Coconut Oil Chocolate

                 

         

I couldn’t resist sharing this recipe for this home-made coconut oil chocolate that is guilt-free… and it is also gluten-free and dairy-free.

Its made with only 3 ingredients and takes only 5 mins to assemble. This is healthy and a low carb, low sugar alternative to the average chocolate that we all crave.  I don’t know about you but I am always looking for ways I can still enjoy those simple little pleasures in life, such as chocolate, but without all the added guilt of eating it.



I just love to trying out new ingredients such as coconut oil, as it has so many health benefits such as balancing hormones and boosting thyroid levels(which for me is great) and this also increases metabolism, which is great for weight loss too.


 Coconut Oil Chocolate

•  3/4 cup of coconut oil
• 1/2 cup good quality cocoa
• 1 Tbsp. Stevia(a natural sweetner for those of who prefer this) or…
• 2 Tbsp. honey (for those of you who don’t like sweetners!)
• (adjust these to your liking, as some people prefer sweeter tasting than others)

1. Melt coconut oil in pot then add the cocoa and Stevia/honey and mix till dissolve and combined.
2. Line a sided dish with baking paper and pour the mixture in.
3. Place in the freezer for 30mins then remove.
4. Store in the fridge.

 

Gluten Free Lemon Loaf

 

                 

Lemon Season... when those lemon trees are absolutely smothered in lemons and you are thinking how can I put these to good use?




 This recipe is perfect for those on a gluten free diet, or if you would just like to create something a little different...








Some of the recipes I make on a normal day basis, are flourless or use ingredients such as ground almonds, or other flours, which make a nice alternative to the usual ingredient of wheat flour, and often produce a lovely texture and taste to the food, that is a welcome change. 




For the moment though, enjoy this lovely GF lemon loaf

Ground Almond Biscuits

             

        

 
 The other day I was heading over to my friend Eliane’s house to take some photos of her gorgeous wee newborn Monica who was only 10 days old, and I suddenly thought, I must take some home baking.

Realising that they are on a dairy free diet I was panicking though, thinking, what on earth shall I make?   so I sifted through my  recipes and found a gluten free recipe that my mum makes every time she visits us, that has no dairy in it – so dairy free and gluten free, bonus! and I happened to have ground almonds in the pantry, double bonus!

So after deciding  I was going to some effort to bake something I decided I better post it on the blog too…  then I decided to go a step further and dress up these delicious bikkies..

 

 

 

 

Ground Almond Biscuits

• 1 1/4 cups icing sugar
• 1 egg
• grated rind of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp,  vanilla essence
• 210g ground almonds (3 x 70g pkts)

1. Whisk together icing sugar and egg until well combined.
2. Add lemon rind and vanilla essence.
3. Add the ground almonds and mix well.
4. On a surface dusted with icing sugar, knead the mixture together.
5. Shape the mixture into balls and place on a baking tray, and press with a fork or cookie stamp to flatten, then dust with a little icing sugar.
6. Bake at 170c for approx. 15mins.