DESSERTS
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Tropical Coconut Milk Rice Pudding … with dragon fruit & rambutans
The Indian rice pudding is traditionally a vegetarian, eggless dessert option. It's creamy with beautiful texture. Gluten free too. This version, the Tropical Coconut Milk Rice Pudding is a wonderful make ahead dessert…
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Wholewheat Doily Cookies & Chocolate Pretzels for the Great Cookie Swap 2013
100% wholegrain cookies, wholewheat doily cookies, gingerbread and chocolate, to light up the holiday season. Wonderful way to celebrate the season!
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Red Berry Crumbles … Around the World with the Tadka Girls {a book review}
A bubbly dessert which is sweet, tart and even mildly spiced. This rustic red berry crumble is a melange of flavours and textures from Around the World with the Tadka Girls
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Whole Wheat Gingerbread Men … Christmas cookies with a heart
These 100% Whole Wheat Gingerbread Men bring cheer to the cookie platter and make for great gifts. They are crisp, sweet, spicy and keep well in an airtight container for 1-2 weeks in…
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Pumpkin Pie Mousse … desserts for Fall!
Airy, light, moussey and delicious, the Pumpkin Pie Mousse is a wonderful make ahead dessert option for Thanksgiving, fall, winter ...anytime actually!
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Baking | GF Apple Pistachio Craisin Crumble … with oats and finger millet {ragi}
A comforting fall/winter dessert with the goodness of fruit. This GF Apple Pistachio Craisin Crumble is a good make ahead dessert option. Rewarm it in the oven for about 5-10 minutes before serving.
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Moong Dal Halwa, Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters, Baklava from scratch … have a sweet Diwali
“You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.” Oprah Winfrey Moong Dal Halwa, Dark Chocolate Nut Clusters, Baklava from scratch ……
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Dark Chocolate & Persimmon Mousse … Fall desserts!
Light, smooth, deep and delicious fall dessert topped with then enchanting orange of persimmon puree. Dark Chocolate & Persimmon Mousse is a great vegetarian make ahead dessert that will gladden the hardcore chocolate…
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Wholewheat Dark Chocolate Biscotti, GF Buckwheat Mini Apple Pies & Wholegrain Coffee Chocolate Chip Cake … & a product review #élan
Pop art meets everyday living ... refreshing, vivid and creative designs from a NY art school graduate who specialises in galvanised sheet metal art! Powder coated, baked in industrial ovens, élan offers safe…
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Rainbow Cake for Pinktober … THINK PINK #birthday #pinktober
This is the absolute joy of a birthday cake. Despite it being a butter rich cake, with an indulgent buttercream frosting, the Rainbow Cake is a fantastic 'once in a while' baking adventure.…
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Baking | Perfect Pumpkin Custard Pies, gluten & grain free
Smooth, silky, delicious, full of autumn connect and flavours, the Pumpkin Custard Pies are a wonderful make ahead dessert option for fall.
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Mango Pastel de Tres Leches or Mango Three Milk Cake … Daring Bakers soak up cake!
Three-Milk Cake it is a super moist, light, airy and super delicious sponge cake soaked in the three kinds of milk (evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream). Tres Leches is a very…
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Baking | Wholemeal Chocolate Nutella Cookies …. #snugg
Healthy, wholemeal, deep, dark, soft, cakey chocolate cookies, with a heart of Nutella... Wholemeal Chocolate Nutella Cookies that are addictive!
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Deep Dark Salted Butter Caramel Eggless Yogurt Cheesecakes … sugar high memories!
These Deep Dark Salted Butter Caramel Eggless Yogurt Cheesecakes are indulgent little desserts. They are rich, deeply flavoured and oh so satisfying. Even better, they're a great make ahead baked vegetarian dessert option.…
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Phirni Custard with Mixed Fruits
An all time favourite dessert, this Indian rice pudding is a celebration of the earthy taste of basmati rice, saffron and a surprise element...canned fruits. You can serve it warm or chilled. This…
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Baking | Wholewheat Plum Frangipane Galette … the last goodbye #stonefruitlove
A delicious wholewheat plum frangipane galette with a light, buttery, flaky crust. Frangipane in here is as delightful as can be. It adds to the taste, and also offers a layer between the…
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Chocolate Cake & Coffee Patisserie Cream Trifles … a coffee high!
