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Peanut butter Popcorn and Mulberry rocky road We all have one dessert which we love to whip up with minimum effort, but with a maximum flavour outcome? Here, I am sharing one amazingly easy and beautifully flavoursome rocky road recipe you will thank me for sharing the recipe. INGREDIENTS 45g goji berries 80g dried cherries
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Protein Cashew butter cookies (Refined sugar free and gluten free) Love your cookies but don’t want to dig in the shop bought packet? Here, great tasting made with natural Meridian cashew butter and NrgFuel casein cookies, that taste great and are superb post workout treat. INGREDIENTS 40g NRGFuel unflavoured or vanilla flavour casein 200g
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Chocolatey Peanut Butter Protein Bites Great post workout snack for the people on the go. It is filling and has balanced amount of protein and carbohydrates to kill that hunger bug when needed. INGREDIENTS 80g peanuts 80g almonds 115g Meridian crunchy peanut butter 45g Sukrin Peanut flour 1tbsp milled flaxseed 1scoop NRGFuel ChocolatePeanut flavour protein
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Chocolate and peanut butter pancake cake with raspberries (Vegan, gluten free and refined sugar free) Why to go with the ordinary pancakes I say?! Shall we try something different, which truly can be called a pancake cake, filled with tangy berries, beautifully sweet peanut butter caramel and rich dark chocolate ganache. Yes, we will be
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Zucchini, Tahini and Poppy Seed Quick Bread (Gluten free, refined sugar free and dairy free) This bread is very quick and easy to make. It is full of flavour and obviously consist one of your 5 a day hehe. I used my beloved Meridian Foods ‘Light tahini to make it, together with some other tasty
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Pecan and Cinnamon Brioche Buns I don’t think that much can be said regarding this glorious bake 😀 Every self respecting baker must make cinnamon buns one way or other. As I have shared laminated brioche recipe earlier (you can see it in this section ‘Baking basics’) the amount will be sufficient to make two batches.
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Camembert and prosciutto baked in Brioche dough This beautiful bake can sit on every dinned party’s dinner table. It is perfect for sharing with a glass of wine. Crunchy walnuts and sour cranberries add to the texture and flavour to this already beautiful bake. Accompanied by Caramelised pears will make it just little bit more
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Laminated Brioche Dough I really like making this type of brioche as it is much lighter in texture and is so versatile. One downside to it is that it takes longer to prepare than ordinary brioche dough, but I promise, you won’t be disappointed with the end result. Together with the recipe showing and explaining
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Langres, wild mushroom and black truffle soda bread This beautiful and quick to make bread is every cheese and truffle lovers dream. Perfect to accompany cheese board with a glass of wine, or just like that, warm or toasted. ~~~~ INGREDIENTS 30g dried wild mushrooms (I chose porcini and ceps) re hydrated in the bowl
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Cottage Cheese/Curd cookies (Gluten Free) This is one of the traditional recipes made in Lithuania. These cookies are very easy to make and absolutely worth every second spend in the kitchen… Here, I’m sharing the gluten free version of these gorgeous little treats 🙂 Cinnamon infused, soft in the inside and crunchy on the outside
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Peanut butter, Chocolate and Blackberry ice-cream sandwiches (Gluten free and Dairy free) This recipe is absolutely superb if you have dairy intolerance and want beautifully creamy and flavoursome ice cream with a hint of blackberry tartness. I sandwiched my chocolate ice cream with crunchy on the outside and soft in the inside gluten free peanut butter
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Ultimate Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies (Around 12) I know a lot of people don’t tend to, but what I always do- is use only all natural peanut butter in my baking. Meridian smooth peanut butter works just perfectly for these incredibly indulgent chocolate chip peanut butter cookies. I know, they are not the healthiest
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Rosemary and Orange Loaf Cake (gluten free, dairy free and sugar free) Today I went for light cake which bursts with zingy orange and aromatic rosemary fragrances. If you wish, you can make it in round cake tin and ice it same way as loaf. INGREDIENTS 230g very ripe bananas (blended to mush) 1tbsp finely
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Nutty Protein Muffins with Protella filling (gluten free, sugar free high protein and low carbohydrate) Gorgeous, moist and unbelievably healthy treat for diet or just general healthy living loving people 🙂 INGREDIENTS Dry ingredients 100g rolled oats 35g ground flaxseed 35g peanut flour ( I used Sukrin) 70g fine fat reduced coconut flour ( I
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Protein Hazelnut Chocolate spread This is perfect guilt free and high protein spread you can eat with your protein bread, pancakes or mix in to the oats in the morning. I love to bake with it by using it as a filling for protein muffins or breads. It’s truly awesome and versatile- same like ordinary Nutella
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Vanilla and lemon Pronuts with Chocolate glaze (Gluten free, sugar free, high in protein low carbohydrates and fats) Makes 8 doughnuts Doughnut is one of those guilty pleasures we crave when on diet. But there is a solution- healthy and packed with protein version of them. Beautiful and light doughnuts with nice vanilla and lemon
