Calming Lavender Donuts

Why not celebrate the weekend with a little cake? At this time of year, life gets a bit more stressful, you're working extra hard to wrap things up before the holidays... this should be a time to slow down a little and receive the bounty from your years work.

Let's make some donuts!

Ingredients:

• 1c plain flour

• 1/2c coconut sugar (or other)

• 1/4c cacao powder

• 2 tbsp melted coconut oil

• 1.5 tsp baking powder

• pinch of salt

• pinch of nutmeg

• pinch of cinnamon

• 1/2c almond milk (or other)

• 1/2 tsp of ACV

• 1/2 tsp vanilla

• 1 flax egg (1 tbsp flax, 1tbsp water)

• 4 tbsp pumpkin puree

• a pinch of lavender flowers

To make donuts:

• Combine all wet and dry ingredients in separate bowls.

• Add the wet to the dry ingredients

• Put them into a donut mold & bake for 9-10 minutes

• Leave to cool completely before icing

Icing:

• 1c wild blueberries or blackberries

• lavender flowers for decoration

Boil berries and lavender on low heat for 10 minutes. Strain and keep the pulp for a jam.

• 3c icing sugar

• 2 tbsp oat milk

• 3 tbsp bluebery

Add all the ingredients in a medium bowl & mix on high for 30 seconds. If it's too thick or thin, add more icing sugar or milk. Dunk your cooled donuts and leave for the icing to set.

Make a quick cup of nettle or lemon balm tea, and enjoy!