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Ombre Blueberry Cheesecake … fresh & exciting

Ombre Blueberry Cheesecake … no bake, fresh, exciting and deep flavours in this no bake cheesecake are sublime. Every spoon offers deep berry notes and then the hint of vanilla bean, dessert just like we love them! The one bowl eggless chocolate sponge at the bottom and the ganache on top really bring it all together deliciously!

Colours and natural flavours in quick, simple desserts is what I really enjoy creating. Hopefully I’ll have just as much fun this year as well working with desserts in colour, a ton of natural flavour and layers. I hope you have a colourful and exciting 2024 as well!

There’s something about berries that makes desserts interesting and exciting, delicious too obviously. Berries offer endless charm and endless ways to create dessert. Another great idea for desserts is playing with different hues of the same or similar colours to create creating ombre patterns. I’ve also found that chocolate often brings these desserts together beautifully!

Ombre layers are one of my favourite ways to dessert and this Ombre Blueberry Cheesecake turned out smooth, fresh and really delicious. Each spoonful was addictive, the berry flavours dancing on the palette!

Do tag me on Instagram at Passionate About Baking or share a comment here on the blog if you make this, or any other recipe from the blog. I’d love to see it!

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Eggless Ombre Blueberry Cheesecake

The fresh, exciting and deep flavours in this no bake cake are sublime. Every spoon offers deep berry notes and then the hint of vanilla bean, dessert just like we love them! The one bowl eggless chocolate sponge at the bottom and the ganache on top really bring it all together deliciously!
Makes 2 X 4" cakes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, British
Keyword agar agar, baking, blueberries, cake, cheesecake, chocolate, cream, dessert, eggfree, eggless, eggless baking, fruit, no bake, no gelatine, simple, sweet, vegetarian
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Setting 12 hours
Total Time 12 hours 50 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

Eggless chocolate sponge (makes two 4″ cakes)

  • 105 g buttermilk
  • 25 g oil
  • 50 g castor sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 8 g cocoa powder
  • 85 g all purpose flour/maida

Cheesecake filling

  • 300 g cream / 25% fat
  • 2.5 tsp agar agar
  • 50 g castor sugar
  • 100 g white chocolate chopped
  • 250 g cream cheese room temperature, whisked until smooth

Instructions

Eggless chocolate sponge

  • Preheat the oven to 180C.
  • Line the base of two 4″ round dessert tins with foil and the sides with parchment. In a large bowl, add all the ingredients and give them a good whisk.
  • Divide the batter between the tins, about 130g batter per tin. Bake for 20 minutes, until the tester comes out clean. Cool completely, then trim the tops.

Cheesecake filling

  • Whisk together the cream and sugar with agar agar in a glass bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds, whisk again. Repeat 1-2 more times until the cream is steaming, Alternatively, simmer on the stove. We need to reach 79C to activate the agar agar.
  • Add the white chocolate, cover and leave for 5-10 minutes until the chocolate melts. Stir until smooth.
  • Whisk the cream cheese with a little cream-chocolate mixture to loosen it, then whisk it all into the cream-white chocolate mixture until smooth.
  • Divide into 3 bowls – 225g each
  • Bowl 1. Add 1.25 tsp blueberry powder
  • Bowl 2. 1/2 tsp freeze dried blueberry powder
  • Bowl 3. Add 1/4 scraped vanilla bean

Assemble

  • Secure an acetate sheet around the cake.
  • Layer 1 – Pour half the dark blueberry filling (100g) over the cake and place in the freezer until firm on top, 30 minutes.
  • Layer 2 – Pour half the light blueberry filling (100g) over first layer and place in the freezer until firm on top, 30 minutes
  • Layer 3 – Pour half the white filling (100g) over the light blueberry layer. Place in the freezer for 3-4 hours until very firm, gently peel off the acetate sheet, then leave to set in the fridge overnight.
  • Top with a chocolate ganache if desired.

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Best Pecan Cookies … Eggless, wholegrain recipe which makes absolutely delicious cookies!

