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  • Choc-Chip Peanut Butter Oat Cookies
    Sweets & Snacks,  Gluten Free

    Choc-Chip Peanut Butter Oat Cookies

    A recipe for my Choc-Chip Peanut Butter Oat Cookies made these with gluten-free Oats, peanut butter and chocolate chips. The Choc-Chip Peanut Butter Oat Cookies are made with just 8 ingredients and one bowl. What’s not to love about the winning combination of peanut butter, chocolate and oats? I also use a little bit of coconut flour to help with the rolling and binding at the end but be careful not to use too much, or your cookies will be dry. Choc-Chip Peanut Butter Oat Cookies To make these cookies you need; Gluten-Free Oats, Sugar, chocolate chips, peanut butter, baking powder, eggs, vanilla extract and coconut flour. You can also…

  • Soft FUTURELIFE Peanut Butter Cookies
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    Soft FUTURELIFE Peanut Butter Cookies

    Make these Soft FUTURELIFE Peanut Butter Cookies that are gluten-free and protein-packed thanks to the addition of peanut butter and FUTURELIFE SMARTFOOD.  These cookies are super-soft and gooey and best served warm, but you can also keep in an airtight container and eat within 2 – 3 days. I really enjoyed baking with FUTURELIFE, and I will definitely be using it again in my baking recipes, now that I know it is gluten-free.  Why FUTURELIFE? Recently I became quite addicted to the Futurelife protein bars, which is what got me interested in the entire range of products. FUTURELIFE is gluten-free, Low GI, High in protein and as well as Omega…

  • Fudgy Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies
    Gluten Free,  Sweets & Snacks

    Fudgy Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies

    Today I am making Fudgy Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies, that are so good you won’t actually believe they are gluten-free! The recipe is my adaption from The Kate Tin’s ‘Broke Brownies‘, which uses traditional cake flour. I changed the recipe slightly by doubling everything, substituting the cake flour for almond flour and adding a pinch of xanthan gum. Tips for making these Fudgy Gluten Free Chocolate Brownies Almond flour works a bit differently than traditional flour. Since it’s high in fat, it makes baked foods like brownies super moist and tender. When measuring almond flour, I advise using a scale Whisk the eggs and sugar until they pass the “ribbon…

  • 3 Ingredient Banana Bread 16
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    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…

  • Healthy Gluten-Free Fruit Cake 22
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    Healthy Gluten-Free Fruit Cake

    Today’s Christmas Inspired recipe is for my Healthy Gluten-Free Fruit Cake, which is packed full of fruit, seeds and flavour.  Let’s get real here, fruitcake is one of those desserts that you either love the taste of or it makes you gag. I have always fallen into the first category and in fact, fruitcake formed a large part of my families Christmas celebrations. My Family & Christmas Eve My Aunt Trudi would always make her famous Fruit Cake in a Bundt pan every year for Christmas Eve. The house would be decked in beautiful lights inside and out (a time before load shedding), the most delicious smells would waft from…

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