Cat Barker, Author at Le Famished Cat

Sweets & Snacks, Gluten Free
Dark Chocolate Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Very occasionally on my LOW FODMAP diet, I allow myself to eat a small amount of cream cheese, so I decided to make these Dark Chocolate Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting. I believe in eating everything in moderation, so when I do eat something decadent, I want it to be the real deal and Philly Cheese delivers – it’s creamy, full fat and non-grainy, so it’s perfect for whipping up cream cheese frosting – which is exactly what I did. I try not to be too ‘naughty’ when I indulge, so I came up with a recipe for these GLUTEN FREE Dark Chocolate, Peanut Butter & Almond Cookies, topped with…
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Dairy Free, Sweets & Snacks, Vegan
Blueberry & Raspberry Spring Nice-Lollies
Make these Blueberry & Raspberry Spring Nice-Lollies, perfect for a warm Summer’s Day. SPRING is around the corner – 8 days to be exact, which means: 1. Flowers are blooming and I shall be living on Antihistamines until October 2. I need to get a pedicure before I show my hobbit feet to the world 3. Ice Cream season is upon us, except if you follow a FODMAP diet or are vegan and can’t really consume dairy products So here’s a VERY simple Fruit Nice Lolly recipe to try out and all you need is a blender, lolly mould, popsicle sticks, fruit, maple syrup and coconut milk. Blueberry & Raspberry…
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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
{GF} Coconut & Almond Vanilla Cake with {DF} Coconut Cream Frosting
MOIST and SOFT and MOREISH – There is NO other way to describe this Coconut and Almond Gluten Free cake. It may not be the most beautiful baked thing you have ever seen, but Shaun and I devoured the entire thing over the weekend. It’s the kind of cake that beckons you in everytime you walk past it and its dead easy to make. Shaun says its the best cake he’s ever tasted, but I think he just really loves cake. But you won’t know until you judge for yourself and let me know your thoughts. The sponge is Gluten Free and the frosting is Dairy Free, being made of coconut…
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Dairy Free, Sweets & Snacks, Vegan
{Vegan, Dairy Free} My Mini Oreo Cheesecake
Today’s recipe is my Mini Oreo Cheescake that’s Vegan and Dairy Free. When someone says Cheesecake, Cashews don’t usually spring to mind as a core ingredient. However the cashew nut has long been used to create dairy free desserts, because of the fact that when it is soaked and blended it creates a silken kind of cream cheesy texture. Because of my FODMAP diet, I try to avoid cream cheese, so I have been experimenting to get the the consistency of a cheesecake made from cashews correct. The flavour just wasn’t what I wanted and tasted quite bland the first time round and I was getting frustrated having wasted a…
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Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks, Vegan
Strawberry Fruit Roll Ups
Strawberry Fruit Roll Ups remind me of my childhood when my dad would go to Fruit and Veg City and stock up on the Banana and Guava variants for us. I remember watching Cartoon Network with my brothers and sisters and peeling back the fruit roll, then slowly tearing off piece by piece, trying to make the roll-up last as long as possible. As I grew older I started to dislike anything guava flavoured, so I thought it might be a good time to figure out how to make a roll-up in a different flavour. I watched a few videos online and it seems the idea is simple – all…
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