After posting a photo on my Instagram of my breakfast the other day, which included these power balls, I got a few reqests for the recipe, so I decided to create a post to share with everyone!
These were inspired by the ingredients in my Apple Rose Caramel Tart, a low fat raw vegan dessert I served for my birthday guests this year. I took the same basic ingredients and added nuts and oats into the mix and voila, power balls were created.
At the start of summer, my family from Ecuador came to visit and we had an outdoor barbecue to celebrate their arrival. Catching up, sharing all kinds of crazy and hilarious stories and just enjoying the company of one another, I always appreciate those nights. We made grilled vegetable salads that were the bomb.com and I also made dessert, this Raw Vegan Mango Ice Cream with Oat Crumble + Homemade Pineapple Flowers.
This dessert was inspired by my weekend at Matthew Kenney Culinary, where I learned how to make the absolute best raw vegan vanilla ice cream and oat crumble that I've ever had. After making it at home a few times, and tweaking the ingredients a bit since I didn't have them all and don't use agave, my mom suggested I take this vanilla ice cream recipe and use it to try and recreate her famous Mango Ice Cream that my family loves.
Root Beer and Coca Cola ice cream floats were where it was at when growing up. I used to attend a day care program after school and we had ice cream floats almost every Friday. I used to think it was the best thing ever...until I had this.
Having had learned of the {horrible} effects soda could have on our bodies, I vowed to never again have one. But, when they are served around me, I can't lie...I do tend to miss the floats quite a bit! Especially because I start to reminisce on my childhood. So in order to fullfill these cravings, what is there to do? What there always is to do in cases like this, veganize it. That term has been frequent for the past 3 years of my life, and forever will be. I love being able to veganize old favorites of mine. Not only do I have fun experimenting in the kitchen, but I love sharing my recipes with my family in hopes of bringing them one step closer to considering a plant-based diet.
Without further or do, I present to you my RAW and VEGAN Fruit Beer Float xx
Raw. Vegan. Apple. Caramel. Tart.
Are you ready for this?
Fresh baked apple tart with warming spices and a big ol' dallop of vanilla ice cream...I know you know what I am talking about....and I know you know you loved it growing up. My mom used to make the absolute best apple tart. We had an apple peeler and corer (and still do) that would core, peel and thinly slice the apple at the same time. When I was younger I thought it was the best tool to ever have been invented in mankind.
Anyways...back to the story of this apple tart.
When my younger cousins are over, they always ravage my kitchen in search of "snacks". And when I say "snacks", I'm talking about Chips Ahoy, Oreos, Goldfish, you name it. They say they don't like coming to my house because we don't have any "food". It...
I decided I would share another idea with you all for a healthy patriotic treat that you can enjoy for the Fourth of July this year. Yesterday I shared a simple fruit platter in shape of an American Flag that is a perfect dish for you to...