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California Walnut Coffee Cake Bars

California Walnut Coffee Cake Bars

California Walnut Coffee Cake Bars Looking for the perfect cake to enjoy with your afternoon cup of tea? This is it right here! These California walnut coffee cake bars are my current favourite pick me up with a lovely warm drink. I usually go for chocolatey desserts, but I always get excited when I see a coffee treat on offer. Chocolate is everywhere, but a decent coffee dessert is much harder to come by, so when you finally discover one it feels so much more special. I think coffee as a flavour is not taken advantage of enough in the baking world. Even I rarely make coffee flavoured treats. Well that's about to change from this point onwards. A delicious vegan [...]

Nadia2018-12-30T14:12:06+01:00December 30, 2018|Bars, Cakes, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|13 Comments

Baked Bramley with Gingerbread Pecan Filling

Baked Bramley with Gingerbread Pecan Filling

Baked Bramley with Gingerbread Pecan Filling Delicious baked British Bramley Apples filled with festive gingerbread flavoured pecans and served with custard. This is the definition of comfort right here! :D Now that December is here (I know what you're thinking. It's come by so fast!) and the Christmas spirit is in full swing, I wanted to share my first festive recipe of the year, these baked Bramley apples with gingerbread pecan filling. I have to admit, this was my first time baking Bramley apples. Whenever I've baked with apples, I haven't given much thought as to which variety of apple would work best in baking. I just assumed they would all behave the same in the oven, but now I realise how wrong I've [...]

Nadia2018-12-02T17:46:24+01:00December 2, 2018|Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Uncategorized, Vegan, Vegetarian|4 Comments

Pink Pitaya Coconut Macaroons (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Pink Pitaya Coconut Macaroons (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Vegan Pink Pitaya Macaroons (Gluten-free) Yummy vegan and gluten-free macaroons made using only 7 ingredients and require no baking. These vegan pink pitaya macaroons are so easy to make and would make a beautiful party treat! I recently noticed that my Instagram page lacked a bit of colour, which I think is natural around this time of year. Being so close to Christmas means I'm leaning more towards the chocolate, cinnamon, spiced gingerbread types of flavours. It goes without saying that those flavours are super delicious, but there is no denying that those types of treats have more warmer, blander colours. I've also noticed a lot of people complaining about how low they're feeling now that the weather is a lot more miserable [...]

Nadia2023-06-15T13:35:31+01:00November 29, 2018|Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Raw, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|4 Comments

California Walnut & Sweet Potato Brownies

California Walnut & Sweet Potato Brownies

California Walnut & Sweet Potato Brownies Delicious and rich California walnut & sweet potato brownies made using amazing ingredients like walnuts, oats and sweet potato. A healthified take on the classic and much loved brownies. I have yet to come across a person who doesn't love brownies. Even people who don't seem to be keen on chocolate still love to indulge in a rich dense brownie every now and then. I could be wrong, but something I do know is that for me, brownies are the ultimate sweet treat. Brownies can however feel really heavy and can cause digestive issues with IBS sufferers like myself. I try to avoid dairy and gluten on a day to day basis and also try [...]

Nadia2018-11-14T20:22:43+01:00November 14, 2018|Brownies, Chocolate, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|2 Comments

Vegan Banana Chocolate Tarts

Vegan Banana Chocolate Tarts

Vegan Banana Chocolate Tarts A simple and quick dessert that requires little time to prepare, no baking and only a handful of ingredients. These vegan banana chocolate tarts are fairly low in added sugar (as far as desserts go!) and are made with great ingredients like oats, ground almonds, cocoa and oat milk. The filling is a simple mixture of dairy-free banana flavoured oat milk and a bit of cornstarch and agar agar to firm it up and turn it into a thick custard consistency. I used Planted banana flavoured oat milk that you can get from Asda as an easy way to make a tasty filling that's not too fiddly and doesn't require too many ingredients. You can also use a [...]

