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I have to confess these are not sugar-free. But they are a lovely treat. They are very much like a shortbread. They melt in your mouth. I keep the roll, raw in my freezer for when guests are about to arrive, thaw slightly (just enough to be able to slice) and then slice and bake. Mine never look perfectly round or the exact same shape, but that's how I work ( differently not a perfectionist)
Let's say '' they look ''Home Made ''
This is a lovely, easy recipe that can be used for sweet pies, for those that can not eat gluten.
While the pumpkins are cheap I have been pureeing them and freezing in bags. This recipe has no flour and so easy to make. If you don't love ginger like I do, add a pumpkin spice mix - nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves. Today I made 3 loaves and will freeze two of them.
I love a hot loaf, sliced with a slab of butter on it. No whisking and fussing around with this recipe. I also know I have one in the freezer for our next trip on the road.
I love the thought of knowing I have preserved fruit in my cupboard. When you have had a long day and you have friends coming around for dessert, it is so easy to open up a jar of Apple Pie filling and pour it into sweet or filo pastry. I have also made Apple Pie Muffins and used the core and skins to make Apple Cider Vinegar.
This cake is loved by my guest's every time. Easy to make and it also can be frozen in slices. Serve with home-made ice cream.
Grass fed beef gelatin is a rich source of collagen.
Collagen is an abundant, protein in the body. It provides the infrastructure of the musculoskeletal system, the intestinal lining, the skin and is essential for optimal function and mobility.
In other words - Collagen holds your body together.
So that is why Marshmallow, homemade is a great snack. Bought marshmallows are loaded with corn syrup (GMO), food colouring and processed sugar.
Try this with your kids and build strong bones.
If you need a quick dessert, this has to be the easiest I have ever made. I made 7 of these today for a group of people coming around for dinner. I made rhubarb and nectarine, pear, apricot and peach tarts. I will serve them with yogurt, but they would taste fantastic with my coconut cream and ginger ice cream recipe.
Some desserts taste better with ice cream, the problem with bought ice cream is, all the sugar added to it. Here is a recipe that is dairy free and you can control how much honey or malt rice syrup you use. I love ginger but you could change this to another flavour.
You only need a blender to make this.
Clafoutis is traditionally a fruit dessert, usually using cherries. I have used rhubarb from my freezer, which I picked from the garden last summer. I also added frozen raspberries, because they are not in season in NZ right now.
I don't think there could be an easier and more delicious dessert to make, when you are having a dinner party.
Facts
- You don't need white sugar when making a meringue, use runny honey or malt rice syrup.
- coconut flour works real well when thickening liquid for a sweet treat. You stir it in, straight (no mixing with water first) and it does not seem to give the fruit a coconut flavour.
I love this light dessert, with the soft pick rhubarb, showing off.
This recipe is not gluten free but only the base is gluten and with no processed sugar used, It is not overly sweet. I have used honey but you can use rice malt syrup.
I have made four tarts, two round and two long tart. I x 3 the recipes, only because I have a dinner party tonight. I had leftover dough mixture (enough for another tart) so I have wrapped it up and labelled it, and into the freezer, it goes for another day.
Why apple and rhubarb - well, this is what is in my garden. You could use apricot, pear etc
When I am having a few around for dinner I love to cook a cake for dessert. It is so much easier and not being overly sweet, this cake finishes off a lovely meal with friends.
This recipe makes two cakes - You can halve this recipe to make one. I freeze one cake, sliced, for another day if I don't need it straight away. I usually make more than I need, because as I say, ''My freezer is my favourite appliance in my Kitchen (ok, maybe my oven)'' It is full of real, unprocessed food that has been processed in my kitchen.
Adults time, these amazing chocolates are just delicious. They are firm but soft to eat. Such a treat.
Don't be scared by the word ''Gluten Free '' seriously, some of you need to give gluten a break once in a while. Buckwheat flour is one of my favourite flours. It is a great protein and very filling. Easy to buy in supermarkets.
Remember the last time you ordered Sticky Date Pudding in a restaurant. If you are were like me, you would have found it, sickly sweet. I would not even order it now if it was on the menu. It is loaded with sugar. If you have watched the ''Sugar Film'' you differently would not.
This dessert is honestly the most amazing ''sweet treat'' you could ever eat. I have served this with coconut yogurt that I make. (recipe coming soon )
Where possible eat raw food. This cheese cake is just that. You can make this a head of time and slice and freeze it. Dessert ready to go when you need it. Gluten free.
I have the pizza oven on, cooking chickens and have decided for my visitors tonight to have a very easy but delicious dessert - '' dessert on Pizza'' This pizza can be cooked in a normal oven or like I will be doing - in the pizza oven.
A Christmas tradition. I have been making these Almond logs, or at times I make them into rings for years. I use to make them as gifts for my friends. Today I have made them without all that white sugar, which is normally added, but using a sugar that is from the Monk Flower. Except for the icing.
I love making a lot of small desserts for Christmas. It gives our guest a choice or they can have one of each. This is a favourite in my family, it is simply delicious and not overly sweet
This delicious cake has the option of being gluten free or not. It has no added process sugar because of the natural sugars in the fruit.
It looks like a lot of work to make this cake but it is a Tradition that I love and have passed on to my girls, it only happen's once a year. ENJOY this SEASON and INCLUDE YOUR FAMILY WHEN MAKING THIS.
A dessert is a treat, anything sweet is a treat. We have desserts but only about once a week or special occasions. This recipe is dairy, gluten and processed sugar-free. It tastes and looks special.
If you eat only gluten-free and free like you are missing out on an apple tart, well this is the one for you. Yum is all I can say.
You don't need an ice cream maker to make this delious ice cream. There is no added sugar and it is all naturally.
This 3 layered cake makes a great dessert, for your special dinner parties.