22 February, 2023
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Gluten Free Apple Cake

Gluten Free Apple Cake

We added a little *spice* to the humble Apple Cake with Ginger Lemon booch, and boy is it a treat. Elevate your afternoon tea game with this light and fluffy cake recipe worthy of the CWA. Shout outs to Georgia McDermott from George Eats for the recipe.

https://georgeats.com/

Gluten free, low lactose, contains nuts

Prep time: 15 minutes

Baking time: 35-45 minutes

Tools: 1 x 20cm/8 inch cake tin, hand beaters or stand mixer

Ingredients

160g (1 cup) fine white rice flour

30g (1/4 cup) tapioca flour

50g (1/2 cup) almond meal

5g (1 1/4 teaspoon) baking powder

Zest of 1 lemon

1/4 teaspoon fine salt

1/4 cup (60ml) oil

50g room temperature butter (salted or unsalted)

2 extra large eggs

100g light brown sugar

75g caster sugar (or all caster sugar)

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional)

1/2 cup (125ml) Remedy Kombucha Ginger Lemon

1 Granny Smith apple, very finely sliced and chopped into small rectangle pieces (reserve a few slices for garnish)

Flaked almonds, for garnish (optional)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C/356F. Grease and line a 20cm/8-inch cake tin.

Combine the flours, almond meal, baking powder, lemon zest and salt in a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil, butter, sugars and eggs.

Use a hand beater or stand beater to beat the mixture for 1-2 minutes or until light and foamy. The butter should have incorporated completely into the mixture, with no chunks remaining.

Turn the beaters to low and alternate between adding the flour and kombucha. Continue until you have used up all the flour and kombucha.

Add the chopped apples to the batter and stir to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and top with the garnishes.

Bake for 35-45 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.

Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before sliding a knife around the cake, flush with the tin, and remove cake from the tin. Cool on a wire rack and serve alone, with some icing sugar, with some cream or ice cream, or both.

21 February, 2023
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Gluten Free Raspberry & White Chocolate Muffins

Recipes / Kombucha

It’s really hard to beat a good muffin, and these muffins from George Eats are up there as some of the best. Light and delicate with delicious tart raspberries, a touch of sweetness from the white chocolate drops and a little extra oomph from our very own Raspberry Lemonade booch. Chefs kiss.

https://georgeats.com/

Gluten free, contains nuts

Makes 8-10 muffins

Prep time: 15 minutes

Baking time: 25 minutes

Tools: hand beaters or stand mixer, 12 hole muffin tin with 7cm (w) x 4cm (h) holes (roughly 80ml or 1/3 cup capacity)

Ingredients

160g (1 cup) fine white rice flour

30g (1/4 cup) tapioca flour

50g (1/2 cup) almond meal (see notes)

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon fine salt

1/3 cup (80ml) oil

50g room temperature butter (salted or unsalted)

1 extra-large egg

150g light brown sugar (or half caster and half light brown sugar)

1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (optional)

1/2 cup (125ml) Remedy Kombucha Raspberry Lemonade

125g raspberries, reserve a few for garnish

100g white chocolate chips, reserve a few for garnish

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C/356F. Either grease or line your muffin tin with 8-10 liners.

Combine the flours, almond meal, baking powder and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl and whisk to combine.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil, butter, sugar/s and egg.

Use a hand beater or stand beater to beat the mixture for 1-2 minutes or until light and foamy. The butter should have incorporated completely into the mixture, with no chunks remaining.

Turn the beaters to low and alternate between adding the flour mix and kombucha. Continue until you have used up all the flour and kombucha.

Add the raspberries and white chocolate chips to the batter and stir gently to just combine. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin holes, then garnish with the reserved raspberries and white chocolate chips.

Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.

Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before removing from the tin. Cool on a wire rack and serve.

31 January, 2023
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Booze-Free Brewskis

Recipes / Remedy Lovers / Sodaly

Turns out, you CAN have too much of a good thing (or so we've learnt after overindulging for the last three months solid). In great timing for us, February is all about ditching the booze (and sugar), and having a better brewski instead. Our livers and wallets say thanks to us during this time.

If, however, you, like us, have become accustomed to drinking delicious fruity cocktails and Italian aperitifs over the summer, we're here to help. We weren't ready to give up the world of fun-coloured cocktails garnished with expensive dried citrus just yet, so we've made recipes that taste just like the real deal. Better yet, these tasty tipples won't lead to pounding headaches or ex-text regret. If either of those happens after consuming one of these mocktails, that's on you boo.

14 December, 2022
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(Guilt-Free) Summer Cocktails

Recipes / Sodaly

So, you love a cheeky cocktail, but you're not so fond of the sugary teeth coating and the vicious head thumping the morning after? Welcome to the club, friend. Think of us as the Mr Miyagi of the low-sugar cocktail world. We're here to teach you to wax off the calories and wax on the guilt-free vibes.

We've been through our fair share of cocktails, the fun, the fruity, the highly flammable and even the ones that come in a glass cowboy hat. We've also, as a result, chugged down our fair share of sugar. With sugar syrups, fruit liqueur and even toppings like fairy floss in the mix, those added sugars and cocktail calories really start adding up.

So when you're next up to host group cocktail night, throw out the old-fashioned cocktail recipes and step away from the bright red syrup – we're here to show you a better way.

Introducing our ‘Step-by-step guide on how to create fabulous cocktails – and better yet, save you 20 big ones’ (we're still workshopping the name).

1. Pick your poison (just kidding- we love everything in moderation)
Stick to clear or light spirits like Vodka and Gin as they tend to be the lowest in sugar and most calorie friendly.

2. Choose your mixer wisely
It's time to break up with full-sugar lemonade, anything red and especially tonic (because while it looks harmless, this bad boy can have up to 2 tsp of sugar per 100ml). Remedy Sodaly on the other hand, contains none!

3. Add natural flavours and garnish
Use fresh herbs, freshly squeezed citrus juice or rind, or add in ripe fruit by the chunk (think berries, watermelon and mandarins or add some edible flowers to really spark joy).