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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
Gluten Free Cinnabuns with Yeast
A recipe for Gluten Free Cinnabuns with yeast. These cinnabuns are soft, spicy and sweet and topped with a cream cheese icing. This recipe took three tries to get right, the first time my yeast had expired and the buns didn’t rise and the second time I forgot to add baking powder! Third time is a charm! NB notes: Warm up your milk, but don’t let it get too hot or it will kill your yeast. Don’t use oil in place of butter, you will get better results with butter, promise! Let your dough rise in a warm place – don’t skip this step, it wont rise as much as…
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Sweets & Snacks, Gluten Free
Best Ever Gluten Free Chocolate Drop Cookies
This is my recipe for the Best Ever Gluten Free Chocolate Drop Cookies which are super chocolatey, fudgy in the middle, have a crispy top and are best eaten straight out of the oven. I swear, I could never get tired of chocolate, especially if it is the good quality kind that I recently purchased from The Kate Tin. Kate has her own range of baking chocolate and so I decided to buy every single variant to test. For this cookie recipe, I used her milk chocolate drops, which melt so well and create the most dreamy swirls. Best Ever Gluten Free Chocolate Drop Cookies For these cookies, you will…
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Sweets & Snacks, Gluten Free
Berry Meringue Nests with Vanilla Yoghurt
A sweet and crunchy gluten-free recipe for Berry Meringues Nests topped with spoons of Vanilla Yoghurt, a tart berry compote and fresh mint. This is the kind of dessert that you could eat for breakfast and features a new full cream yoghurt variant from Nutriday – which comes in Vanilla and Strawberry flavours. For this recipe, I decided to go with the vanilla variant. Making and Assembling the Meringue Nests Do not be scared to make meringues, it really is a lot easier than you might think. To start, we whisk 4 egg whites and then slowly add the caster sugar bit by bit until a thick, sticky glossy-like mixture…
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Sweets & Snacks, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Vegan
3 Layered Vegan Blueberry Cheesecake
A recipe for a 3 Layered Vegan Blueberry Cheesecake, with creamy cashew layers and a coconut and almond gluten-free base. Did you know that you can make a vegan cheesecake with soaked and blended cashews? Once soaked overnight and then blended in a food processor, with coconut cream, maple syrup and lemon juice, the cashews become soft and creamy – just like cheese! The base is made from a combo of coconut and almond flour, maple syrup and coconut oil, which is baked beforehand. 3 Layered Vegan Blueberry Cheesecake To make this Cheesecake, you will need the following ingredients: Cashews Lemons Blueberries Coconut Flour Almond Flour Coconut Oil Maple Syrup…
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Sweets & Snacks, Gluten Free
Ultimate Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
It’s World Chocolate Day and I am sharing my aunts Ultimate Gluten Free Chocolate Cake recipe. This cake is unbelievably tender and MOIST and is sweetened with honey, so when you top with chocolate frosting, it won’t be overly sweet. This Chocolate Cake uses a combination of cocoa powder and almond flour as the flour replacement and is then topped with a creamy and luxurious chocolate frosting. NOTES: I doubled the mixture to make a layered cake and topped with @cadbury_sa Flake & Whispers. Enjoy! LFC X Ultimate Gluten Free Chocolate Cake It’s World Chocolate Day and I am sharing my aunts Ultimate Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake recipe. This cake is unbelievably tender…
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