If you’re a person who is new to the way of saving calories by using Stevia without missing out, you may be interested in this blog where you can learn about living and baking with Stevia for weight loss or health reasons.
For many people, Stevia remains a mystery; it’s something that is used by informed nutrition insiders, it’s – what ‘other people do’. Yet baking and living with Stevia needn’t be a secret.
Fast, tasty way to use up your unwanted Kiwi’s – make these glamorous, refreshing fruit treats. 5 reasons why you should try this Kiwi recipe: Kiwis can relieve bloating and aid digestion. one Kiwi a day supplies enough vitamin C to cover your recommended daily intake. an average size fruit has one 46 calories. Kiwis have a low GI and ...
Creamy, melting, divine, luxury dark chocolate icing for every occasion. Once you've tried this, you’ll ask how you lived without it. Here are the instructions so you can finish that Valentines goody for your loved one. Makes 120g (small breakfast bowl) Prep time: 2min Cook time: 5min You need: 60g 100% Chocolate (I use Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate) 1 teesp. Instant ...
This very rich chocolate coconut fat cake used to be my sisters favourite when we were little, I used to think it's super dangerous on the waist line. Not anymore! My birthday was up, the big 30, me being Paleo required some birthday cake planning. I remembered that the Kalte Schnautze cake was a fat laden concoction mainly made with coconut ...
This recipe is a bit like the super quick Cheese Cake Souffle – sugar and gluten free with the help of Stevia-sweet but it is totally Lactose free with a fruity Blackcurrant fruit spread centre. It doesn't take much, you just need 2 small ramekins or tea cups, and 5 minutes of preparation and 25min patience, use ...
Super food pumpkin brownies, all the goodness without the sugar crash after indulging. When you sweeten your brownies with natural stevia-sweet sweetener, you save calories whilst enjoying what you like best - sweet treats, yum yum. You are not a fan of pumpkin? These moist, smooth, creamy pumpkin brownies are the best way to disguise pumpkin and ...
Sponsored by www.stevia-shop.co.uk Have you heard of the most natural of all zero calorie sweeteners - Stevia? If you are already using it you'll be familiar with the fact that it is very efficient and that it takes a little practice to get the amounts right when sweetening drinks, desserts and cakes. Yes I generally advocate to make your ...
Holding up birthday cake traditions with juicy chocolate covered carrot cake. Last month was my husbands birthday. I had planned to make him a cake as I usually do, this time I went for the carrot cake with chocolate covering. It is a tradition from my childhood, in my family there would be no birthday without a chocolate covered carrot cake! It ...
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Savoury saviour for any condiment lover – no cooking involved – delicious sweet tangy flavour. Do you love adding condiments like ketchup and chutneys to your meals to spice things up? Are you convinced you have to cut back on this treat because you know that the food manufacturers add heaps of sugar and salt to ...
Waffles are probably my favourite Sunday baking treat from when I was a child especially in autumn. We didn't make them very often but every now and then we'd get the idea to makes some and the beautiful thing with waffles is the ingredients are basic so you can just make them on a whim ...
My favourite no sugar, high protein and next to no fat This is for everyone who is desperate to venture to the dark side of Chocolate treats to answer the calling of their lusting mind – this time you can be the skinny angel keeping on flying with a light conscience and tummy. A few months back, ...
Great company for raw vegetable snacks, drown them in this flavoursome dip. Here is part two of the savoury approach to using stevia to add sweetness to your food. This one is nearly as quick as the spicy ketchup; you only need to put the quartered onions and apples under the grill for a few minutes whilst ...
This moist sumptuous raspberry lemon cake is free of eggs, dairy, cocoa, gluten and sugar, so essentially vegan. I had to find a way to have cake on the mind body garden day event I was running last weekend. I am currently on an elimination diet do resolve my very long standing snotty nose and ...
Zesty fresh! This summery no bake cheesecake features a mousse texture with sweet and zesty refreshing flavour. Last weekend I found myself longing for a fresh fruity sweet treat. My fruit bowl had an excess amount of lemons in it so I quickly whipped up a no bake cheese cake to be ready and set by ...
