Flour, Cake and Pastry

Welcome back to our Sugar-Free Feb series! So I went away this week and wanted to take some snacks with me that I could actually eat whilst I'm sugar free...and these fit the bill! Bananas are super versatile and can be used in cakes and cookies, or smoothies and ice cream. These bars are great for breakfast, an afternoon snack or a dessert. This recipe has just 2 key ingredients so it really is cheap as chips! I used the recipe from an amazing website, called The Kitchn however I adapted the recipe a little to suit my needs and tastes. As long as you have the two main ingredients (bananas and oats), you really can make this recipe anything you want it to be. Without further a do... BANANA OAT BARS Ingredients 2 ripe bananas 2 cups rolled oats 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional) 1/4 cup pitted, chopped dried dates (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional) Grated nutmeg or cinnamon (optional) I added some chopped peanuts, ...

Aloha! This week is my second recipe in Sugar Free February, and you wouldn't think for one second that it has 0 grams of sugar! For the entirety of this month I'm giving up sugar to raise money for Cancer Research UK, you can head over to read more about why, what the money is going towards, and to donate, here . This means that I'm having to find recipes to share with you guys, and at home, that have 0 sugar, and so natural sugars are a go! SUGAR FREE LEMON AND HONEY CAKE So lemon cake is basically the best. Like I love it, a lot. But the downside to a good old lemon drizzle is that its 100% sugar overload, and that would just not do this month.  And then I stumbled upon this recipe , and to be honest, I don't think I'll go back to using my normal lemon drizzle recipe (sorry Bake Off). Ingredients 175g butter, softened, plus extra for greasing 215g runny honey Zest of 3 lemons Juice of 1 lemon 75g ground almonds 3 eggs 100g self r...