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How to make Gluten Free Ben & Jerry"s Style Ice Cream.

Gluten Free Ben & Jerry"s is not the most common of things. Yes I know that there are a few flavours that do not contain gluten. But the one you really want always seems to be full of gluten. Here is my simple recipe hack that means you can always enjoy Gluten Free Ben & Jerry"s!
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RECIPE: Gluten Free Banoffee Pie with Dairy Free Coconut Caramel

A Gluten Free Banoffee Pie is a beautiful, delicious heavenly thing. Here is my simple recipe which is also dairy free thanks to a coconut caramel! Perfect for Desserts Week on The Great British Bake Off 2015! Keep scrolling down for a full detailed method & ingredients list!

 

1) Place your biscuits into a bag & crush them.

2) Melt your dairy free spread and mix into your crushed biscuits.

3) Press your biscuit mix into a loose bottomed tin.

4) After chilling, spread over your Coconut Caramel & chill again!

5) Slice up a few bananas!

6) Place your bananas on top of the caramel

7) Whisk your cream (coconut) until it gets a little stiffer.

8) Give it a taste of course!

9) Spread your whipped cream over your bananas

10) Sprinkle some grated dairy free chocolate on top.

11) Cut a slice (or two!) & enjoy

Gluten Free Banoffee Pie with Dairy Free Coconut Caramel

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A delicious thick based Gluten Free Banoffee Pie with plenty of bananas, as well as Dairy Free Coconut Caramel & a Dairy Free Cream. So simple, so perfect!

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Ingredients

1. - 2 Packets Gluten & Dairy Free Digestive Biscuits (I use Schär Digestive Biscuits)
2. - 120g Dairy Free Spread
3. - 4 tbsp Hey Boo Coconut Caramel (or any other coconut caramel... if you can have dairy.. you can use a regular caramel)
4. - 3 Bananas (sliced)
5. - 1 400ml can of Coconut Milk to make Coconut Cream (you can chill a tin of coconut milk in the fridge & then scoop out the solid coconut cream, leaving the water behind)
6. - Dairy Free Chocolate (grated)

Instructions

1. Place your biscuits into a bag & crush them. Using a rolling pin is perfect for this. Once crushed, place in a bowl.
2. Melt your dairy free spread and mix into your crushed biscuits, coating them.
3. Press your biscuit mixture into your loose bottomed tin (I like it really thick!).
4. Chill the mixture for around 10-20 minutes in the fridge or freezer. (I often chuck it in the freezer for a shorter period!)
5. Spread a layer of your caramel onto your biscuit base to the edges.
6. Chill your biscuit base and caramel in the fridge for about an hour.
7. After an hour you can now remove the looser bottom of the tin from the sides, it will make it easier to not have the tin around the pie now.
8. Slice your bananas and place on top of the caramel. (Because my base is often really thick, I like to double/triple layer my bananas too!)
9. Whisk your coconut cream till it is fairly stiff and spoon it on top of the bananas. (You probably won"t need it all)
10. Grate a little dairy free chocolate on the top.
11. Keep chilled until ready to serve...
12. Enjoy!

Notes

1. If you are only Gluten Free then you can make this with regular caramel and regular cream if you wish! (Though I LOVE the coconut caramel!)
2. You can use 1 packet of digestives for a thinner base HOWEVER, I love a super thick base!

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Banoffee Pie has been one of my favourite desserts for ever. I love anything banoffee flavoured. The combination of banana & toffee/caramel is always a winner. It is also so so easy to make yourself. It’s simple to make it gluten free & dairy free too!

I used to make Mark & I a gluten free banoffee pie quite a lot a few years ago before Mark realised that he was intolerant to the lactose in dairy. I haven’t in a while because of the dairy in both the caramel and the cream. However, the other day I decided, enough was enough & decided to tackle the Banoffee Beast! 

A gluten free Banoffee Pie is a very simple thing to make, & is definitely no harder to make than a regular Banoffee Pie… it also tastes exactly the same! Making a Banoffee Pie dairy free too is slightly more complicated. Both the caramel and the cream will need to be adjusted from a regular recipe.

Whilst making your own dairy free caramel isn’t necessarily a difficult task (you can opt for using a date based recipe or a coconut milk one); I always think of my gluten free Banoffee Pie as a quick and easy dessert, so I don’t often want to spend time making a caramel myself. I don’t want to think about it I just want to spread it over that delicious gluten free biscuit base & enjoy it!

Fortunately, I found a delicious Coconut Caramel that you can buy in a jar recently in M&S, by the American brand, Hey Boo Jams. In America you can buy Hey Boo more easily in stores or even directly off their site. In the UK I have only so far seen it in M&S. It might be expensive, but if you don’t want to make your own dairy free caramel, I can assure you it is worth it!

