The eclectic learner

Raw nutella (dairy free ) a rich, delicious chocolate spread! Preparation time: 3 minutes Ingredients: 3/4 cup nuts (I used walnuts, cashews and hazelnuts) 1/4 tsp sea salt 1/3 cup or more cocoa powder (this may change) 1/3 cup of your favourite sweetener (maple syrup, honey, stevia, xylitol…your choice!) a drop of vanilla or spearmint oil (optional) water (enough to obtain a smooth mixture) Instructions: Put in your blender the above ingredients and the water. Don't put too much water in the beginning or you will end up with a chocolate drink. Remember that once in the fridge, the mixture will solidify in a couple of hours or less.  Whisk well! If it's too liquid, add cocoa powder. If it's too dry, add water. I would also consider cold spearmint tea to add a cool aftertaste. When you are happy with taste, texture (the longer you mix, the smoother it will be) and consistency, store in a mason jar and keep in the fridge. This spr...

Good morning, world! It's sunny today in Norfolk, and after a week of foggy, cloudy weather it's so energising to have breakfast in a sunny living room! But I am digressing. The reason for this post is another one- some lovely food I wanted to share with you! Well, at least the recipe... Last year I found  This  recipe in Gena Hamshaw's gorgeous Choosing Raw website. I tried to make it and as usual I adjusted the recipe to account for my preferences. It came out so good that I wrote, "voted 10/10" and put it permanently in my raw food recipes folder (which is an expensive plastic folder, with printed recipes, not a digital folder). Yesterday I decided it was time to prepare these tartelettes again as we had guests coming for dinner. With the ingredients I had I made 6 of them, plus a plate full of raw choc balls, and half a jar of raw nutella. Let me explain. The product in the picture above is the one prepared by Gena. My version is different and ...