"This Milo slice is nut free. It’s so nice to add different dried fruit to the mix to bring different colours and flavours!” – Carina La Delfa

This raw raspberry slice tastes just as good as it looks, making it the perfect mid-afternoon treat that you don't have to feel guilty about.

“If you’ve been shying away from baking, this simple slice is a great way to start.” – Carina La Delfa

"I love sugar as much as the next person, but there’s a time and a place – and this recipe is not it. The sweetness here comes from the bananas, and the result is a banger of a breakfast, especially when slathered with a generous layer of butter." Recipe from Andy Cooks: The Cookbook (Oriana Press).

“We’ve added extra greens to everyone’s favourite zucchini slice and sprinkled it with a little seed mix to give it some special crunch and zing.” – Lucy Nunes

“This no-nut granola bar is the perfect way to use any old bananas you bought but haven’t eaten yet. I keep these bars in zip-lock bags in the fridge so they’re easy to grab and go.” – Carina La Delfa

Let your imagination colour your clinkers – we used leftover beetroot, pistachios, frozen berries and a nub of turmeric lurking in the fridge.

Looking for a sweet treat with absolutely no nuts? Look no further – our muesli slice has you covered.

Lusciously decadent bars of soft fruit and crunchy nuts to give you the energy you need to power through the day. You'll need to start this recipe a day ahead, and you'll need a 20cm square cake pan. Grab-and-go muesli bars

These healthier muffins make a great breakfast and are sweetened with rice malt syrup instead of refined sugars.

Just like their namesake, these gooey treats are packed with peanuts, but use rice malt syrup for a healthier sweet hit.

These healthy crackers are perfect for spring entertaining.

Have your cake and eat it too with this healthy twist on a decadent classic.

Make a date with your couch to best enjoy the warming goodness of this take on an indulgent sticky date pudding from Elena Duggan.

"The tang of the freeze-dried raspberries perfectly balances the creamy nuts and herbaceous green tea flavour, and it’s sweetened with dates and rice malt syrup," says Khanh Ong. This is an edited extract from A Gay Guy's Guide to Life, Love, Food by Khanh Ong. Published by Plum, RRP $34.99, photography by Lauren Bamford.