The cream on top of the gluten free Banoffee Pie needs to be free of lactose too for Mark. If you are lactose intolerant only, rather than having a dairy allergy, then you could use the LactoFree Cream. You can whip it up very easily with a electric whisk. If however you don’t want to use LactoFree Cream you might instead choose to use Coconut Cream instead like we did. Coconut cream is really easy to use, and it tastes great. Just leave a tin of coconut milk in the fridge for a good few hours, scoop out the hardened more solid coconut cream & whisk with an electric whisk until smooth, it won’t take anymore than a couple of minutes. Simple!

I really hope you give this recipe a go. It is one of our favourites and I love making it. Let me know if you do. & also let me know if you try out the Hey Boo Coconut Caramel. Oh & if you have any other tips for a great dairy free caramel and whipped cream.. let me know too! Just leave a comment below, or on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram.

Thanks for reading,

Becky xxx

RECIPE: Gluten Free Banoffee Pie with Dairy Free Coconut Caramel

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RECIPE HACK: Gluten Free Blueberry Layered Muffins

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins can be so easily adapted into something even more delicious. Step aside ‘plain’ Blueberry Muffin… HELLO Gluten Free Blueberry Layered Muffins!

1) Heat blueberries & a little water, allow to cook down.

2) Sieve your mixture, so it is smooth.

3) Make a standard dairy free buttercream and add a small tsp or so of the blueberry sauce, for both colour and flavour.

4) Grab a Gluten Free Blueberry Muffin, I used a Udi’s one.

5) Cut your gluten free blueberry muffin evenly into 3 layers.

6) Evenly spread a layer of blueberry buttercream on 2 layers.

7) Press the layers together, mmm!

8) Drizzle a little blueberry sauce over the top & add a blueberry!

9) Why not make another for a friend (or for you!)

Quite simply… Muffinificent!!

Have you got any clever gluten free muffin recipe hacks you would like to share? What’s your favourite favour of sweet muffin? Let me know by leaving a comment below, or on Facebook/Twitter. Oh, & let me know if you try to make my Gluten Free Blueberry Layered Muffins too! They are perfect for Coeliacs, Gluten Intolerants & everybody else too!

Thanks for reading,

Becky xxx

RECIPE HACK: Gluten Free Blueberry Layered Muffins

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3 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Alpro"s Coconut & Almond Milk

Recently I discovered that Alpro have brought out a new dairy alternative… Coconut & Almond Milk. I am a regular Coconut Milk user & have Almond Milk with my cereal so I was very up for giving this a try. Here are a few of the ways I used it & my thoughts:

1) Smoothie (& not just any smoothie either!)

Alpro Coconut & Almond Milk has probably stolen the show as my favourite milk to put in a smoothie. It is incredibly creamy in flavour yet it is low in both fat & sugar. I made a smoothie at the weekend using the milk & adding to it, pear, frozen banana & a tiny scoop of dairy free vanilla ice cream! If you prefer to keep the ice cream out you could instead use a little more frozen banana & a drop of vanilla extract. It was the perfect drink for a sunny afternoon & the coconut & almond milk worked an absolute treat. (I’ll get the full recipe for my Pear, Banana, Vanilla Smoothie up for you in the near future!)

2) Tropical Coconut & Almond Rice Porridge

I have always been a huge porridge fan but sadly cannot tolerate oats. Instead I enjoy using rice flakes to make my porridge. (I totally recommend trying Delicious Alchemy‘s Rice Flakes they are delicious!) I’ve never tried a coconut based milk to make my porridge with but this will certainly not be my last time! The coconut & almond flavours comes through to create an almost tropical flavoured porridge. The milk brings enough flavour to not even need to add any other sweetness to it. However, I couldn’t resist a few pieces of fresh pineapple to keep with the tropical theme. Rice Flakes also make a great ‘rice pudding’ style dessert & with the coconut & almond milk it is heavenly.

3) Cereal

And last but not least, quite simply, Alpro’s Coconut & Almond Milk works a dream with your cereal. It makes even the plainest of cereals feel that little bit more indulgent (without the indulgent nutritional values!). I am a huge fan of Dove’s Farm Gluten Free Cereal Flakes & combined with this milk I have now found my perfect everyday breakfast during the week. It is great to be able to make such a delicious breakfast so quickly!

So…

Overall this is a great little concept from Alpro. I mean, both Almond Milk & Coconut are hot property in the food world at the moment, so to combine this makes sense in more ways than one. The most important way that it makes sense is the flavour. Whilst the coconut provides a really tropical feel to the drink, the almond combines incredibly well to almost tone down the richness, & subtly lighten the flavour up. Once you try it, I guarantee you will know what I mean!

Of course, importantly the coconut & almond drink is also gluten free, dairy free & 100% plant based. It is a milk that is blended to perfection & works really well in the 3 ways I have described above. However, I am pretty sure there a mountain of other ways that you could make the most out of this milk. Pancakes spring to mind for instance… with some caramelised bananas and pineapples… yes please!

Let me know if you have any other suggestions as to how I could best use this milk & how YOU would use it. What did you think of the flavour? Just drop a comment below, or on Facebook/Twitter.

Thanks for reading,

Becky xxx

 

3 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Alpro"s Coconut & Almond Milk