3 Ingredient Homemade Bounty Bars!

I don’t remember the last time I ate a candy bar (I bet you a kidney it was a Mars Bar though..) I just stopped eating them a while back since I stopped enjoying them..
now I just look at people eating them and think: "How can they tolerate them?" - I don't mean to sound braggy, however, you can adjust your tastebuds. It's been a long journey, and I am still in it, I am trying to change the way I filter food so that I can no longer tolerate anything that's not "Real" or full of chemicals.



With that being said, I still enjoy some sweet treats (with the modification on the sweet part - this desert has no sweetener in it) and I was really craving coconut!

so here you go: my 3 ingredient (could pass for 2) vegan bounty bar! 

I don't really have a recipe for this, however in total I used:

1 bag (2 2/3 cup) unsweetened shaved coconut
2 cups chopped dark coco (about 85% - but anything over 70% would work)
1 tin (160 ml) coconut cream (optional)

1. I started off by creaming 1/4 cup of the coconut flakes in a food processor until it churned into butter, then folded the rest of the flakes in, then put it in the fridge to chill.

2. while it was chilling, I melted the chocolate and started coating the insides of the molds, then put it in the freezer to set.

3. once the chocolate has set, I scooped around 1-2 teaspoons of the coconut mixture into the chocolate and then covered with some more melted chocolate and put it in the freezer to set again.

you could transfer it into the fridge as a snack, or keep in the freezer as an ice-cream bar.




there is 2 more methods for this dessert:

1. you could cream all the coconut in the blender: this will tern your center into a soft peanut-butter like consistency (think Reese's cups.

2. you could mix the shaved coconut with the cream (don't use all of it, add a little at a time until desired consistency is reached): This would make it a more chewy dessert with bits of coconut.

This recipe makes a LOT of dessert (about 30 small cups and 4 big ones) I tend to make the huge batch then freeze it so I can pull out pieces whenever I have a craving for some chocolate!
believe me, one is enough!

I hope you enjoyed this dessert recipe!

When removed from the mold:

Planning your week!

I am no stranger to planning.. I have always had my little Post-its and coloured pens and religiously bought a new calendar yearly. The thing with me is that I prefer written plans and to do lists; nothing beats writing things down on paper.. it has a calming effect.
However, I have noticed that it is sometimes hard to keep track of your daily tasks when it's at home on your bed, and that there are tasks that we should all do daily that we forget!

In the spirit of reconnecting with my life and being a better me, I have decided to make a little weekly planner for myself, hang it on the fridge and see how things go!

I have posted this in it's "original size of A4" so that anyone can download it and print it out! #FUN!

this is more tailored to me, so feel free to change it up!

*It is actually on a white background*

Here's a rundown of my tasks:

A. Daily: These tasks you have to do every day!

Be active: Generally to reach my goal on my Nike+ FuelBand. 

Read: My average is 100 pages a day.

Take a photo: Any photo you can.

Go outside: Even if it's for a walk around the block.

Laugh: For any silly reason, even if it wasn't a good day: "Everyday might not be good, but there is something good in everyday."

5aday: 5 a day of your fruits and veggies!

Organise my space: Just a daily cleanup and wipe down :)

Yoga: Mostly would be before bed.

Tea: Because I love tea. and it's good for you!

B.Thrice weekly: Each task must be done 3 times a week!

Take a walk: for no reason at all. Just walk.

New movie: A movie I have never seen before.

Don’t eat out: Don't buy a single pre-made food. eat everything from your house. Even if it was a sandwich.

More than 8 cups of water: I generally drink more than that on a daily basis, but for 3 days, I will count them to be more than 8!

Plan weekly meals: sit down for 20 mins and plan the meals you want to eat.

Go vegan/Go carbfree: For these two, the reason I am doing it this way is cause of all the debate of which is better for you, becoming a vegan or cutting out carbs and sugar! so I have decided to divide my week as such and see how it goes! I am thinking of adding a 1 day a week: Go paleo! (I believe that dividing my week as such would force me to cut down on unhealthy food types: you can't have a cookie on vegan day because of the eggs and butter, and you can't have it on carb free day cause of the sugar and flour! and if I add paleo day, I cut it out all together, without really cutting it out! - however, I may just go for including paleo twice a week (once with a vegan day, and once with a carb free day), this will allow me one day of mixing foods up! I'll see how it goes and post an update c: )

Read a new quote: Read something inspirational and new and try to live by it!

Exercise for an hour: because on regular days I do 20-30min workouts, so I feel like adding those extra 30 mins would be a nice boost of energy!

Catch up with a friend: Someone I haven't spoken to in a while.. just because I like to keep in touch!

Blog: just sit here and write!

C. A la carte: These are things I plan to choose from and do 10 of them a week:

Go out with a friend: just to enjoy someone's company

Have a coffee: because it's more special this way

Disable the alarm: because I don't understand people who wake up with no alarm but I feel it's something I should be doing more often!

Bike ride: Because I love taking a bike ride, and it's something I should do more often

Laundry: I am very lazy with laundry and only do it when I no longer have anything to wear (I would like to think that I am protecting the environment haha!)

Buy flowers: I love flowers, and I Should buy myself more of these :)

Empty fridge:  I have once forgot to do that and found rotten cheese, never again!

Send mail: like actual post mail. because I believe the written word shouldn't be dead! and it's special sending someone something in the post!

Juice fast: my paleo day? I love doing juice fasts, and if done once a week on a lazy day, it would really help boost you, cleans you, and prevents me from bing eating everything in my fridge cause I am bored.

Shopping spree: Because we all deserve a little shopping therapy.

Bake something: Even if it was dinner

Make something: I believe that making something is very admirable. 

Go to the cinema: If you can't tell, I LOVE movies haha.

Donate/sell something: To cleanse your home and soul, not just your body.


Hope you enjoyed!