We loved these Chocolate Cake & Coffee Patisserie Cream Trifles too. LOVED! Deep coffee flavours, great pairing with chocolate, nice play of textures. The cake cubes soaked in a coffee syrup. A swirl…
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Baked Dark Chocolate Mousse … rich, intense, indulgent
Baked Dark Chocolate Mousse ... They're a chocolate lovers dream come true. Deep, dark, sensuous, seductive ... petite dark chocolate mousse with a drizzle of deep, dark, salted caramel. Need I say more?
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Dark Chocolate Orange Yogurt Eggless Cheesecake …Happy Independence Day India!
This is one recipe that just keeps getting better and better. Immense possibilities, and infinite combinations. Ten minutes into the oven, cooled and then chilled, these are great make ahead desserts. The Dark…
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No Bake/Frozen | Peach Mango Low Fat Ice Cream … just right for summer #stonefruitlove
This summer, a surplus of peaches and mangoes led to a delightful Peach Mango Low Fat Ice Cream, incorporating low-fat cream and hung yogurt. The recipe, with hints of almond and lime, is…
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Petite Whole Wheat Plum Cakes … getting stoned this summer
Petite Whole Wheat Plum Cakes ... some desserts are so homey and comforting that they hit the right spot. These little cakes fell straight into that category. Simple, earthy, flavourful and above all…
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Cherry Yogurt Tart …. sometimes life can’t get simpler than a two ingredient tart filling. Happy 4th!!
As simple as a tart can get, this Cherry Yogurt Tart is one of the fastest and sweetest ways to a quick dessert. A make ahead tart that sets amazingly, is eggless and…
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Baking | Momofuku Milk Bar’s (in)famous Crack Pie … how the cookie crumbled with the Daring Bakers
Crack Pie ... sweet indulgence. This is Momofukus trademark pie, a classic as craveable as the name implies, one that guarantees an instant sugar high. For once, this is just pure decadence in…
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Layered Coffee & Cream Cake … coffee genoise with coffee cream swathed in a dark chocolate ganache
If you love coffee, then this Layered Coffee & Cream Cake is the cake for you. Deep, divine, addictive coffee flavours of the coffee genoise and coffee cream combine with a dark chocolate…
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Delicious Walnut Meringue and Cherry Gateau … for the nut lover in you
A Walnut Meringue & Cherry Gateau seemed an unlikely combination. It turned out to be quite a winner. The meringues baked up prettily. They are delicate creatures and very delicious if you are…
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Let’s Make Ginger Lemon Crème Brûlée … with fresh root ginger
A rich, flavourful Crème Brûlée with lilting summer flavours of lemon and ginger.... and a giveaway
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Chocolate Oat Walnut Brownies … Baking and other activities for the family this summer
A simple one bowl recipe, these Chocolate Oat Walnut Brownies are perfect for kids to make in the kitchen. Healthy, gluten-free and moist, this offers yet another yummy dimension to the ever loved…
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Cherry Frozen Yogurt … summer is for stone fruit #lovestonefruit
Refreshing and addictive, this is a great summer dessert or 'coolant'! Low on calories and high on taste, this cherry frozen yogurt will leave you asking for more ... and more!
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Coco turns 2 … a doggie birthday cake
A doggie birthday cake for Coco who turned two! One bowl and simple to make, this tastes good too!
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Swedish Prinsesstårta Cupcakes … Daring Bakers serve up royally delicious cakes!
Swedish Prinsesstårta Cupcakes... the best BEST cake we've eaten of late. Perfect balance of flavours, moist, flavourful, addictive good, non chocolate ... PERFECT!
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Simplest & Best Dark Chocolate Mousse {2 ingredient}… with balsamic fresh cherries
The dark chocolate mousse is fab on its own. Sensuous, smooth, satisfying, intense ... everything that good quality dark chocolate promises to be. Top it with balsamic fresh cherries and take it to…
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Baking | Cherry & Plum Crisp … Happy Mothers Day #stonefruitlove #summer
A cherry and plum crisp that is simple and delicious. A celebration of summer! #stonefruitlove
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Traditional Savarins with Crème Patisserie : Daring Bakers – win some, lose some!
It was the Daring Bakers challenge. Even though the savarins didn't come out winners, the Crème Patisserie more than made up.
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Lime Marzipan Mini Bundt Cakes … fresh and exciting ‘one bowl cakes’ for summer!
Lime Marzipan Mini Bundt Cakes ... charming little cakes that seem perfect for a tea table, picnic, snack box or as a gift. Simple one bowl cakelets that are fresh and exciting.
