Brazil Nut Mylk

Autumn is really setting in here and although it’s still quite mild outside in the forest, I’m noticing that I want to consume slightly heavier food.

This creamy mylk made from Brazil nuts and sweetened with medjool dates seems to hit the spot. The medjools give the mylk an almost caramel-like flavour but if you can't get them use 2 - 3 smaller dates and add a quarter of an inch of Madagascan vanilla pod. 

              

Equipment

Blender and straining bag

Ingredients

1 cup of Brazil nuts

3 cups of pure water

2 medjool dates, stoned

Method

Blend the Brazil nuts with the water in a high speed blender, pass through the straining bag so you get a cream coloured liquid. Rinse the blender and put the strained mylk back in. Add the dates (and vanilla if using) and blend again until smooth. This is particularly good chilled.

All Hallows Eve Smoothie

All Hallows Eve is almost upon us and this is the perfect offering given its bright orange colour - almost fluorescent in its appearance and reminiscent of a pumpkin. It’s a bit of a faff to use both the juicer and the blender but it’s well worth it.

Equipment

Juicer and a blender

Ingredients

Makes 1 large glass

1 orange, peeled

4-5 carrots, topped (and peeled if not organic)

1 mango, peeled and stoned

Directions

Juice the flesh of the orange and the carrots.

Blend the juice with the mango flesh in the blender.