Holiday Recipes

Easy Puff Pastry Banana Tart

August 28, 2026

A simple upside-down style tart built on a tray: overripe bananas caramelise under butter and maple sugar while puff pastry bakes golden on top, then it’s finished with a silky tahini caramel, coconut yoghurt, and a dusting of cinnamon. It’s quick and easy to make, has minimal ingredients and tastes incredible! Perfect for using up…

Gut-Friendly Smashed Potato Salad with Creamy Pickle Juice Dressing

August 13, 2026

This crispy smashed potato salad gives leftover pickle juice a delicious second life. Potatoes are boiled until tender, smashed, roasted until golden and crunchy, then tossed in a creamy, tangy dressing made with vegan mayo, dill pickle juice, Dijon, garlic and fresh chives. It’s crispy, creamy, herby and seriously addictive. Plus, there’s a little gut-friendly…

Butter Bean Marshmallow Cake Cookies

June 17, 2026

These Butter Bean Marshmallow Cake Cookies are soft, fluffy, and naturally sweetened with banana and maple syrup. Made with simple ingredients like butter beans, almond meal, and peanut butter, they’re a wholesome twist on a classic cookie. Studded with vegan marshmallows and chunks of chocolate, these cookies have a delicious cake-like texture and make the…

Sticky Date Traybake with White Chocolate Date Sauce

April 26, 2026

A gentle reminder that dates are more than just date bark, because this sticky date traybake exists and it’s about to become your new obsession. Packed with warming spices, sweetened with Medjool dates and maple syrup, and finished with a pourable date white chocolate sauce that sets into the most incredible creamy topping. On the…

Warm Green Bean and Smashed Chickpea Salad with Green Tahini

March 13, 2026

Bright, crunchy, and packed with flavour, this Warm Green Bean and Smashed Chickpea Salad with Green Tahini is the go-to recipe if you’re wondering what to do with green beans. Crispy smashed chickpeas, blistered green beans, briny capers, fresh herbs, and a creamy herby tahini dressing come together in a bowl full of texture and…

Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding

February 18, 2026

Stop throwing out stale bread and instead turn it into this plant-based Hot Cross Bun Bread and Butter Pudding, the perfect Easter project. I used Pana Organic Limited Edition Hot Cross Bun Chocolate, but it would also be delicious with one of their permanent chocolate bars like Tasmanian Sea Salt Mylk Chocolate or Salted Caramel.…

No-Bake Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Cups

February 8, 2026

These No-Bake Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake Cups are an easy Valentine’s dessert that looks cute but doesn’t take much effort. A simple digestive biscuit base is topped with a creamy cashew, banana, and coconut yoghurt filling, then finished with a heart-shaped strawberry on top. No oven, no complicated steps, just a handful of ingredients and a…

Protein Peanut Whip and Jam Bagel

January 27, 2026

This protein peanut whip and jam bagel is the perfect balance of indulgent and nourishing. A fluffy, protein-packed peanut whip gets piled onto toasted bagels and topped with warm raspberry compote, fresh banana, and crunchy soy crisps for texture. It’s sweet, satisfying, and unapologetically messy. The kind of breakfast or brunch that feels like a…

Pesto Puff Pastry Wreath

December 23, 2025

This golden, flaky puff pastry wreath is filled with a vibrant cashew ricotta blended with fresh basil, parsley, pine nuts and garlic, then folded through tender spinach and rich sun-dried tomatoes. Baked until perfectly crisp and beautifully bronzed, it reveals swirls of creamy, herb packed filling in every slice. Elegant yet effortless, this plant-based showstopper…

Peppermint Mocha Ice Cream

December 22, 2025

This peppermint mocha ice cream is a festive, dairy-free treat that’s made effortlessly in the Ninja Swirl by CREAMi! It’s a creamy blend of oat milk, cashews, cacao, and instant coffee for that smooth mocha base, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and finished with a refreshing hint of peppermint extract. After freezing, the Ninja Swirl…