An ice cream a day keeps your longings way - stock your freezer with these yummy smooth ice pops ready for next weekends summer weather. Not just for kids. These sugar-free summer dessert treat banana ice pops refresh your guests at your 1st BBQ of the year – during the Easter holiday. Transform your unwanted bananas into ...
You probably think, shortbread without refined sugar, NEVER -how would you get the crumbly crunchy texture? Shortbread is so named because of its crumbly texture, it originated in Scotland and is popular tea cake throughout the UK. The original Shortbread is baked at a low temperature as dark browning is not desirable. When it comes out of ...
Ice cream candies that can support your ketogenic diet. These Ferrero Rocher ice cream truffels are full of fat, and we know now that fat is great for mind and body. IF you don't believe me, do your own research. I won't go without fat ever again. Ferrero Rocher style cream filling/ covering: Makes: approx. 180grm - 13 balls at ...
A gluten free birthday treat for fit and health conscious individuals, sweetened with natural zero calorie stevia sweetener. I came across the Castagnaccio – a traditional Italian dessert cake based on chestnut flour - when looking for a baked birthday gift for my super fit Italian friend Martina; she is from Tuscany, so I thought I'd make her a ...
Smooth refreshing lavender quark dessert sweetened with natural zero calorie stevia sweetener. Here is another luxurious recipe to celebrate lavender season and enjoy the calming fragrance of our lavender plants. It’s a super easy dessert that can be whipped up in minutes, has no added sugar and get it's sweetness from the natural Stevia-sweet sweetener. It can ...
Zesty, refreshing lactose free lime coconut manna truffles with cocoa butter. Nice recipe I mixed up with all ingredients I like a lot, especially the coconut manna/ butter is so delicious I wanted to use it in combination instead of just spooning it out of the glass. The Lime coconut truffles are suitable for Paleo and ...
Originally this was meant to be a pumpkin bread, when I tried to get pumpkin I could find any - maybe pumpkins didn't do well this year and there is a shortage? Since butternut squash is similar I just used that instead. I wanted to have the cosy autumn feeling that fresh raisin bread with butter ...
This recipe has been my go to for several month now, every time I am traveling or I am am out and about needing a packable snack I make these. They keep well in the fridge, several days. They don't cause cravings and are just incredibly moist and delicious. My husband keeps asking for these, when I ...
Jelly in my belly; why not create a spoon-able jelly desert with your favourite teas? A cooled peppermint tea jelly makes a tasty refreshing alternative to the heavy cream laden summer dessert – not quite the same as ice cream (my personal obsession) but definitely a light, refreshing not guilt involved treat option thanks to ...
Be my Valentine; make this divine gateau knowing it’s a healthy gift of love. This recipe is great for Diabetics as it uses Stevia for sweetening which is a non-calorific, naturally sweet herb from Paraguay. It is said to encourage the release of insulin and normalizes the response to glucose, particularly in type 2 diabetes. In ...
This recipe is great and adaptable for a super quick healthy treat for 2 any time of the day. I use 2 small ramekins, the good thing is when you only make enough for one sitting there is no chance of accidentally having too much. Although, when you make sweet treats sweetened with natural stevia sweetener there will not ...
Does the tast of a Bounty bar make you feel you have entered paradise? I can't even remember the last time I have had a real Bounty bar, it must have been a good 10 years! Yes, although I liked them I did not often buy one since growing up. Lucky that although I think I used to ...
...when using Stevia. Strength and sweetness? One of the main attributes of Stevia is that it is very efficient – it is 200-400 times sweeter than sugar, very little is needed to sweeten a whole batch of cake batter. The measurements in my posted recipes should be used as a guide only - Your personal sweetness preference determines ...
Great all round cake decorating cream, change the flavouring to suit the occasion. This Butter-free Buttercream is Paleo and Lactose intolerance diet friendly. Use it for gateaux or cupcakes, spread it on tray bakes or just spoon it out of the cup. I am using the mayonaise/ butter cream approach to create this stevia sweetened sugar free creamy dream which will ...
