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23 Mar 2016

Baking, Bestow recipes, Desserts and sweets, Gluten free, Raw food, The Bestow Blog

Bestow healthy easter egg treat!

Sheryl and I got together yesterday to make easter treats for the team at Bestow, we decided on a raw chocolate fudge outer with a chewy, soft caramel centre which we then rolled in a pistachio crumb. Possibly a little bit fiddly to make but we had fun and the end result is yummy! In hindsight we should have done some progress shots but completely forgot as we were so involved in figuring out the recipe as we went. I had found the gorgeous egg containers at a gorgeous Rotorua store - The Living Room Col[...]

08 Dec 2015

Baking, Bestow recipes, Bestow Treats II, Desserts and sweets, Gluten free, The Bestow Blog

Kumara and boysenberry cake – gluten free

Here's a stunning cake recipe from our recipe journal - Bestow Treats II. Here at Bestow we adore this cake, it embraces New Zealand food with the use of kumara and berries, is easy to make and tastes delicious. Make it for Christmas day just to be different or make it to take to pre Christmas celebrations, it's also great as a dessert. Now that berry season is upon us, use fresh berries rather than frozen. 3 cups of almond meal Pinch of Himalayan or sea salt 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1 1/2 tea[...]

03 Nov 2015

Bestow recipes, Bestow Treats II, Desserts and sweets, Gluten free, Raw food, Snack foods, The Bestow Blog

Festive Rocky Road – simple, easy, healthy!

This recipe is a firm favourite from our latest food journal BESTOW TREATS II. And given that it's also gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free chocolate it's also completely guilt free! You can mix it up by adding any combination of your favourite dried fruits and nuts and store in the freezer to have an hand whenever required. FESTIVE ROCKY ROAD RECIPE 1 cup of cacao butter, melted (or coconut oil) ½ cup of cacao powder ½ cup rice malt syrup or 100% organic maple syrup 1 cup of[...]

01 Nov 2015

Bestow recipes, Desserts and sweets, Gluten free, Raw food, The Bestow Blog

OUT NOW! – Bestow Treats II Recipe Journal

It’s our pleasure to bring you ‘Treats II’, another gorgeous little cookbook in the Bestow series, full of deliciously healthy treats. Treats II has come about, not only because of the popularity of our first Treats book, but also to help you enjoy the growing trend towards sweets and desserts that use natural sugars and nutrient- rich, health-giving ingredients. We’ve created even more easy-to-make recipes that taste delicious! Be assured that just because they’re healthy doesn’t mean the[...]

11 Jun 2015

Baking, Bestow recipes, Bestow Within I, Desserts and sweets, Gluten free, The Bestow Blog

Pear and manuka honey tarts

These are delicious, light tarts that are not too sweet (no refined sugar) and are gluten free. You can also make this as one large tart you just need to cook the crust longer. They smell divine as they cook too! Almond Crust 130 grams butter 1/3 cup manuka honey 200 grams ground almonds 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary leaves pinch of salt Preheat oven to 180ºC. Melt the butter and honey together then add in a bowl with all other ingredients, mix well. Using your[...]