Summer Smoothie

With the beautiful summer weather today I whipped up a delicious summer smoothie with good fructose friendly fruits. 

Summer Smoothie Recipe

This isn't really a strict recipe that you must follow but usually I add a little bit of this and a little bit of that to get a smoothie. Hopefully you can use this as inspiration which you can alter to your own taste and intolerance's.

What I used here: 

1 Banana

Small handful of strawberries

Small handful of frozen blueberries

A small chunk of cucumber

Pineapple juice as needed 

Blend together 

Berry Frangipane Slice Recipe

Last night I whipped up a very simple, but delicious low-FODMAP Berry Cake, because who doesn't love berries or almonds?

I found this recipe on the Monash University Low FODMAP Diet App and have slightly altered it. 

Berry Frangipane Slice Recipe

Ingredients: 

150g butter, softened (or lactose free margarine)

1tsp vanilla extract

2/3 cup raw sugar 

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups almond meal

1/2 cup gluten-free cornflour 

300 g fresh berries, such as blueberries, raspberries or strawberries

4 tspb pure icing sugar

Steps:

1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees Celsius. Grease a small cake tin with butter or oil and set aside.

2 Mix the butter, vanilla extract and caster sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until combined. Add the egg and mix through. 

3. Gently mix in the almond meal and cornflour and mix until smooth. Spoon the mixture into the cake tin; smooth surface and sprinkle with berries. 

4. Bake the slice for about 30 minutes or until the surface is a light golden brown and firm to touch. Turn upside down, carefully, onto the bench. Serve dusted with icing sugar. 

Alternatives: 

You can serve this slice with cream or ice cream if you are not lactose intolerant.

You can exchange the berries for other low-FODMAP fruits such as Banana, Rhubarb, or Passionfruit. 

Please keep your serve to about 1 slice per sitting, as almonds should be moderated in their intake.