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Healthier Vegan Lemon Cups

Healthier Vegan Lemon Cups

Zesty and creamy lemon cups - like a cheesecake, but so much lighter. These healthier vegan lemon cups are so easy to put together and makes for a lovely chilled treat now that the weather is warming up. It's no secret that I love my decadent chocolatey desserts, but I also love fruity treats, especially when I'm looking for something light after a meal. A simple crumbly no-bake oaty base, topped with a smooth and lush lemony filling made up of cashews, coconut milk and lots of lemon goodness! You don't need to soak the cashews before hand - just add everything to a blender, then heat up in a pan (to allow starch gelatinisation). Pour into muffin moulds and [...]

Nadia2022-10-19T18:33:12+01:00June 10, 2022|Cheesecake, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Muffins, Vegan, Vegetarian|13 Comments

Vegan Strawberry Custard Tarts

Vegan Strawberry Custard Tarts

Mini puff pastry tarts topped with fruity jam, creamy custard and fresh strawberries. What's not to love? These vegan strawberry custard tarts are the perfect way to celebrate summer! Custard is a classic English dessert, one that's used to accompany so many treats like a crumble, pudding or cake. It's also an essential part or the British trifle. Although it's usually used to drizzle over puddings, I honestly think custard is a strong enough contender to stand as a main dessert in its own right. I would happily curl up on the sofa with a bowl of (warm or cold, depending on the season) plain custard. I would even go so far as to say I'd probably pick a bowl [...]

Nadia2022-06-03T12:49:34+01:00June 3, 2022|Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Tarts/Pies, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian|0 Comments

Vegan Gluten-free Cherry Oat Bars

Vegan Gluten-free Cherry Oat Bars

*This post in sponsored by KoRo* Fruity bars made with healthier ingredients - these vegan gluten-free cherry oat bars make a delicious snack or on-the-go breakfast. It's always handy to have a healthier treat in the fridge to grab when you're feeling snacky, but I also feel these cherry oat bars make a really nice light dessert. Especially now that the weather is warming up, fruity desserts are always my go-to during the summer months. Cherries are by far my favourite kind of berry! They have so much flavour, especially when they're in season - I can just keep eating and eating them. Unfortunately they're not in season here in the UK yet, but I had a major craving for [...]

Nadia2022-10-05T17:35:58+01:00May 25, 2022|Breakfast bars, Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Vegan, Vegetarian|7 Comments

Vegan Snickers Cheesecake

Vegan Snickers Cheesecake

A creamy cheesecake that's no-bake and made without dairy. This vegan Snickers cheesecake is for all you peanut butter lovers out there! Inspired by the flavours of a Snicker bar - chocolate and peanuts, which is a flavour combination you can never go wrong with. A simple no-bake oaty, chocolate base, a creamy peanut butter centre and smooth, velvety and rich chocolate topping. Super creamy and rich made using healthier ingredients like cashews, peanut butter, peanut and oats. I used almond milk instead of cream/coconut milk to make it a little lighter. So yummy and easy to make! This cheesecake is also Vegan Dairy-free Gluten-free Wheat-free Soy-free No-bake Easy to make And made using healthier ingredients Vegan Snickers Cheesecake A [...]

Nadia2022-08-26T18:43:43+01:00May 12, 2022|Cheesecake, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|0 Comments

Vegan Gluten-free Butter Cookies

Vegan Gluten-free Butter Cookies

Light, buttery and crumbly cookies dipped in chocolate and decorated with chopped hazelnuts. These vegan gluten-free butter cookies are a must-try! I made these vegan gluten-free butter cookies for Christmas and dipped them in matcha white chocolate and chopped pistachios. I just had to make a dark chocolate version, this time decorated with chopped hazelnuts. I think we can all agree that chocolate + hazelnuts is one of the most delicious flavour combos ever. These cookies are definitely a lot more indulgent than my usual treats. With butter cookies, you really do need to use a lot of butter (hence the name!), and sugar too, so they're not healthy in any shape or form. However, they are gluten-free and vegan, [...]

