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Cakes & Cupcakes

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Mandarin Orange Cake

A vegan pumpkin spice cake sat on a white table with a shiplap background. White flowers in a vase and linens around the cake stand.

Vegan Pumpkin Spice Cake

A refined sugar free apricot upside down cake made with almond flour and fresh fruit.

Apricot Upside Down Cake

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Cookies

dairy-free breakfast cookies with cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and white chocolate drizzle on a grey background

Cranberry Almond Vegan Breakfast Cookies

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Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe

Refined sugar free sugar cookies, homemade whipped cream, and fresh strawberries come together in this strawberry shortcake cookie cups recipe.

Strawberry Shortcake Cookie Cups Recipe

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Bars & Brownies

stacked pecan brownies with salted caramel sauce on some wax paper with christmas lights in the background

Pecan Brownies with Caramel Sauce

flakey sea salt topped sugar free chocolate dessert bars cut into rows

The Best Crispy Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

An image of chocolate raspberry bars featuring layers of shortbread, homemade raspberry jelly, and dark chocolate.

Chocolate Raspberry Bars

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Pies, Crisps & Tarts

A refined sugar free pie recipe with a flaky all-butter crust and blackberry peach filling.

Blackberry Peach Pie

A refined sugar free vegan Frozen Margarita Tart recipe.

Frozen Margarita Tart

An easy apple crisp recipe that comes together in 15 minutes! A great dessert for two after a weeknight dinner. Get the recipe for this refined sugar free dessert at naturallysweetkitchen.com #quickdessert #easyrecipe #applecrisp #naturallysweetkitchen #refinedsugarfree

15-Minute Apple Crisp

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Breads & Rolls

Golden roasted butternut squash cornbread skillet next to a black pot of homemade soup and a grey linen napkin.

Roasted Butternut Squash Cornbread Skillet

Refined sugar free rum and raisin banana bread.

Rum and Raisin Banana Bread

Getting ready for Easter baking? Give this easy hot cross buns recipe a go! Filled with raisins, warm cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg, naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and topped with a honey orange glaze. Perfect for Easter brunch! Get the recipe and other refined sugar free desserts at naturallysweetkitchen.com #easter #easterbaking #baking #photography #hotcrossbuns #bread #homemade #sugarfree #refinedsugarfree #naturallysweetkitchen

Easy Hot Cross Buns

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Desserts & Puddings

This rich and easy parfait dessert features dark chocolate ganache, a fluffy peanut butter filling and salty pretzels. Naturally sweetened with maple syrup and made in 15 minutes. Get the recipe at naturallysweetkitchen.com #chocolate #ganache #peanutbutter #easydessert #naturallysweetkitchen

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Parfait Recipe

An easy apple crisp recipe that comes together in 15 minutes! A great dessert for two after a weeknight dinner. Get the recipe for this refined sugar free dessert at naturallysweetkitchen.com #quickdessert #easyrecipe #applecrisp #naturallysweetkitchen #refinedsugarfree

15-Minute Apple Crisp

This rich Chocolate Hot Cross Bun Pudding recipe is the best way to use up stale hot cross buns for Easter dessert! A delicious refined sugar free twist on the classic bread and butter pudding. Visit naturallysweetkitchen.com for this recipe and more sugar free desserts. #hotcrossbuns #naturallysweetkitchen #chocolate #Easterdessert

Chocolate Hot Cross Bun Pudding

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Breakfast & Brunch

dairy-free breakfast cookies with cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and white chocolate drizzle on a grey background

Cranberry Almond Vegan Breakfast Cookies

Plated up chai spiced french toast bake with whipped cream, maple syrup and chai spice on top

Chai Spiced French Toast Bake

Tangy homemade cranberry sauce in a jar with orange zest and a blue napkin in the background.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

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Snacks

dairy-free breakfast cookies with cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and white chocolate drizzle on a grey background

Cranberry Almond Vegan Breakfast Cookies

Golden roasted butternut squash cornbread skillet next to a black pot of homemade soup and a grey linen napkin.

Roasted Butternut Squash Cornbread Skillet

Healthy carrot muffin on a plate being drizzled with pure maple syrup from a vintage spoon.

Healthy Carrot Muffins

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Gluten-Free

Tangy homemade cranberry sauce in a jar with orange zest and a blue napkin in the background.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Sugar free apple cinnamon granola bars arranged on white parchment paper with bowls of oats and dates in the background.