I recently found myself having Bulletproof coffee breakfast left over in the morning, I usually make a 1 liter portion. Since I love jellies and custardy type desserts I though rather than throwing it out I'll make a jelly with it. The red coloured tin of Great Lakes unflavoured gelatin will congeal because it has not been ...
5 minute Silky Vegan Chocolaty dessert sweetened with natural zero calorie stevia sweetener. I recently started to experiment with Tofu, and because I have a preference for sweet dishes I whipped up this luxurious cocoa orange cream. I must admit I was a bit apprehensive how tofu would work in a sweet dish, until now I have only had ...
This cake was the birthday cake for my friend who is totally addicted to ginger honey yoghurt. I know I normally bake without Honey or Sugar but in this case Honey is essential to get the nice almond crust. I have tried making caramelised crusts with Stevia-granuels before which worked fine but since I am ...
Yes you can have cake on GAPSintro diet - this cake works on stage 3 when you have introduced eggs and nut butter successfully. If you love Butternut squash you'll love this, but careful it is so yummy that you might end up having more than you planned. GAPS intro diet is not easy but it is ...
A Dominostein (plural Dominosteine) is a german christmas sweet. The base consists of Lebkuchen, next is a layer of sour cherry or apricot jelly and a layer of marzipan, cube scone is covered with a thin layer of dark chocolate. When looking into the ingredients for this recipe I found out that the Dominostein was invented in ...
Maybe this is your first sugar free Christmas season, you are wondering how you could participate and how to feel the festivities without your usual sweets? Just make your own to fit in with your new dietary rules. Last year I created a sugar free marzipan that is very versatile and much nicer than the sugar ...
My alternative sweet breakfast or on the go lunch for everyone following a lower carb diet that can not face a savory paleo breakfast. This recipe is an evolution from my previous pancakes, it has no dairy at all. These are very low carb, 6g Carbs with whole recipe, 1.2g per pancake. The pancakes are also very high ...
Sunday is always a great day to spend some time making home made treats, I like how quick these mini cupcakes are. I used my favourite Paleo friendly sponge cake recipe I recently posted, what I like is that it is super moist and free of all the ingredients that are know to trigger inflammatory processes in the body. Really, the ...
This has been my favourite go to recipe for several month now. I made many different variations all of which have been yummy. If you are new to baking or new to baking without sugar this is a brilliant cake to get started on. It is foolproof really, you can't get it wrong unless you burn ...
The final big hurdle to the universal use of stevia in commercial food products has been cleared. We consumers can celebrate the final approval of Stevia for use as a sweetener in the European Union. "The regulation has been formally adopted on 11 November and will enter into force twenty days after publication in the EU Official ...
Fluffy, light, crunchy - just the way a waffle should be - bring a bit of Europe to your Easter afternoon tea. I loved waffles as a child– especially the heart shaped ones. When I was little, we sadly only had a square shaped one at home, square is just not the same – it so ...
I made these truffles a couple of years back as presents for my friends. No I did not feel guilty giving sweets away as theses are a close to healthy as possible. They are very rich so over eating is prevented by that, they are satisfying with their rich chocolate taste - one does that trick. I ...
Now you can get Stevia products in the UK. I am so excited to be able to tell you that you are now able to buy the great Stevia-sweet products I use in my recipes in my brand new UK online store. You can now enjoy the pure, natural sweetness of zero calorie Stevia with no additives ...
Have you noticed before how expensive a little squished together bar of fruit and nuts can be? Most energy bars cost around £1 and more which is kind of crazy when you can make them at home, have some productive feeling and save money at the same time. Energy bars are not normally my go to ...
Bienenstich or "Bee sting cake" is a German baked dessert with a topping of caramelised almonds; the base is split and filled with a stiff vanilla custard cream or Buttercream. Mmh, yummy! No it doesn't sting I made this a couple of days ago whilst doing heavy duty DIY on my bathroom, I fancied a sweet and remembered my friend telling me she was making this cake for her birthday party ...
Some like it hot – others do not! Healthy, devilishly hot, sweet, sugar free, creamy no fat sauce. This quick and easy sauce is made with just 3 ingredients: fresh horseradish root, fat free yoghurt and Stevia-sweet fluid. Starting with the deceptive root that keeps it’s sharp, biting hot aroma under wraps until you start hand grating it, ...
