Category: chocolate

number cake with chocolate mousse filling

number cake with chocolate mousse filling

Number cakes made with pastry, piped icing and decorations on top look amazing and I have had my eye on for a while… just waiting for the right occasion to make one. We recently celebrated a 40th Birthday for a chocoholic and I spent weeks 

Easter egg nests

Easter egg nests

Chocolate Easter egg nests with speckled eggs. Get the kids in the kitchen to help you out with these simple to make treats.

chocolate mud cupcakes

chocolate mud cupcakes

My go-to chocolate cupcake recipe for any occasion that requires a cupcake. These chocolate mud cupcakes are topped with a ganache and stay super moist.

Jamie Oliver’s epic chocolate and beetroot cake converted for the Thermomix

Jamie Oliver’s epic chocolate and beetroot cake converted for the Thermomix

Thermomix conversion for Jamie Oliver’s epic chocolate and beetroot cake. There’s a rich chocolate flavour to the fluffy texture with a tasty hint of beetroot.

almond pulp chocolate chip cookies

almond pulp chocolate chip cookies

Cookies made with dates, almond pulp and a few white chocolate chips to sweeten things up. Gluten free with a dairy free option.

Chickpea choc chip cookies

Chickpea choc chip cookies

These chickpea choc chip cookies have been kid approved in our house. Perhaps it’s the chocolate chips but we’d like to think there’s a little more to it than that! Chickpeas are packed full of protein, fibre and are a source of iron and zinc.

grain free tahini brownies by ambitious kitchen

grain free tahini brownies by ambitious kitchen

Paleo, grain free, dairy free, refined sugar free brownies made with tahini are definitely a winner at home especially with our little boys.

lindt nutella slice

lindt nutella slice

I have been making this delicious slice for a few years now after finding it on retromumma.wordpress.com. However as I went to give this blog credit for it I discovered they are no longer active. I can’t take credit for this but it must be shared!

chocolate brownies by eat drink paleo

chocolate brownies by eat drink paleo

Gooey chocolate brownies that are gluten, dairy, nut and refined sugar free! I am so fond of these brownies that I think that they are on a par with my other favourite Thermomix chocolate brownies.

no bake crunchy chocolate fudge

no bake crunchy chocolate fudge

Looking for a healthy chocolate treat to hit those sweet cravings? While this is refined sugar free it is packed with sweetness from dates and bananas. This is super easy to make in a Thermomix or a high powered blender. The goji berries give it a sweet crunchy texture and you can experiment with different types of nuts.

healthy chocolate brownies by the fit interest

healthy chocolate brownies by the fit interest

If you are looking for family friendly, healthy, refined sugar free, gluten free and delicious recipes head over to The Fit Interest website or follow them on Instagram. After seeing these chocolate brownies posted over Easter Mr Messy Benches put his request in for me to get baking.

choc mint protein balls

choc mint protein balls

No need to buy store bought protein balls or bars when you can make them at home. There are a variety of different textures and flavours available at local supermarkets, health food stores and at shopping centre juice bars but nothing beats homemade.

Easter chocolate treats

Easter chocolate treats

With Easter just around the corner I have started making Easter treats for my family hampers. I really do enjoy experimenting with flavours and textures in different types of chocolate.

nougat chocolate

nougat chocolate

I am a chocolate lover and a nougat lover. Toblerone is one of my favourite chocolate treats and I have discovered it is very easy to make it yourself.

flourless peanut chocolate biscuits

flourless peanut chocolate biscuits

Martha Stewart’s flourless peanut chocolate cookies were the inspiration for these gluten free biscuits and they taste as good as they sound! I have made them a few times with some minor changes to Martha’s recipe and converted the recipe for Thermomix.

cashew, coconut and honey slice

cashew, coconut and honey slice

Cashew, coconut, honey. Three ingredients blended for 20 seconds makes a delicious natural, no bake and gluten free slice with the option to be dairy free too!

white chocolate macadamia slice

white chocolate macadamia slice

Cooking for busy mums’ choc chip slice with white chocolate and macadamia nuts
This is my favourite chocolate chip slice recipe. It is so easy to make in the Thermomix when you are able to melt butter and mix the ingredients all in the one bowl.

white chocolate and caramalised cacoa nibs

white chocolate and caramalised cacoa nibs

I love making Easter chocolate treats for my family. My favourite chocolate is white chocolate and I have also been a huge cookies and cream fan. However since going gluten free I haven’t been able to eat it and it’s the one thing I haven’t tried to replicate. Until now!

pretzel, cranberry, white chocolate bark

pretzel, cranberry, white chocolate bark

Yummy pretzel, cranberry and white chocolate bark. sweet, salty, sour, crunchy – delicious! Makes 3-4 gift sized serves. The chocolate bark recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.

chocolate carrot cake

chocolate carrot cake

This is my go to chocolate cake recipe. I normally make it in a ring shaped tin and pour the warm icing over the top. The moistness of the cake comes from the carrot and the chocolate icing forms a hard shell.