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Cashew and Blackberry Teacake (Gluten free, sugar free and dairy free) This beautiful seasonal teacake is perfect for afternoon tea or any time of the day really. It is refined sugar free and gluten free, therefore fairly innocent compared to other sugary and buttery teacakes around. It is light and flavoursome treat which satisfy even
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No Bake Wholesome Protein Bars (dairy free)(sugar free)(high protein) low carbohydrate You know me by now, I’m always on the lookout for a healthy snacks for the whole family. Especially when fitness is such a big thing featuring in our life styles, these bars are one of our favourites. Seeds and nuts give healthy dose
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Peppery Rhubarb and Blackberry Pavlova Nest (dairy free)(gluten free) I haven’t made Pavlova or Meringue for a long time. Yesterday after coming back from holidays i found full bush of ripe blackberries in my back garden…so, an idea popped in to my head- why not to make light and beautiful dessert- nest made out of
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Protein Rose and Grapefruit Drizzle Cake (Light, moist, gluten and sugar free) Moist, refreshingly zingy cake with mild flavour of rose in the background to give it that little bit extra flavour. It is incredibly tasty cake full of protein and containing as little carbohydrates as you possibly could eat feeling least guilt. ~~~~ INGREDIENTS
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Easy Peasy Protein Berry Ice Cream This ice cream takes next to no time to make and is veeeery scrumptious. You will need only 3 simple ingredients and ice cream takes next to no time to make. You are more than welcome to use any frozen berries you wish, in my case, I used blueberries, as absolutely love them, especially knowing their
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Chocolate Mousse with Raw Chia Apricot Jam and Brazil Nut Caramel (Vegan, Sugar free, Gluten free, Dairy free) This beautiful dessert can be served on dinner party and people won’t even notice that it was made not using any dairy or sugar. It consists of 3 different but equally luscious complimenting each other layers. Brazil
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Protein Chocolate and Blueberry Cake (Gluten free, refined sugar free, packed with protein and good fats) Beautifully light, moreish and moist cake is perfect snack after training filled with protein, no added naughty fats and minimum carbohydrates. Or just to have hidden in the fridge for those days when you want something sweet with tea
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UgneBakes’ signature Peanut Butter and Chocolate Ice Cream (dairy free, refined sugar free, contains good fats) Ok, I am sharing one of my secret original recipes for my Meridian Peanut Butter ice cream which I cherished for a long time. A very well known Patissier once commented about it:- “I have tried many ice creams
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Protein Chocolate and Coffee Chia Pudding (Gluten Free, Dairy free, Refined sugar free, filled with protein and fiber) This great pudding gives you all in one- cup of beautifully chocolaty cup of Macchiato and nice wholesome filled with protein breakfast. Great flavor combination with added crunch of cocoa nibs and crushed nuts gives that extra
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Sweet Potato Protein Brownies (sugar free, gluten free, lean, low carbohydrate and high in protein) I have this ridiculous and unconditional love for chocolate and anything what comes with it.. well.. Most of the time that would be Peanut Butter ^_^ So, as my craving got better of me, yet again, I thought I will
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Hello everyone, Well, I have not written (but trust me I’ve done heaps of other writing) a blog for a fair while now…lazy Ugne! So, I had a wee spare moment and I thought it best to give a bit of insight as to what I have been upto of late and what is forthcoming
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Guilt free Protein Marshmallows (refined sugar free, gluten free, egg free, low fat, protein filled) As for the popular demand, I am sharing super easy… super tasty… super fluffy healthier version to the marshmallows we all know. This glorious protein fluff contains hardly any calories, high in protein and refined cane sugar free. It is
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Raw Peanut Butter and Chia Grape Jam Squares (Raw, Vegan, Gluten free, Refined Sugar free) I think you know by now my addictions to peanut butter. And the the glorious grape and peanut combo is match made id heaven. So, today, this lovely sunny Spring afternoon I made this tasty treat. It is perfect not
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Sage, Apple and Raspberry Frangipane (Gluten free, Dairy free) I had some left over gluten free almond short crust pastry sitting lonely in the fridge, so I thought to myself, why not to make something nice and fragrantly fruity for this Easter Afternoon. I ran my eyes through the fridge, and on the bottom shelf
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Lithuanian Traditional Easter Cake ‘Boba’ This traditional Lithuanian Easter Cake is around 200 years and counting. Beautifully rich, yet light cake filled with fruit is made on a Saturday just before Easter to have it after Easter lunch as a treat for the whole family. But to be fair, I have made it Easter Day
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Raw Cashew and Chia Protein Bars (Vegan, Gluten free, Refined sugar free, Low fat) You know me, I like those little pleasures in life called treats. As I can’t indulge myself with naughty sugary stuff (which is awfully difficult especially when my beloved packed of Haribo Starmix desperately shouting my name out of the cupboard)
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Fruity White Chocolate Rocky Road I thought I will share a quick and easy recipe so your so eager little ones can help out to make it. It is very simple, keeps children busy making it and the end product will be absolutely delicious! Colourful, filled with different textures- crunchy, soft and chewy. As well
