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Rainbow Slice

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This delicious, veggie packed Rainbow Slice is a family favourite. It’s a great slice to have fresh out of the oven but is equally as good the next day or in the lunch box. Of course, you can use a huge variety of vegetables in this. Include the favourites, sneak in a few less-favourite ones… with…

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KFC (Keralan Fried Cauliflower)

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This KFC (Keralan Fried Cauliflower) is sure to become a family fave…mine are rating it as one of my best- possibly because fried food doesn’t happen too often! These delicious, gluten-free, crispy pieces of cauliflower are one sure-fire way to get kids to eat veggies and it’s a good fun side dish to have. Kerala…

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One Pan Chicken Rice

| Make-ahead Meals, Chicken, Freezable Meals, Members only

This One Pan Chicken Rice is one very tasty dish that includes a nice ‘rainbow’ of veggies. Like so many Well Nourished meals it’s also extremely quick and easy to make and also very adaptable. Plus….who doesn’t love just one pan to wash up! Health benefits Packed with protein from chicken and fibre-rich vegetables, this…

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Salmon Patties

| Make-ahead Meals, Fish & Seafood, Freezable Meals, Savoury Snacks, Members only

These delicious, nourishing Salmon Patties are made from basic pantry ingredients but give awesome results. I always make sure I have a can of salmon in the cupboard and these come in very handy when I have no protein out of the freezer. A soft, flavoursome inside and a crunchy outside with a zesty mayo…

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Crispy Smashed Baby Potatoes

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These Crispy Smashed Baby Potatoes are so easy to make and totally addictive. They make a fabulous side dish to go with any kind of meal. While the simple classics of steamed or boiled veggies have their place, I like to mix it up a bit and make some sides a little special. This is…

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Sweet Crispy Chicken Wings

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These sensational Sweet Crispy Chicken Wings are such a simple, tasty and budget friendly meal. My family go crazy for these and I often whip them up when a group of teens descend on me and are staaaarvving! These are also pretty fool-proof as you are not frying them- it’s a super easy method of…

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Miso Honey Carrots Broccoli Beans

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This Miso Honey Carrots Broccoli Beans dish is super quick and easy to make. While we love simple veggies on the side, it’s also fun to mix flavours up a little and put a bit more excitement on the dinner plate. Miso and honey pair together so beautifully and with the hint of sharpness from…

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Cauliflower Cheese Slice

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This delicious Cauliflower Cheese Slice is like a bowl of Cauliflower Cheese all packaged up into a gluten-free, protein-rich slice. The vegetables are firstly roasted in a slice tin, then roughly mashed and mixed through with the rest of the ingredients and then baked to make a easily portable and filling meal. This is perfect…

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Chocolate Quinoa Porridge

| Breakfast, Healthy Lunchbox, After School Snacks, Desserts, Members only

This Chocolate Quinoa Porridge is a delicious pudding that’s healthy enough for breakfast, and sumptuous enough for dessert. If you’ve ever wanted dessert for breakfast, this is the recipe! Filling and sustaining for the day ahead, you can adjust the sweetness according to your tastebuds and of course vary the fruit according to season. My…

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Poached Pear Salad

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This delicious Poached Pear Salad is a great side salad or build a meal by adding your choice of protein. I love the combination of poached pears with the spicy rocket, crunchy hazelnuts and salty parmesan. It’s a flavour match made in heaven. This is a salad that you can definitely choose to be the feature…

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Chicken Mushroom Lasagne

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It’s no secret, I love a good lasagne and this Chicken Mushroom Lasagne is no exception. I think it’s a beautiful combination of flavours and the ultimate comfort food. So far on the website we have several other lasagna recipes – a vegetarian Pumpkin Lasagne or Mushroom and Lentil Lasagne, as well as the beef-based…

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Poached Spiced Oranges

| No-bake Sweets, Desserts, Members only

These delicious Poached Spiced Oranges are so easy to make and are a lovely light dessert to end a meal, perfect for impressing guests or treating yourself. With the warming combination of cinnamon, cardamom, and star anise, the oranges are gently poached in a sweet, spiced syrup, creating a dish that’s both delicious and satisfying….

