Vegan Chocolate Mousse

Vegan chocolate treat

For when you're craving something chocolatey... Here's what you need:

3 avocados 

Half cup cacao powder

Pinch of salt

1/2 Tablespoon of vanilla extract

1/3 cup maple syrup or golden syrup

1/2 cup soy milk or almond milk

Ps buy a cup measurer if you haven't got one already - they are a life saver for those recipes (as per above) that you come across that use cups instead of grams! I got mine for £2 here.

1. Scoop out the avocados and put into food processor

2. Add the rest of the ingredients

3. Blitz until smooth

4. Put into fridge or freezer overnight, depending on what you want (I prefer them frozen).

I found they are very rich so I may try next time with some added sugar or more syrup... but let me know what you think!

Easy Vegan Meal - Fajitas

Quick and easy vegan meal

When I haven't got a lot of time in the evening but want something tasty, these fajitas are what I turn to at the minute! I used to love vegetarian fajitas with Quorn chicken but since turning vegan I have found they are just as nice without the Quorn chicken, just with tonnes of veg.

Healthy and Tasty

Since it's only vegetables and some seasoning, I'm going to guess that they're fairly healthy, which somehow makes them taste even better. I use the following ingredients but obviously add whatever veg you want:

Vegetable Oil

Red bell pepper

Green bell pepper

Red onion x 2

Corguette or Cucumber 

Fajita mix (make sure it's vegan - the one from Tesco definitely is) 

Salsa or tomato pasta sauce (like Dolmio)

Tortilla wraps (The wheat and white ones from Lidl are vegan)

1. Heat some vegetable oil in a frying pan and start chopping your peppers

2. Put the chopped peppers in the pan and start chopping your other veg (I always find the peppers take longer to soften so that's why they're in first)

3. Fry all the veg for about 10 mins depending on how crunchy or soft you like (I prefer everything a bit soft!)

4. When the veg is nearly done pop your wraps in the microwave for 30 seconds 

5. Sprinkle about a quarter of the fajita seasoning on your frying veg and stir it all around

6. Spread a small amount of salsa or pasta sauce (which I use) on the wraps

7. Put your seasoned veg in your wraps and you're good to go

Packed Lunch

I also then put some of the fried, seasoned veg in a tupperware box and in the fridge ready to take to work as a packed lunch. I take a wrap and some salsa and then prepare it all in the office. If you wrap it all up before you take it to work it gets soggy and horrible. So I take it all separate and heat up the veg in the microwave before putting it in the wrap. Yum!

Let me know if you've got some alternatives to this or if you've had it before...