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No Soggy Bottoms Here! Ugne Bakes with Bertazonni and Rangecookers.co.uk Having recently just signed my first book deal, I was desperate to begin recipe development and test-baking. In order to ensure my test bakes would be as accurate as possible, the performance of my oven was essential and even though I had a reasonable oven
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Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies (Sugar free, Gluten free, Low Fat, Vegan, High in Protein) Recipe makes around 10 cookies These cookies are super easy to make, require literally just one bowl and wooden spoon to mix all up. They are great post workout snack, or just like that, for the afternoon tea, without feeling guilty
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Crunchy Almond Butter and Cranberry Oat Cookies (Gluten free, Sugar Free, Low Fat) Makes around 15cookies, depending on size I love making easy and strait forward treats for the kids. Because you can involve little ones in making healthy snacks which they feel proud eating. These cookies are particularly easy to make, yet wholesome and
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Salted Protein Peanut Butter Cups (no sugar, gluten free, dairy free high in protein) Yes, I know, who could resist gloriously smooth in the inside and chocolatey crunchy from the outside Peanut Butter cups?!? My love for PB and Chocolate combo is known for everyone, so I am sorry if repeat myself, but not sorry
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Protein Lime and Spirulina Cheesecake on Cashew Base (low fat, low carb, no sugar, high protein) I love fresh and light deserts. And even more I love the ones which contain least fat, calories and carbohydrates as possible without sacrifice on the flavour. Last night i made a baked cheesecake, this beautiful sour desert is
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Chocolate and Peanut Butter Baked Cheesecake (GF) (SF) (Low Fat, Low carb and High in Protein) It is known to everyone, that chocolate and peanut butter- match made in heaven. But it is even better to know, that there are, awesome people like me hahaha who makes these indulging treats accessible to people who are
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Chia seed and Goji Berry Overnight Oats (Dairy free, cane Sugar free, High in Protein) These gorgeously creamy and packed with fibre and protein oats are true delight with morning coffee.Glorious smell of almonds coming from Meridian Almond Butter is absolutely Devine! If you are in the rush in the mornings, just pop all ingredients
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Almond Coconut Butter and Tangerine Muffins (Refined sugar free, can be made dairy free) When I got an opportunity to be one of the first to try new Almond and Coconut butter by Meridian I was bursting with excitement to make something with it. As I clicked open the jar, the beautiful aroma of coconut
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Gluten Free Panettone Filled With Brandy Soaked Fruit Traditional panettone uses a biga—a pre-ferment made from a mixture of flour, yeast and water that ferments overnight—to achieve a high rise and a nice deep flavor. This is good news for gluten-free baking—thanks to the lack of gluten and the amount of fat and sugar in
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Apricot Chestnut and Coffee Cake (Gluten Free, Low fat, Dairy Free) As holiday season is fast approaching, we like to treat ourselves with flavoursome and aromatic bakes. This very staright forward to make cake is utterly delicious and moist, soaked in dark rum and glazed with orange icing, it bursts with flavour. I tried making
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Dear All, “And now, the end is near; and so I face the final curtain. My friend, I’ll say it clear, I’ll state my case, of which I’m certain. I’ve lived a featherweight’s full.. I’ve travelled each and every highway; and more, much more than this, I did it my way…” Those are the opening lyrics to the
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Peanut Butter Rocky Road (Fiber loaded with Seeds, Nuts and Superberries) Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Dairy Free, Low Carbohydrate I decided to make this glorious chocolate and peanut butter rocky road version filled with wholesome seeds, nuts and berries. It came out as a fairly clean treat, but due to rather high contents of fats
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Chocolate and Fig Cake with Hazelnut frosting (Sugar Free)
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Apple and Peanut Crumble Pie (Gluten free, White Cane sugar free, Low in Fat and High Protein desert) Serve with a sprinkle of cinnamon… or just warm on its own… its utterly scrumptious. Bursting with nutty flavour, very light and containing hardly any fats and no refined sugars treat won’t make you feel guilty of
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Protein Chocolate cake (Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Low fat and High in Protein) As you all know by now I love to experiment with various ingredients, textures and flavours. I had some Dr Zak’s protein bread and a bottle of their egg whites in the pantry and I wanted to create a recipe using these
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Good Afternoon, I hope you all are well!? Been a busy day so far…this morning we did some test shots with my Photographer, the very talented Evelina Raguckiene for my forthcoming Book to be published in 2016. Evelina is a great photographer and I am rather excited to be working with her on this project
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Chocolate Protein Hazelnut Butter and Lavender Brownies (Sugar free, Gluten free, Dairy free and low in Sat fat) With this recipe, I feel that I have finally arrived at the “Perfect Homemade Brownies”… yes, I know the word “perfect” is rather presumptuous. Certainly tastes and opinions will vary quite a bit from person to person….
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