Those who follow our blog would know we are obsessed with sweet potato. It’s a great source of slow-release carbohydrate, packed full of fibre, vitamins and minerals. These truffles are great for kids, perfect as an adult snack for work or on the run, and would make a lovely gift for a breast feeding mumma!…
Nut-Free Bliss Balls
Perfect for the school lunch box, whip these bliss balls up in a flash
Chocolate Mug Pudding
This recipe is a one bowl wonder, only taking 5 minutes of your time. Best thing is, there’s hardly any washing up. You will find gluten and dairy free options throughout the recipe. It’s cooked in the microwave, however if you don’t like using a microwave you can simply bake in the oven on 180 degrees…
DIY Chocolate – Dairy Free
Learn how to make super simple dairy-free chocolate with just three ingredients
Baked Chocolate Custard Dairy and Gluten Free
Baked Chocolate Custard – Dairy and Gluten Free Serves 2 Preheat oven to 150 degrees (fan forced) Ingredients 3 eggs whisked 2/3 cup coconut milk 2 tbsp brown sugar or honey 4 tbsp cocoa 1 banana sliced (optional) Method Add the coconut milk and sugar to the bowl of whisked eggs and whisk…
Vegan Chocolate Sweet Potato Cakes
Deliciously rich and moist and perfect for vegans and people with intolerances. It is dairy, gluten and egg free.
Dark Chocolate Bark
You all know me now, I have a major sweet tooth and love dark chocolate. If I deny myself chocolate and go cold turkey, it just doesn’t work for me. After 3 days I’m a raging lunatic and end up buying 3 blocks of the most sugar laden chocolate I can find and I eat…
Healthy Chocolate Banana Icecream
I myself have a sweet tooth. My dreams would come true if I could eat icecream all day. Take a look at this easy and nutritious recipe. It only takes minutes to make and perfect for people who are dairy or gluten intolerant or vegan. And why not make two flavours? To make plain banana, just…
Chocolate Chia Pudding
This little beauty is very easy to make and super good for you. We use it in many ways including stirred through yoghurt, dolloped on top of a bowl of fruit salad or cereal, or simply eaten straight from the jar. We also take scoops from this chia pudding and add it to our smoothies….
Raw Chocolate Mousse Tart
This cake is a egg free, dairy and gluten free. It can also be made suitable for vegetarians. You would never know it though, the mousse is silky smooth and packed full of flavour and the base is crunchy and sweet. It’s ridiculously easy to make and I hope it gives you’re belly as many smiles as it…
Chocolate Cashew and Coconut Mousse
This recipe I’m proud of. I want to make it for everyone I know, I want to hand it to people on the street and I want to feed The Chef litres of it because it makes him happy. I’m a ‘feeder’ you see. A bit like those little old Italian Nanna’s who pile…
Healthy Chocolate Spread
This week I am trying to squeeze more heart healthy monounsaturated fats into my diet by way of avocado’s and nuts. Why? Well I’d like to live a long, healthy and happy life and these nutrients are a proven effective way in which to do that. This recipe is a bit sneaky because it is…
Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake
I’m always told that I cook with strange ingredients and yes, it’s true. They never complain though once they try it, they are always instantly converted into a ‘strange ingredient’ user as well. Cakes are normally void of nutrition, being made of processed flour, sugar and fat. This cake on the other…
Coconut Chocolate Mousse
It’s light, its fluffy and it tastes delicious. Even better still, it takes about 3 minutes and only uses 3 ingredients. With no eggs or milk, this mousse is dairy free, gluten free and suitable for vegans. You will need to put a can of coconut cream in the fridge the night before you make…
Healthy Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
As a topping on crackers, toast or a sandwich a spread such as this can not only be a way of incorporating more nutrients into your diet, but also a way to get your chocolate fix without actually eating chocolate. The perfect replacement for sugar laden Nutella (which is made from hazlenuts and chocolates and all…
Berry, white chocolate and rosewater frappe
This may sound a bit fiddly, but believe me it isn’t. It just needs to be prepared the day before. Perfect for a snazzy little party, or a solo sunbaking session on the back deck. Recipe Ingredients 200 grams white chocolate 1 cup water 4 tbsp sugar 1 tsp rose water (optional) 2 cups fresh…
Healthy Chocolate Sesame Smoothie
Yum. Sesame seeds. These little delights are packed full of nutrition. We add them to everything. Stir fry’s, salads, casseroles, baked vegetables and now…smoothies. The Chef often grabs a handful at work (in the Japanese kitchen) as a little snack because he loves the flavour and knows they are good for him. So why am…
Chocolate Chia Seed Cake
Recipe: Tania Hubbard Words: The Nutrition Guru Photographs: The Nutrition Guru We have only every blogged recipes which are our own, but today I had to make an exception. I had heard about how good Tania Hubbard’s gluten and grain free ‘Chocolate and Chia Seed Cake’ was, but just didn’t get the full grasp of…
Chocolate Bliss Balls with Sesame and Chia Seeds
The perfect healthy recipe for kids as well as adults, this raw recipe for Chocolate Bliss Balls is simple and store well in the fridge for the busy week ahead. Sweet, filling, and super tasty. Healthy, nutritious and delicious. Take them to a party as pictured above, or place in a feature bowl on the coffee…
Healthy Choc Peanut Milkshake
Photo’s and Recipe by: The Nutrition Guru If I could eat mountains of chocolate, I would. It’s difficult to deny that chocolate flavour is devine and addictive. So, as a way to steer away from chocolate bars – high in fat and sugar, I find simply adding cocoa to milk curbs my cravings. Not one…
Refined Sugar Free Choc Cookies
Who doesn’t love a little cookie with a cuppa? Chocolate cookies are normally laden with saturated fat, sugar and all sorts of preservatives and additives. Here, we have come up with a cookie which tastes good and uses Natvia instead of sugar. Natvia is a natural sugar replacer which is derived from a plant and fruit sugars. Remember,…
Creamy White Chocolate Chai and Vanilla Dessert
Delicious Chai on a winters night This recipe is so versatile as it can be served warm or cold. Serve warm with a runny custard like texture (perfect on a cold winters night) or, chill in the fridge to thicken and set. This isn’t one of our low fat low sugar recipes but that’s ok because…
CHOCOLATE MUG PUDDING
This recipe is a ‘one bowl wonder’ only taking 5 minutes of your time. Best thing is, there’s hardly any washing up. You will find options throughout the recipe, including a gluten and dairy free option. Before we get going, this recipe is cooked in the microwave, however if you don’t like using a microwave you…
Chocolate Potion
This delight isn’t one of our low fat low sugar recipes, although it certainly is a delicious little treat. Following our healthy eating philosophy, a small amount of ‘naughtiness’ once in a while is not going to hurt. Consciously choosing to eat a wide range of healthy foods MOST of the time is our secret. This way, we allow ourselves…
Chocolate Date Loaf
Super simple to make and you probably already have all the ingredients in your pantry