Sugar Free Flapjacks

These gluten free protein truffles are infused with the flavours of rhubarb and custard. The perfect healthy workout snack with tons of protein! Get this refined sugar free protein ball recipe at naturallysweetkitchen.com #healthysnacks #naturallysweetkitchen #nobake #glutenfree

Rhubarb and Custard Protein Truffles

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Vegan

dairy-free breakfast cookies with cranberries, pumpkin seeds, and white chocolate drizzle on a grey background

Cranberry Almond Vegan Breakfast Cookies

Tangy homemade cranberry sauce in a jar with orange zest and a blue napkin in the background.

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

A vegan pumpkin spice cake sat on a white table with a shiplap background. White flowers in a vase and linens around the cake stand.

Vegan Pumpkin Spice Cake

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Meet Amanda

Hey there, friend! I’m Amanda, the recipe developer, photographer, and content creator here. I love cinnamon rolls, autumn, puppies, and helping people like you live a guilt-free 80/20 lifestyle. Welcome to my naturally sweet kitchen! Let me show you around →

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Raise your hand if you ALWAYS have bananas going b

Raise your hand if you ALWAYS have bananas going black on their counter? 🙋🏻‍♀️ Just me?⁠⠀
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I cannot for the life of me eat bananas before they start to rot. I have very particular banana needs. They can't be green, but they can't have any spots, oh and they also can't be too sweet or soft for me to eat them plain. You can imagine this makes for a very short eating window! 😂⁠⠀
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That's why I LOVE this #naturallysweetened Rum and Raisin Banana Bread recipe! It saves me from throwing bananas out (the worst) and saves my smoothie bananas bag from taking over my entire freezer.⁠⠀
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And that vanilla rum glaze ain't too bad either. Just sayin'!⁠⠀
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Bake a loaf this weekend and use up them black bananers! Recipe is on my website @naturallysweet_kitchen. Search term: BANANA BREAD. #naturallysweetkitchen⁠⠀
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So we're in the third week of January and chances

So we're in the third week of January and chances are you're running low on healthy snack inspo, amiright? 😬⁠⠀
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Did you know I have a FREE ebook you can snag off my site with 5 delish energy bite recipes?! These recipes are special to the ebook and aren't available anywhere else on my site! We made these Lemon Coconut Protein Truffles from the book last week in Stories (saved in my highlights if you want to check it out). 😍⁠⠀
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All of the recipes in 30 Days of Protein Truffles are inspired by naughty treats and pack a wallop of protein to get you through the week!⁠⠀
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The flavours include:⁠⠀
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🍋Lemon Coconut⁠⠀
🔵Blueberry Jam⁠⠀
🍹Coconut Mojito⁠⠀
🥜Peanut Butter Cookie⁠⠀
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Grab your copy at the link in my bio @naturallysweet_kitchen OR comment below telling me you want it and I'll send you the link via DM! Enjoy! #naturallysweetkitchen⁠⠀
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My favourite thing ever is when you let me know yo

My favourite thing ever is when you let me know you've made and enjoyed one of my recipes! (Swipe to see!)⁠⠀
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True story: being a food blogger/biz owner comes with its moments of self-doubt.⁠⠀
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When I share a new recipe and get crickets, it can induce panic. I start thinking maybe I don't understand what you like, maybe I'm not giving you the recipes you crave, or that no one is baking anything! And then I wonder whether this business will be sustainable. Whether I'll be able to keep doing this thing that I love in three months time...⁠⠀
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So, if I may, can I ask you a favour?⁠⠀
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If you've tried a recipe from a food blogger (any food blogger, not just me!), let us know! Leave a review and rating on our website, post a photo in your Story and tag us in it, leave a comment on the Instagram post that inspired you to make the recipe, or just send us a "hey!" over DM.⁠⠀
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These little acts of kindness are everything to us. They let us know you're here and encourage us to keep going. Your comments and posts tell us what recipes you like and help us to grow, so we can create more of what you enjoy and give it to you for free!⁠⠀
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But most of all? When you speak up and connect with us, we know we aren't alone here. The internet is a big place and we all need a community to call our own.⁠⠀
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If you like being part of this one, let me know, because I sure love being part of it with you. ❤️⁠⠀
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Are you doing #Veganuary? Let me know in the comme

Are you doing #Veganuary? Let me know in the comments! 👇🏻⁠⠀
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If you are, I've got the PERFECT breakfast option for you on the blog today: these comforting and flavourful Cranberry Almond Vegan Breakfast Cookies!⁠⠀
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They're super portable for rushed weekday mornings, and also packed with protein and fibre from the oats, chia seeds, and whole wheat flour. I eat two of these and I'm good to go until lunch!⁠⠀
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Plus, you know, cookies for breakfast – how can that be wrong?! 💁🏻‍♀️⁠⠀
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Grab the recipe at the link in my bio @naturallysweet_kitchen and bake some up this weekend for next week! #naturallysweetkitchen⁠⠀
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#vegancookies #refinedsugarfree #nosugaradded #cranberries #dairyfreerecipes #breakfastonthego #breakfastcookies #cookiestagram #oatmealcookies #vegandessert

