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Banana Bread with Creamy Walnut Frosting – Vegan & Gluten-free

Banana Bread with Creamy Walnut Frosting – Vegan & Gluten-free

Rich and moist banana bread with a smooth and creamy walnut frosting is the perfect afternoon treat. Made with oats, ground walnuts and banana, it’s perfect for breakfast too! I do love a good slice of cake, but if I had the choice I would always pick a dense slice of banana bread. I love dense cakes and sometimes sponge cakes are just too dry for my liking. They're usually topped with some sort of frosting or come with a layer of jam in the middle to compensate for their dry texture, and the frosting is always sickly sweet and never healthy. I created this recipe with the help of Flora's new dairy-free walnut spread. The flavour of the walnuts comes through beautifully, making it [...]

Nadia2023-03-13T17:14:01+01:00June 17, 2017|Cakes, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|16 Comments

Healthy Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies

Healthy Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies

Healthy Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies Mmm cookies! If someone asked me if I was more of a cake girl or cookie girl, I would most likely say cookie girl! Of course it does depend on the cake/cookie, but overall I'm definitely more partial to a good cookie, especially when it's chocolate chip and homemade! What I'm not a fan of are those large American style cookies that you get from supermarkets, bakeries and coffee shops. Those oversized, sickly sweet, fat laden cookies that don't have much flavour to them other than the taste of sugar! These healthy chocolate chip pretzel cookies are lower in sugar, fat and are made using a mix of oats and ground almonds. With added dairy-free dark chocolate [...]

Nadia2017-05-01T19:43:09+01:00May 1, 2017|Chocolate, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan|9 Comments

Vegan Chocolate Hot Cross Bun Ice Cream Sandwiches

Vegan Chocolate Hot Cross Bun Ice Cream Sandwiches

Vegan Chocolate Hot Cross Bun Ice Cream Sandwiches This truly is the ultimate Easter weekend treat. Vegan chocolate hot cross buns served with vegan ice cream instead of plain butter, because if you're going to do it, you might as well go all out! They're really easy to make (watch video at the top of the page) and so much tastier than shop bought hot cross buns with less sugar and completely plant-based. To make them even more decadent I had to add in some Love Cocoa 70% Ecuador dairy-free organic chocolate. Let's be honest, every treat tastes better with chocolate, well almost every treat. When I think a dessert will taste better with chocolate, I'm the first to add it in! It's [...]

Nadia2017-04-14T16:10:35+01:00April 14, 2017|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Desserts, Easter, Nut Free, snack, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|1 Comment

Raw Salted Caramel Brownies

Raw Salted Caramel Brownies

Raw Salted Caramel Brownies A treat to satisfy your chocolate cravings without any processed sugar, processed oils or any other nasty added ingredients. I'm a huge fan of energy/bliss balls - basically any snack made out of dates and nuts. They make a great snack because they're high in fibre, good fats and they're sweet without the need to add any kind of processed refined sugars. Nothing beats whole dates as a form of sweetener, not even the sugar-free varieties, which we are yet to find out their long-term effects as they're relatively new to our diets. Instead of blending dates and nuts and shaping them into balls, I added in some cocoa powder into the mix and pressed the mixture into [...]

Nadia2022-08-05T11:34:52+01:00April 13, 2017|Bars, Breakfasts, Brownies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Paleo, Raw, snack, Sugar Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|8 Comments

Vegan Easter Creme Eggs

Vegan Easter Creme Eggs

Vegan Easter Creme Eggs What is Easter without a creme egg or two? Or at least some sort of egg shaped chocolate. During my Uni years I used to promise myself I would eat at least one giant Easter egg, but seem to fail. I've always considered Easter eggs overly prised and a bit awkward to eat. I usually end up eating way more than I would usually do just because I don't realise how much I've eaten until it's too late. It's not like you can keep count of how many squares you've eaten and because it's considered a special treat, I end up saying to myself "go on, just have a little more" and before you know it I've eaten half the [...]