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Baking | Bittersweet Fallen Chocolate Gateau with Crème Patisserie & Balsamic Vanilla Strawberries … my feature in Mail Today #mailtoday #thecocoatrees
This rustic Bittersweet Fallen Chocolate Gateau is given a charming uplift with a chocolate lace collar. Crème Patisserie & Balsamic Vanilla Strawberries complete the dramatic look to make the chocolate experience even more…
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Raspberry Pistachio Roulade … Spring Roll? Errr Swiss Roll!
The Raspberry Pistachio Roulade captures the colours of spring nicely. It's light, refreshing, moist and quick to make. It's a nice make ahead simple homey dessert.
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Dark Chocolate Beetroot Cake with Peanut Butter Filling … Daring Bakers & Hidden Veggies!
A Dark Chocolate Beetroot Cake that is earthy, moist, dark and delicious. The peanut butter filling compliments the cake really well, and can be doubled if you wish to frost the top of…
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Irish Creme Chocolate Cakes with an Irish Creme Caramel Sauce … Happy St Patrick’s Day
Irish Creme Chocolate Cakes to celebrate St Patrick's Day. What's not to love about these little rustic beauties! Happy St Patrick's Day!!
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The Life of Pi …. err…Pie Bird & A Strawberry Pie
A Strawberry Pie and a Pie Bird. Strange how things happen at a good time. Around the time that the Life of Pi won an Oscar, the good folk from Zansaar sent me…
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Baking | Rye Cheddar Crackers & Pizza Dough Crisps … Crackling good times with the Daring Bakers!
Crisp, earthy, flavourful crackers with rye flour, and crisps made out of pizza dough. Give them a brush of extra virgin olive oil, a sprinkling of dried herbs, pepper, sweet paprika, maybe sea…
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Double Chocolate Strawberry Pavlovas … sweet indulgence!
The crisp exterior of meringues, the marshallow gooeyness of chocolate within make these Double Chocolate Strawberry Pavlovas a combination made in heaven. Dark chocolate, whipped cream and balsamic strawberries offer a stunning passionate…
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Dark Chocolate & Kumquat Creme Pots – in season with Kumquats
Delicious, bowl scraping good and soul satisfying too, these no bake Dark Chocolate & Kumquat Creme Pots are inspired by fruit in season. The very tart and colourful kumquats lend flavour to the…
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Tea Rose Fondant Cake … and a floral giveaway
A lighter version of the classic pound cake, the Tea Rose Fondant Cake is sandwiched with a light confetti butter cream. The buttermilk vanilla bean pound cake makes a delicious base for the…
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OMBRE … Almond Layered Cream Cake {for the teen who craved pink!}
Happy birthday to the teen who wanted PINK!! A light almond flavoured sponge sandwiched and frosted with an equally light almond whipped buttercream.
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Christmas Fruit Cake with Garam Masala …. Joyeux Noel 2012
Christmas Fruit Cake with Garam Masala ... Rich, fruity, nutty and deeply flavoured fruit cake for Christmas. The flavours of garam masala lift it to new heights. This is a quick to make…
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Baking | Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies with Smoked Sea Salt and Fluted Pistachio & Craisin Cookies … cookie l♥v
Cookies Cookies Cookies. The events of the past week asked for something comforting … the call was for cookies!
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Baking | Wholewheat Dark Chocolate Brownies … one bowl, whole grain, and delicious
Decadent wholewheat dark chocolate brownies just right for this season of indulgence. Wholewheat makes these less 'guilt-ridden', and some olive oil instead of butter convinces you to reach for more. Add some walnuts…
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Lime & Strawberry Cream Cake … a splash of pink in December!
An almost fatless sponge cake layered with a whipped raspberry cream with strawberries within. This Lime & Strawberry Cream Cake is light, moist, flavourful and gone quick!
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Bru Coffee Panna Cotta … for hectic days of endless work
A Bru Coffee Panna Cotta … make ahead, indulgent and deliciously coffee! Whats not to love about this quintessential Italian dessert of ‘cooked cream’? It’s one dessert where all flavours work magically, coffee…
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Coffee & Vanilla Bean Layered Cake …Happy Birthday to me
this is what dreams are made up of. Coffee in a birthday cake has become a quintessential part of my birthday, a flavours that inspires me like no other. Light as air vanilla…
