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Festive Gingerbread Bundt Cake

Festive Gingerbread Bundt Cake

*This post is sponsored by FREEE* Only a week left before Christmas! If you’re looking for a last-minute festive treat that’s both gluten-free and vegan (and delicious!), then you have to try this festive gingerbread bundt cake! One of the best things about Christmas is all the yummy baked goods. What better excuse to bake than Christmas? And for me, when I think about festive desserts, the first one that comes to mind is gingerbread! Those warming and aromatic spices fill the house with so much festivity and cheer. Typically gingerbread is made in the form of cookies or gingerbread men (I actually shared my take on gingerbread cookies, which you can find here), but I wanted to incorporate it [...]

Nadia2022-08-27T19:28:47+01:00December 18, 2020|Cakes, Christmas, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|7 Comments

Vegan Gluten-free Spiced Pecan Pie

Vegan Gluten-free Spiced Pecan Pie

Vegan Gluten-free Spiced Pecan Pie * This post is sponsored by East End Foods* A delicious festive treat that's guaranteed to satisfy the whole family. This vegan gluten-free spiced pecan pie is my current favourite Christmas dessert and one I can see myself making for years to come. Happy Holidays! It's that time of year to spend with friends, family and to indulge in lots of delicious food! I've been wanting to make a pecan pie for the longest time and I've finally got around to it. It took me a few tries to get it right, but all good things require require patience and all good recipes require a few tweaks to make sure the end result is as good as it can [...]

Nadia2022-08-27T19:46:33+01:00December 24, 2019|Christmas, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Tarts/Pies, Vegan, Vegetarian|0 Comments

Festive Pomegranate Kombucha Mocktail

Festive Pomegranate Kombucha Mocktail

Festive Pomegranate Kombucha Mocktail A delicious festive mocktail to get you into the spirit of Christmas without the alcohol! Although I don't drink, I am inclined to order a mocktail every now and then when I'm out to feel fancy and because I love the unusual flavour combinations. Something I also love is kombucha! As a nutrition student, I know the potential benefits of kombucha and why most of us could really benefit from including it as well as other fermented foods into our diets. I've had really bad digestive issues for years and increasing probiotics as well as probiotic foods is one of the things that has really helped with my symptoms. There is a lot of research coming out looking into the gut [...]

Nadia2018-12-20T21:38:34+01:00December 20, 2018|Christmas, Dairy Free, Desserts, Drinks, Gluten Free|1 Comment

Raw Mince Pies Recipe – Vegan & Gluten-free

Raw Mince Pies Recipe – Vegan & Gluten-free

Raw Mince Pies Recipe - Vegan & Gluten-free This is my first Christmas recipe on the blog this year...yay! Delicious raw/no-bake mince pies that are so easy to make and taste amazing without any added sugar, dairy or wheat! When I first moved to the UK around 11 years ago (my goodness how time flies!) and during my first ever proper Christmas day celebration with my uncles, granddad and cousins, I tried a mince pie for the first time. Did I like it? NO! I actually hated it! First of all I found the name so confusing. You would assume a mince pie would contain minced meat, but instead I had a mouth full of raisins, which I wasn't too keen on. I [...]

Nadia2022-08-05T11:34:49+01:00December 12, 2018|Christmas, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Raw, Sugar Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|12 Comments

Vegan & Gluten-free Christmas Gingerbread Cake

Vegan & Gluten-free Christmas Gingerbread Cake

Vegan & Gluten-free Christmas Gingerbread Cake Just under two weeks until Christmas (woohoo!). Can you believe how fast time is flying? It doesn’t feel that long ago when we were about to welcome 2017, and look at us now. The year is almost over and we’ll soon be welcoming 2018! Crazy! I’ve created something really special to help you celebrate Christmas in style! A gingerbread cake topped with whipped coconut cream and decorated with gingerbread Christmas trees and stars. A really simple and easy to follow recipe that looks super festive and so impressive! A lot of people put so much time and effort into making the Christmas dinner that dessert often gets neglected. I know you can easily buy [...]

Nadia2017-12-13T19:24:07+01:00December 13, 2017|Cakes, Christmas, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|17 Comments

Vegan Gluten-free Gingerbread Doughnuts

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 [...]

Nadia2016-12-22T20:31:37+01:00December 22, 2016|Christmas, Cinnamon, Dairy Free, Desserts, doughnuts, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|9 Comments

Orange Cranberry Cookie Sandwiches – Vegan & Gluten-free

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 [...]

Nadia2016-12-19T14:45:36+01:00December 19, 2016|Christmas, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegetarian, Video|18 Comments

Healthy Christmas Day Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Ideas

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 [...]

Nadia2022-08-05T11:34:54+01:00December 16, 2016|Breakfasts, Christmas, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Meals, Sugar Free, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian|16 Comments

Chocolate Covered Peppermint Patties

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 [...]

Nadia2016-12-15T18:21:54+01:00December 15, 2016|Chocolate, Christmas, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, New Year's, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|2 Comments

Christmas Tree Brownies – Vegan & Gluten-free

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 [...]