Category: treats

caramel bliss balls

caramel bliss balls

Craving a sweet treat but want something on the healthier side? These little balls will hit the spot. They are also great for a breakfast on the run. The protein powder is optional.

choc mint protein balls

choc mint protein balls

No need to buy store bought protein balls or bars when you can make them at home. There are a variety of different textures and flavours available at local supermarkets, health food stores and at shopping centre juice bars but nothing beats homemade.

seed nut crunch with nori from sweetveg.org

seed nut crunch with nori from sweetveg.org

Delicious seed and nut crunch – so many flavours and so many different textures. This can be adapted to be FODMAPS friendly by replacing almonds with macadamia nuts.

Heston’s banana bacon cookies

Heston’s banana bacon cookies

Both Craig and I are huge fans of Heston and his scientific approach to cooking. We have his Heston at Home cookbook and have made these bacon & banana cookies before. This time I decided to convert them for the Thermomix. They are a great combination of sweet and savoury with a biscuit crunch.

Easter chocolate treats

Easter chocolate treats

With Easter just around the corner I have started making Easter treats for my family hampers. I really do enjoy experimenting with flavours and textures in different types of chocolate.

nougat chocolate

nougat chocolate

I am a chocolate lover and a nougat lover. Toblerone is one of my favourite chocolate treats and I have discovered it is very easy to make it yourself.

tamarind, date and nut muffins

tamarind, date and nut muffins

My mother is a fan of all things Royal and several years ago I cut out a recipe for Date and Walnut loaf from a local newspaper which is the inspiration for these tamarind muffins.

flourless peanut chocolate biscuits

flourless peanut chocolate biscuits

Martha Stewart’s flourless peanut chocolate cookies were the inspiration for these gluten free biscuits and they taste as good as they sound! I have made them a few times with some minor changes to Martha’s recipe and converted the recipe for Thermomix.

cashew, coconut and honey slice

cashew, coconut and honey slice

Cashew, coconut, honey. Three ingredients blended for 20 seconds makes a delicious natural, no bake and gluten free slice with the option to be dairy free too!

mint choc chip ice cream

mint choc chip ice cream

My favourite type of ice cream! Mint choc chip ice cream made at home with coconut cream. You can make it with regular cream or, if you’re on a dairy free diet, you can use coconut condensed milk.

white chocolate macadamia slice

white chocolate macadamia slice

Cooking for busy mums’ choc chip slice with white chocolate and macadamia nuts
This is my favourite chocolate chip slice recipe. It is so easy to make in the Thermomix when you are able to melt butter and mix the ingredients all in the one bowl.

white chocolate and caramalised cacoa nibs

white chocolate and caramalised cacoa nibs

I love making Easter chocolate treats for my family. My favourite chocolate is white chocolate and I have also been a huge cookies and cream fan. However since going gluten free I haven’t been able to eat it and it’s the one thing I haven’t tried to replicate. Until now!

banana cherry bread

banana cherry bread

When bananas start to brown I pop them in the freezer to use in smoothies or for baking. While my go to is normally plain banana bread I like to mix things up around Christmas time and make banana cherry bread when cherries are in season.

pretzel, cranberry, white chocolate bark

pretzel, cranberry, white chocolate bark

Yummy pretzel, cranberry and white chocolate bark. sweet, salty, sour, crunchy – delicious! Makes 3-4 gift sized serves. The chocolate bark recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.

vanilla cookies with sprinkles – converted for a Thermomix from Serious Eats

vanilla cookies with sprinkles – converted for a Thermomix from Serious Eats

These colourful vanilla cookies are a lovely treat for any occasion. As you can imagine they are a favourite with kids. You can find the Thermomix conversion here as well.

chocolate carrot cake

chocolate carrot cake

This is my go to chocolate cake recipe. I normally make it in a ring shaped tin and pour the warm icing over the top. The moistness of the cake comes from the carrot and the chocolate icing forms a hard shell.

nutella brioche Christmas tree pull apart

nutella brioche Christmas tree pull apart

Nutella brioche just sounds like a combination. Despite being gluten free I can’t remember the last time I was this excited to make something that I can’t eat. Perhaps it was the Christmas spirit.

quick and easy Christmas biscuit houses

quick and easy Christmas biscuit houses

Decorating a gingerbread house is not only fun for kids, they also look great as Christmas gifts.

pasteli – Ancient Greek honey sesame bars

pasteli – Ancient Greek honey sesame bars

honey sesame bars I love buying these little sesame bars from the supermarket so I thought i’d try and make them myself. I have converted the recipe for the Thermomix. Original recipe and list of ingredients available at Lemon & Olives. Thermomix directions 1. Dry 

Halloween spider biscuits

Halloween spider biscuits

Inspired by Martha Stewart’s thumbprint biscuits these cute little spider biscuits are fun to make, look a little scary and a delicious Halloween treat.