Category: Dairy Free

Gluten Free, Low FODMAP Banana Muffins with Lemon Icing

Makes 12Muffins
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Low FODMAP
Vegetarian
Low Natural Food Chemical Option Available

Ingredients:

Cake:
125g Nuttelex Lite (or other dairy free spread)
¾ cup raw sugar
2 eggs
2 cups mashed ripe bananas (around 4 bananas)
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp hot rice milk
2 cups gluten free plain flour
1 tsp baking powder

Icing:
2 cups icing sugar
¼ cup softened Nuttelex Lite (or other dairy free spread)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp grated lemon rind

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºc.
  2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Add mashed banana and mix thoroughly.
  5. Stir baking soda into hot milk and add to creamed mixture.
  6. Sift flour and baking powder and fold into mixture.
  7. Lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tray and fill holes evenly with mixture, around 2/3 of the way.
  8. Place in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
  9. Remove from oven, allow to cool in the tray for 5 minutes, then place on a cooling rack until completely cooled.
  10. Sift icing sugar into a bowl.
  11. Add Nuttelex.
  12. Add enough lemon juice so that it is a spreadable consistency when mixed.
  13. Add lemon rind and mix.
  14. Ice each muffin, use around a 1 tbsp quantity per muffin.
  15. Serve and Enjoy!

Tips:

  1. To make this recipe low in natural food chemicals;
    • Swap the banana for tinned pears in syrup or poach 4 pears until soft and mash.
    • Replace lemon juice and lemon rind in icing for 1 tsp of citric acid or serve without icing.
  2. Once cooled these store really well in the freezer in either a zip lock bag or airtight container, just leave the icing off.
  3. If you are wanting a simpler version of this, you can replace the baking soda, rice milk, baking powder and plain flour with gluten free self-raising flour.

Nutritional Information (Per Serve):

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Food Group Servings (Per Serve):

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If you’re looking for support on how to follow the FODMAP diet so that you can eliminate your bloating and live your best life, apply for coaching.

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Cashew & Chive Hummus (Low FODMAP Option)

Serves 10Dip
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Low Natural Food Chemical
Vegetarian & Vegan
Low FODMAP Option Available

Ingredients:
½ cup unsalted cashews
1 x 420g can chickpea, rinsed and drained
1 tbsp fresh chives
¼ cup rice bran oil
¼ cup water
Pinch of salt

Method:

  1. Place all ingredients into a food processor and process on high until blended together and smooth.
  2. Serve and Enjoy!

Tips:

  1. Serve this dip with some tasty wholegrain crackers and/or vegetables sticks.
    • Peeled carrot, cucumber and celery are great moderate natural food chemical choices.
    • If you are very sensitive, celery is a low food chemical option.
  2. This dip is also great to use in sandwiches in the place of butter or margarine.
  3. To make this recipe low FODMAP;
    • Either remove the cashews or replace them with unsalted peanuts.
    • Keep your serving size to ¼ cup or less.

Nutritional Information (Per Serve):

nutrition info

Food Group Servings (Per Serve):

food group info

If you’re struggling with bloating and aren’t sure what to eat, I show my clients step by step how to follow the FODMAP diet to eliminate bloating and live their best life. Being diagnosed with IBS doesn’t have to be a punishment when you know what to do, how to eat and how to live your best life and I’ll show you that when we work together, apply for coaching.

Golden Syrup & Pear Muffins (Low FODMAP Option)

Makes 12
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Vegetarian
Low Natural Food Chemicals
Low FODMAP Option Available

Ingredients:
1 cup brown rice flour
½ cup gluten free corn flour/corn starch
½ cup tapioca flour
1 tsp xanthum gum
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
2 tsp gluten free baking powder
40g Nuttelex Lite
2 eggs
½ cup golden syrup
2 medium pears, peeled, cored & grated
¾ cup rice milk
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 170ºc.
  2. Sift and combine flours, xanthum gum, bicarbonate soda and baking powder into a medium bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl combine golden syrup and eggs. Mix well.
  4. Add Nuttelex, rice milk and vanilla essence to the bowl with golden syrup and eggs and mix well until combined.
  5. Add grated pears to egg and golden syrup mixture and mix until well combined.
  6. Add pear mixture to flour mixture and combine well.
  7. Lightly grease a 12-hole muffin tray and fill holes evenly with mixture, around 2/3 of the way.
  8. Place in the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
  9. Remove from oven, allow to cool in the tray for 5 minutes, then place on a cooling rack until completely cooled.
  10. Serve and Enjoy!

