It's this time of year when Swedish cafes are full of semla everywhere and I have just made a new batch of my own raw Swedish semla. This time I made the bun more moist and I added more of the cardamom to add even more of the lovely flavors. The whipped cream is made by coconut cream, vanilla essence and agave syrup, but I'm wondering if maybe it would be nice to use ordinary whipped cream or a vegan whipped cream instead. I'll try that next time. Find the recipe here >> ... VIEW POST
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Swedish Crispbread With Peanut Butter & Chia
My favorite low carb crisp bread Today I've spent some time in my kitchen making my favorite crispbread. I always keep a batch of these crispy snacks at home. I have a large glass jar at home in my kitchen on the counter and I like having a big piece of the crisp bread with mashed avocado, tomatoes, flake salt a cup of tea and. Crispbread is a crunchy, delicate platform for butter, cheese, hummus and anything at all savory. They are a superb crunchy accompaniment to soup, too. High in protein, ... VIEW POST
Raw food snacks – Marzipan!
I made this little frog together with Cornelia, my oldest daughter this weekend. I had some marzipan leftovers from last week when I made Swedish Hoovers and I wasn’t sure what to do with it. What do you make with a big lump of green marzipan? The first thing that came to my mind was - a frog! For the tongue and eyes I used icing that I had left from last Christmas and the dark spot in the eyes are chocolate. I haven’t tried coloring the marzipan in other colors yet, but I´m thinking that ... VIEW POST
Raw food snacks – marsipangroda!
Jag gjorde den här lilla marsipangrodan tillsammans med min dotter Cornelia i helgen. Vi hade lite marsipan kvar från förra veckan när jag gjorde nyttiga dammsugare och jag visste inte riktigt vad jag skulle göra med den. Vad gör man med en stor klump grön marsipan? Det första jag kom att tänka på var en groda. För att göra tunga och ögon använde jag glasyr från förra årets pepparkaksbak och till de mörka prickarna i ögonen fick det bli lite smält choklad. Jag har inte provat att färga ... VIEW POST
Delicious Healthy Low Carb Wok
Making a healthy vegan wok without turning on the stove. I recently tried two healthy, low carb alternatives to ordinary noodles. Mung bean noodles and shirtaki noodles. They are both gluten free, fat free, vegan with a low glycemic index, meaning they don’t cause a spike in blood sugar. They are both a great alternative to pasta and noodles for everyone who want to avoid gluten and/or want a low carb alternative. Mung bean noodles have a great texture - almost like angel hair pasta and even ... VIEW POST
Sweet dates with hazelnuts and seasalt
Delicious raw food snacks Medjool dates are nature’s candy. They have a soft, creamy, slightly chewy texture. They are perfect to use as a sweetener in raw food sweets or eat them just as they are. and are filled with fiber, potassium, magnesium and other minerals. A pinch of flake salt enters as a background note, adding a lingering taste that rounds out the sweetness. Recipe 20 Medjool dates 40 Hazelnuts Dark chocolate Flake salt Take a date, make a vertical cut deep enough to remove the ... VIEW POST
Make your own healthy Apple Chips
I saw this recipe a couple of weeks ago and thought it was a great idea for a healthy snack. I tried it and it was really good. As the apple slices are dried the flavor is intensified and it becomes much sweeter. You can decide if you want them crisp or a bit chewy by the time you keep them in the oven. They are really easy to make. Just slice the apple in thin slices, add cinnamon and put them in the oven. It will take a few hours but then you will have a healthy, whole food snack for yourself ... VIEW POST
Swedish Hoovers – Dammsugare
Swedish Hoovers is one of Sweden’s most loved pastries. It is a small, green cylinder rolled in marzipan with both ends dipped in chocolate and it is filled with a soft, sweet arrack flavored dough. Because of its resemblance to the old vacuum cleaners we used in the early 1900s they were named “Dammsugare” which is the Swedish word for vacuum cleaner. Since this is a new healthier version of the classic pastry I decided to give them a new name and my mother in law came up with the name ... VIEW POST
Chocolate-covered strawberries on a stick
A bouquet of strawberries dipped in chocolate. This is a nice homemade gift that you can bring instead of flowers or a bottle of wine. Recipe Fresh strawberries Dark chocolate Roasted pistachio nuts, diced into very small pieces Coconut flakes Wooden sticks A pretty ribbon Put each strawberry on a stick and dip two thirds of it in melted chocolate. Wait until the chocolate is almost dry and sprinkle half of the strawberries with pistachio nuts and the other half with coconut flakes. It´s also ... VIEW POST