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Stay up to date with the latest health news from the Grape Tree community. Or, get inspired with our healthy recipes designed with healthy eating in mind. You can find many vegan recipes and gluten-free recipes, and recipes from guest bloggers, including award-winning bloggers and recipe creators.
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March 31, 2019
Coffee & Pecan Cupcakes - Gluten Free & Vegan
Cupcake anyone? These vegan, gluten free cupcakes are the most deliciously decedent sweet treat you could ever wish for. The coffee sponge is the best texture - light, fluffy, sweet and moreish. The chocolate frosting is creamy and rich. Each bite of these free-from cakes just melts in your mouth and the flavour combination of coffee, chocolate & pecan is a dream! Read more -
March 14, 2019
Ten things you should know about Chia
Chia is an annual flowering plant in the mint family native to Mexico and Guatemala. For centuries it was an important food source for the Aztecs but after invasion by the Spanish it mysteriously disappeared from farmers fields.
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March 4, 2019
Healthy Spelt Pancakes
Spelt flour has complex flavours and a nutty taste that produces these deliciously fluffy golden pancakes. We switched the sugar in our recipe for stevia: a natural sweetener with zero calories. Enjoy these spelt pancakes with either a savoury or sweet topping. We used chopped hazelnuts and chocolate agave syrup. Read more -
March 1, 2019
Ten things you should know about Apricots
Read moreApricots have been a valued food for so long that just where and when they were first domesticated are facts lost in time. The scientific name Prunus Armeniaca links them to Armenia where they have certainly been grown for centuries and where fifty varieties are produced today.
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February 28, 2019
Almond Butter Caramel Blondies
Read moreThese are without a doubt one of my favourite ever sweet treats! These deliciously sweet and indulgent Almond Butter Caramel Blondies have the most incredibly soft, light, melt in- your-mouth texture and the dreamiest sweet, sticky, caramel taste.
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February 14, 2019
Mini Raspberry Heart Pies
Read moreThey say that the key to the heart is through the stomach and there is no better way to tell someone you love them then by baking these delicious Mini Raspberry Heart Pies. They’re really delicious and completely gluten, dairy, egg, refined sugar and nut free! You can use the leftover jam on toast, porridge, rice cakes or crackers later too!
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February 13, 2019
Milkshake Fudge Hearts (Raw, Vegan)
A delicious Valentines recipe to make for your loved one that is quick, easy and super healthy too. These Milkshake Fudge Hearts are creamy and sweet and have a great raspberry taste. Why not experiment with different flavours until you find your perfect match! Read more -
February 13, 2019
Valentines Cookie Recipe
Valentines/Galentines/Palentines… whatever you’re celebrating you need these cookies in your life. A sweet homemade raspberry jam sandwich between two vanilla cookies, heaven! They’re gluten-free, vegan and refined sugar-free so perfect for all. Read more -
February 4, 2019
Ten Things You Should Know About Hazelnuts
Hazelnuts were one of the first foods picked in Britain. And we now know that those early humans could not have made healthier start. Twenty first century research shows that eating hazelnuts as with other nuts daily can cut our risk of dying early by a fifth.
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January 31, 2019
Grape Tree-mendous Prices!
When it comes to healthy eating there is a basic factor that can be as crucial as food quality, nutritional benefits and taste. The cost. And a recent snap survey has shown just how dramatically Grape Tree out performs other suppliers.
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January 31, 2019
Ten Things You Should Know About Brazil Nuts
Read moreBrazils are packed with monounsaturated fats which are linked to lowering cholesterol levels and protecting heart health. In a large handful of nuts (6-9 kernels, 25g) almost half of the weight is made up of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. It also contains 3.5g of protein and almost as much carbohydrates.
