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Coconut Banana Bread to Live For

by emma smith
Coconut Banana Bread to Live For
First recipe of the year, Zimtees- and it is a good one! A few months ago, we participated in our local plant-based food powerhouses’  The Juice Truck and Erin Ireland’s Mindful Movie Night. Yep, it was macaroons and truffles and Peppermint Nib’d bars for all!...
Posted in coconut oil banana bread, coconut sugar banana bread, easy banana bread, gram measurement banana bread, organic banana bread, organic bananas, raw chocolate, Recipes, spelt flour banana bread, vegan, vegan banana bread recipe, vegan coconut banana bread, vegan coconut banana bread recipe, wheat free banana bread

Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Crunch Bars- Vegan, GF, high raw

by emma smith
Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Crunch Bars- Vegan, GF, high raw
Hey-   So, since I loved two of our last posts so much, I decided to sort of combine them into this: Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Crunch Bars. I hope that’s ok. Oh it definitely is- just make these bars and you’ll see! Chocolate Caramel...
Posted in cacao, chocolate, coconut, coconut oil, Nanaimo Bars, no bake, oats, organic vegan chocolate, peanut butter, raw chocolate, Recipes, vegan chocolate, vegan food

Healthy Vegan Nanaimo Bars: gf, protein packed, high raw, surprisingly delicious

by emma smith
Healthy Vegan Nanaimo Bars: gf, protein packed, high raw, surprisingly delicious
Hey Everyone! If you’ve ever had the pleasure of trying our Cookie Dough Cups, or are just intrigued from afar, you know that at Zimt, we aren’t afraid to transform what is often considered to be the “lowly legume” into something truly stellar. Something like...
Posted in Himalayan salt, lentils, Nanaimo Bars, no bake, organic chocolate, organic vegan chocolate, raw chocolate, recipe, Recipes, Special Occasions, vegan, vegan chocolate, vegan coconut sugar chocolate, vegan food

Peanut Butter Cup In-A-Jar: Vegan, Gluten Free and Very Raw

by emma smith
Peanut Butter Cup In-A-Jar: Vegan, Gluten Free and Very Raw

Hey everyone!

Are we all still enjoying summer? Yes? Good- because this recipe is precisely for all the beaching, hiking, picnic-ing, pool lounging and BBQing that is left to be done!

I was walking back from dinner last night with Julia of nūd and coming at us in the opposite direction was a cake –  carried by a lady. She was carrying it out in the open – and very vulnerable to the elements (including my drooling on it – looked SO good).

Posted in avocado, cacao, chocolate, dessert, healthy, mason jar, peanut butter, raw, raw chocolate, Recipes, Seasonal, summer, vegan, vegan baking, vegan coconut sugar chocolate

Raw Vegan Nut Free Brownies (4th of July Edition!)

by emma smith
Raw Vegan Nut Free Brownies (4th of July Edition!)
So far this year, and very happy to report that we’ve gotten a little closer to our friendly neighbors in the south. That’s right, Zimt is getting tighter with the US of A!  They want us, and it’s a pretty big honor. It’s not like that...
Posted in 4th of july, brownies, cacao, chocolate, coconut, coconut sugar, coconut sugar sweetened chocolate, gay marriage, independence day, organic, organic chocolate, raw chocolate, Recipes, Seasonal, vegan coconut sugar chocolate

Avocado Creme Truffle Cups

by emma smith
An Avocado Truffle Cup and a dollop of cacao avocado mousse, that I could live off of, made by my friend Breanne. Yummers. Avocado Creme Truffle Cups   To be incredibly honest… as of starting this post, I have not assembled these yet. I haven’t...
Posted in avocado, coconut butter, coconut sugar, low g, low GI chocolate, organic, raw, raw cacao, raw chocolate, recipe, Recipes, Special Occasions, truffle, vegan

Ecuador: Part 1

by emma smith
Part 1 of my travels to Ecuador   Hello, Zimtees! Or should I say, “Hola”. =)   I am in Ecuador- if you’ve been following the FB page at all, you already know that! I arrived last Tuesday (I think) and it has been pretty...
Posted in authentic, day in the life, Ecuador, farms, raw cacao, raw chocolate, travel, vegan, work

raw chocolate banana superfood ice cream cake-and-cry

by emma smith
raw chocolate banana superfood ice cream cake – and cry!   This sums up a lot of the lovely meeting I had the other day with one of my dearest friends, Vanessa. We’ve been buds for a while now- coming up 7 years, I would...
Posted in banana, cacao, coconut, day in the life, easy, organic, raw chocolate, recipe, Recipes, superfoods, vegan, vegan coconut sugar chocolate

Chocolate Coconut Chia Banana Parfait

by emma smith
Chocolate Coconut Chia Banana Parfait – a vegan, raw, gluten free, fancy looking option for breakfast! (Or a nice snack).   Usually, I put chia seeds in my smoothies- they are a great source of protein and make me feel like an Aztec warrior (one...
Posted in breakfast, calcium, chia, coconut sugar, day in the life, easy, parfait, raw chocolate, recipe, Recipes, vegan

Vegan Peanut Butter Raw Chocolate Rice Krispie Recipe

by emma smith
Vegan Peanut Butter Raw Chocolate Rice Krispie Recipe These are so good- and actually, I made them what feels like forever ago… (though it was maybe a month or so), but I still remember them fondly! I had been wanting to make rice krispies for...
Posted in chocolate, coconut sugar, easy, gluten free, organic, organic chocolate, organic vegan chocolate, raw chocolate, raw chocolate bar, recipe, Recipes, rice krispies, vegan, vegan chocolate, vegan coconut sugar chocolate, vegan food