Luxurious grown up way to celebrate Pancake Day this year. I love pancakes – they can be anything you like; from quick emergency food when time is short, to a luxury sumptuous meal or an all time favourite desert. This particular combination of lemon and poppy seeds is very rich. The lemon adds a bit of zing ...
In mind August 2015 I took the plunge and started GAPS intro diet stage 1 to see if I can get my Ankylosing spondylitis flare under control again. At first I was worried that I would find eating to the strict rules very hard but after a couple of days it became quite natural, I do ...
Ferrero Rocher is one of my favourite candies from the past (pre sugar free life), how could it not be - chocolate and nuts yummy. As you know I like to re-construct my favourite sweets and cakes into a more health promoting version that can comply with a relaxed Paleo lifestyle. This cake here was my Birthday ...
Alternative sweet breakfast for everyone following a low carb diet that can not face a savory paleo breakfast. As I mentioned in my previous post, - a long time ago, sorry I was so busy there was not time for posting - I am eating as low carb paleo inspired as possible to avoid triggering inflammatory processes in my joints. ...
The apple sauce cake is a great autumn recipe to use up spare apples. It is moist and aromatic. It keeps well in the fridge, you can reheat it to bring out the flavour. This is another recipe that is great for people new to using stevia, the spices helps disguise the slight stevia taste that is ...
Paleo Christmas Cookies with super food toppings, YES you can have christmas treats without the sugar crash after indulging. By sweetening your cookie dough with natural stevia-sweet sweetener, you save calories and make the treat more blood sugar friendly. Now, you probably think: how am I going to make the biscuits look nice without using icing sugar or other ...
Use up your leftover fruit that has been sitting in the bowl for ages. It's so tempting to just get rid of slightly soft and shrivelled fruit; when no one in the house gives the soft kiwi or wrinkly plum another look, it's time to convert these perfectly good fruits into a delicious crumble treat. I don't know why, but ...
This years home made birthday cake is based on one of my favourite gateaux's from my child hood. We had no family celebrations without this traditional cake from south germany. I have used the quick and easy moist sponge roulade base recipe and adapted it to be made with cocoa to form the base of my ...
This is a great pear cake with crumbles on top. The crumbles are crunchy even thought they don't have any sugar in them at all, instead I use Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1. You can use any type of fruit for this recipe, berries, apples, plums etc. A nice and quick go to cake that never lasts long in ...
Great healthy biscuits you can make for when visitors turn up on short notice. This is not a newly invented recipe; my family has used it for years, they remind me of my childhood. I adapted the original composition that my mother brought home from the kindergarten she works at. The cooking lady, Mrs Meier, had made ...
This recipe is actually an assembly of two earlier recipes I posted. Both of which I like a lot and together they are just a perfect light summer cake. I made this for my birthday, it was incredible, melts in the mouth, nice moist sponge and very satiating, no need to over eat. I put spare cake in the ...
Super quick, creamy, refreshing summer dessert – makes a great alternative to ice cream, giving the melt in the mouth feeling. With two ingredients, frozen berries and stevia, this is a great emergency dessert or treat when the sweet tooth is calling – a smooth, creamy, melting healthy low calorie dessert rich in vitamins and fiber. After ...
It's not too late, this delicious traditional british Christmas pudding does not have to be made months in advance, make it last minute. No ripening needed. Have you recently established a new way of healthy natural eating? Maybe you have gone Paleo or you are following a metabolic type specific diet - you don't need to dread the ...
This is a great zesty plumb cake with crumbles on top, it is similar to the apple sauce cake. The crumbles are crunchy even thought they don't have any sugar in them at all, instead I use Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1. You can use any type of zesty autumn fruit for this recipe, berries, apples, pears etc. What ...
Did you notice that along all the foot path around the country the bramble bushes a loaded with blackberries? Most of us do not realise that there is still free food growing wild in off the beaten path. I love collecting blackberries carrying them home thinking how much money I saved by having fun searching ...
