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Carrot Cake Muffins

Carrot Cake Muffins

Who can resist the charm of a moist, flavourful Muffins? Especially when it’s a Carrot Cake Muffins that’s easy to make, budget-friendly, and absolutely delicious! Imagine the warm, spicy notes of cinnamon and nutmeg, and the natural sweetness of carrots, all coming together in a 

Lotus Biscoff Crepes

Lotus Biscoff Crepes

Welcome back to Desserts Under £5, where I bring you delicious and budget-friendly recipes that make indulgence accessible for everyone. Today, I’m excited to share a treat that combines the elegance of French cuisine with the irresistible flavour of Lotus Biscoff: Lotus Biscoff Crepes. These 

Pistachio Croissants

Pistachio Croissants

If you’re looking for a tasty treat that combines soft, flaky pastry with rich pistachio cream, you’ve got to try my Pistachio Croissants. They’ve become one of my favourite desserts because they’re just so good. I’ve tried a bunch of recipes, and these ones really 

easy black pepper chicken

easy black pepper chicken

This simple yet flavourful easy black pepper chicken has become a go-to comfort meal in my home. It features succulent, sweet chicken alongside crispy vegetables, all ready in under 20 minutes. Trust me, its taste surpasses that of takeout! Ingredients Needed THANKS FOR READING THIS 

2 ingredient nut clusters

2 ingredient nut clusters

After a search for the ideal combination of comfort and affordability in snacks, I’ve hit the jackpot! Allow me to introduce you to the ultimate treat: 2 ingredient nut clusters. Get ready to indulge in richness, smoothness, and velvety goodness—all without breaking the bank! Ingredients 

Lemon Loaf Cake

Lemon Loaf Cake

Today, we’re diving into one of my absolute favourites: Lemon Loaf Cake. It’s tangy, moist, and simply irresistible. Whether you’re enjoying it with your morning coffee or as a sweet treat after a day in the sun, this lemony goodness is sure to put a 

Chicken & Potato Tray Bake

Chicken & Potato Tray Bake

If you’re looking for a fuss free, comforting and affordable meal then you need to try my easy chicken & potato tray bake. This chicken & potato tray bake is one of my favourite comfort meals and is enjoyed best with family and friends. Ingredients 

Super Easy Chocolate Cake

Super Easy Chocolate Cake

A Super Easy Chocolate Cake is my favourite way to sink my teeth into a rich, fudgy and chocolatey cake. It’s a super easy one layer cake coated in a creamy whipped chocolate ganache! Ingredients Needed dry ingredients: wet ingredients: whipped chocolate ganache toppings: HOW 

Viral Breakfast Croissants

Viral Breakfast Croissants

These Viral Breakfast Croissants are tall with crispy buttermilk chicken tenders, melted cheese and crunchy lettuce. Make these Viral Breakfast Croissants for breakfast or brunch. These croissants will surely impress your family or friends! This winter I’ve started a new series called “Cozy Breakfast Bites” 

Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding

This Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding is the ultimate comfort food for winter. It’s soft, fluffy, creamy and full of deliciously warm melted chocolate chips. Made with brioche buns, a silky vanilla custard and chocolate chips, it’s seriously the best dessert for the winter! Ingredients Needed 

Chicken Noodle Soup (Ramen Style)

Chicken Noodle Soup (Ramen Style)

This Chicken Noodle Soup (Ramen Style) is my favourite recipe for the cold, and gloomy seasons. It’s packed with delicious chicken broth, tender chicken and crunchy vegetables. The rich, tangy broth and vegetables make this Chicken Noodle Soup (Ramen Style) the perfect comfort food! Ingredients 

Spicy Tomato Pasta (5 ingredients)

Spicy Tomato Pasta (5 ingredients)

This Spicy Tomato Pasta (5 ingredients) is the perfect weeknight dinner. It’s incredibly easy and quick to make. You only need 5 ingredients for the cherry tomato sauce which is packed with juicy and sweet flavours Ingredients Needed To make this Spicy Tomato Pasta (5 

