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Superfood Caramels

By The Fit Foodie on

These tasty caramels come totally guilt-free. Tahini is simply ground sesame seeds – full of healthy fats and nutrients to nourish your body. Throw in some metabolism-boosting coconut oil, low GI Sweetner, high antioxidant cacao powder and an awesome superfood powder, and really this could be medicine. Right? Baobab powder has a delicious caramelised pear flavour. It’s high in fibre, vitamin C, potassium (great for workout recovery), and acts as a natural prebiotic. If you can’t lay your hands on any, there’s some handy substitutions available in the Tips section below.

SERVES: 6

INGREDIENTS:

For the caramel

  • 1 tablespoon tahini (heaped)
  • ½ tablespoon melted coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon rice malt syrup
  • 1 tablespoon stevia (I use Natvia)
  • ½ teaspoon natural vanilla extract
  • 10g baobab powder (optional)
  • pinch Himalayan sea salt

For the chocolate

  • 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon raw cacao powder
  • 4-5 drops liquid stevia (sub 1 teaspoon Natvia or liquid sweetener as desired)

Garnish

  • 1 tablespoon bee pollen (optional – not vegan)

METHOD:

  1. In a bowl, add the tahini (warmed slightly if possible), coconut oil, sweeteners, vanilla and salt.
  2. Stir until thoroughly combined, then add the Baobab and stir again until thickened.
  3. Refrigerate while prep the chocolate mix.
  4. Mix all chocolate ingredients together until smooth.
  5. Roll cool tahini caramel into balls and dip in the chocolate.
  6. Sprinkle with bee pollen and freeze for 15 minutes until set. Enjoy!

Tips:

  • Rice Malt Syrup can be subbed with raw honey (not vegan) / maple syrup / coconut nectar, as needed.
  • Bee pollen can be substituted with crushed nuts or chia seeds, if desired.
  • Baobab can be subbed with maca powder, lucuma, or mesquite.
  • Tahini can be subbed with nut butter of choice.


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Tropical Green Mocktail Recipe

By Camille Vidal on

Camille Vidal is a wellness advocate, a yoga teacher, a drinks & cocktail expert and the founder of La Maison Wellness, the home of the healthy hedonist and an online inspiration for Living Well.


Tropical Green

This delicious and refreshing cocktail will lighten up your taste buds and give you the opportunity to support a good cause by going Sober for Macmillan.

Ingredients

  • 20 ml passion fruit juice
  • 30ml cucumber juice
  • 10ml agave syrup
  • 1 tsp orange blossom water
  • Kombucha   

Method

Cucumber Juice
  1. Peel cucumber  
  2. Juice fresh, or blend & sieve to remove pulp
  3. Store in the fridge- it will keep 2 days 
Technique
  1. Build ingredients into the glass minus the kombucha
  2. Add crushed ice, then take your spoon & “churn” the...
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Mocktails by Olly Smith

By Olly Smith on

Olly Smith is a multi award-winning drinks expert and broadcaster, and publisher of 'Fizz', a book with over 80 joyful cocktails and mocktails for every occasion.

Sherbet Fizz

  • 25ml freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
  • 20ml Oleo Saccharum
  • Ice cubes soda water

Method

  1. Pour all the grapefruit juice and Oleo Saccharum into the wine glass filled with ice cubes
  2. Top with soda water and stir gently
  3. Garnish with a grapefruit peel.

Garnish

  • Large grapefruit peel

Glass

  • White wine glass


Honey and Ginder Julep

  • 1 tbsp just-boiled water
  • 8 mint leaves
  • 4 tsp honey crushed ice
  • Ice-cold ginger beer

Method

  1. Mix the freshly boiled water with 2 fresh mint leaves and stir to wilt. 
  2. Stir in the honey and then remove the mint leaves. Leave to cool completely. 
  3. Place 6...
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Mocktails for Go Sober

By Go Sober Team on

Giving up the booze doesn’t have to be boring – we’re not talking about sipping kale juice smoothies here. Think of it less of an exercise in detoxing and more of an opportunity to experiment with great flavour combination – without the unpleasantness of the morning after.

‘Mocktails’ have always been somewhat of the cocktail's frumpy sister, but whereas the cocktail can easily hide behind a boozy kick, with non-alcoholic concoctions flavour is king. Not only are they a healthier alternative to their alcoholic siblings, but they’re just as much a treat for the weekend.

We’ve cherry picked a selection of tasty recipes below, lovingly created by Georgi Radev – resident mixologist of one of London’s finest cocktail bars, Mahiki.


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