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Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks
Gluten Free Oreo Cheesecake
Stop the Press, I made a Gluten Free Oreo Cheesecake using these Woolworths GF Sandwich Cookies which I personally feel are better than Oreos! They have a thick vanilla bean center which is utterly delicious and a crisp choc cookie. Have you tried them yet? Here’s how to make this Gluten Free Oreo Cheesecake. I used much less sugar than usual Cheesecake recipes as I really don’t like super sweet desserts. This cake is DEFINITELY not low in calories though, so don’t let the gluten free, low sugar description confuse you. Cream Cheese must be full fat, don’t even bother with low fat puuulease. Here we go: GLUTEN FREE OREO…
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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
Gluten Free South African Lamingtons
Possibly the best lamingtons you will ever eat – these Gluten Free South African Lamingtons are what chocolate dreams are made of. In case you’ve been living under a rock, a lamington is cake made from squares of sponge cake coated in an outer layer of chocolate sauce and rolled in desiccated coconut. I’ve created a super delicious moist gluten free version that you just have to try. Top tips for making these Lamingtons: Gluten Free needs fat and protein to stay moist so please don’t try to omit the eggs or butter. Don’t skip freezing your cake, you won’t be able to dip in chocolate without cooling in the…
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Breakfast, Gluten Free, Sweets & Snacks, Vegan
Milk Tart Chia Pudding
Today’s recipe is for my ultimate breakfast / dessert hybrid Milk Tart Chia Pudding. Milk Tart is an Afrikaans dessert consisting of a sweet pastry crust containing a custard filling made from milk, flour, sugar and eggs. For this recipe, we take those flavours and incorporate them into a breakfast that is sure to be a crowd pleaser this Christmas. What’s better than a sweet chia pudding for breakfast you ask – well how about a Milk Tart Chia Pudding that tastes like the real deal but is gluten free and vegan? For this recipe, I purchased my ingredients (cinnamon, chia, nutmeg, vanilla) from the Zero Waste Store The Refillery. …
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Sweets & Snacks, Gluten Free
Gluten Free Christmas Fruit Cake
Today’s Christmas Inspired recipe is for my Gluten Free Christmas Fruit Cake, which is packed full of fruit booze 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. It is very easy to make and if you follow my instructions there really won’t be too many hurdles to overcome.😉 Gluten Free Christmas Fruit Cake Bake this festive fruitcake in advance of Christmas and feed it regularly with rum, brandy or whisky to build the…
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