I'm going to let you in on a secret...⁠⠀
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Just because it's January, doesn't mean we need to give up dessert!⁠⠀
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Seriously. I spent YEARS believing that I had to eat all of my Christmas chocolate before January 1st so that I could start "fresh" and eat healthy in the New Year. I couldn't have it in the house because I knew I'd binge and one cannot binge chocolate and call themselves a "healthy eater", right?⁠⠀
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I would make myself sick hurrying to finish all my chocolate in 7 days and then be absolutely miserable all of January because I was craving sweets. Only to give up on my "healthy eating" resolutions by mid-Feb.⁠⠀
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The worst part of all this? The whole thing always made me feel like a failure. And I HATED feeling like a failure.⁠⠀
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So in 2014, I decided I wouldn't set resolutions anymore. I decided I would eat according to how I was feeling – what my body was craving and telling me what I needed.⁠⠀
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It's not a perfect system. I definitely don't have it all figured out yet. I still binge chocolate from time to time and I could definitely eat more leafy greens. But the important thing is that I'm HAPPY. I don't find food or meal times stressful. I can eat cookies in January without guilt. I don't feel like a failure.⁠⠀
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And that feeling is worth more to me than a few numbers less on the scale. ❤️⁠⠀
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📷: @brandingwithstacey⁠⠀
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These Sugar Free Flapjacks are one of the most pop

These Sugar Free Flapjacks are one of the most popular recipes on my blog! Totally get it. They're super easy to make, only require 6 ingredients, and are a FAB alternative to the sugar-laden store-bought alternatives. 💃🏻⁠⠀
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Here's what you'll need to make them – SAVE this post for later!⁠⠀
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INGREDIENTS⁠⠀
8 Medjool dates⁠⠀
150 g unsalted butter, melted⁠⠀
2 tsp ground cinnamon⁠⠀
½ tsp fine sea salt⁠⠀
250 g jumbo oats (rolled oats)⁠⠀
70 g finely chopped dried apple⁠⠀
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For full instructions and all the tips on how to make these perfectly, visit my blog @naturallysweet_kitchen! Search term: FLAPJACKS #naturallysweetkitchen⁠⠀
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Salmon is my all-time favourite fish. Anyone else?

Salmon is my all-time favourite fish. Anyone else??⁠⠀
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I love how flavourful and versatile it is, not to mention SUPER speedy to bake. I usually eat it at least once a week!⁠⠀
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One of my favourite ways to dress up salmon is with my Maple Miso glaze. The glaze uses five regular store cupboard ingredients, comes together in a flash, and is unbelievably delicious. If you love Asian-inspired flavours, you're going to go crazy over this glaze!⁠⠀
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Pair the salmon with any leftover veggies you have on hand in the fridge and some rice, noodles, or quinoa, and you have the perfect weeknight dinner!⁠⠀
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Get the full recipe over on my blog @naturallysweet_kitchen and make it this week! Search term: SALMON. #naturallysweetkitchen⁠⠀
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#salmondinner #salmonrecipe #easydinners #healthydinners #miso #sesameseeds #stirfryveggies #salmonlover #refinedsugarfree #norefinedsugar #weeknightdinner

Do you know what time it is? ⏰ Let me tell you..

Do you know what time it is? ⏰ Let me tell you...⁠⠀
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It's CITRUS SEASON! 🍋🍊 Which means it's definitely time to dust off the recipe for this beautiful, #refinedsugarfree Grapefruit and Thyme Mascarpone Tart! 😍⁠⠀
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This is one of my all-time favourite recipes on the blog. It's made with a gluten-free almond crust and filled with a delightfully light mascarpone cheese filling. Topped off with tart pink grapefruit segments, a sprinkle of toasted flaked almonds, and a dusting of fresh thyme, there's no better dessert to cap off the last precious few days of the holiday season.⁠⠀
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Take advantage, my friend. Citrus season is over in a flash and before you know it, the grapefruit won't be nearly as flavourful. You don't want to miss out!! 🤩⁠⠀
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Get the recipe on my blog @naturallysweet_kitchen. Search term: GRAPEFRUIT. #naturallysweetkitchen⁠⠀
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