Nadia2018-10-24T17:29:12+01:00October 15, 2018|Dairy Free, Desserts, snack, Sweet Snacks, Tarts/Pies, Vegan, Vegetarian, Video|9 Comments

Vegan and Gluten-free Pecan Oat Cookies

Vegan and Gluten-free Pecan Oat Cookies

Vegan and Gluten-free Pecan Oat Cookies Deliciously crunchy vegan and gluten-free pecan oat cookies perfect enjoyed with a cup of tea as an afternoon treat :D A few weeks ago it dawned on me that I had't baked cookies in ages. How did that happen?? I used to bake cookies so regularly since they're my favourite kind of treat (that and chocolate ;) ). If you know me, you know I love cake, but I have to admit that I love cookies even more! Especially the crunchy kind. To make up for the months of lack of cookies, I recently posted a chocolate hazelnut stuffed cookie recipe as well as a giant skillet chocolate chip cookie. Now, I'm sharing with you these vegan and gluten-free pecan oat [...]

Nadia2018-09-24T22:07:54+01:00September 11, 2018|Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|10 Comments

Vegan and Gluten-free Chocolate Waffles

Vegan and Gluten-free Chocolate Waffles

Vegan and Gluten-free Chocolate Waffles Rich, vegan and gluten-free chocolate waffles using healthier ingredients. Based on my healthy baked waffles, but made in a waffle maker instead of waffle moulds. I recently bought a new waffle maker and was dying to try it out, so thought I would recreate this basic recipe but with added chocolate. I usually make waffles on a Sunday morning for me and the hubby and it's something we both look forward to. We don't have much time for a sit down breakfast during the week, so it's a real treat on the weekend to take our time prepping breakfast (although we don't usually eat until 10-11am, so technically it's brunch!) and have a chilled sit down meal on [...]

Nadia2018-09-09T10:29:35+01:00September 9, 2018|Breakfasts, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian, Waffles|5 Comments

Vegan & Gluten-free Chocolate Hazelnut Stuffed Cookies

Vegan & Gluten-free Chocolate Hazelnut Stuffed Cookies

Vegan & Gluten-free Chocolate Hazelnut Stuffed Cookies There is so much buzz at the moment around The Great British Bake Off since the first episode was aired yesterday. Since the new season kicked started with cookies, I wanted to join the fun by offering up a stack of these vegan & gluten-free chocolate hazelnut stuffed cookies. They're basically Nutella stuffed cookies, but I used a dairy-free version of the spread, which you can get here. It's not the healthiest thing in the world, I know, but at the same time a little won't do you any harm! In fact, enjoying one of these cookies will only leave you feeling happy and satisfied, which no doubt is good for your health! You know you really [...]

Nadia2018-08-29T20:07:25+01:00August 29, 2018|Chocolate, Cookies, Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian|5 Comments

Vegan & Gluten-free Afternoon Tea

Vegan & Gluten-free Afternoon Tea

Vegan & Gluten-free Afternoon Tea If you're looking for a vegan & gluten-free afternoon tea, you've come to the right place! One of my favourite things ever is going to afternoon tea. There is something so special about sharing sandwiches, scones and little, bite sized desserts with loved ones. The husband and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary with a spot of afternoon tea. If you know me, you'll know I love nothing more than cakes and sweet treats. I used to be known for glancing at the dessert menu before looking at anything else when at a restaurant. I just have such a sweet tooth. I also love bread and anything baked, so you can imagine why I love afternoon tea so [...]

Nadia2018-08-20T00:08:45+01:00August 19, 2018|Dairy Free, Desserts, Gluten Free, snack, Sweet Snacks, Tarts/Pies, Vegan, Video|11 Comments

Protein Cookie Dough Cups (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Protein Cookie Dough Cups (Vegan & Gluten-free)

Protein Cookie Dough Cups (Vegan & Gluten-free) My current cookie dough obsession continues! I recently posted these cookie dough bars and they seemed to go down a treat with you guys, so I decided to go back to the kitchen and whip up another cookie dough creation for you. This time with added protein :D I try to make sure I consume enough protein throughout the day, which can sometimes be a struggle when trying to avoid meat and animal products. I ALWAYS add protein powder to my breakfast, whether that be in my smoothies, nicecream, overnight oats, porridge or chia pudding. I get the most awful blood sugar crashes between breakfast and lunch and need protein to help keep my blood sugar levels steady. Vegan [...]