Print Caramel Muesli Crumble Slice When it comes to sweet treats, I just can’t go past caramel slice (you might know I have a few recipes for it!), and this one is perfection with a scrumptious oaty base and topping made from muesli and the perfect ratio of sticky caramel. And it’s almost too easy to make; I go through stages of baking it waaay too often – the trick is to make sure you’ve got people coming over to share it with and giving the remainder of it to your guests to take home!Use a muesli that is oat based and that doesn’t have too much dried fruit in it (or pick out most of the dr ..read more

Print No sugar Banana Bread Here’s a recipe from my cookbook Let’s eat! which has a ‘Not-too-naughty’ section featuring lots of healthier baking and dessert recipes, with less sugar and white flour.If Bodhi and Carlos don’t get to the bananas before they turn perfectly ripe, I’ll make this very useful banana bread. It doesn’t have any added sugar – with three bananas (make sure they’re very ripe, the spottier the better!) its naturally sweet enough. It makes a great lunchbox filler or morning/afternoon tea snack. Personally I think its sweet enough as it is (and I’ve only ever had one person ..read more

Print Super Banana Pancakes These little pancakes are far from dense and stodgy – because they contain next to no flour, they’re super-light, fluffy and very bananary. Course Dessert Diet Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 10 minutes Servings 2 Calories 312kcal Ingredients 2 ripe bananas to yield ¾ cup mashed banana 2 eggs ¼ teaspoon baking powder GF if required 1 tablespoon flour standard or gluten-free salt good pinch ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 2-3 teaspoons butter or coconut oil DF To serve ½ cup fruit berries or sliced peaches, fresh or canned, p ..read more

Print Raw Berry Ice Cream Cake This amazing cake is refined sugar-free, gluten-free and nut-free, and has the option of being dairy-free, too. It’s quite an incredible cake – it tastes like you’re eating sorbet, ice cream and cookie base in cake form! Course Dessert Diet Dairy Free, Diabetic, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly Prep Time 20 minutes Freezing time 6 hours Servings 8 Calories 230kcal Ingredients Base ¾ cup desiccated or shredded coconut 7 medjool dates or 15-16 normal dried dates soaked in boiling hot water for 5 minutes ⅓ cup sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds, fine rolled oats, almo ..read more

Print Gluten-Free Banana, Coconut and Lemon Loaf This is one seriously delicious Gluten-Free Banana, Coconut and Lemon Loaf that everyone will love! It’s so easy to make – simply mash the bananas and mix all of the ingredients together, that’s it. Course Breakfast Diet Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings 8 Calories 373kcal Ingredients ½ cup coconut oil or butter ½ cup honey 3 large bananas, ripe mashed 2 cups desiccated coconut 1 cup flour e.g. plain, wholemeal, or gluten-free or buckwheat flour, or ground almonds to make GF 1 teaspoon ba ..read more

Print Super Bran, Date, Carrot and Banana Breakfast Loaf This delicious and healthy banana breakfast loaf is brilliant served warm with a lick of butter and a cup of tea on the side – what a great way to start the day. Course Breakfast, Dessert Diet Kid Friendly Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 50 minutes Servings 8 Calories 246kcal Ingredients 1 cup dates chopped ½ cup water 1 teaspoon baking soda 50 g butter softened 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 egg beaten 2 very ripe bananas mashed 1 carrot loosely packed, grated 1 cup walnuts or other nuts chopped 1 ½ cups wholemeal ..read more

Print Healthier Chocolate and Berry Brownie This brownie is one of my most popular recipes for good reason – it’s AMAZING – it’s much, much healthier than your standard chocolate brownie, and is also gluten-free and has the option to be dairy-free too. Course Dessert Diet Dairy Free, Diabetic, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Servings 25 pieces Calories 67kcal Ingredients ¼ cup melted butter or coconut oil DF 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup you can also use liquid honey or agave syrup 100 g best quality dark eating chocolate at least 70-80% cocoa, check ..read more

Print Upside-down peach and passionfruit cake I love upside-down cakes – you can use almost any fruit (stone fruit and pineapple work particularly well), and there’s always a little anticipation and excitement when you turn your cake out, no matter how many times you’ve made it before. Course Dessert Diet Gluten Free, Kid Friendly Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 45 minutes Servings 8 Calories 334kcal Ingredients 25 g melted butter ¼ cup brown or muscovado sugar peaches or nectarines 3 firm ripe peaches or 4-5 nectarines halved, stoned, sliced 100 g softened butter ½ cup brown sugar or h ..read more

Print Almond and Coconut Friands Friands are delightful little cakes, invented by the French, that are made predominantly of ground almonds and use whipped egg whites to make them nice and light. Watch the video below to see how easy they are to make! Course Dessert Diet Gluten Free, Kid Friendly Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 18 minutes Servings 8 Calories 330kcal Ingredients Friands 100 g butter ⅓ cup sugar or honey 1¼ cups ground almonds/almond meal/almond flour ½ cup fine desiccated coconut lemon zest of 1 5 medium free-range egg whites (or 4 large) pinch of salt ½ cup fresh blackcu ..read more

Print Date, carrot and cranberry loaf This loaf uses dates as the main natural sweetener (instead of sugar), and packs in extra goodness with grated carrot and cranberries. Course Dessert, Snacks and Sides Diet Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 1 hour Servings 8 Calories 292kcal Ingredients 1 cup dried dates ½ cup water 1½ teaspoons baking soda 50 g butter or coconut oil ⅓ cup pure maple syrup or liquid honey 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 1 large very ripe banana mashed 2 cups carrots loosely packed grated about 2 carrots 1 free-range egg lightly beaten ..read more