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Speckled Egg Easter Doughnuts
This Easter, why not make Speckled Egg Easter Doughnuts that are gluten-free, topped with chocolate glaze and crushed speckled eggs. What’s the secret to Gluten-Free Doughnuts? Traditionally, doughnuts are deep-fried and they absorb a lot of cooking oil in the cooking process. In addition, many bakeries cook their doughnuts in shortening, a fat often loaded with trans-fats. The solution – delicious baked doughnuts that are cooked in the oven with just a little bit of coconut oil. It is super easy to make baked doughnuts at home and a lot healthier than the deep-fried versions. I purchased a doughnut pan at Home Stuff Hillfox, but you can also look for…
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Dairy Free, Sweets & Snacks, Vegan
Easy Vegan Mango Sorbet
Today’s self-isolation recipe is an easy Vegan Mango Sorbet and you don’t need an ice cream maker, just a blender or food processor. In terms of ingredients – all you need is two large ripe mangoes, some maple syrup or honey and 1 lime or lemon. Make sure that your mangoes are very ripe when you freeze them as that will ensure that the sorbet has a good sweetness. If you prefer a sweeter sorbet, use limes and if a tarter taste is preferred, then use lemon. If you are feeling adventurous, you could even add a tablespoon of tequila or a pinch of chilli flakes. This is my go-to treat…
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Sweets & Snacks
3 Ingredient Banana Bread
A recipe for 3 Ingredient Banana Bread, which uses Self Raising Flour, Condensed Milk and Bananas. The recipe is from Foodies of SA, the only modification I made was that I didn’t have self-raising flour, so I added three teaspoons of Baking Powder. The trick is to ensure that you don’t overmix the batter, as that can result in a wet bread. I have included the recipe below, and here are some pictures of how mine turned out. Enjoy Baking this 3 Ingredient Banana Bread! If you’d prefer Gluten-Free Banana Bread, try this version. 3 Ingredient Banana Bread Serves 10 INGREDIENTS 5 medium overripe bananas + 1 ripe banana to…
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Lifestyle, Sweets & Snacks
Make Marshmallow Easter Egg Bunnies
Today’s recipe is fun DIY that is very easy to do with the kids – How-to make Marshmallow Easter Egg Bunnies with Cadbury Fluffies. All you need are Cadbury Fluffies, two Cadbury Dairy Milk Slabs, sprinkles, white fondant, some icing sugar and toothpicks. DIY: Marshmallow Easter Egg Bunnies Easter is one of the most anticipated long weekends of the calendar year and is a great time to enjoy downtime with family, friends and create memories with the kids. With that in mind, I created this simple DIY for you to do with the family this Easter. Make Marshmallow Easter Egg Bunnies Today’s recipe is fun DIY that is very easy to…
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Sweets & Snacks
Vegan Chickpea Freezer Fudge
This is my recipe for a delicious Vegan Chickpea Freezer Fudge, that is not only gluten and dairy-free but also fuss-free, as you pop the mixture straight into a tray to freeze. No candy thermometer needed! I have tested the recipe 4 times, so it’s foolproof too! What Ingredients do you need? Most fudge recipes call for sugar, butter and condensed milk. Mine is a little bit healthier in that I have used canned chickpeas, sugar-free peanut butter, maple syrup, icing sugar, vanilla essence and 70% or higher dark chocolate. What’s the process? This Vegan Chickpea Freezer Fudge is very simple to make – you only need a food processor…
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