For the past two months I've been trialing the fancy new contraption known as the Sunbeam NutriSeal(TM) Vacuum Blender. From the minute it turned up on my doorstep I was suspicious of claims of 'cutting-edge', ' 'keeping your smoothie fresh for up to 24 hours' and 'user friendly'. How good could this blender really be?

A twist on the traditional peanut butter cup, these little white chocolate morsels are packed with goodness in the form of raw cacao butter, coconut butter and lots of incredibly flavoursome spice blends - choose from carrot cake, gingerbread or red velvet fillings!

Chewy, fudgy, and packed with chocolate goodness, these raw Oreos come can be made in three different flavours to please anyone and everyone! Please a crowd (or just yourself) with these babies.

These soft, squishy, and vanilla-spiked white chocolate cookie dough morsels embedded with chunks of cacao butter make for the pocket-sized snack - did I mention that they're packed with protein too?!

Creamy, sweet and a little bit tart, this milkshake is the perfect late-spring treat! A combination of hydrating coconut milk, juicy strawberries and nourishing chia seeds make this a hearty smoothie-pudding hybrid.

Deep, dark and luscious chocolate icecream combines with the feminine and floral fragrance of rose petals - a dessert (or breakfast) for your inner goddess!

This is the best thing I have ever baked. It's extremely fudgy and is guaranteed to convince the most skeptical of people that vegan, gluten-free food is as good as (if not better) than whatever they eat. Love bananas? Love chocolate? Then you've just stumbled upon your new favourite food, my friend.

This recipe can convert even the most stubborn of those who are wary of green foods. It's also extremely simple, only takes 10 minutes, and you can change the flavour easy-peasy. Who said that making raw treats had to be hard?

Chocolate fiend? Peanut butter enthusiast? Come on in, and bring your great taste with you. These positively virtuous doughnuts, slathered in all the good stuff, are waiting !

Chewy, squishy, and super chocolatey - you'll forget all about peanut butter cups as soon as you take a bite of one of these addictive little sweet treats. Perfect for anyone who prefers the unbaked dough to the final product, and as sweet little Christmas gifts!

Freshly whipped chocolate ice-cream, doused in a chocolate hazelnut butter sauce and scattered with dark chocolate chunks and rose petals. Raw, vegan, and unlikely to send you spiralling into a food coma (unlike its godly appearance may lead you to believe).

An irresistible combination of chocolate and hazelnut, these little balls are healthier, vegan versions of a traditional Ferrero Rocher. Crunchy nuts, thick chocolate, and a fudgy interior - the perfect combination!

Pour yourself a glass of peach iced tea, throw down a picnic blanket in the backyard, and indulge in a wedge of this sticky, summery, vanilla-speckled cake!

A photographic retelling of the last four days of the year, which entailed living out of my brother's station-wagon at a music festival, doused in gold glitter and salt from the ocean. A collection of film photographs and a 27-song road-trip playlist.

An almost-raw spin on the classic chocolate caramel tart - rich chocolate mousse and salty date caramel encased in a chewy chocolate case and topped with crackling dark chocolate. This is one of those somewhat healthy snacks to be devoured on a regular basis!