Cookies and hot chocolate… What could be more perfect on a cold December day? I’ve created this delicious recipe for the delightful Montezuma’s as part of my monthly collaboration to help you enjoy the festive period the right way. We’ve also teamed up with the wonderful people at Happy Mallows to include their absolutely insane […]
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Coconut & Raspberry Jam Cookies
I thought I’d out some of my recent goodies from The Groovy Food Company to use in these super cute raspberry jam-filled coconut cookies. Another Valentine’s Day themed recipe (sorry!), these little treats are easy to make, gluten-free, dairy-free and suitable for vegans, making them a great edible gift for the loved one in your […]
Vegan Cookie Mix Review
As much as baking your own healthy snacks can be enjoyable and rewarding, sometimes we just don’t have the time to find a decent recipe, buy the ingredients or even bake them. That’s why the popularity and availability of healthy baking mixes has increased over the past few months (from what I’ve noticed); you can […]
Vegan Double Chocolate Apple & Peanut Cookies
It was an absolute pleasure to get together with my fellow healthy baking-loving friend, The Healthy Beard, for an afternoon of getting creative in the kitchen. We had so much fun making, decorating, snapping and eating a selection of delicious but healthy chocolate treats. Here’s the first of our three recipes, a collaboration which we’ll […]
Mango, Ginger & Cardamom Cookies
Have you heard of Snact? They make ‘snacks from surplus produce…We turn that surplus into healthy snacks that contribute to one of your five a day.’ Fruit jerky make from 100% dried blended fruit which counts towards your five a day, is vegan friendly, gluten-free and contains no additives or preservatives. You may have seen […]
Triple Chocolate Cookie-Topped Birthday Cake
So today is my younger brother Andy’s birthday! Throwback to May this year in our favourite place as a family, Puerto Pollensa in Majorca, a spot we went to for 18 years and returned this year once again. I’m heading over to Yorkshire to celebrate, so yesterday I spent some time in the kitchen creating […]
Vegan Salted Caramel & Peanut Oat Cookies
If you’re a fan of peanut butter, caramel and cookies, this is the recipe for you. Delicious oaty, nutty biscuits with a naturally sweet salted ‘caramel’ squidgy centre…Yeh I know, that’s healthy food porn right there enough to make anyone drool… Thanks to the guys at Hi-Pro Nutrition for sending me tubs of their high […]
VEGAN Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookie Sandwiches
I’m really getting into vegan-friendly baking recently, as I’m discovering new techniques and combinations of ingredients that work to create a tasty, delicious and healthy result. I’ll say here that although I’m not vegan myself, I follow very much a plant-based diet with the occasional inclusion of meat, fish and dairy; for me, it’s all […]
Chocolate Chunk Chilli Cookies
So, with an array of exciting new ingredients to play with, I thought I’d throw them all together to create these delicious cookies with a bit of a kick thanks to the addition of a little chilli. YUM. No dairy, no gluten, no refined sugar – yet absolutely bursting with flavour, these are definitely the […]
Leftover Easter chocolate? Make these Vanilla & Almond Cookies!
I know, I know – there may not even be such thing as ‘leftover chocolate’ from Easter…But if, like me, you were given the darker, richer variety, it seems to last that little bit longer. So with some Lindt Excellence 70% dark chocolate egg to spare, rather than just shove it in my mouth I […]
Why Running Is Good For Us + Carrot Cake Cookie Recipe
As you may have seen, I’m working with The Brooke, a global animal welfare organisation dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules in some of the world’s poorest communities. As a means of helping to encourage people to sign up for the BUPA 10k and running in aid of the charity, […]
Grain-free Ginger Nut Cookies
I’m currently obsessed with all things ginger right now. In fact, this recipe was a purely spur of the moment thing just as I was overcome with a craving for something nutty, crunchy and flavoured with this festive and amazingly nutritious spice. These goodies are not only easy to make and delicious, they are grain-free, […]
Clean Banana, Coconut & Cacao Chip Protein Cookies
These cookies are so simple to make and taste outrageously good. Chocolate, banana and coconut go together like a dream so the combination of these oaty bites, packed with protein (thanks to Monkey Nutrition X-Blend powder), healthy fats and other totally clean ingredients make the ideal snack or breakfast on the go option! Ingredients: 1 […]
Guest recipe: Beki’s Cashew & Coconut Protein Cookies
Twitter and Instagram, as always, is the reason I came across Beki Vallance’s wonderful blog packed full of protein-rich, creative treats. After following her motivational tweets and drool-inducing Instagram photos for a while and also striking up plenty of health food and fitness related chatter, we decided to club together and share a recipe on […]
Cacao & Peanut Butter Cookies
Who doesn’t love cookies?? With Kaizen Living’s cacao powder I wanted to create an indulgent chocolatey treat – without being unhealthy or tasteless. Cue these delicious, simple to make gluten-free cookies, spiked with cacao nibs for extra richness and a cheeky addition of peanut butter (my favourite!). The ‘icing’ is optional but still pretty guilt-free, […]