Since Christmas time is approaching fast and the German style Christmas markets are calling here a lovely recipe for German style Zimtsterne/ Cinnamon Star Cookies which gluten and sugar free. To get a seasonal feeling we need to make cookies and fill the house with seasonal smells... Makes 40 small sized cookies. Prep time: 10 min Cookie cutting & Decorating: 30-60 min Baking ...
Juicy, light, refreshing summer season salad – decorated with chives flower buds. Now that the sunny days have arrived, I have found myself longing for juicy fresh cool food such as salads, whereas in winter I cooked all my vegetables to create hot salads I am now happy with the refreshing summer versions. It is weird how memories of ...
Who doesn't like a strawberry gateaux? I can't get enough of strawberries, I dread the season to finish, when the berries you can get are from far far away and the taste is poor. Why can't we have local strawberries all year round - that would be paradise. Did you make any strawberry cakes at all? ...
This is a variation of the previous post of Foolproof paleo coconut cake with Stevia & Easy coconut rum cup cakes with Stevia, for this version I used orange juice. This cake is great for anyone who is a big fan of coconut, it has a real holiday type taste to it with it's zestiness. You can also do it withe ...
Sunday blues? - have tea tartlet's that are nutritiously good for body and soul. Have you switched to a gluten free diet to eliminate inflammation caused by gluten? It can feel like all the nice things you used to be able to eat are now off limits. Luckily you are not alone, there are many very creative gluten free bakers that ...
The latest news today: "Global leading food safety experts, including the European Food Safety Authority, have established that steviol glycosides are safe for all populations to consume and are a suitable sweetening option for people with diabetes. Carl Horn, president of the International Stevia Council, said: “Today’s vote of the Standing Committee on the authorisation of ...
Do you like ice cream? Feel like the only ice cream worth heaving is italian ice cream from the gelateria? You tried numerous home ice cream methods but they go rock solid and by the time you can get the spoon in the stuff is a soggy puddle of liquid again? Don't despair, I may have ...
Nice mini version of the Coconut Mango cake, with a crunchy tartelette base. Makes: 4 little tarts Prep time: 20 min Cooking: 25 min at 180 degree celsius For the gluten free Tart base you need: 70g ground almonds – mixed ground nuts work too. 30g coconut flour 50g quark or Yoghurt (if you don’t want to use dairy you could use the thick separate part of the ...
Have you just recently discovered Stevia sweetener, you are unsure how you will be able to make great tasting cakes that are sugar free and turn out to be edible? I can help, the main thing that you need to understand is that the volume of Sugar in any recipe you want to make needs to ...
Awesome! This cheesecake recipe saves you calories without compromising the classic flavour. Now, as you can see – I am not an expert in avoiding a cracking cheese cake. Mine usually crack and that’s ok with me – I am not entering a cheese cake beauty contest – I just want to eat it. I know there ...
Junket must be the most basic pudding there is, no starch or gelatine involved, making it a perfect dessert for Vegetarians and Celiac disease sufferers. This Junket recipe is also sugar free, sweetened with natural zero calorie stevia sweetener, which makes it suitable for stage 3 of Candida diets. Earlier this year I got bitten by the bug to want to ...
This must be one of the best moist sponge cake base recipes I have converted from a sugar laden, wheat flour original recipe I used to use when I didn't know any better. This is a great little recipe for Paleo Valentine treats or any other special occasion cakes. You can decorate or fill it with Coconut ...
Makes: about 42 cookies Prep time: 20 min, plus 1-2hours for dough to harden in the fridge Cooking: 16min Cooling time: 60min Ingredients: 150g Almond flour 100g Chestnut flour ( you can use Almond flour instead, change the 40g Almond flour for coconut flour) 100g Pecan nuts ground 1 tsp Cinnamon 10g unsweetened Cocoa powder pinch of Salt 70g Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1 200g grass fed Butter - room temperature 1 medium ...
Luxurious elderflower milk drink that boasts a subtle, sweet scent and light sweetness with a little help of stevia-sweet fluid, it’s a perfect elderflower treat you can make in 2 minutes. Yesterday, I finally managed to get organised enough to collect some elderflowers on my Sunday countryside exploration. I love going and collection free natural foods ...
