BY JENNY TSCHIESCHE BSc(Hons) Dip (ION) FdSc BANT

 Mini Figgy Pudding Recipe and Sea Breeze Cocktail Recipe

Mini Figgy Puddings

These simple, tasty and festive energy balls are a great treat when you want to satisfy a sweet craving but don’t want to dive headfirst into the chocolate selection box.

Ingredients:

• 175g dried figs (the soft and gooey ones) with stalks removed, chopped
• 30g crystalized ginger, chopped
• pinch ground cinnamon
• pinch ground allspice

 For the white topping:

• 30g coconut oil
• Handful desiccated coconut

Instructions:

Combine the figs, ginger and spices in a food processor. Process until sticky and gooey.

Wash hands with cold water then roll fig mixture into balls. Refrigerate.

Melt coconut oil in small saucepan. Pour it into a ramekin.

Dip the top of the figgy pudding into the coconut oil then cover in desiccated coconut. Allow to set in the fridge before serving.

Sea Breeze Cocktail

Christmas is a time of celebration and a tipple or two tends to go down rather well. What if that tipple could also provide antioxidant vitamins A and C to help maintain optimal function of your immune system as well as anti-microbial proanthocyanins? That has got to be a win-win!

Ingredients:

• 35ml vodka
• 100ml cranberry juice (try and find one sweetened with fruit juice not sugar)
• 30ml grapefruit juice
• Sliced red/pink grapefruit to serve

Instructions:

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes in. Shake!