Tips:

  1. To make this low FODMAP simply swap the pears for 2 cups of strawberries.
  2. If you do not have brown rice flour, corn flour or tapioca flour you can replace these, along with the xanthum gum, bicarbonate soda & baking powder, with 2 cups of gluten free self-raising flour.

Nutritional Information (Per Serve):

Nutrition Info

Food Group Servings (Per Serve):

Food Groups

If you’re looking for support on how to follow the FODMAP diet so that you can eliminate your bloating and live your best life, apply for coaching.

Gluten Free Pear & Rhubarb Crumble (Low FODMAP Option)

Serves 10
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Vegetarian and Vegan
Low FODMAP Option Available

Ingredients:

Filling:
3 medium pears
1½ cups chopped rhubarb
¼ cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
½ tsp ground cinnamon

Crumble:
1 cup almond meal
4 tbsp gluten free plain flour
60g Nuttelex Lite
3 tbsp brown sugar
½ cup desiccated coconut
1 tsp maple syrup
Pinch of cooking salt

Method:

  1. Preheat oven to 180ºc.
  2. Peel, core and slice pears.
  3. Put pears and chopped rhubarb in a saucepan, add caster sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
  4. Heat gently for 10 minutes or until fruit is soft.
  5. Pour into a medium rectangular baking dish. I used a 38cm x 25cm glass baking dish.
  6. Put all crumble ingredients into food processor and mix or pulse until the mixture resembles chunky crumbs.
  7. Sprinkle the crumble mixture over the fruit.
  8. Place in the oven and bake for approximately 35 minutes or until golden brown.
  9. Serve and Enjoy!

Tips:

  1. To make this low FODMAP simply swap the pears for 3 cups of strawberries.

Nutritional Information (Per Serve):

Nutritional Info

Food Group Servings (Per Serve):

Food Groups

If you’re struggling with bloating and aren’t sure what to eat, I show my clients step by step how to follow the FODMAP diet to eliminate bloating and live their best life. Being diagnosed with IBS doesn’t have to be a punishment when you know what to do, how to eat and how to live your best life and I’ll show you that when we work together, apply for coaching.

Gut Lovin’ Pear Smoothie (Lactose Free Option)

Makes 2 Smoothies
Gluten Free
Low Natural Food Chemical
Lactose Free & Dairy Free Options Available

Ingredients:
250ml low fat milk
1 x 200g tub probiotic yoghurt such as Vaalia
2 x peeled pears

Method:

  1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend for 2-3 minutes or until well combined.
  2. Serve & Enjoy!

Tips:

  1. If you require a dairy free option, use dairy free alternatives for the milk and yoghurt, such as Rice or Soy Milk fortified with calcium and soy yoghurt.

To keep this low in natural food chemicals, avoid products made from coconut as this is high in natural food chemicals and unfortunately usually do not have added calcium.

2. If you require a lactose free option, use lactose free alternatives for the milk and yoghurt.

Nutritional Information (Per Serve):

Pear Smoothie Nutritional Information 2

Food Group Servings (Per Serve):

Food Group Table

If you’re looking for support on how to follow the FODMAP diet so that you can eliminate your bloating and live your best life, apply for coaching.

Low FODMAP Banana & Strawberry Smoothie

Makes 2 Smoothies
Gluten Free
Low FODMAP & Dairy Free Options Available

Ingredients:
250ml low fat milk
1 x 200g tub probiotic yoghurt such as Vaalia
1 x medium banana
4 x medium strawberries.

*OPTIONAL: For extra fibre, you can also add 1 tbsp chia seeds.

Method:

  1. Place all ingredients in a blender and blend for 2-3 minutes or until well combined.
  2. Serve & Enjoy!

Tips:

  1. To make this recipe low FODMAP, use lactose free alternatives for the milk and yoghurt and an unripe banana.
  2. To make this recipe dairy free, use soy alternatives for the milk and yoghurt.
  3. This recipe is moderate in natural food chemicals. To make this recipe low in natural food chemicals replace the banana and strawberries with 2 peeled pears or click here for a low natural food chemical version of this recipe.

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Food Group Servings (Per Serve):

Food Group Table

If you’re struggling with bloating and aren’t sure what to eat, I show my clients step by step how to follow the FODMAP diet to eliminate bloating and live their best life. Being diagnosed with IBS doesn’t have to be a punishment when you know what to do, how to eat and how to live your best life and I’ll show you that when we work together, apply for coaching.