Chocolate Chips and Coating, in the works.

When Nicole Axworthy of A Dash of Compassion and Lisa Pitman of Vegan Culinary Crusade asked me to assist with the styling and photography of their Tiny Treats eBook, I was thrilled and honoured to join the collaboration. I have a great amount of respect for these two very talented ladies and I knew the project would be a ton of fun and a smash success. After having sampled copious amounts of scrumptious treats for months leading up to the shoot via their other joint venture, the Raw Vegan Treat of the Month Club, I knew that each and every recipe in this book would be a winner.

Also, being the generous and compassionate spirits they are, Lisa and Nicole are donating one-third of all eBook proceeds to a charity close to their hearts, the Elephant Nature Park in Northern Thailand. Buy the eBook and you’ll be helping elephants and be rewarded with mouth-watering sweet treats all at once.

Convinced yet? Read on about what you can expect from this sweet little tome:

• 25 deliciously sweet, whole foods based dessert recipes
• no wheat, refined flours, sugars, soy, eggs or dairy
• a delicious assortment of  cookies, bars, and cakes
• recipes for must-have staples like nut milk, raw chocolate, and date paste you can make yourself
• well laid out and super simple instructions
• no need for fancy equipment (a blender or food processor and you’re good to go)
• great tips and techniques to add to your culinary repertoire
• large, full-colour photos of each recipe (including a few from yours truly)

The photographs in this post are some of my outtakes from the shoot and represent a small portion of the awesomeness you will find in the book: I feel truly honoured to have been able to contribute to its creation. Plus, not only did I get to spend a fun-filled weekend with friends, playing with props and styling to my heart’s content, a few of my photographs were selected by the girls (who also photographed their work) for the final product. Very cool.

Blueberry Cream and Fruit Tarts

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Raw Almond Yogurt, Cinnamon Bun Granola, and Almond Milk.

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Hazelnut Brownies with Maple Chocolate Ganache.

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How does that grab you? You can read more about the Tiny Treats eBook, as well as preview and purchase it, here.

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