Kid friendly
Go Go Goji Berry Bar
We eat a lot of bliss balls in our house. Like these ones and these ones. But when time is short and the lunchbox calls. I ‘press’ instead of roll. 1 C dried coconut 1 C oats 2 cups dates, chopped (soak if hard) ½ C goji berries, chopped 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 Tbl […]
6 Quick & Healthy Desserts Kids will Love
Dessert for kids is not always the icing on the, ahem, cake. Sometimes it is pure strategy. By that I mean a vehicle for extra nutrition that’s delicious and won’t have them climbing the walls at bedtime. Think chocolate and spinach smoothie, or raspberry chia pudding. When it comes to new foods kids can be […]
The best three ingredients you’ll ever combine
Correction. The best three ingredients for a sweet you’ll ever combine. This Walnut Sauce has truly got the award for the savoury version. You will also like these: Chocolate coated cookie dough truffles oh and probably this brownie Sugar-free sweet potato brownie
Vegan Christmas Cake
This cake is a good mix of ‘easy’ + ‘Xmas-spice-fruity combo’. And with molasses and not too much sugar I call it health food. Actually I’ve been known to call it breakfast! It’s not a long lasting cake but never needs to be! 675 g mixed fruit 450 ml water 150 ml oil (rice bran) […]
Cookie dough truffles
Prepare to swoon. These truffles have been grabbing all the attention at school, after school, at talks and events. For parties I coat them in chocolate. More commonly they’re in the freezer nude for a quick high protein snack. Play the secret-ingredient game. Few people will pick they’re made of chickpeas. You need: 1 can […]
Cranberry coconut truffles
Truffles are an excellent way of getting all manner of great ingredients into children. And importantly because they look pretty kids are usually keen to try them. Again. And again. Made with whole ingredients these balls are good filler uppers. Cranberry coconut truffles Ingredients 2 cups desiccated coconut1 cup ground almonds¼ cup cranberries¼ cup maple syrup1 […]
Egg & dairy-free fruity loaf
As a child I remember bowls of dried fruit soaked in tea overnight ready for baking the next day. This recipe harks back to a rhythm and comfort of my mother’s kitchen. It’s hard to beat a thick slice of moist spicy fruit loaf. Of course in those days it was covered in butter. But it tastes […]
Sugar-free sweet potato brownie
Hail to Deliciously Ella for the idea of putting kumara (sweet potato) into a brownie recipe. The satisfying starch works beautifully to fill up hungry children. The original recipe uses almond meal so can easily be gluten free. I’ve changed it according to what I had in the pantry and it worked just fine. I’ve […]
Two ways with quinoa
This should read 202 ways with quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) such is the versatility of this seed. Seed?? Yes! It’s commonly referred to as a grain but is technically a seed – which is great if you’re looking for a non-grain grain. Use it instead of rice, eat it hot or cold, sprout it, you can […]
Gluten free cookies for kids on the go (& adults)
Confession. There are a couple of occasions when my oil free mantra goes out the window – garlicky oil drizzled on homemade pizza – or worse the temptation of a hot chip. Yes I’m imperfectly perfect. So these cookies are one of the few recipes in these pages that contain coconut oil. 1 Tbl chia soaked […]