Vegan (raw) Chocolate Lava Cakes

A simple vegan chocolate cake made with simple clean ingredients and with a luscious centre that’s runny and rich in chocolate flavour.  Makes: 4 muffin-sized double-choc lava cakes

Ingredients
  • 1¼ cup dates (soaked for several hours or overnight)
  • 2 Tab almond milk
  • 3 Tab chickpea flour
  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • 1½ Tab coconut oil
  • ¼ cup cacao powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • a pinch fine sea salt
  • ¼ cup smooth almond butter
  • ¼ cup cacao powder
  • ¼ cup + 1 Tab maple syrup
  • ¼ cup almond milk
  • ½ tsp vanilla
  • a pinch fine sea salt
  • optional: 1 Tsp Maca powder (no different flavour or texture)
  1. In a blender combine the dates with the coconut oil, the salt and vanilla until smooth
  2. Add the rest of the ingredient and form a dough with your hands.
  3. Press ¾ of the dough onto the edges of the muffin tin.
  4. For the filling combine all the ingredients in a small bowl.
  5. Put about 3-4 tsp of the filling into each cake and freeze for short 10 minutes
  6. With the rest of the dough form 4 discs that will serve as the bottom of your cake
  7. Press the discs on top of the cake and adjust with your fingers.
  8. Freeze for about 2 hours and then de-freeze, dust with cacao powder and enjoy!

Raw Chocolate Christmas Pudding Cups

Packed with a mixture of heart healthy nuts and antioxidant-rich cacao, this decadent raw chocolate pudding is zero parts naughty and all parts nice.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

Raw pudding

  • ½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
  • 1/3 cup dried figs, hard stalk removed
  • ½ cup medjool dates
  • ¼ cup cranberries
  • 2-3 Tab coconut oil, melted
  • Pinch ground ginger
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • Pinch ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbs Bioglan Organic Cacao Powder

Cashew cream

  • 1 cup raw cashews (pre-soaked)
  • ½ cup almond milk
  • 1 Tab maple syrup
  • ¼ tsp cinnamon, ground
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Toppings

  • Blueberries
  • Raspberries
  • Strawberries, stalks removed and cut in half
  • Fresh mint leaves

    Step 1.
    To make the cashew cream, add all ingredients to a food processor and blend. Adjust sweetness to taste, scoop into serving glasses and set aside in the fridge.

    Step 2.
    In a food processor, combine nuts, figs, dates, cranberries, spices, cacao and coconut oil and pulse until the mixture starts to bind.

    Step 3.
    To serve, top the chilled cashew layer with the raw pudding layer and garnish with berries and fresh mint leaves.