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You are what you eat... VEGAN BAKES

- CHEWY OAT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE

SUMMERTIME means there will be plenty of opportunit­y to eat tasty treats with family and friends.

Try these vegan recipes for a slightly healthier twist on the classics.

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Preheat oven to 180°C fan. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper.

Put the ground flax seeds and water in a small bowl and leave to soak for five minutes or so to make a flax ‘egg’.

Put the oats and coconut into a large bowl (or replace coconut with 30g of oats).Add the baking powder, salt and sugar.

Mix together nut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract into a bowl. Stir this mixture into the dry ingredient­s along with the flax mix. Add chocolate chips and bring together into a dough. dresses and easy separate jumpsuits. Perfect for a st beach-based holiday, loo prints to really make this

Weigh out 60g of dough for each cookie, then roll into a ball. Space out cookies on the lined baking tray and pat each one down flat with your palm.

Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, until they start to turn golden. Allow to cool on the tray for five minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

320g plain white flour; 300g caster sugar; 80g cocoa powder; 2tbsp baking powder; ½tsp baking soda; 200ml unsweetene­d almond milk; 250ml neutral-tasting oil; 1tsp vanilla extract; 1tbsp apple cider vinegar. Chocolate buttercrea­m:

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Dress, £55, Warehouse at freemans.com; shoes, stylist’s own
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Jumpsuit, £25.99; shoes, £28, both silkfred. com Dress, £55, Warehouse at freemans.com; shoes, stylist’s own Skirt, £19.99; blouse, £19.99; shoes, £12.99, all hm. com

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