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Italian Inspired Beans

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These Italian Inspired Beans are filled with flavour and are so satisfying and a far cry from the commercial tinned version. Having a large pot of beans simmering away is a comforting thing. They offer sustenance and nutrition, being a good source of plant-based protein and high in fibre. Beans on toast is a classic…

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Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding

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This Butterscotch Self Saucing Pudding is one for the dessert lovers out there. Using coconut sugar or rapadura gives the pudding a gentle sweetness with such a delicious flavour. A lovely baked crust on the pudding with gooey sauce underneath and dolloped with cream- a truly delightful mix of tastes and textures that will please…

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Beef Cheeks in Red Wine (with Garlic Mash)

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This melt in your mouth meal is so good that my family calls it ‘fancy restaurant food.’ It’s not at all difficult to prepare and the result is incredibly delicious. These Beef Cheeks in Red Wine (with Garlic Mash) is one of my all time favourite winter meals. It’s like a hug in a bowl. It’s…

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One Pot Haleem

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This One Pot Haleem recipe is a nourishing traditional Pakistani dish. It has a long list of ingredients, but the method is super quick and easy. Variety in our diet is really important, both nutritionally and also to ensure our microbiome is healthy. This warming meal certainly has plenty of variety and is really delish…

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Chocolate Mug Cake

| Baked Sweets, Desserts

We all get a craving for dessert occasionally, so why not make something that is rich and decadent, but also nourishing? This is the best Chocolate Mug Cake recipe and is just the thing for those evenings when a simple, sweet treat is needed. It’s also gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free so it suits many dietary requirements.

However, a word of warning; it is dangerously easy and fast to make (and even easier to eat).

Health benefits

This chocolate mug cake recipe uses almond meal as its base, providing healthy fats and protein. The cacao adds a rich antioxidant boost, while the option to use natural sweeteners like rice malt syrup or honey keeps the sugar content in check. Plus, it’s easily adaptable to fit various dietary needs.

Ingredients

For this healthy mug cake recipe, you’ll need rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup, melted butter or coconut oil, raw cacao powder (or unsweetened cocoa powder), an egg, almond meal (or almond flour), baking powder, and a pinch of sea salt if you love that sweet-salty combo.

How to make healthy chocolate mug cake

In a small bowl mix your sweetener, melted butter, and cacao in a bowl, then whisk in the egg. Stir through the dry ingredients…almond meal, baking powder and a pinch of salt before spooning the cake batter into a ramekin or microwave safe mug. Bake for 10-15 minutes in the oven or zap it in the microwave for about a minute, and you’ve got yourself a rich, gooey chocolate cake. I just love the taste and texture of this delicious dessert!

Serving suggestions and how to store

Serve this gluten-free mug cake fresh and warm as it or with a scoop of ice cream, cream, coconut yoghurt, greek yoghurt or even some fresh berries (I love it with raspberries or strawberries). It’s also delicious topped with sliced banana. It’s best eaten straight away, but if you need to, you can store it in the fridge for a day and reheat.

Vary this chocolate mug cake to suit your dietary needs

For a dairy-free option, swap butter for coconut oil. If you’re keeping things low-fructose, rice malt syrup is the way to go. Nut-free? Use spelt flour or your favourite gluten-free flour in place of almond meal, and you’re good to go! If you want to make it extra indulgent, throw in a tablespoon of dark chocolate chips.

Take a look at the variations below the main recipes to adjust the recipe to suit your dietary requirements and taste.

