Hi everybody, it's Stacey! I couldn't let Valentine's Day come and go without doing a blog about
chocolate, because everyone loves chocolate and the two go together
so famously. I want to start out by saying that I eat a gluten free
plant based diet void of meat, dairy, egg, and of course gluten. Needless
to say, I eat home a lot and in my endless search for new and exciting
ways to eat, bake, and cook I scour food blogs. Recently I came across
one that had me drooling, literally. Not only are the recipes to die for
but the photographs are exquisite. So here are some delicious chocolate desserts
from gourmande in the kitchen that taste sinful and are still somewhat healthy. Enjoy, you deserve it!
Chocolate Blackberry Mille-Feuille
Ingredients:
7 oz of good quality dark chocolate, finely chopped
7 tablespoons of coconut milk
pinch of fine sea salt
1 teaspoon of blackberry liqueur
1 tablespoon of blackberry jam, naturally sweetened
2 oz of fresh blackberries
cocoa powder to finish.
Cocoa Dusted Maple Glazed Walnuts
Ingredients:
for maple glazed walnuts:
2 cups raw walnuts
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt
for the chocolate coating:
5 oz of unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
1 1/2 tablespoons of melted coconut oil
1/4 cup plus tablespoon maple syrup
1/2 cup raw cacao powder
Chocolate Date Caramel Walnut Tart
Ingredients:
for the crust:
2 cups almond flour
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup extra virgin unrefined coconut oil, melted
for the date walnut filling:
10 Medjool dates soaked in 1/2 cup of warm water
2 tablespoons of extra virgin unrefined coconut oil, melted
1/2 vanilla bean, pod seeds scraped
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
1 cup of chopped toasted walnuts (divided use)
for the ganache:
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup extra virgin unrefined coconut oil
1/2 cup raw organic cacao powder
Hopefully by now you've taken a look at Sylvie's blog gourmandeinthekitchen.com and maybe you were as inspired as I was by her decadent desserts and also some of her amazing recipes. I hope you all have a wonderful Valentines day - whether you eat chocolate or not.
Post by: Stacey Larnerd
Photographs and Recipes courtesy of: Sylvie Shirazi, the author, photographer and real food lover behind Gourmande in the Kitchen.
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