Easy Dairy-Free Recipes To Combat Hormonal Acne

Ever since acne entered my life, I've been finding ways to improve my food choices and eating habits. After years of perfecting my healthy menu, here are 8 simple recipes that will not disappoint (hopefully)! Hope you enjoy all the recipes (should I have had more time, I would have taken more appetizing snaps)! 

Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients:

• Frozen bananas
• Frozen berries
• Desiccated coconut
• Honey/Maple syrup
• Chia seeds
• Ice (if needed/ if use fresh bananas or berries)
• Sugar-free soy milk (I use soy powder)
• Homemade granola (for decoration)

Steps: 

1. Let your frozen fruits thaw a bit.
2. Add all the above ingredients into the blender and blend till smooth and creamy. 
3. Decorate with fruits, chia seeds, homemade granola and honey. Ready to serve! 

Sweet Potato Wedges

Ingredients:

• Sweet/Purple potatoes
• Cinnamon powder
• Olive oil

Steps:

1. Wash and clean the potato wedges. Cut into wedge sizes.
2. Dry the potatoes with a kitchen towel or cloth. 
3. Rub cinnamon powder and olive oil into the potatoes. 
4. Preheat the oven to 200C. 
5. Place the potatoes one by one and side by side onto a baking tray.
6. Place into the oven for 30-40 minutes or until the potatoes are golden brown. 
7. Cool and ready to serve. 

Granola Bar (inspired by Aimee Raw Bar)

Ingredients:

• 4 cups rolled oats
• 2/3 cup desiccated coconut 
• 1/4 cups chia seeds
• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/3 cup maple syrup/honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup of Egyptian dates

Steps:

1. Mix the dry ingredients (rolled oats, desiccated coconut, chia seeds) in a bowl.
2. Mix the wet ingredients (coconut oil, honey/maple, vanilla extract) together.
3. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together. 
4. Preheat the oven to 180C. 
5. Clean and peel the dates into small bites, while removing the seeds.
6. Place a baking sheet onto a baking tray. Lay the mixture onto the baking sheet and spread it evenly for even cooking. 
7. Place in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Toss and turn after 6 minutes. 
8. Once cooked, let it cool for a bit.
9. Mix in the dates while it's still warm. 
10. Use a spatula or bare hands to press the granola together. 
11. Put in the freezer for 10 minutes. 
12. Enjoy or store the rest in the fridge. 

Chicken Breast Wrap

Ingredients:

• 10 pcs of sliced chicken breasts
• 2 tsp of Fish spice/sauce
• A good squirt of maple syrup
• 2 pinches of Salt
• A dash of pepper or to taste
• 2 tbsp of light soy sauce
• Frozen popiah's skin wrap

Steps:

1. Marinate the chicken breasts with all the ingredients above except the popiah's skin wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to an hour.
2. Thaw the frozen popiah's skin wrap. 
3. Wrap the marinated chicken in the popiah's skin. 
4. Preheat the oven to 200C. 
5. Place the wrap on a tray and bake for 20-25 minutes. 

Squash Soup

Ingredients: 

• 1 Squash
• Salt & pepper
• Chicken/vegetable broth

Steps:

1. Peel and slice the squash into cubes.
2. Boil the cubes with water on medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until the squash is soft when poked through a fork.
3. Transfer the squash into a new pot and mash them, adding some of the water from the boil.
4. Turn on medium-high heat and stir them.
5. Add in the chicken or vegetable broth and stir until it thickens (if you prefer runny, don't stir for too long).
6. Add in a generous amount of salt and pepper to taste.
7. Walla, it's ready to serve with a baguette or drink as it is.

Baked Squash

Ingredients:

• Garlic
• Squash (cut into mid-size cubes)
• Corn oil
• Olive oil
• Salt

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 200C. Wash and cut the squash into cubes.
2. Marinate the cubes with salt and keep them in the fridge for at least 20-30 minutes.
3. Transfer them onto a baking tray.
4. Pour over corn oil, olive oil, and garlic onto the cubes and mix well. Marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
5. Bake the squash for 40-45 minutes or until golden and soft when poked with a fork.

Moist Lemon Cake (original recipe from bbcgoodfood)

Cake base:

• 150ml vegetable oil, and extra for the tin
• 275g raising flour
• 150g castor sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 170ml cold water

Icing:

• 120g icing sugar
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• desiccated coconut

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to a 180C fan/200C. Grease the tin with some oil.
2. Mix the cake base all together except for the vegetable oil.
3. Add the oil, lemon juice and cold water, then mix until smooth.
4. Pour the mixture into the tin.
5. Bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
6. For the icing, sieve the icing sugar into a bowl. Add in the desiccated coconut (if desired). Mix in enough lemon juice to make it thick enough to pour over the cake (if the icing is too thin, it will run off the cake).

Dabai/Olive/Avocado Toast

Ingredients:

• avocado (smooth fats)/dabai (hint of sourness)/olive (textured fats)
• pepper
• salt
• 2 slices of bread
• an egg (optional)

Steps:

1. Slice the fatty fruits of your choice.
2. Toast 2 slices of bread for 3 minutes.
3. Place the fruits on top of the bread and garnish with salt & pepper, and egg. 

Let me know if you have tried any of the recipes above! I'd also love to hear your best healthy recipes! Speak soon x 

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