Recipes

Vegan Protein Snickers – Video

Vegan Protein Snickers A treat to satisfy both you peanut butter AND chocolate cravings!  It's national peanut butter day! Although I'm pretty sure that most of us don't need an excuse to eat it on the daily :P It's such a versatile ingredient that can be used in so many recipes, form breakfasts, snacks, curries and of course lost and lots of desserts. Another thing that everyone loves are Snickers! So to celebrate national peanut butter day, I made these delicious vegan protein snickers. To keep them as healthy as possible, I  used a mixture of oat flour and vegan protein powder to create the base, topped with a layer of natural peanut butter and some peanuts to give it a more [...]

Superfood Chocolate Mousse Parfait – Video

Superfood Chocolate Mousse Parfait January is the time when everyone is on the hunt for healthy recipes that will help detox their bodies from the potential damage caused by the holiday's overeating and overindulging. And even though everyone seems to be on a diet or restricting their food intake, I still think there is room for desserts and treats, especially when they're super healthy like these superfood chocolate mousse parfait jars :D I'm usually wary of the word 'detox' when it's attached to a product as it's been over used and abused over the last few years. There are so many detox foods and diets out there promising to rid your body of toxins when in reality the body is fully capable of detoxifying itself. [...]

Healthy Homemade Ferrero Rocher

Healthy Homemade Ferrero Rocher Chocolate + hazelnut is one of the best sweet flavour combinations ever! Think things like Nutella and Ferrero Rocher. I don't know anyone who dislikes either and they're equally decadent and moreish making them extremely difficult to resist. Once you have a spoon of Nutella, you just HAVE TO have another one. The same goes with Ferrero Rocher. I'm never satisfied with just the one, I have to have at least ten two. Over Christmas and new year's is when I need to fight my urge to inhale all the Ferrero Rocher presented in front of me. They're literally everywhere! At the entrance of supermarkets and department stores, at relative's houses and at least one person will give you a box as [...]

Vegan Gluten-free Gingerbread Doughnuts

Vegan Gluten-free Gingerbread Doughnuts During the festive season in my pre "healthy eating" days, we used to buy a lot of boxes of Christmas biscuits like Mcvitie's and Fox's and would over indulge on Celebrations and Quality Street chocolates. After all that was the tradition in many households and ours was no different. I used to let myself go and indulge in as many treats as I liked. And I used to wonder how I ever put on 10kg during the first couple of years since moving to the UK! It's all so clear now haha :P  We never used to bake anything at home around Christmas. We didn't need to. There were so many treats that they were practically coming [...]

Orange Cranberry Cookie Sandwiches – Vegan & Gluten-free

Orange Cranberry Cookie Sandwiches - Vegan & Gluten-free Make these orange cranberry cookie sandwiches over the Christmas period and treat yourself and loved one to something extra special that also happens to be healthy, vegan and gluten-free at the same time!  Cranberry cashew cream stuffed between two crunchy orange cookies, what's not to love? Orange and cranberries go so well together and they instantly make anything taste so festive! The shape of the cookies was just important as the taste, so of course I had to use a star cookie cutter and sprinkle them with edible gold dust to create glittery stars :D   I was genuinely so happy with the way these cookies turned out. I could go so far as to say [...]

Healthy Christmas Day Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Ideas

Healthy Christmas Day Recipes - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Most households have their own tradition when it comes to Christmas day meals. There is usually a lot of emphasis on the Christmas dinner, but hardly any thought goes into the other meals during the day. Most don't even eat anything else! Apart from maybe mince pies and chocolate in between. I for one prefer eating 3 smaller meals rather than skipping breakfast or snacking on unhealthy festive foods while waiting for the 'main event' by which time I would be starving and end up eating way too much than my stomach can handle leaving me feeling uncomfortable, lethargic and tired the rest of the day. To me, it makes more [...]

Chocolate Covered Peppermint Patties

Chocolate Covered Peppermint Patties Here's how to make dairy-free/vegan peppermint patties, dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with crushed candy cane to make them look and taste extra special. Perfect treat to enjoy on Christmas day after indulging in a decadent Christmas meal.  After most meals I always crave something sweet to end my meal with, even if it's just a grape. I think growing up feeling deprived of sweets and treats has left me with a huge craving for them. So even after a really heavy meal, I still want something sweet to end with.  There's nothing better than enjoying an After Eight mint thin after a heavy meal, which lets face it is unavoidable on Christmas day! It wouldn't be [...]

Christmas Tree Brownies – Vegan & Gluten-free

  Christmas Tree Brownies - Vegan & Gluten-free If you're looking for a super healthy Christmas sweet treat that tastes naughty, but is still good for you, you need to make these brownies! It doesn't get healthier than these Christmas tree brownies! Made using East End Foods dry chickpeas making them high in protein, fibre and minerals such as manganese, folate, iron and zinc.   Chickpeas make up a big part of my diet, I eat them on a daily basis in the form of falafel, stews, savoury bakes, calzone, pizza and HUMMUS (of course!), but I also love incorporating them into sweet treats to make them as healthy and beneficial as possible. Recent research suggests that the consumption of chickpeas (as well as other pulses [...]

Chocolate Matcha Brownies (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Chocolate Matcha Brownies (Vegan & Gluten-free) Who can resist a good chocolaty, gooey, rich brownie? It's one of the best desserts ever invented! I always have room for a brownie, even when I'm stuffed. That's when my second stomach wakes up from its slumber!  Who says you can't make a vegan and gluten-free treat without compromising on taste and texture? These chocolate matcha brownies are dense and sweet whilst being much healthier than regular brownies.  Adding matcha to baked goods is a great and easy way to add a dose of antioxidants into your diet at the same time as treating  yourself to something delicious!  If matcha is not your thing because you don't like the taste of it, but [...]

2024-04-19T16:11:19+01:00November 29, 2016|Brownies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|20 Comments

Chocolate Mousse Cups (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Chocolate Mousse Cups (Vegan & Gluten-free) I'm a big fan of dark chocolate, but this certainly wasn't always the case. It takes time getting used to the bitter taste of dark chocolate, but once you start appreciating the complex depths of its flavour there's no turning back!  I have a huge sweet tooth, but I'm not the biggest fan of sugary sweets. Things like jelly babies, wine gums and Haribos never really appealed to me. When it comes to choosing a dessert, I always lean towards anything chocolatey. The bitterness of the chocolate counteracts and balances out the overall sweetness of the desserts making it just right for my liking. Sometimes I find non-chocolate desserts tend to be so sickly sweet. If you haven't already noticed, A [...]

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