This super easy Chocolate Mug Cake is a rich and decadent dessert, but also nourishing (and delicious). A simple and sweet treat!
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4.77 from 26 votes

Chocolate Mug Cake

This chocolate mug cake is the ultimate quick-fix dessert for when you're craving something sweet but don't want to spend ages baking. Made with simple, wholesome ingredients, it's ready in minutes and perfect for those nights when you just need a chocolatey treat.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Servings: 1
Author: Georgia Harding

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp rice malt syrup, honey or maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp butter – melted
  • 2 tbsp cacao powder – or unsweetened Dutch process cocoa
  • 1 egg/s
  • ¼ cup/s almond meal
  • ⅛ tsp baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp sea salt (optional – I love a sweet /salty flavour)
Metric – US Customary

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 170°C/340°F (fan-forced).
  • Mix the sweetener, melted butter (or coconut oil) and cacao together in a small mixing bowl.
  • Add the egg and whisk well with a fork or small whisk.
  • Add the almond meal, baking powder and salt and mix very well.
  • Spoon the mixture into a medium sized ramekin or divide between two smaller ramekins (I share this amount of mixture with my husband and I find it generous enough, however, he would happily eat it all to himself).
  • Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes. 10 minutes will give you a cake that is still gooey in the middle, whereas closer to 15 minutes will result in a firmer cake.

Serve

  • Serve immediately.
  • I like to serve with vanilla ice cream or coconut yoghurt and mixed berries

Microwave Instructions

  • Follow the instructions above from step 2 through to step 3.
  • Transfer the mixture into one or two microwave safe mugs.
  • Cooking one cake at a time, place the mug on a *plate, then put it inside the microwave and cook for approximately one minute. All microwaves are different so I suggest checking at the 45 second mark and potentially cooking for up to 90 seconds.
  • *Microwave cooking can be unpredictable, and while this hasn’t happened during testing, I recommend placing a plate under your mug during cooking just in case spillage occurs.

Notes

Dairy-free

Coconut oil can be used as a substitute for butter.

Low-fructose

Choose rice malt syrup as sweetener.

Nut-free

Sub the almond meal with spelt flour or flour of choice.
 
 
 
 

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Recipe by Kristin Cosgrove

Hi, I’m Kristin Cosgrove. I’m a mum, student of psychology and passionate whole foods cook. I love to share my love for simple, seasonal recipes and my modern approach to cooking for my family. I live on the Surf Coast with my husband and three children.

You can find me on Instagram at @kristinjcosgrove

Spiced Cauliflower Hazelnut Salad

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This Spiced Cauliflower Hazelnut Salad recipe was designed to use the whole of the cauliflower so there’s no waste. It makes for a delicious tray bake meal (for two) or side dish (for four). Roasted cauliflower is just delightful and combined with crunchy hazelnuts, salty feta and zesty lemon, this is a dish that will…

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Pasta Carbonara (to suit lots of dietary requirements)

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Pasta Carbonara is such a classic Italian recipe and it is hard to mess with a classic! BUT – the original has lots of ingredients that many people need to avoid for various reasons. This recipe has been tested with loads of variations so make sure you read all the alternatives underneath to suit your…

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Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks

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Tandoori Chicken is probably one the most loved Pakistani BBQ items. These Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks are an easy to make and a budget friendly meal. This is also a perfect recipe to double. Drumsticks in the lunchbox are an awesome source of protein and to help prevent sticky fingers, you can wrap the end in…

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Vegan Potato Salad

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This Vegan Potato Salad is quick and easy and full of fresh flavours! Toasted cashews, pureed with lemon juice, water and oil give a creamy ‘mayonnaise’. Spring onions, parsley and capers top this off for the perfect plant-based side dish. A classic potato salad with a creamy twist—this vegan version swaps traditional mayo for a luscious…

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Ramen Noodles

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These simple Ramen Noodles are a calcium rich, nourishing and super tasty meal. The tofu, pak choy, bean sprouts and tahini are all brilliant vegan sources of calcium and the warming spices support digestion and assimilation.  Whilst the core recipe is vegan, check out the variations below the main recipe to make it meaty if…

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Stone Fruit Galette

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This Stone Fruit Galette is the perfect solution for using up end of season fruit in a delicious open pie. I like using a mix of fruit, or adding in some berries for the best flavour. If you’re new to working with pastry this is a really great place to start as it’s supposed to…

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Tuscan Beef Stew

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Dinner doesn’t get any easier than this tasty slow-cooked Tuscan Beef Stew. With just 10 minutes of preparation and just one pot to wash up, this is a meal that you’ll definitely keep coming back to.  Health benefits This nourishing stew is packed with protein from the beef and cannellini beans, supporting muscle health and…

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