Best Eggless Pecan Wholegrain Chocolate Chip Cookies … these are the simplest AND most delicious pecan cookies you will make. The ingredients are staple and the process is fuss free like a cookie recipe should be. You’ll never go for a store bought cookie again!

I’ve baked chocolate chip cookies forever. In fact, I think it’s the first thing most bakers attempt when they explore baking at home. For me it was no different. I used to make trays of cookies on request and they always disappeared before I knew it, what with cookie monsters all over the house.

I remember the kids trading my cookies for friends lunches since my cookies were really popular in school and went at a so called premium! At the time, all my cookies, brownies, cakes were with eggs. Cut to now, all my bakes have gone eggless and I am so happy! From the very beginning, I always hated the slight eggy aroma, yet didn’t believe that one could easily bake easily eggs. How wrong I was!

It was a change brought about by the pandemic. With eggs not available easily, there were loads of reader requests for eggless recipes. That was just the thing I needed to broaden my horizons, to challenge the way I baked, to look at ingredients differently. It put an end to a certain kind of baking monotony, made me think out of the box!

The joy of eggless baking!! It’s really the little things that really make a difference, and with no eggs in my pantry, I began a brand new journey into eggless baking. There’s been no looking back and I’m really enjoying it. Every dessert I make is eggless now, vegetarian actually, because I have stopped using gelatine in desserts too. That was again just to accommodate reader requests and I consider it a blessing in disguise.

I’ve been able to connect with a beautiful community online, mainly on Instagram, and it’s motivated me to create more, connect more, and most importantly, enjoy this space more. Do stop by and say hello. I’m @passionateaboutbaking on Instagram😊.

My key changes going eggless were the inclusion of chia seeds as an egg substitute, using buttermilk or yogurt like in this Eggless Mango Pistachio Tart Cake. Another substitute that works beautifully is increasing the bananas in banana loaf like in this amazing one bowl, wholegrain Eggless Pecan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. Every recipe works differently, baked or no bake, the experimenting is endless yet the rewards are worth the effort!

And back to the pecan cookies. You are absolutely going to love these. I enjoy baking these because they have rich, deep flavour, are crisp and buttery and so wholesome. I’ve been baking these on repeat with pecans the past few years and they are just amazing.

You can always make these cookies with walnuts, or dried cranberries and pistachios, dried blueberries, even dried cherries. We never tire of these at home. They begin to disappear quickly even before they’ve cooled down completely. That’s how good they are!

Do tag me on Instagram at Passionate About Baking or share a comment here on the blog if you make this, or any other recipe from the blog. I’d love to see it! Happy Holidays 🎄❄️🎄!!

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Best Eggless Pecan Wholegrain Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are the simplest AND most delicious eggless, wholegrain pecan cookies. The ingredients are staple and the process is fuss free. You'll never want a store bought cookie again!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 18 cookies

Ingredients

  • 115 g unsalted butter soft
  • 100 g light brown sugar desi khaand
  • 100 g whole wheat flour aata
  • 50 g all purpose flour maida
  • 1 tsp chia seeds
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch salt
  • 50 g pecans chopped
  • 50 g dark chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C. Line 2 cookies sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl of the stand mixer {or in a large bowl}, whisk the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the remaining ingredients and mix in at the lowest speed until incorporated.
  • Using a cookie scoop, measure out walnut sized pieces, roll into tight balls and flatten slightly. Top with chocolate chips and pecan halves.
  • Bake for 17-19 minutes until the tops are a light golden brown and firm to touch.
  • Cool completely on cookie racks.

Apple Crumble with pecans & cranberries… the best of holiday baking!

Apple Crumble with pecans & cranberries … super quick and super simple, here’s an apple crumble that is as delicious as it is fuss free. The crumble is buttery and generous as we love it, and the apples are cooked to perfection under the weight of the topping.

It’s another special dessert that doubles up as breakfast. The Eggless Wholegrain Pecan Banana Bread that I recently shared is another great example of breakfast for dessert or dessert for breakfast. Both these scream comfort and are most satisfying to bake up in the holiday season.

