Cupcakes are associated with celebrations or treats and often they are loaded with lots of sugar and other nasty ingredients, so why not make them a little healthier.

I have used monk fruit – which is a natural sweetener in these to reduce the amount of other sugar required. Monk fruit works really well in baked goods and doesn’t leave an after taste.

As promised a healthy version of carrot cake, I have made into muffins as it is much easier to portion size out this way 🙂 Carrots are great for their vitamin A and antioxidant content and are so easy to add to muffins as they have a naturally sweet flavour. These muffins don’t contain much sugar and are kid friendly. Free of gluten, dairy, soy, eggs, nuts and refined sugars. No nasties!

Cauliflower is such a versatile vegetable and its mild flavour makes it ideal to use in savoury and sweet dishes. This rice pudding does taste different to the traditional rice pudding, however is still very tasty and much healthier.

Cupcakes make a great little snack for times when you have visitors or for a quick dessert every now and again. These cupcakes are sweetened with medjool dates which actually contain minerals including; copper, potassium, zinc, magnesium and iron and are also fibre rich and can help balance blood sugar levels.

I really do enjoy raw slices, however I often find them too sweet and feel a little unwell after eating a piece at a café even though they state ‘refined sugar free’. Just because foods are made refined sugar free doesn’t mean that they are healthy, some sort of sugar still has been used regardless if it is more natural or not. I have made this version reasonably healthy for a treat, however it is still to be enjoyed in moderation like all things nice.

This recipe has got to be one of the favourite from my E-book and I often make it for group dinners as it is so simple.

A lot of us are time poor and do not have much time in the morning to make breakfast. These breakfast squares are perfect for on the go and can be made in advance. They also make a great snack too and keep well in the fridge for the week.

This makes a perfect breakfast on a cool morning that aids in reducing inflammation while providing a healthy balance of protein, complex carbs and healthy fats. Always best to soak your oats overnight to make them easier to digest.

Smoothie bowls have been popular on social media and in health food cafes for some time now and a refreshing bowl of banana ‘nice cream’ is actually really nice. I see smoothie bowls all over Instagram and often 3-4 bananas are used at one time and consumed in that one sitting! 1 banana is plenty to create a smoothie bowl and is still really filling.