Snowball like christmassy almond macaroons with lots of protein and good nut fat. This easy and quick recipe for macaroons is the only baking I have done since my last post and eating an all paleo style diet. A lot has changed in my approach to food and you will see this reflected in my christmas cookie and cake recipes I am going to ...
Quick and Easy moist sponge roulade base suitable for celiacs and anyone avoiding grain based recipes. I love that, although I have to stay away from grains and starchy ingredients, I don't have to miss out when it comes to what I like best, a deliciously creamy sunday strawberry cake that has no repercussions on my ...
Delicious way to indulge in the lavender that decorated your garden so far. All you need to do is collect the flower heads and take them of the main stem so you are just left with the loose purple bits. I have combined the lavender with lemon in this cake which is free of eggs, dairy, ...
Light lavender fragrant healthy oat biscuits based on Mrs Meiers oat bites sweetened with natural zero calorie stevia sweetener. July is lavender harvest season, most us enjoy the fragrant calming lavender plants in our gardens. I got mine from a Lavender farm on the isle of Jersey, after having taken a tour and tasting the large variety ...
The long battle of biology professor Jan Geuns to get the EU Commision to approve the natural sweet stevia extract for use in Europe since 1997 finally seems to be over. The EU commission gave the green light, the proposal is still under consideration in the EU Parliament and EU Council; theoretically, objections could still ...
Classic Marble Bundt cake with a sweet nutty marzipan like flavour from the flour and a moist chewy texture. You are right - I did say I wouldn’t use ingredients that aren’t widely available but I could not keep this delicious alternative version of the classic black and white Marble - Bundt cake to myself. I found ...
A little experimentation making confect with my favourite ingredients: 100% Chocolate, Coconut, Coconut Manna and of cause Stevia-sweet extract. I'll keep this post short and sweet as the making of these treats is very simple, all that is required is a little patience during setting time. Coconut Manna is sweet in itself, so does not require additional sweetening. Use ...
Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 24 hours Total time: 24 hours 15 mins Ingredients: 4 fresh egg whites 1/2tsp Upgraded Vanilla 5 oz / 140 g Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1 Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level is a matter of trial and error, the best thing is to start with a smaller amount of whatever Stevia you have on hand, ...
German Lebkuchen is similar to gingerbread. Lebkuchen belong to christmas like the tree, they are spicy traditional biscuits which are usually soft and covered in chocolate or icing glaze. Sometimes they contain chopped nuts or candied citrus fruit. Here is the sugar free replacement version I have worked out last christmas. Makes 20 pcs 6cm diameter. Prep time: 10 min Baking: 12 ...
Another great option for having cake whilst on an elimination diet. I love how the butternut squash give the lovely orange colour, moisture and volume to the cake. The cinnamon with the cardamom give the muffins a aromatic spicy note without being over powering. These free from -Butternut squash cinnamon cardamom muffins are great for breakfast, on the go ...
Are you staying in this New Year – need a super quick treat, NOW? Try these.... No Fat, No sugar Macaroons - two flavours in one go. Makes 12pcs (on 50mm round wafers) Prep time: 5min Bake time: 6-8min (200Celsius) I love that I can have several flavours in one batch (no need to decide what to make), this time I ...
I had forgotten I made this when I looked through my unpublished recipe pictures. Mango will go on my shopping list for this week. Rum-Almond sponge cake base: Makes: a round 13cm cake that is 5.5cm high – Cut into a layer that suits your base depth. Prep time: 10 min Cooking: 20min at 200 degree celsius Cooling: 1 hour For the sponge cake base you ...
This is a variation of the previous post of Foolproof paleo coconut cake with Stevia, for this version I used cup cake moulds and different liquid to get the the Rum -Coconut flavour. Makes: 11-12 cup cakes Prep time: 10 min Cooking: 35min Cooling time: 60-120min Ingredients: 6 medium eggs 100g Stevia-sweet Baking Granules 1:1 60g melted Coconut oil (or Butter) 50g Rum 100ml water sprinkle of ground Vanilla 37g Almond flour 36g Coconut flour 170g Unsweetened ...