One constant in my holiday desserts is spices, a whole array of them. Think garam masala, think cinnamon, think star anise, think nutmeg. These are spices that bring warmth to desserts and every bite is comforting. Garam masala might seem a little misplaced as it comes to mind as a savoury or curry spice, yet trust me with this!

My Chocolate Garam Masala Cake with Garam Masala Orange Vanilla Whipped Frosting … & Garam Masala Gingerbread House is a delightful holiday bake bursting with warmth and flavour. It’s so fun to bake & tastes amazing.

Garam masala is just my all time favourite add to flavour desserts! These Eggless Garam Masala Infused Ghee Gingerbread Cookies are as delicious as they look. Crisp, deep, addictive and sooooo festive, these are cookies that I bake every year.

From my mothers’ quintessential Garam Masala Fruit Cake, to Garam Masala Hot Chocolate Pudding, Rich Hot Chocolate, Eggless Sticky Toffee Pudding, Whiskey Trifles to Garam Masala Chocolate Truffles, I think you get the drift. Just a small pinch of the spice for the mild hearted is enough to elevate the flavours to desserts that scream holidays. As you become bolder and more open to experimenting, you’ll fall in love with spices in desserts through winter!!

Holiday desserts and baking is my most favorite part of the year. So much to do, and honestly so little time! I love playing with ingredients, flavours and colours. I also love making different types of desserts – trifles, cakes, pudding, truffles, cookies … and crumbles of course!

I have baked apple crumbles for years! Winter just isn’t without the aroma of a crumble baking. Deep smells of cinnamon wafting through the house feels like a big, warm hug. My crumbles always have to have a generous topping. It really adds an indulgence to the perfectly cooked soft spiced apples that are blanketed by the crisp topping. Pecans and dried cranberries add so much texture to desserts, it’s addictive. Do try this apple crumble and let me know!

Do tag me on Instagram at Passionate About Baking or share a comment here on the blog if you make this or any other recipe from the blog. I’d love to see it!

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Apple Crumble with pecans & cranberries

Super quick and super simple apple crumble that is as delicious as it is fuss free. The topping is buttery and generous as we love it, and the apples are cooked to perfection under the weight of the crumble.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword baking, christmas, cranberries, crumble, dessert, eggfree, eggless baking, fruit, simple, sweet, vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

Apple filling

  • 600 g apples peeled and diced {3 apples}
  • 45 g light brown sugar desi khaand {2-3 tbsp}
  • 100 g pecans chopped {1/2 cup}
  • 20 g dried cranberries 2 tbsp
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 lime juice
  • 1 tbsp cornflour optional

Crumble topping

  • 100 g quick cooking oats
  • 100 g all purpose flour maida
  • 100 g light brown sugar desi khaand
  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • Pinch salt

Instructions

Crumble topping

  • Add all the ingredients to a hand blender and process until the butter is distributed equally. Alternatively, mix all the ingredients except butter in a large bowl. Cut in the butter with a pastry cutter or using your fingertips to distribute equally.
  • Reserve.

Apple filling

  • Toss all the ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Transfer into an 8" pie dish and spread uniformly.
  • Cover the apple filling with the crumble topping and pack firmly into place.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to an hour until the top is light golden brown and fragrant.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature.

Blue Matcha Dessert Shot … in love with dreamy, delicious dessert

Blue Matcha Dessert Shot…  A dessert as light as a cloud, one that teases the palette with so many textures and flavours, it’s delicious! There’s something so calming about this pretty blue, and the slight earthy, moorish undertones are very pleasant. This butterfly pea powder has had me smitten for a while and it’s not difficult to see why …

They say sipping blue tea is very soothing because the butterfly pea powder has immense medicinal properties. I figured I’d make the most of it by capturing it in dessert since playing with pops of natural colour in desserts is what I enjoy doing most!

It’s natural colours in food that I absolutely enjoy playing with, and the day I discovered the joy of the butterfly pea powder, or Blue Matcha Tea as it’s sold, I knew there was no looking back. Over time, I have created loads of blue desserts, the butterfly pea flower a constant source of inspiration.

