Honey, parsnip & coconut cake

This light bake, with grated parsnips and desiccated coconut, makes a great alternative to carrot cake – top with rich cream cheese icing

Hot mustard lentils with beetroot & spicy sausages

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Toss spiced lamb merguez sausages, Puy lentils and roasted red onion in a tangy mustard dressing for this earthy dish – 3 of your 5 a day

Carrot tarte tatin

Top puff pastry with onion and cheese, then finish with caramelised slices of carrot for a stylish vegetarian starter or main

Custard & nutmeg tart

Sweeten the filling for this low sugar dessert naturally with sultanas soaked in milk – use ready-to-roll pastry to save time

Coconut crêpes with raspberry sauce

Flecked with desiccated coconut for added texture, these pancakes drizzled in a fruity sauce make a delicious low sugar brunch or dessert

Baked banana cheesecake

Forget banana bread, use up over-ripe fruit in this low-sugar cheesecake with a chocolate and nut base and a ricotta and yogurt topping

Cinnamon apple pecan pudding

It may taste indulgent, but this low-sugar fruity bake is sweetened with xylitol and topped with crunchy pecans

Moroccan orange & cardamom cake

Replace sugar with xylitol and swap butter and oil for a puréed whole orange in this light and zesty cake, with ground almonds and polenta

Pannekoek (Dutch pancakes)

 

Idli (Rice cake) with coconut chutney