Jackie Mansfield

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Category Archives: Gluten Free Desserts
Recipe: Dark Chocolate ‘Rocky Road’ with Pistachios and Hazelnuts
This classic treat is a bit more grown up than the usual which is invariably made with milk chocolate. It’s also ridiculously easy to make; it freezes like a dream and you can use any combo of nuts you prefer. … Continue reading
Recipe: Chocolate Almond Macaroons
These crunchy, intensely chocolatey little cookies are perfect for dunking and take no time at all to make. They’re also dairy and gluten-free; made with egg white, toasted almonds, melted dark chocolate, cocoa powder ( I always use Green & … Continue reading
Recipe: Fig & Walnut Cake with Anise
This unusual cake is lovely and moist, surprisingly light and tastes decidedly Italian, thanks to the combination of dried figs, toasted walnuts, aniseed and yeast (no need to prove/rise). I found the recipe about 25 years ago but I’ve forgotten … Continue reading
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Recipe: Dark Chocolate, Almond & Sea Salt Discs
I’ve become quite addicted to the combination of dark chocolate (and caramel) with sea salt but I rather resent paying through the nose for what is simply a clever combination of everyday ingredients. So I borrowed and adapted this recipe … Continue reading
Recipe – Mocha Walnut Fudge Pudding Cake
This is one of those miraculous desserts that separates into a rich fudgey sauce on the bottom with sponge on top. It’s also ridiculously easy to make. The original recipe calls for regular all-purpose flour but this version is gluten-free; … Continue reading
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Recipe: Pistachio Cookies
These crisp little pistachio cookies are deliciously nutty and go really well with a nice cup of tea. Or coffee. Or neither – just eat them on their own; they’re irresistibly more-ish. Although they’re wheat-free, you do need a really … Continue reading
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Recipe: Rich Chocolate Almond Cake
I don’t believe it’s possible to have too much chocolate, regardless of how much of it we’ve stuffed into our faces over the past month – nor do I believe we need a special occasion to indulge either. So here’s … Continue reading
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Recipe: Sugarplums
Sugarplums are a traditional festive sweetmeat that date back to the 16th century and despite their name, they aren’t sugared plums. Well that’s not quite true because this particular recipe calls for dried plums (prunes) – along with almonds and … Continue reading
Recipe: Pears Poached in Red Wine, Juniper & Cinnamon
Pears are one of my favorite autumn/winter fruits, perhaps because the 60 year old William Pear tree that lives on in my childhood-garden memory didn’t start dropping its heavy golden fruit all over our lawn until mid-to-late September. I vividly … Continue reading
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Recipe: Baked Fig, Almond & Raspberry Pudding
This is one of those desserts that when you serve it, people say ‘What is it?’ – You can’t tell from the warm golden crust because all the juicy fruit you placed on top of the almond batter before baking … Continue reading
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