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Baked Flat Peaches with Toasted Hazelnuts and Mascarpone
Desserts, Baking Jade Leighton Desserts, Baking Jade Leighton

Baked Flat Peaches with Toasted Hazelnuts and Mascarpone

This baked flat peaches with mascarpone dessert is absolutely delicious. It’s such an easy recipe and quick too. Simply bake the peaches, and toast the hazelnuts in some coconut sugar, then top with mascarpone and a drizzle of honey. I wanted to create something with all the textures - juicy and chewy, soft and creamy and sweet and crunchy. The combination is just divine. You don’t need to use flat peaches, you could use any stone fruit for a similar effect. It’s also a good dessert to make if you need something simple and gluten free!

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Hazelnut Twix Bars
Desserts, Snacks, Vegan, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Baking Jade Leighton Desserts, Snacks, Vegan, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Baking Jade Leighton

Hazelnut Twix Bars

Hazelnut Vegan Homemade Twix Bars that taste as good as they look and sound. These are dairy-free, gluten-free and refined-sugar-free! When it comes to sweet treats like this, I’m always going to be an advocate of balance and not making them a routine thing. I also recommend enjoying these straight after a savoury meal with plenty of protein in, as they will be digested with that meal and this will help to reduce any spike in blood sugar levels afterwards. There are still multiple health benefits to the natural ingredients in these so I will always recommend homemade over shop-bought processed foods.

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Carrot, Swede and Orange Cake
Gluten Free, Baking, Desserts, Seasonal Eating Jade Leighton Gluten Free, Baking, Desserts, Seasonal Eating Jade Leighton

Carrot, Swede and Orange Cake

A gluten free, veggie-packed take on your traditional carrot cake. Due to the coconut flour and ground almonds, the end result is a fairly dense but deliciously moist loaf. This is a great recipe for the winter months when there’s an excess of root vegetables around and you are looking for other ways to use them up.

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