You can find most of these desserts on my handle on Instagram on Passionate About Baking or my Instagram recipe feed PAB Recipes. I constantly share recipes there and I’d love to see you over!

If you are curious about the taste of Blue Matcha, it’s earthy, moorish, gentle and not very pronounced. It has pleasant undertones. My favourite bit of course is that it is natural and the colour it imparts is quite fascinating. They say it is an antioxidant and has great medicinal properties as well, so I guess that’s a bonus!

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Blue Matcha Dessert Shot

A dessert as light as a cloud, one that teases the palette with so many textures and flavours, it's delicious!
Makes one dessert shot glass {230ml}
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, British
Keyword blue tea, chocolate, cream, dessert, eggfree, eggless, matcha dessert, matcha lover, no bake, simple, vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Chill 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 1

Ingredients

Layers

#1 Biscuit base

  • 20 g Bourbon biscuit crumbs.

#2 Blue matcha cream

  • 50 g whipping cream
  • 10 g icing sugar
  • 1 tsp milk with 1/2 tsp blue matcha powder

#3 Blue matcha ganache

  • 10 g cream 25% fat
  • 30 g white couverture chocolate
  • 1/2 tsp blue matcha powder

#4 2 tbsp Bourbon biscuit crumbs.

To finish : Blue matcha powder, butterfly pea flower.

Instructions

#1 Biscuit base

  • Layer at the base of glass.

#2 Blue matcha cream

  • With an electric hand beater whip together the cream and sugar until firm peaks form, then whip in blue matcha concentrate a little at a time until you get the desired blue. {You might not need all the concentrate}.
  • Fit a piping bag with a 2A nozzle and fill it with the cream. Pipe over the biscuit base up to less than half of the dessert glass.

#3 Blue matcha ganache

  • 1/2 tsp blue matcha powder
  • Heat the chocolate and cream in a microwave safe bowl for 15-30 seconds. Stir well and add as much blue matcha powder to get a deep blue colour. Cool to room temperature.
  • Gently pour the ganache over the blue whipped cream and place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes until firm.

#4

  • Top the blue matcha ganache with Bourbon biscuit crumbs.

#5

  • Pipe blue matcha cream over the crumb layer and flatten the top.

To finish

  • Sift blue matcha powder over the top and garnish with a butterfly pea flower.

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10 Drop Dead Delicious Desserts for Chocolate Lovers … you need to make these now

Here are a few drop dead delicious desserts for chocolate lovers you need to make now. If chocolate is your first love, and it’s hard to see why not, here are a few inspiring recipes you can try out this holiday season. I’m sharing bake and no bake ideas, all vegetarian, no eggs, no gelatine, each good to the last bite!

Chocolate has it’s own sweet language, one that comforts, satisfies, uplifts, seduces, placates, a language that has no barriers. So many emotions around one ingredient that it feels chocolate is always the best way to to bond, to connect, to celebrate, to comfort, to satiate!

AS you might have guessed, chocolate is one of my most used ingredients, as also one of my favourite things to make dessert with. I often say, when all else fails, there’s always chocolate. I’ve even written my first cookbook around CHOCOLATE, something I knew would be my first thematic choice.

There’s something about chocolate. I love working with it, I love creating recipes around it. As you might have noticed, I also love styling desserts that are chocolate based, and I absolutely love shooting them. The mood chocolate desserts create while shooting makes me so happy. That play of colours is so satisfying, so much fun!

So here we go, 10 drop dead delicious chocolate desserts for you to try now. They’re eggless and vegetarian, AND they’re mostly fuss free, quick and simple. If you are looking for more inspiration, you’ll find a ton of chocolate HERE, in my cookbook and on Instagram too!

