Treats – Veggie Runners

Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies

Jayne Rodgers — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:25:20 +0000

For some of us, a love of chocolate seems to be there from the moment we’re born. Bibi’s first words about three decades ago weren’t ‘vegan sweet potato brownies’ but they weren’t far off. She could barely utter ‘mama’ when she started saying ‘ickle agg, ickle agg’. ‘That’s odd,’ I said to my mum...

Salted Peanut Butter Energy Balls

Jayne Rodgers — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 13:03:05 +0000

These Salted Peanut Butter Energy Balls taste like they’ve been sent from heaven after a long run. The sodium and other minerals we lose during exercise need to be replaced and what better way than with the sea salt energy balls as delicious as these? Bibi rather surprised me singing about chocolate salty balls when...

Vegan Tahini and Apple Muffins

Jayne Rodgers — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 06:40:27 +0000

As you know, Beebs will be running the London Marathon in about 50 days time. Over this period, we’re really pleased to be teaming up with Pink Lady® , the official apple of the London Marathon, for a series of posts. We love seeing fitness events sponsored by healthy food rather than junk and are proud...

Vegan Cranberry Tiffin

Jayne Rodgers — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:55:11 +0000

Tiffin is a sweet little treat made with chocolate and broken biscuits. It originated in Scotland (I’ll admit I’ve just learned this) but came into its own when it met my kitchen. Ha, not really, but this quick and easy recipe definitely gives traditional tiffin recipes a kick in the butt. I won’t even go...

Pistachio and Cardamom Marzipan

Bibi Rodgers — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:37:01 +0000

These vegan treats are delicious, super simple to make and would be lovely Christmas gifts. I don’t think I can really pretend that a food containing nearly a quarter sugar is healthy, but pistachios are great sources of mono-unsaturated fats, vitamin E and iron. Just make sure you share them around and don’t eat them all. (Believe...

Vegan Chocolate Coconut Treats

Jayne Rodgers — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:04:35 +0000

If you’re not a fan of coconut look away now. These are the most delicious, most coconut-y, vegan, chocolatey sweet treats ever. These also demonstrate just how much we get from the humble coconut. They contain creamed coconut (the kind comes in a block), coconut milk, dessicated coconut and coconut essence. The dark chocolate balances the...

Chocolate Orange Popcorn Energy Bars

Jayne Rodgers — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:33:54 +0000

Yes, you heard that right! These are some of the yummiest hits of vegan foody madness that you’re ever likely to lay hands on. Popcorn is having a big moment these days, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. It’s positively trendy and there are dozens of gourmet (really?) flavours in the shops right now. No one has...

Maple and Pecan Protein Balls

Jayne Rodgers — Thu, 07 May 2015 07:05:41 +0000

If you train hard you need protein to repair your muscles, right? If you’ve trained really hard, you probably want that protein to taste a little bit special. Delicious is a word often over-used by food bloggers, ourselves included, but really, these Maple and Pecan Protein Balls are the bees knees. (Question: do bees even have...

Vegan Bread and Butter Pudding

Jayne Rodgers — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:32:42 +0000

One of the great things about having a food and fitness blog, is that we get to experiment in the kitchen to create delicious recipes to tickle your taste buds, dear reader. Sometimes we get so carried away designing delectable dishes – in this case a Vegan Bread and Butter Pudding – that we forget...

Vegan Almond Butter Ice Cream, with Cherry Swirl

Bibi Rodgers — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:30:19 +0000

I am seriously proud of this Almond Butter Ice Cream recipe. It’s totally dairy free and free from refined sugar but it’s as delicious as anything you would get from a gelataria, I promise. I am often proud of what we accomplish with Veggie Runners, but this one is totes my Atticus Finch, my...