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  • Why Do We Crave Sugar?

    by Dr Julie (PhD)
      Why We Crave Sugar — and What to Do About It If you find yourself constantly reaching for something sweet — especially mid-afternoon or late at ...

  • Three Simple Steps to Reset Your Diet and Health

    by Dr Julie (PhD)
    Are you feeling the need to hit the reset button on your food intake? Those well meaning New Years Goals set just a couple of months ago now out t...

  • Healthy Christmas Pudding - Gluten Free & Grain Free

    by Dr Julie (PhD)
      I had a lovely follower message me the other day asking if I had a healthy Christmas pudding - ideally one that little ones could enjoy?! Do you...

  • Peanut Butter Easter Eggs (D/F)

    by Dr Julie Bhosale
    Easter Egg Full

    Easter, dark chocolate, peanut butter and the goodness of coconut oil....to be honest I think I had you at the title! I am quite delighted in how my new Easter treats have turned out and how easy they are too (cue two little people in the kitchen with me).

    Using my Homemade Chocolate recipe as a base I created a peanut buttery middle inspired by my Christmas fudge and using my favorite Pics Peanut...

  • Chocolate, Raspberry & Coconut Cups

    by Julie Bhosale
    GF/DF/EF
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Freeze Time: 1-2 hours or until set

    Long

    Sometimes I surprise myself with my creations! Or it just happens that Saturday nights - the only chilled time in the kitchen - happens to be my magic time. Either way these chocolatey, coconut, raspberry morsels come with a warning of 'highly addictive'. Oh and they are dairy-free and gluten-free! 

    Ingredients
    Dr Julie's Chocolate (slightly adapted)
    5 Tb of Coconut Oil (heaped)
    1/2 C of Coco Powder
    1 Tb of honey
    Dash of vanilla essence

  • Healthy Christmas Fudge

    by Julie Bhosale
    Long edited

    Ingredients


    400g (or 2 small jars (195g) of almond butter


    8 Tb of coconut oil (well softened)


    2 heaped spoons of honey


    1 dash of vanilla essence


    Note: You can easily make this with half the mixture (almond butter can be expensive) you just need a small tin to set (if you want it high) or personally I found when I did a thin layer in the square cake tin it was more than enough as this is quite filling!

    Fudge

    D...

  • Mini No-Bake Chocolate Cheesecakes

    by Julie Bhosale
    Facing cropped

    I am on a little bit of a roll at the moment with creating healthy alternatives to my favourite chocolatey treats. This recipe required no baking at all, and uses Nairn's Chocolate Oat Biscuits to form a healthy base with significantly less sugar than other biscuits. Perfect for Christmas, or a special occasion or just a little something after dinner.

    Ingredients

    Ingredients:


    Base


    1 Box of Chocolate Nairns Oat...

  • Raw Brownie (Dairy Free & Gluten Free)

    by Julie Bhosale
    Brownie long

    I love a good brownie....actually I love anything that comes in a 'chocolate' form....so I am always on a mission to create new healthy versions of my fav sweet treats. You just have to look through my dessert blog recipes to know this!. A healthy brownie recipe has been on my 'hit-list' and finally after a few attempts I nailed this on the weekend.

    I really wanted to create a brownie recipe that...

  • Healthy Party Crackles (Dairy & Gluten Free)

    by Dr Julie (PhD)
    Crackle Long

    Chocolate party crackles are something I remember from my own childhood. I have been playing around with a healthier version and found it quite simple to re-create with a few tweaks! We made these on Sunday morning for Arjun's party - he pretty much did them all himself - so they do really get the tick of being super easy.

    Free of refined sugar, with just a dash of honey for sweetness, they are...

  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bombs

    by Julie Bhosale
    Energy 1

    Now I know I had you at the title of this recipe but I feel that I may just need to reassure you a bit more that these 'energy bombs' are indeed not just enticing but also good for you!

    These are what you would call high fat - they are very much packed full of good fat from peanut butter, coconut oil and butter. There has been a lot of emerging research around the importance of fat - including...

  • Immune Boosting Smoothie

    by Julie Bhosale
    G/F N/F E/F 
    Prep time: 5 minutes
    Makes: 1 smoothie

     

    Packed full of wonderful immune boosting ingredients this smoothie can make for a great breakfast or snack option! It has been given the taste tick from both hubby and the toddlers (and neither could tell there was spinach in it!!)

  • Healthy Homemade Chocolates

    by Julie Bhosale
    G/F D/F E/F N/F
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Set Time: 1 hour in fridge or 10 minutes in freezer

     

    Valentines Day is coming up! I know that it is super commercialised now but hey in the busyness of life, especially with children, it does not hurt to have a decent excuse to put some time into those that you love, especially your partner.

    I actually created this recipe when Smushie was a newborn and I was often up late at night feeding him....little monkey still likes a middle of the night feed!