Monday, October 10, 2011

Kale & oat fudge balls.

Hello :) Gosh, I feel a bit like a kooky vegan! First I add silken tofu to a smoothie and now I've gone and added kale to raw fudge balls. A bit weird? Kind of. It all started last week when at uni we had market stalls, as we do each week and there was a man selling homemade organic treats such as brownies (made with rice flour, carob etc) and also this bar made from kale, broccoli as well as oats, rice flour, carob etc. I bought one and thought it was quite nice and interesting, I liked that he used kale! I've always seen kale on other health blogs where they've cooked it in the oven and made 'chips', so I thought I'd do the same, and blend some up with raw fudge balls (as you do).

It took a little while to find kale actually. It wasn't at my regular fruit & vege shop and it was only until last night when I was in Newtown that I found some at a health food shop/grocer. Look! My little kale bunch...I had to cut off the stalks to fit it in my fridge!
After cooking it in an oven for about 5-7 minutes they turned crisp & crunchy.

And then I made these raw fudge balls and added 1/4 cup of oats too. After blending up these ingredients I added my kale, which I crumbled in. Voila! Ok I know they look unappetising, but you can hardly taste the kale, I swear ;) A nice green vege hit! 

Some alternatives...


Gluten free: try using quinoa or rice flakes instead of oats. My friend Monica using a mixture of these flakes as well as LSA for gluten free porridge. Delicious :)

A little bit more festive: Add a handful of goji berries or cranberries and pretend like it's Christmas!

Even more hippy-ish: Add a block of firm tofu. I'm not sure if it would work with this recipe, but there's a recipe for carob tofu bliss balls I've been meaning to make and they look yum!

I also cooked some of the kale (following this recipe), where she added paprika, salt and olive oil to them. They were nice actually, you really did need to seasoning though! Not something I'd make all the time, but it's fun to experiment ;)

Have a lovely week everyone! I'm going along to the Night Noodle Markets in Hyde Park on Wednesday which should be fun :) Anyone else going?

Hannah x
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6 comments:

  1. KittyCateOctober 10, 2011 at 9:43 PM

    OMG that guy is at the weekly produce markets in the mall, every Friday! Those kale bars are SO good, I buy a whole heap of them every week! You should try the carob, apricot and peanut butter balls, mmmm xx

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  2. SarahOctober 10, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    Crunch cooked Kale is so yummy. But yes, hard to find. It's so large it looks like a tree!

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  3. HannahOctober 11, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    Cate- oh thats so cool! yay, you like them too! Ooh carob & apricot sounds nice, I shall look out for them tomorrow :) x

    Sarah- hehe it does look like a tree! x

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  4. KittyCateOctober 11, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Haha just had to add - V found my stash of kale bars in the fridge and got all excited, "What are these sweets?" And when I told him they were kale bars, I just about wet myself laughing at the expression on his face :D
    Oh, and if you are having trouble tracking down kale, the chinese vege lady (Rita) at the weekly markets always has heaps!

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  5. Heidi - Apples Under My BedOctober 12, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    I heart kale so much. Love baking in but also love sauteeing it with garlic and chilli, then squeezing lemon on top. Those fudge balls look ridiculously good!
    Heidi xo

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  6. HannahOctober 12, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Cate- hahahaha that's so funny! My sisters reaction was similar! Oh I haven't seen a lady selling kale at the markets! x

    Heidi- Ok- totally stealing that kale idea- sounds SO yum! x

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