Nadia2017-04-12T13:15:13+01:00April 11, 2017|Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Easter, Gluten Free, snack, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|4 Comments

Beet-a-ganoush Dip Recipe

Beet-a-ganoush Dip Recipe

Beet-a-ganoush Dip Recipe If you've been reading my blog for a while you'll know of my never ending love for Hummus. What you may not know is I'm also a huge baba ganoush fan. What can I say, I was brought up in the Middle East and both dips were a big part of my diet and so have a very special place in my heart! Luckily as well as being delicious they also happen to be super healthy, high in fibre, nutrients and good fats! I don't eat baba ganoush as much as I would like to since it's slightly more time consuming when compared to hummus (which I literally eat on the daily!), and when I do make it, it's [...]

Nadia2017-04-06T16:22:55+01:00April 6, 2017|Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Sauces and Dips, Savoury Snacks, Side dishes, snack, Spreads, Vegan, Vegetarian|6 Comments

PB&J Pop Tarts – Vegan & Gluten-free

PB&J Pop Tarts – Vegan & Gluten-free

PB&J Pop Tarts - Vegan & Gluten-free I've probably only tried Pop Tarts once or twice many many years ago. I don't even remember the flavour I tried. I do however remember always thinking they're so cute! Because they're imported from the U.S. they were always too expensive for us and considered a luxury item that we just didn't need. I remember them being around the £5 mark but I think they're a lot cheaper now and more readily available here in the UK, but you would never catch me eating one for breakfast nowadays! If you've seen the list of ingredients on one of the packets, you'll know why! One thing that I do love about Pop Tarts is all [...]

Nadia2017-05-29T17:01:01+01:00April 3, 2017|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Tarts/Pies, Vegan, Vegetarian|10 Comments

Vegan Tofu ‘Chicken’ Nuggets

Vegan Tofu ‘Chicken’ Nuggets

Vegan Tofu 'Chicken' Nuggets I was only exposed to chicken nuggets when I moved to the UK and as you can imagine, I absolutely fell in love with them! Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and full of flavour. You can easily understand why every kid in the country is obsessed with them! As delicious as they are, chicken nuggets aren't exactly known for their nutrition content. Unless homemade, they're heavily processed with lots of other unwanted added ingredients. Not only is my version lower in fat, it's also high in iron, calcium, magnesium, selenium, zinc and omega-3, all of which can be lacking in a not so well planned plant-based diet. Tofu is an amazing source of many micro nutrients and is [...]

Nadia2022-08-05T11:34:52+01:00March 31, 2017|Chicken, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Main Meals, Side dishes, snack, Sugar Free, Vegan, Vegetarian|5 Comments

Chocolate Crumpets Vegan & Gluten-free with Salted Caramel Spread

Chocolate Crumpets Vegan & Gluten-free with Salted Caramel Spread

Chocolate Crumpets Vegan & Gluten-free with Salted Caramel Spread Crumpets are such a quintessential British tea time treat. Griddle cakes that look like pancakes and cooked like pancakes only they're thicker, spongier/chewier and full of holes! You'll find this treat in many British households, usually shop bought as the idea of making homemade crumpets seems so daunting and definitely a lot of work. That's what I thought anyway until I tried them myself. You do have to wait for the dough to rise, like with any homemade yeasted bread, but once that's done there isn't much to it! I know you can now buy gluten-free crumpets, but they're not vegan. I wanted to create a version that both vegans and anyone [...]

Nadia2017-03-30T18:44:58+01:00March 29, 2017|Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|8 Comments

Unicorn Doughnuts – Vegan & Gluten-free

Unicorn Doughnuts – Vegan & Gluten-free

Unicorn Doughnuts - Vegan & Gluten-free Is it just me or is this year flying by so quickly? How it almost April already?? Today is the first day of spring so it seemed fitting that I would post a more colourful dessert as apposed to my usual chocolate coloured desserts! I've always been drawn to pastel colours. There is such a calming and relaxing element to them and as someone who suffers with anxiety, I need all the calm I can get. I had seen loads of 'unicorn' inspired recipes on social media and instantly knew I wanted to join the craze, even if it is only a trend that will pass in a couple of months. If there is a [...]