of Sagar Shah.