Get ready for summer days out with these homemade, plant-based and mind-boosting snacks from entrepreneur and founder of London’s very own Plant Academy, Lauren Lovatt. Whether you’re heading to a festival, picnic or for a day out at the beach, these savoury and sweet snack recipes are perfect for snacking on the go!
Sweet Snacks
Cherry & Chilli Truffles Recipe
This is the perfect time of year for cherries. Their rich fruity flavour goes so well with chocolate and the chilli creeps in for a nice surprise.
Ingredients:
75g almond butter
80g fresh British cherries, pitted
30g dried cherries
20g cacao powder + extra for dusting
40g cacao butter melted
30g water
Pinch salt
Pinch chilli powder (to taste)
Method:
- Place all the ingredients, apart from the cacao butter, in a magimix or high powered blender. Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Check they are to your taste for salt and chilli.
- Then stream in the melted cacao butter.
- Put into a bowl and cover with a plate. Put in the fridge for an hour or two until set.
- Once set, roll into balls of about 20g then roll in cacao powder – or carob is even better if you have it
- Keep in a sealed container in the fridge and enjoy! (They can keep for up to 5 days in the fridge….if they weren’t devoured immediately).