Nadia2022-05-11T16:49:20+01:00May 11, 2022|Chocolate, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|0 Comments

Vegan Mini Baklava Cheesecakes

Vegan Mini Baklava Cheesecakes

Mini oaty cups filled with smooth cream cheese and topped with roasted pistachios flavoured with orange and aromatic cinnamon and cardamom! Baklava is one of the most popular desserts in the Middle East or any Arab speaking country. It’s such a decadent dessert and one that is served to show hospitality and generosity. Diamond shaped delights made up of layered crispy phyllo pastry, crunchy nuts flavoured with cinnamon and cardamom all drenched in a rose water and orange blossom infused syrup. They're super decadent and delicious, but they're also really heavy, sugary and fatty. I did my best to make a healthier version a couple of years ago (you can find the recipe here), which turned out to be very [...]

Nadia2022-04-29T17:29:37+01:00April 29, 2022|Cheesecake, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|0 Comments

No-bake Pistachio Brownies

No-bake Pistachio Brownies

A super easy and decadent treat - these no-bake pistachio brownies are rich and chocolatey, but made with healthier ingredients! A simple no-bake base packed with oats, cocoa, a little maple syrup to sweeten and a bit of coconut oil to bind everything together. The centre is made up of pistachio butter, whole pistachios and a little more coconut oil and maple syrup. Pistachios are such an underrated nut. It's by far my favourite nut. I do think it's so underrated and under used in the west. Whereas in the Middle East where I grew up, it's the most popular. They use it in so many desserts and even savoury dishes. But they're mostly enjoyed on their own - salted [...]

Nadia2022-04-21T18:19:35+01:00April 21, 2022|Brownies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|17 Comments

Vegan Chai Chocolate Tart

Vegan Chai Chocolate Tart

*This post is sponsored by Ahmad Tea* A creamy, yet light tart packed with warming spices. This easy vegan chai chocolate tart is perfect on a cold day. This tart is made up of a no-bake chocolate base and a smooth cream filling made up of coconut milk, dairy-free milk and white chocolate. I love using tea and tea bags to flavour desserts. It's such an easy and convenient way to add lots of flavour without using any artificial ingredients. I'm using Ahmad Tea chai spice tea bag. I've been a huge fan of their teas for years. I first came across them when I was looking for cardamom tea, something that I grew up drinking, but was struggling to [...]

Nadia2022-08-27T19:11:50+01:00April 12, 2022|Desserts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Tarts/Pies, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian|0 Comments

Vegan Oat Date Cups

Vegan Oat Date Cups

A healthier dessert made with oats and sweetened only with whole dates! These vegan oat date cups are so delicious and easy to make. I grew up eating and loving dates. It's such a big part of Middle Eastern cuisine and culture. It's especially important during the holy month of Ramadan as it's usually how most muslims break their fast. Growing up in Iraq wasn't easy to say the least, and for many reasons I won't go into in this post. We didn't have the luxury of enjoying treats, especially sweet treats as they were seen as non essential. When we did, it would be something my mum would make. She'd bake a cake or cookies every now and then, [...]

Nadia2022-08-28T14:11:47+01:00April 3, 2022|Dairy Free, Desserts, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|18 Comments

Vegan Quorn Crunchy Strips Nachos

Vegan Quorn Crunchy Strips Nachos

*This post is sponsored by Quorn* Mouth-watering nachos layered with Quorn Crunchy Strips, salsa, guacamole and vegan cheese. Super easy to make and perfect for a speedy healthier ‘fakeaway’. I’m not going to lie, I am partial to a takeaway. My partner and I sometimes order in on a Friday evening and it’s something we both look forward to from time to time, particularly if it’s been a stressful week. I’m the one who usually prepares meals and as a food blogger who spends most of my days thinking about recipes, testing recipes and creating recipes for content, I like to give myself the day off cooking on Friday nights. It’s always nice to have someone cook for me for [...]