Healthy Dessert & Sweets

25Apr 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bread For One

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There are few things more comforting than the smell of freshly baked banana bread—but when you’re cooking for one, making an entire loaf can feel like too much. That’s where this healthy chocolate chip banana bread for one recipe comes in: a single serving banana bread that’s soft, chocolatey, and perfectly portioned for a solo treat or mindful snack. As a nutrition coach, I love recipes like this because they balance wholesome ingredients with that feel-good indulgence. You’ll get fiber and potassium from the banana, protein from the egg, and slow-digesting carbs from oat flour—all supporting blood sugar balance and satiety. Plus, this version can easily be made gluten free and dairy free, or even adapted into a healthy banana zucchini bread or healthy banana pumpkin bread variation. This is…

09Apr 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Chocolate Banana Pastry Coins

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Few things are as universally loved as a flaky, golden pastry fresh from the oven. Whether you’re a fan of cookies or pastries—or find yourself torn between the two—these Chocolate Banana Pastry Coins offer the best of both worlds. They’re crisp on the outside, soft on the inside, and oozing with rich, chocolatey flavour, making them the perfect indulgence for any time of day. This recipe is all about ease and enjoyment. While homemade pastry can be a labour of love, not all of us are ready for that adventure just yet—and that’s perfectly fine. Using ready-rolled puff pastry saves time and effort while still delivering all the buttery, flaky goodness you’d expect from a bakery-style treat. What makes these swirls special is their simplicity and the use of accessible ingredients.…

03Apr 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Raspberry and Mascarpone Pastries

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✅ Easy to make Save and follow @alexarciab for more delicious food ideas! Nothing gets me out of bed easier than a freshly baked pastry for breakfast. I love the flakiness and when combined with mascarpone cheese and fruit it is something magical Here are the ingredients you will need: Ready rolled puff pastry Mascarpone cheese Raspberries Method: Cut your puff pastry into approximately 10cm squares, using a small knife make some cuts from the corners to the middle Food each corner to the middle pressing so it stays, add some mascarpone cheese in the middle and top with a raspberry I glazed the pastries with a simple syrup and milk mix but you could also use egg wash Bake at 180c for around 15 minutes or until golden brown.…

25Mar 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Easter Custard Tarts

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✅ Easy to make Since going to Lisbon I have been obsessed with custard tarts, the crispness from the pasty and sweet creamy filling from the custard is just perfect. Here is a very simple yet delicious take for this Easter . Here are the ingredients you will need: Ready rolled puff pastry Custard (I used ready made) Mini eggs Method: Using a cookie cutter, cut around 3-4 circles of around 8cm Using a muffin case push the pastry until it forms a nest shape, fill them with custard and add a mini egg Bake at 190c for 16mins, allow to cool down for around 20 mins and enjoy! You can see this recipe on instagram:

25Mar 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Chocolate Easter Bars

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✅ Easy to make ✅ High Protein These bars are a cross between a mousse and a brownie, super moist and chocolatey, a great sweet snack this Easter! Made with no flour and a few other simple ingredients these take no time to make and are super tasty. Here are the ingredients you will need: 100g cocoa pops 2 eggs 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 scoop (25g) chocolate protein powder 200ml milk 2 tbsp sugar free maple syrup Mini eggs Method: Blitz the cocoa pops until they resemble a fine four Whisk the eggs and add the rest of the ingredients (apart from the mini eggs) Chop half of the mini eggs and add to the batter, add the mix to a small loaf tin, top with the rest of…

10Mar 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Cookie Dough Waffle

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✅ Easy to make This is my favourite experiment so far, I love cookies and I knew this would be a great one to try. Cooking the cookie dough in the waffle maker gave it a caramelised flavour and made them crispier than when baking. I would suggest to cook it until it is only slightly crispy as it will still harden once it cools down. I serve mine with some ice cream and peanut butter a fantastic dessert to share! Here are the ingredients you will need: 150g cookie dough Ice cream to top Peanut butter to top Method: To a non stick pre heated waffle maker, add the cookie dough, cook for around 15 minutes or until just starting to crispen up Remove and let cool slightly, add…

10Mar 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Apple and Cinnamon Pastries

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Pastries are a delicious way to start your day, my favourite are puff pastry ones. For these Apple and cinnamon pastries I used red apple although you could use green too. The secret to add more flavour is to use a fruit spread, I used the apple and cinnamon from St Dalfour. The required skills to make these are basic, I used ready rolled puff pastry which is so convenient. These pastries have no added sugar, are super flaky, made in no time and delicious. Here are the ingredients you will need: Ready rolled puff pastry 1 Apple St Dalfour Apple and cinnamon fruit spread Method: Using a cookie cutter, cut circles of approximately 8cm wide, slice your apple and remove the seeds Spread the fruit spread over the pastry…

25Feb 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Biscoff Cruffins

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If you're a fan of flaky pastries and rich, caramelised flavours, then these Biscoff Cruffins are the perfect sweet treat for you. Combining the buttery layers of a croissant with the compact shape of a muffin, cruffins have become a beloved hybrid pastry, and this particular version, infused with Biscoff spread, delivers a decadent twist that elevates the experience from ordinary to exceptional. At first glance, Biscoff Cruffins may appear like something you’d only find in a high-end patisserie, but don’t be fooled, this recipe is wonderfully simple, requiring just a few basic ingredients and no advanced baking skills. Thanks to ready-rolled puff pastry, you can skip the labour-intensive laminating process and still achieve that signature flaky texture. The luscious Biscoff spread, with its spiced caramel notes and cookie-like undertones,…

25Feb 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Cereal Waffle

Breakfast, Dessert And Sweets

✅ Easy to make This was a very unconventional but successful experiment, to be completely honest also quite a messy one but well worth it. For this version I used a chocolate filled cereal but any other would probably work too, eating on its own or top with whatever you prefer. Here are the ingredients you will need: 200g chocolate filled cereal Some milk Method: Soak the cereal in milk until it is soft Add to a pre heated waffle maker and cook until crispy Serve and top with some Greek yoghurt and fresh raspberries You can see this recipe on instagram:

17Feb 2024 by Alex Botting No Comments

Blueberry and Mascarpone Pastries

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✅ Easy to make Nothing gets me out of bed easier than a freshly baked pastry for breakfast. I love the flakiness and when combined with soft cheese and fruit it is something magical. Here are the ingredients you will need: Ready rolled puff pastry Mascarpone cheese (check my recipe) Blueberries Method: Cut your puff pastry into approximately 10cm squares, using a small knife make some cuts in the corners around 1/2 cm from the edge Food each corner to the middle pressing so it stays, add some mascarpone cheese in the middle and top with a blueberry I glazed the pastries with a simple syrup and milk mix but you could also use egg wash Bake at 180c for around 15 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy! You can see…

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