3 Ingredient No bake Eggless Chocolate Cheesecake
Light, delicious and mousse like, this no bake cheesecake uses just 3 ingredients, 5 if you include the base. With no gelatine, no agar agar and no cornstarch, you must try this!
Check out this recipe
3 Ingredient Chocolate Pudding
Rich, deeply delicious, satiny smooth and ever so easy, anyone can stir this up in a matter of minutes. Nothing can comfort the soul like a good indulgent old school chocolate pudding.
Check out this recipe
Eggless Chocolate Mousse Trifle.
Layers of indulgence and absolute deliciousness, almost a ‘death by chocolate’ sort of dessert!
Check out this recipe
Simplest ever Baileys Chocolate Mousse
All you need is 3 ingredients and 5 minutes to make this deeply delicious, creamy, soul satisfying dessert!
Check out this recipe
Eggless Raspberry Chocolate Cake
An eggless chocolate sponge, deep delicious ganache, bright fresh raspberries topped with the smoothest and most luxurious mascarpone cream. The flavours do a magic dance on the palette, each spoonful delightful.
Check out this recipe
Chocolate Tart Cake
Deeply delicious and very indulgent. Makes one 8″ tart cake
Check out this recipe
Black Forest Dessert Cup
Best way to say hello to the cherry season with a delicious and flavourful take on the classic black forest. If cherries are in season where you are, this is for you!
Check out this recipe
Nama Chocolate Tart
… the name says it all! An addictive, delicious, no bake, eggless tart with a filling of the much loved Nama Chocolate. Each bite is indulgent, a celebration in a tart if you like, a gentle tease on the palette that is so sublime that it's addictive. Don't say I didn't warn you!
Check out this recipe
Eggless Ombre Dream Cake
My take on the viral dream cake and it tastes like a bite of heaven, actually a dream!
Check out this recipe
Wholegrain Eggless Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
Makes 18 cookies
Check out this recipe

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Scrumptious Lotus Biscoff Ice Cream Shake … the quick, perfect treat you will love!

Lotus Biscoff Ice Cream Shake … Deep, delicious, indulgent, comforting and oh-so-addictive, one sip down and you are transported to a happy place! I think it’s the charm and ease of sometimes using Biscoff in simple desserts which makes everything sooooo delicious.

As you can see, it’s difficult not to get inspired by this cookie butter. The more I use it, the more I enjoy creating with it. Yes it’s sweet but then petite or small portion desserts is what I do mostly. A little goes a long way. The desserts you see above are recipes I’ve created over time. All eggless, easily made vegan too because Lotus Biscoff is vegan or plant based. You can find them here or on Instagram.

This Lotus Biscoff ice cream shake is a 2 minute mood uplifter, a really quick dessert shake that is satisfying to the last drop. The cherry on the cake is the old fashioned swirl of whipped cream on top that adds the quintessential ice cream shake feel. After all, what s a shake without whipped cream, right? This cream whipper does the job beautifully!

You can play around with proportions, ingredients too. Throw in some instant coffee if you like, perhaps make it with a coffee or chocolate ice cream. Use a vegan ice cream and plant based milk to make this vegan quite easily since Biscoff is plant based. You’ve probably got the ingredients on hand already, so give this deliciousness a shot asap!

Do tag me on Instagram at Passionate About Baking if you make this, or any other recipe from the blog. I’d love to see it!

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Lotus Biscoff Ice Cream Shake

Deep, delicious, indulgent, comforting and oh-so-addictive, one sip down and it transports you to a happy place!
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Drinks, Snack
Cuisine American, British
Keyword Biscoff, dessert, eggless, simple, summer dessert, sweet
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 people

Equipment

  • 1 Blender
  • 1 Ice cream scoop
  • 2 Ice Cream Sundae Glasses

Ingredients

  • 6 -7 scoops good quality vanilla ice cream
  • 150 ml cold milk
  • 150 g Smooth Biscoff spread melted, cooled

To top

  • Whipped cream, drizzle of Smooth Biscoff spread

Instructions

  • Add the 3 ingredients to a blender and process for 30 seconds until smooth. Pour into tall sundae glasses, top with whipped cream, a drizzle of melted Biscoff spread and serve immediately.
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