How to Make Secretly Healthy Chocolate Donuts
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How to Make Secretly Healthy Chocolate Donuts

Let’s face it, donuts are not exactly a health food. But they are also delicious. When it comes to baked goods, while I love a good cake or something a little more complex and sophisticated every now and then, most of the time I’m looking for something yummy I can make that ticks three boxes:…

How to Make Low Sugar Gluten-Free Banana Upside-Down Cake
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How to Make Low Sugar Gluten-Free Banana Upside-Down Cake

Before having kids, I used to love to bake to impress. To bring out a pudding that had serious wow factor and that made people ooh and aah as they ate it. Between having children and cutting back on our sugar intake, I’ve had moments where I wonder if those wow-ing dessert days are behind…

Low Sugar Avocado Chocolate Brownies (Flourless & Dairy Free)
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Low Sugar Avocado Chocolate Brownies (Flourless & Dairy Free)

I know, I know, avocado brownies sound disgusting. I thought so, too. But after realising how delicious black bean brownies and beetroot & chocolate cake could be, I figured it was worth at least attempting. Truth moment: it won’t be for everyone. As with beetroot chocolate cake, you cannot tell at all that there is a…

Parsley Pesto – 3 Ways
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Parsley Pesto – 3 Ways

A couple of months ago, I stumbled onto a life-changing real food hack that I absolutely love. It has literally changed the way I prepare our food and made healthy eating so much tastier and so much easier. It’s very simple: make 1-2 sauces each week. At the weekend, I get the blender out and…

No Added Sugar Tropical Green Smoothie
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No Added Sugar Tropical Green Smoothie

I do enjoy winter jumpers, hot chocolates, Christmas and coziness, but sometimes on a dreary winter’s day, I long for a little sunshine, don’t you? I have been experiencing the highs and lows of settling both my children into a new school and an old preschool without the beloved sibling, and it has been a…

Sugar Free Banana Chocolate Doughnuts (Gluten Free)
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Sugar Free Banana Chocolate Doughnuts (Gluten Free)

I made these chocolate banana doughnuts on a bit of a whim when I was craving an autumn treat and had found this recipe that I wanted to adapt a fair bit to retain all the yummy-looking flavour and texture but also be able to make it sugar free, gluten free and even super low…