Posts tagged tahini
Lemon Tahini Spoon Cake

Summer nights are made for a sweet treat at the end of the day. This vegan, gluten-free cake is somewhere between a pudding and a cake, but all delicious. Full of nutty tahini, floral lemon, sweet cane sugar and balanced with wholegrain oat and millet flours. Top this cake with your favorite summer fruit and you will feel like you are taking a bite of the season.

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Vegan Cocoa Tahini Shortbread

I adore shortbread. It reminds me of walking through the London streets. These may not be traditional shortbread, but they are delicious. Rich tahini and coconut oil ensure that these cookies stay moist. Cocoa powder and teff flour give a rich, nutty and earthy flavor. And our friend Aquafaba means that there is no need for eggs. These are the perfect thing to do while you #distractibake.

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Flourless Tahini Brownies

No flour? No problem. You can still make some ding-dang good brownies. These dairy, grain and gluten-free brownies are lusciously dense and fudgy. Super dark chocolate gives these bars just the right amount of sweetness (not too sweet) and a deep chocolate flavor. Drizzle some tahini on top and you will have a little slice of chocolate heaven.

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Tahini Maple Granola

Nothing will make your house smell better than a batch of granola baking. This is the granola that I have made forever and it has never disappointed. Vegan, gluten-free and free of refined sugar, the foundation of this granola is tahini, oats, maple syrup and little bit of oil. From there, you can go wherever you like and add what you happen to have in your pantry.

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Raspberry Cacao Muffins

Weekends are for muffins. These muffins are just the right amount of sweetness, easy to throw together and then enjoy all week long. Using a gluten-free flour mix, rolled oats, coconut sugar, maple syrup and luscious coconut milk and tahini gives you a soft, slightly chewy muffin with pops of raspberries and slightly bitter cacao nibs.

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Tahini Raspberry Morning Cake

A cake for breakfast. Yes, all of your dreams have come true. This uber moist, slightly floral and just-enough-sweet cake is made with lots of luscious tahini and globs of raspberry jam. It comes together in just 15 minutes and then all you have to do is wait for it to bake. It is worth the wait and will be perfect when sliced and lathered with even more jam and tahini. Have your cake and eat it too. Two slices maybe.

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Tahini Double Chocolate Cookies

Is there such thing as too much chocolate? No. These cookies give you a double dose of chocolate, but without dairy or gluten. Yes, it is possible. Tahini and olive and coconut oils give you the fat you need for a chewy center, dutch cocoa powder gives the dough a dark, deep chocolate flavor and chunks of chopped chocolate give you an oasis of melted chocolate in each bite.

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Tahini Chocolate Chunk Cookie for One (or Two)

Sometimes you just need a cookie. For me, Valentine’s Day calls for something sweet and who says that you need to have a significant other to show some dessert love? This vegan, grain-free cookie is easy to make and will hit all the right spots: sweet, salty, chocolatey, chewy, crispy and melty. Just do yourself a favor and make one.

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Paleo Banana Breakfast Bars

Move over banana bread, these bars are the new favorite morning banana treat. Made with lots of sweet bananas, slightly savory tahini, dark amber date syrup and just a few other important ingredients, these bars are the perfect breakfast treat. They are just sweet enough, super soft and moist in the middle and ready to be added to the brunch/breakfast menu.

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Pumpkin Tahini Cake

Who says pumpkin is only for the holidays? This cake is the perfect new year treat. Made with oodles of tahini, heaps of pumpkin, rich maple syrup and a little espresso for a boost of flavor. A slice of this cake is perfect for weekend brunch, after work treat or just in case you need a little something sweet. This paleo cake will be a hit.

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Double Chocolate Tahini Cookie Cake

There is nothing that beats chocolate. This cake is basically one giant cookie. Full of rich cocoa powder, fruity dark chocolate, coconut sugar and earthy tahini, this cake has a little bit of everything. Cut yourself a slice and drizzle it with more tahini and a sprinkling of cinnamon. It is the perfect treat for a family party, to share with neighbors, friends or just keep for yourself. Oh, and you bet it is dairy and gluten-free.

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Paleo Tahini Banana ‘Pudding’ Cake

The middle of this cake is like pudding, bread pudding. Sweet, soft, gooey and chewy all in one bite. If banana bread and a blondie had a baby, raised it as bread pudding, it would be this. And it is all vegan and paleo, yes, even the caramel sauce. That is right caramel sauce. You know you want it.

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Vegan Millionaire Shortbread Bars

How would I sum these up? They are the fancy, better-for-you version of my guilty pleasure, the Twix bar. Chock-a-block full of delicious tahini, chocolate and crunchy shortbread. It is hard to believe that these are gluten, grain and dairy free. They might take some time to make, but they are so worth it.

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