Vegan Sweet Potato Brownies

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

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 Chocolate Coconut Treats

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

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…

Vegan Bread and Butter Pudding

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…

Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie

You know we Veggie Runners love a good protein smoothie. This vegan Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie is great for post-run repair and for helping to keep your immune system in good shape. It tastes rich and creamy, though it’s neither, and it’s lovely poured over ice cubes. A bit like Baileys but better for you….

Vegan Festive Energy Balls

Photo: Zsolt Sandor / MothershipUK We all need extra energy in the lead up to Christmas. Even if you don’t celebrate it, the world seems to go MAD at this time of year. It all gets a bit fizzy and busy and, if you’re not careful, rather overwhelming. Don’t worry though, we have a two-part…

Chocolate Race Medals

What should you do with your old race medals? This is a problem familiar to all runners. You could hang them up and let them gather dust. You might hide the in a drawer and forget about them. OR, if you’re really smart, you could turn your race medals into CHOCOLATE! That way, you celebrate your successes…

Vegan Gingerbread-Spiced Protein Granola Bars

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman, upon finishing a half-marathon, will be in want of ALL THE FOOD. I created these protein filled bars to save my life after the Great North Run. They’re based on a recipe from the really wonderful Oh She Glows, who does incredibly beautiful vegan recipes. Her…

Chocolate Chia Seed Protein Balls

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… No, no, not Christmas – it’s marathon training time. Yippee! Well, not always maybe. There are a lot of miles to cover and sometimes it seems like not enough legs to run them on. That said, every cloud has a silver lining and these Chocolate Chia Seed…

Vegan Peach and Prosecco Ice Cream

A recipe that leaves you with 3/4 of a bottle of prosecco that you need to drink? You’re welcome! You can thank me later… if you remember. You can even take aside some of the peach puree before mixing the other ingredients in to whip up some bellinis while you wait for the ice cream to…

Chocolate Pretzel Energy Bars

After a big race, I’m always starving, and desperately crave two things – salt and protein. This can lead to some of my most pleasing food inventions. After the Pocklington 10 miler, I demolished Harissa Hummus and beetroot crisp sandwiches in my chia seed pittas. After a training run last week, I went weak at the…