Gluten, sugar, dairy free Biscuit Sponge base slices with Coconut Manna

Gluten, sugar, dairy free Biscuit Sponge base slices with Coconut Manna

by Marie MannNo Comments
  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 be replaced with something else, otherwise you will end up with a dry, solid lump. This sponge base is a great base recipe to start many baking adventures from. Make sugar free gateaux or muffins, cupcakes or sheet cakes the sky is the limit. You can decorate it with Coconut mana like I have done in the image above or try my lactose and sugar free "Butter-free Buttercream" made with Coconut oil and natural stevia-sweet extract, good for the gut and the soul. Not too heavy or sweet. Add fruit or nuts and seeds as topping. Fill it with fresh strawberries and whipped cream or just have it as it is, this recipe...
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Cheese Cake Souffle – sugar and gluten free with the help of Stevia-sweet

Cheese Cake Souffle – sugar and gluten free with the help of Stevia-sweet

by Marie MannNo Comments
  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 be any longing for more after the first portion as your blood sugar levels will not rise and fall in crazy ways. I have another nice soufflé recipe which does not even require any milk product. - I'll post it next.   Makes: 2 mini ramekins (you can also use tea cups) Prep time: 5 min Cooking: 25-27 min at 180 degree celsius   You need: 2 Eggs (separated) 150g Quark ( you can use fromage fraise, or thick yoghurt too.) 15g Coconut Flour skin of 1/2 unwaxed organic Lemon 1-2  knife-tips Stevia-sweet 90% powder dissolved in 1 table spoons hot water Note: getting the sweetness to the desired level is a matter of trial and error, the best thing is to start with a smaller...
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100 percent Chocolate Coconut Manna Confect with Coconut Shavings

100 percent Chocolate Coconut Manna Confect with Coconut Shavings

by Marie MannNo Comments
        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 stevia extract powder or liquid to sweeten the chocolate part of the recipe..   Makes: 1/2 sheet black/ white & 1/2 sheet white (approx. 20 portions) Tray size: 27 x 17cm Prep time: 5-15 min Cooling: 20min   You need: 100g Coconut manna (1/3 for coconut manna with dusting, 2/3 for the chocolate layered version) 75g Cocoa liquor/ 100% Chocolate 40g Cocoa Butter 10g coconut rough flakes (for decorating) 1tsp Cocoa Powder unsweetened couple of drops vanilla extract - optional 2 tbsp  Stevia-sweet Fluid 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, it can be ready-use, liquid or tabs (need to be dissolved too),...
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Sugar and Gluten free pastry blueberry or chocolate tarts with Stevia for tea

Sugar and Gluten free pastry blueberry or chocolate tarts with Stevia for tea

by Marie MannNo Comments
  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 are happy to share recipes that work. One of the more difficult things to re-create is sweet pastry as it mainly consist of sugar and fat which hold the dough together, gluten free itself is not too difficult as you still have the sugar to keep things sticking together, once you decide that you want to eliminate sugar too it becomes a challenge. I have created a recipe that is based on the quark oil dough mix that is suitable for making tartelettes - it is of course not quite as rigid as the sugar version but it does stay together to eat by hand. IF you do not have Quark (german milk product)...
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Carrot cake with stevia – gluten free/ sugar free

Carrot cake with stevia – gluten free/ sugar free

by Marie Mann2 Comments
    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 actually lends itself very well to have candles stuck in it. Now, I needed to change the  traditional receipe slightly to make it gluten free to allow me to have some too, I didn't want to miss out  on this yummy treat. When I looked at the ingredients I actually found that this carrot cake is great for paleo dietary requirements, lots of nuts = healthy fats, eggs = protein, vegetable = fiber, no flour needed. And if one is very serious the chocolate covering can be omitted. For this cake I have used Lindt 85% chocolate to ensure that my husband would definitely like it. Alternatively you can use  a 100%...
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