5 Easy Summer Recipes (Vegan Friendly)

5 Nourishing Recipes to Boost Your Day (Without Boring Your Tastebuds)

Let’s be real - healthy eating can sometimes feel like a never-ending loop of sad salads, dry snacks, and smoothies that taste like regret. Not here, BB.

We’ve pulled together 5 feel-good, flavour-packed recipes that tick all the boxes:
✔️ Easy to prep
✔️ Actually satisfying
✔️ Packed with plant-based goodness
✔️ Delicious enough to crave

From spiced muffins with a tahini swirl, to creamy choc hazelnut smoothie bowls, these recipes are loaded with protein, healthy fats, fibre, and Botanika Blends that support your gut, mood, energy and sweet tooth - without the sugar spike.

Whether you're starting the day right or raiding the fridge for a 3pm treat (guilty), there’s something here to fuel your body and your taste buds.

Let’s get into the goods, shall we?

1. Chai & Tahini Swirl Muffins 🌀

Think warm chai spice meets nutty tahini in a tender, golden muffin.

You’ll need:

2 eggs (swap to 2 "flaxseed egg" for vegan option)
½ cup plant milk
½ cup olive oil
½ cup maple syrup
½ cup maple sugar
½ cup Botanika Blends Golden Chai Plant Protein
1 ½ cups GF flour

For the swirl: mix tahini with your sweetener of choice (maple, honey or coconut sugar).

How to make Flaxseed Eggs:
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
6 tablespoons water

Steps
- Mix the flaxseed and water in a small bowl.
- Let it sit for about 5–10 minutes, until it thickens and gels up (like a gloopy, eggy texture).
- Add to your recipe as you would regular eggs!

Bake it:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C

2. Mix all ingredients (except tahini swirl)

3. Pour into 6 muffin moulds

4. Dollop & swirl in tahini mix

5. Bake ~20 mins or until skewer comes out clean

6. Cool, freeze, or snack all week 😋

2. Chai & Peanut Slice ✨

Like a spiced snickers slice but with a chai twist. No baking, just blitzing, layering and freezing. A freezer fave for sweet-but-satisfying moments.

Base:

1 cup sultanas
1 cup roasted peanuts (or sunflower seeds for nut-free)
¼ cup oats or quinoa flakes
2-3 tbsp raw honey
2-3 tbsp coconut oil
1 pinch sea salt
1 tbsp cinnamon

Blitz and press into a lined tray.

Top:

⅓ cup tahini
⅓ cup coconut oil
⅓ cup raw honey
3 tbsp Botanika Blends Golden Chai Plant Protein
1/ pinch sea salt

Blitz till smooth, pour over base, freeze until set. Slice and store in fridge or freezer (if you have any left to store).

3. Choc Hazelnut Smoothie Bowl 🍓🍫

It’s giving: Nutella milkshake meets wholesome breakfast energy. Creamy, chocolatey, packed with plant power, and yes, it actually keeps you full.

Blend up:

1 generous cup soy milk
1 large frozen banana (ripe = dreamy texture)
1 handful frozen zucchini
1 scoop Botanika Blends Cacao Hazelnut Plant Protein
1 tbsp nut butter of choice
½ tbsp chia seeds
½ tbsp hemp seeds
1-2 tbsp oats (or your fave GF sub)

Top it off with fresh strawberries + something crunchy (granola, nuts, cacao nib - dealer’s choice).

4. No-Bake Choc Chunk Bars 🍫

Your go-to snack for that chewy, fudgy fix without the oven fuss. Caramel vibes, protein boost, and a hit of choc - yes please.

Mix in processor:

1 cup pitted dates
1 cup almond meal
4 tbsp maple syrup
3 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp almond butter or tahini
1 scoop Botanika Blends Caramelised Popcorn Plant Protein
Pinch of salt

Then gently mix in:
🍫 100g chopped dark chocolate

Press into a tray, refrigerate ‘til set, and keep chilled for snack attacks.

5. Berry Beet Smoothie Bowl 💖

A vibrant, nourishing bowl that feels like you're eating dessert for breakfast - but make it loaded with plants and protein.

Blend together:

1 cup plant milk
1 handful frozen berries
1 handful frozen zucchini
1 scoop Botanika Blends Vanilla Cake Batter Plant Protein
1 tbsp almond butter
1 tbsp LSA
1 tsp beetroot powder
½ tbsp chia seeds
½ tbsp hemp seeds

Top it like it’s hot (berries, nut butter, granola, cacao nibs - you do you).

Recipes By: @Busy_Bees_Kitchen