Shannon Harley gives her favourite Italian dessert a healthy make over, swapping refined sugar and cream with healthy chia seeds, prunes and cacao.
Healthy makeovers: recipes for the weekend and beyond
With a few healthy substitutes, it’s actually not too difficult to make over your favourite recipes. While we firmly believe in indulging from time to time, we also know it’s important to rein it in occasionally. For those times, these are the recipes you need.
Ferrero Rocher protein balls
Indulge yourself without guilt with Shannon Harley's healthy sugar-free take on Ferrero Rocher chocolates which are packed full of protein.
Sugar-free rockmelon and yoghurt sorbet
Want guilt-free fro-yo? Give this sugar-free rockmelon and yoghurt sorbet a go.
Pineapple sorbet with extra virgin olive oil and fleur de sel
Get a taste of West Coast flavours with these vibrant sorbet treats.
Quinoa risotto with prawns, oregano and tomatoes
Quinoa stars in this healthy twist on traditional Italian risotto.
Healthy ploughman's with pickled carrots
Support a healthy gut with this delicious probiotic ploughman's platter with homemade healthy pickles.
Utlimate Thanksgiving dessert: Paleo pumpkin pie
If you have gone Paleo, you'll be avoiding the fruits of the agricultural era such as processed foods, refined oils, grains, legumes and most dairy (please note that this recipe contains butter). Try this easy pie that will delight your sweet tooth and stay in the Paleo zone.
Fig sorbetto
Close your eyes when you first taste this sorbetto - it will take you to some exotic place. We often wonder how something so simple to make can taste so very good.
Healthy cauliflower-crust pizza with ricotta, prosciutto and mint pesto
This clever pizza recipe with a cauliflower base is the perfect treat for those of us who need to avoid gluten.
Sugar-free vegan stracciatella gelato
This simple, sugar-free stracciatella gelato is full of crunchy nuts and cacao nibs.
Buckwheat pancakes with roasted rhubarb and grapes
Dress up healthy buckwheat pancakes with roasted rhubarb and grapes for a fresh take on a breakfast classic.
Quinoa fritters with green goddess sauce
Crisp and nutty on the outside, soft and salty on the inside, these quinoa fritters are deliciously more-ish.
Date and nut beach balls
These little round bites of pureed dried fruits, nuts and seeds, are great with coffee or as a high-energy snack.
Soft scrambled eggs with kale and pesto
Start your day off with a superfood breakfast of perfect scrambled eggs topped with homemade kale and LSA pesto. When you're looking for a simple breakfast that still delivers, this easy breakfast ticks all the boxes.
Teff pancakes with sweet dukkah and apple and pear compote
Pancakes are given a healthy makeover, with gluten-free teff flour and Greek yoghurt, and a sweet cinnamon-spiced dukkah to serve. Recipe by Yoni Kalfus.