Hello all! I wanted to share my favourite recipe of the moment today! I've been making these after my morning swim as a nice pick me up to tide me over until breakfast (I'm a brunch kind of girl!). This is the perfect drink to go alongside my morning studies. It's warming and proper winter-y. It does take a little bit longer to make then your simple cup of coffee but, it saves you money & calories compared to those pesky Starbucks lattes. The whole cup comes in at 76 calories and it tastes SO good.

Onto the coffee,  I  really didn't like the Beanies chocolate orange flavour the first time I tried it. But, with the added chocolate orange from the choc shot and the frothy milk, it's actually quite nice. I wouldn't have it any other way. This is something I now look forward to every morning.

How to:

1. Toast one slice of bread.
2. Dice some pepper and onion - of if you're lazy throw it into a food processor/chopper.
3. Dice or grate some vegan cheese.
4. Add the toast to the food processor & blend until it looks like breadcrumbs.
5. Mix all the above filling together with some flavouring.. herbs, spices, salt & pepper etc. Then, add to the mushroom.
6. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.

This is the perfect fancy, vegan dinner. Definitely one for date nights or a meal with friends - they'd never know the difference. I ate two of these mushrooms with some sweet potato wedges and a biiiiggg bowl of veggies on the side. It would make a great 'help yourself', buffet-style dish.

How to:
1. Drain and rinse the chickpeas well. Leave to drain while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
2. Put the nuts into a food processor/blender until they are chopped into small chunks. Then remove and put aside.
3. Next, place the chickpeas, maple syrup, peanut butter & flavourings in the food processor and blend until smooth.
4. Finally, fold in the chopped nuts and chocolate chips.

I love this recipe. They're perfect with a cuppa, a cosy blanket and a good book to read. They're perfect as a little after dinner snack, although it is hard to stop at just one. They're insanely more-ish. The mix of hazelnut, mixed spice and chopped nuts make them perfect for autumn.

How to:
Place the banana in the freezer for 30mins whilst you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Blend your choice of nuts until finely chopped.
Melt the chocolate in a bowl over boiling water or in the microwave.
Next on a clean surface (i used baking/greaseproof paper), use a spoon to cover half the banana in the melted chocolate. Be sure to sprinkle of the nuts as you go as the chocolate with set pretty fast!
Finally put the banana back in the freezer for 10-15minutes to completely harden.

This is acai bowl above but, see my peanut butter, chocolate nice cream bowl here. Smoothie bowls are super easy simply add 1-2 frozen bananas to a food processor along with any other flavourings you enjoy. I love adding 1 cup of frozen mango or you can add fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries etc.). You can also add protein powder and/or superfood powders such as; acai, spirulina, baobab, lucuma etc. Then throw on whatever toppings you have lying around. Go crazy. They really are the ones you can have fun with and suit to your tastes preferences.

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The best part about being a food blogger is getting to taste all of the recipes first right? Well i definitely wasn't saying no to one (or two) or these brownies for breakfast. Yes, for breakfast. This morning i had the perfect morning - i rolled out of bed at 8am (a lie in for me), made me a vanilla coffee & munched on two of these brownies in-between photos. Now I'm sat in bed writing this post. One reason i enjoy a being a student and mainly doing work from home. It means i don't have to get dressed and i can slob around in my pjs until whatever time i feel like i should probably make an effort, brush my teeth and put some actual clothes on.