Perhaps you’ve finished off at work? Perhaps you’ve done the shlepp back “home” to the parents and are a little bored? (Raining much in your neck?) Perhaps you’re dreading the mince pie/pudding/platters of lollies and Jatz onslaught and want to contribute a few edibles of your own…These might provided some inspiration. Jo and I have compiled a few All-Timers:
image via Scandi Foodie
pumpkin chia muffins
Oh, it’s just snacks, snacks and more snacks…whip up a batch of these for those “anyone want another Iced Vo Vo” moments. The full recipe is here.
photo by Johnny Abegg
chocolate (sugar free) nutballs
Sugar free, indulgent, totally healthy, simple-to-make-so-mum-won’t-get-anxious-you’re-taking-over-the-kitchen. Get thee to a health food shop and play! You can find the full recipe here.
zuccini cheesecake
Own Christmas morning brunch with this ripper. Find the full recipe here.
You might also like these gluten-free Christmas ideas here and here.
While you’re there…what’s your Christmas food? My house, it’s muscatels and lychees. An annual treat…although I think Mum still rations them out.
Oh, these all look so delicious but the kitchen is the only room in my house I avoid. Maybe I’ll just continue to outsource my cooking.
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hmmm, send the link to a friend with a kitchen?
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Fresh seafood and cherries rule the yule at our house. But not taken together. Ergh!
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Is the honey okay in the muffin recipe if you’re doing the I quit sugar?
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December 27th, 2011 at 3:23 pm
nah. replace with stevia or leave out!
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I made the power bars tonight but when I took it out of the oven it was like toasted muesli consistency. It didn’t bind together. I don’t think there was enough liquid to bind even though I followed the recipe. Can you assist? Thanks
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January 13th, 2013 at 11:24 am
I agree. Same thing happened to me. I found a lack of wet ingredient in the recipe anyway, cos it was so dry even before I put in the oven, but I don’t think more would have helped hold it together. The recipe completely lacks a ‘binder’. So I put in a couple of eggs I happened to have in my fridge which avoided the crumble effect but they weren’t enough. Also found tbsp and half of stevia way too much, but maybe that’s just my taste.
Also it’s a waste putting our precious ‘activated’ nuts in this recipe as the oven temperature kills the enzymes that have been activated.
So disappointed there is so much wrong with this recipe.
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May 11th, 2013 at 8:27 pm
agreed! I left to use as granola on my yoghurt. Still disappointed in the taste though
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