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Vegan Chocolatey Oaty Coconutty cookies This one I've made up myself by amalgamating a few recipes! Its super tasty and again another fun one to do with your kids. 150g Oats 80g Flour 80g Dessicated Coconut 45g Cocoa Powder (See this entry regarding Cacao Powder, tescos also do a dairy/soya free Cocoa Powder) 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 1/2 tsp of Salt 1 tsp of Cinnamon Some chocolate chips (Cacao Nibs work well and often dairy/egg/soya free) 200g of Soft Brown Sugar 110g of Vitalite 3 tbsp of Golden Syrup (or Maple/Agave) 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract 1 tbsp of Oat/Coconut Milk Preheat oven to 180c Step 1: Add oats, flour, coconut, cocoa, bicarb of soda, salt, chocolate chips and cinnamon to a big bowl and mix together until it's all mixed. Set aside Step 2: Cream the sugar and Vitalite together. Step 3: Put the milk into a cup. Add the golden syrup and vanilla extract. Stir with a tea spoon until mixed well and combined. Step 4: Add this to the creame...

Vegan Sponge This is a really easy and good one for doing as a base to a cake - marry it up with butter icing and jam inside or make into muffins and syringe into the middle some jam and/or butter icing! You can find this recipe here 100g Vitalite 150g Caster Sugar 200g Self Raising Flour 1 tsp Baking Powder 200ml Oat milk Vanilla Essence Put everything into a bowl and mix! Place into a greased baking tin or silicone muffin cases. Bake at 180c for 30 mins - less if doing muffins - check that a skewer comes out clean It should be golden, firm and springy Enjoy :)

Peanut Butter Chocolate Tray Bake If like me you like to bake with your kids then this is a great one to do! Found this recipe here Ingredients: 200g Crunchy Peanut Butter 50g Vitalite 200g Soft Brown Sugar 4 tbsp golden syrup 100g Self Raising Flour 100g Porridge Oats 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp of cinnamon 200g Dairy Free Chocolate (MooFree works well - Dairy, Egg and Soya free) Preheat oven to 180C/170C Fan Step 1: Cream the peanut butter, Vitalite, sugar and syrup together. Step 2: Add the dry ingredients Step 3: Mix until you have a firm dough (Add a drop of water if its too dry) Step 4: Press into a shallow baking tray to about 1 - 1.5cm thick Step 5: Bake for 12-15 mins until golden brown at the edges Step 6: Leave to cool Step 7: Melt chocolate and spread over base Step 8: Allow to set and then cut out from tray