Liz Bygrave Holistic Health

Here is a selection of the recipes you can learn how to make on the workshops. All are entirely free from wheat, dairy, sugar, honey and dried fruit.

The time each recipe takes to make is included to help you if you are planning your two hour workshop. Alternatively, use my Menu Suggestions.

(Recipes that contain nuts and/or coconut butter are noted. All other recipes are nut and coconut butter free.)

This is one of those recipes that’s good for when you need chocolate NOW as it's very quick to make but very satisfying. Contains nuts & coconut butter. (20 mins)

Melt in your mouth truffles with a rich and creamy, almost alcoholic taste. Contain nuts and coconut butter.
(30 mins)

Can be made plain or flavoured with mint choc chip, coffee, mesquite (for a caramel flavour) etc. Contains nuts and coconut butter. (20 mins)

This is a variation on the above recipe, a crunchy, peppermint tasting chocolate, reminiscent of the ice cream. Contains nuts and coconut butter. (25 mins)

White or dark chocolate truffles with a lovely, chewy combination of nuts, goji berries and coconut. Contain coconut butter. (30 mins)

This recipe was created by Catherine Parker, who runs raw food workshops in North London. It has a wonderfully chewy, soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture - just like fudge in fact! (20 mins)

This is another really simple but luscious chocolate recipe, this one using lucuma (the butterscotch tasting dried powder of a Peruvian fruit) as one of only four basic ingredients to create a beautiful chocolate bar or truffle that can be flavoured in a variety of ways. They were instant hit when I made them for my unofficial chocolate testers - my brother and his girlfriend. (20 mins)

These divinely dark truffles provide a big chocolate hit as they are almost entirely made of chocolate, so eat with care! One of the recipes that is a good option for those who don't eat nuts. (20 mins)

This is another excellent starter recipe, and one that children really enjoy making because it's so easy. It tastes a lot like a well-known chocolate bar and I like it because it gives the necessary chocolate satisfaction but doesn't contain much actual chocolate. (10 mins)

cheesecake

This is a great recipe to have up your sleeve because it’s so versatile - you can flavour it with lemon for a traditional lemon cheesecake, or add chocolate powder, coffee substitute, fruit etc for variations that give you a completely different taste. One of the favourites on the workshops. Contains nuts and coconut. (40 mins)

chocolate mousse

A super smooth, velvety mousse that tastes like heaven and contains a surprise ingredient - avocado. Whip it up for a private feast, or serve it to friends who will never guess you haven’t spent hours over it. You can even give it to your kids for breakfast! It also works well in a tart. (20 mins)

chocolate ganache cake

Quite possibly the most luxurious chocolate dessert in existence! It contains more specialised ingredients (such as cocoa butter and rosewater) than the other recipes, but is so worth it. Contains nuts and coconut butter. (50 mins)

chocolate tart

A rich, dark, sophisticated chocolate tart that’s very easy to make. Contains coconut butter and optional nuts. (30 mins)

chocolate truffle cake

A crunchy base, a soft and fluffy middle layer and the luxury chocolate truffle recipe used as a topping. Contains nuts and coconut butter. (50 mins)

coffee layer cake

Layers of coffee cream and ground almonds are built up to form a rich decadent cake. Can also be made in other flavours including chocolate. Contains nuts and coconut. (50 mins)

triple layer chocolate cake

This gourmet dessert will impress even the most sceptical of your friends. Each of the three layers can also be used to make three different types of chocolate sweets so you get four recipes in one. Contains nuts and coconut butter. (50 mins)

lime mousse

This recipe tastes just like the filling in the American dish Key Lime Pie. (20 mins)

sticky toffee tart

Could this be the world’s first healthy sticky toffee pudding? If so, it loses nothing in the taste. In fact, I think it’s far superior to the ‘real’ thing. This is one of the few desserts that can be left out of the fridge for a long period of time without detriment -in fact this is when it’s at its sticky toffee best. Kept in the fridge, it’s equally delicious but tastes more like Bakewell Tart. Contains nuts and coconut butter. (50 mins)

strawberry mousse

Such an easy recipe but so delicious. A workshop favourite. Contains coconut. (20 mins)

summer pudding

This dish really does taste like summer pudding but is completely wheat-free. It can be made using either nuts or seeds If nuts are used, there is a secret to making it low-fat. (No coconut.) (20 mins)

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