Mocha mousse pots

by Hannah
on Sun 04 September 2016

So, you're having people round for dinner or you're after a quick-and-easy dessert hit on a weeknight? Then this one is for you! Mocha mousse pots. Three ingredients, minimal time - it's perfect. Chocolate-y, coffee-y, light yet rich and delicious. And you can use the leftover egg yolks not used here to make ice cream (try this one), everyone's a winner! This recipe makes 4 mousse pots and takes less than 15 minutes.

Ingredients

100g dark …

by Hannah
on Sun 29 May 2016

Tags: Recipe Dairy free Dessert

We've been quite socialable lately, inviting lots of friends (and occassionally family) around for dinner to see our lovely new house. These are typically three-course affairs but, if not, dessert is non-negotiable. Seriously, there is no way I'm inviting people round and not making dessert. The dessert I'm sharing with you today has recently come back into my repertoire, I've made a few changes with these latest iterations and it's ready to go.

So, here …

by Hannah
on Fri 04 March 2016

Tags: Recipe Dessert

So much for turning over a new leaf and blogging all the time in 2016. It's been a busy start to the year with life (and moving house) slightly getting in the way of blogging. While cooking (and eating!) has continued finding the time to take all the lovely photos and write them up has just proved too difficult. If I had one of those watches that stops time then maybe things would be different …

by Hannah
on Mon 04 May 2015

Tags: Recipe Dessert

Here's something you've never tried before, in fact something that we'd never considered until some friends of ours suggested it. They'd made too much Tiramisu for a party once (who knew such a thing was possible) and tried throwing the leftovers into their ice-cream maker. We had to try it! We whipped one up (see our Lactofree version of the Nigella classic here), added 250ml Lactofree cream, stirred it altogether and tossed into the ice …

by Hannah
on Sun 26 April 2015

Tags: Recipe Dessert

Our take on the classic mint chocolate chip! It's the taste of childhood (well, for us at least) and is something we've been fiddling about with the recipe for a little while and now we've finally cracked it. We've opted for more of a chocolate swirl rather than chocolate chips.

So, by now you're familiar with our custard base for ice cream. No? Well, it's here. Make that first and chill it. Once cold, add …

by Hannah
on Sun 19 April 2015

Tags: Recipe Dessert

We're always up for trying new things and improving old recipes and today was no exception. Chocolate fondants (we've previously blogged about them here) are very much a favourite of ours, super chocolatey and very indulgant. So, we've been thinking, how could improve this even further? Then it came to us... add in some peanut butter for the great reveal! Open up the fondant and what do you find? A golden river of peanutty goodness …

by Hannah
on Mon 16 February 2015

Tags: Recipe Dessert

So tomorrow is Shrove Tuesday or, as it is better known, pancake day. We thought we'd get in early with our tips for the perfect pancake. Our recipe is pretty flexible - it can withstand extra milk and/or flour to stretch for just one or maybe two more pancakes! We use soya milk as this recipe pre-dates our discovery of the Lactofree products, but usually use a 50/50 mix of soya milk and water …

by Hannah
on Sun 15 February 2015

Tags: Recipe Dessert Baking

We had pie for dinner (previously blogged about here). Now, you may not feel that's especially relevant but there's always a question about what to do with the leftover pastry. It's never enough to think about freezing it but too much just to throw away. Well, our latest experiment answers that question once and for all. Chocolate ravioli.

The concept is simple, really. Puff pastry for the pasta and chocolate for the meat or cheese …

by Hannah
on Tue 13 January 2015

Tags: Recipe Dessert

Now here's a recipe that took a few tries to get right but is wonderfully simple now we've cracked it! Tiramisu - the Italian pick-me-up - a combination of coffee and alcohol, the perfect after-dinner treat. We've used a Nigella recipe as our basis but have made a few tweaks. This recipe will serve 4-6 people depending on how generous/hungry you are feeling, but can easily be doubled.

First, make some strong coffee. We used a …

by Hannah
on Thu 25 December 2014

Tags: Dessert Baking Recipe

Our festive offering to top off a lactose-free Christmas - our blackforest log. This is a nice, chocolate-y alternative (or addition, we won't judge!) to Christmas pudding. The inspiration for this came from a Sainsbury's recipe last year, we've tried a couple of different recipes for the sponge but have decided the Sainsbury's one is the best, and no substitutes are needed there! Once the sponge is cooked, turn it out of its tin, cover in …

by Hannah
on Wed 24 December 2014

Tags: Recipe Dessert

These were quite a find, outrageously chocolately and oh-so simple to make. We use Nigella's recipe (here) substituting in Vitalite for butter and using some very dark chocolate. Make up the batter, prepare the tins as instructed (can't stress how important this is), and bake for about 10 minutes.

We serve this with home-made vanilla ice cream, although Lactofree cream or Swedish Glace ice cream also work well.