Honest Truvia, you're the answer to my wishes...

'From a leaf so naturally, without a single calorie, honest Truvia it's true!'

Do you have the fattest sweet-tooth ever?! I know I do! If you check back through the blog roll, i'm always baking sweet treats, anything savoury is blogged by Paloma. I thought my life as I knew it was over as...Iv'e given up sugar!! (except fructose)

 This means no sweets, ice-cream, chocolate, and I thought it meant no home-baking either, all for glowing clear skin and a summer body. I was so wrong! I went along to my local supermarket and saw a bag of Truvia - the pretty green packaging caught my eye. It has NO calories and is made from the Stevia leaf. I thought i'd look online for recipes to use and found this one for choco chip cookies.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄2 tsp salt
• 1⁄2 tsp baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup (1 stick) light butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup + 2 Tbsp Truvía^® Baking Blend
• 1⁄2 tsp vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup (6 oz.) chocolate chips / Fudge pieces (sugar-free)
• 1⁄2 Tbsp molasses (optional)

Directions 

Preheat oven to 375^° F, 190 °C

   Beat butter, Truvía^® Baking Blend and vanilla (and optional molasses) in a separate large mixing bowl.

 Mix in egg.

 Combine flour, salt and baking soda in a small bowl.

 Gradually stir in flour mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop rounded tablespoon on cookie sheets and press down to slightly flatten.

 Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until lightly browned.

Remember Spring swaps snow for leaves...

 

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!!!!

How are we all on this lovely March morning?

Here is a quick little post as my gift to you (you're welcome), Chocolate Marshmallow Cupcakes...with the addition of mini eggs to make it Eastery :)

 

As we're both vegetarians, we can't eat the glorious invention that is Marshmallow. This recipe doesn't use ANY gelling agents, like gelatine or agar agar, but egg whites to make the marshmallow, so give these a go, cos they're The Bee's Knees (see what I did there)!

 

Love you loads, Jess xxx

 

1) preheat the oven at 180 C/ Gas 4

2) sift 200g of self raising flour, 1 tsp of baking powder, 1/4 tsp of bicarbonate of soda, 1/4 tsp salt and set aside.

 

3) Cream 125g of butter and 50g of dark brown sugar until light and fluffy.

 

3) add 1tsp of Vanilla Extract and 2 eggs, beating well after each egg. Fold in the flour mix and then add the cocoa mix (cocoa powder mixed with 200g of boiling water (cooled)).

 

 

5) spoon your mix into a 12- hole muffin tin (prepared earlier- blue peter moment there)

 

 

6) Place in the oven for 18 mins, or until a skewer comes out clean when placed in the centre, leave to cool on a wire rack.

 

7) Put 200g of caster sugar into a pan with 3tbsp of water. Bring to the boil over a high heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly until dissolved

 

8) Whisk up 2 egg whites, a pinch of cream of tartar and a pinch of salt, until it forms soft peaks.

 

 

9) Pour in the hot sugar syrup slowly while whisking. Only until incorporated.

 

10) Spoon the warm marshmallow into a piping bag and pipe onto the cupcakes in a circular motion.

 

 

Plate up et Voila :) Enjoy, Happy Easter :) xxxxx

Truly Scrumptious, You're Truly, Truly Scrumptious...

Raspberry Cupcakes -

225g-caster sugar

1tsp-baking powder

210g-self raising flour

25g-cornflour

225g-unsalted butter

5 medium eggs

150g crushed fresh raspberries

  Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C and line a 12-hole muffin/cupcake tray with cases.

 Put the baking powder, flour and cornflour into a food processor. Pulse until evenly mixed. Add the remaining ingredients (except the raspberries). (looks a bit rank here, sorry about my presentation)

 Add the raspberries and mix through gently by hand.

 Seperate the mix into the 12 cases and bake for 25 mins.

 The cakes will appear fairly moist when cooked. (it's not actually burnt, just the photo :P )

For the Topping-

12 tsp- raspberry jam

115g-unsalted butter

60ml- skimmed milk

1tsp- vanilla extract

500g-icing sugar

Pipe the icing onto the cakes once they are cool in a spiral shape and top with raspberries. Sprinkle with icing sugar and voila!!

They taste amazing :) what are your fave recipes?? Would love to hear what you think

Loads of love, Jess xxxx