4 Ingredient Hot Chocolate

4 Ingredient Hot Chocolate

This 4 Ingredient Hot Chocolate is smooth, creamy, velvety and super easy to make. It’s the perfect recipe for the colder seasons this year! All you need is 10 minutes and 4 ingredients. Ingredients Needed To make this 4 Ingredient Hot Chocolate you’ll need the 

Buttermilk Chocolate-Chip Pancakes

Buttermilk Chocolate-Chip Pancakes

Fluffy Buttermilk Chocolate-Chip Pancakes are super soft and filled with warm melting chocolate. Pancakes are the perfect comfort food for winter and these Buttermilk Chocolate-Chip Pancakes will have everyone impressed. These Chocolate-Chip Pancakes are soft, fluffy and full of warm melted chocolate. This recipe has 

Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Easy Chicken Quesadillas

Easy Chicken Quesadillas are the best for a budget-friendly and busy lunch or evening meal. These Easy Chicken Quesadillas are packed with juicy chicken, seasoned veggies and lots of melted cheese. All you need is one pan and 30 minutes and delicious Easy Chicken Quesadillas! 

Crispy Pan-Fried Chicken Wings

Crispy Pan-Fried Chicken Wings

Who doesn’t crave Crispy Pan-Fried Chicken Wings? These Crispy Pan-Fried Chicken Wings are not only crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside but also incredibly easy to make at home! It’s everything you could ask for in the perfect chicken wings Ingredients Needed 

No-Churn Biscoff Ice Cream

No-Churn Biscoff Ice Cream

This summer why not make your own No-Churn Biscoff Ice cream? Ditch the store-bought ice cream and make your friends and family this easy, budget-friendly, super creamy No-Churn Biscoff Ice Cream. This summer I’ve started a “Budget-Friendly Summer Desserts” Series where I’ll be sharing delicious 

Easy Vegan Chickpea Curry

Easy Vegan Chickpea Curry

Curries don’t get much easier and more delicious than this Easy Vegan Chickpea Curry. This Easy Vegan Chickpea Curry makes the perfect budget-friendly weekday dinner or lunch as all you need is very few household staple ingredients. This recipe is packed with a lot (and 

No-Churn Oreo Ice Cream

No-Churn Oreo Ice Cream

I wish I had known you could make a simple and comforting homemade ice cream without an ice cream machine from the comfort of your own home! This No-Churn Oreo Ice Cream is thick, creamy, delicious, cheap, and packed with Oreos. This No-Churn Oreo Ice Cream 

Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Aquafaba

Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Aquafaba

This Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Aquafaba is creamy, super fluffy, and chocolatey. Both vegans and non-vegans will enjoy this semi healthy pot of mousse! You’ll only need 3 easy to find ingredients to make this Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Aquafaba. It’s very easy to make 

Almond Magnum Yoghurt Clusters

Almond Magnum Yoghurt Clusters

Frozen yoghurt clusters have been trending all over social media so I just had to join in making something that everyone will love. That being said these Almond Magnum Yoghurt Clusters are the most simplest, comforting and addictive snack ever. Made with creamy Greek yoghurt, 

Quick & Easy Pan Fried Pasta/Noodles

Quick & Easy Pan Fried Pasta/Noodles

This Quick & Easy Pan Fried Pasta/Noodles is the perfect balance of flavours. It’s sweet, tangy, savoury and infused with fresh basil and caramelised onions. This recipe was solely inspired by my love of quick (yet tasty) and affordable pasta recipes. This heartwarming Quick & 

15 Minute Sweet Chilli Steak

15 Minute Sweet Chilli Steak

One of the most common favourite takeaway recipes is always a 15 Minute Sweet Chilli Steak. But these easy, tangy, spicy and sweet chilli steak dishes don’t just have to be a take-out recipe because this recipe will save you a lot of money and 

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are the BEST Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies you’ll ever eat. These cookies are soft, gooey and chocolaty and require simple ingredients. No need for egg substitutes or apple sauce just simple everyday ingredients. These cookies only cost around £0.20 per cookie! I like to 

Grilled Chicken Skewers

Grilled Chicken Skewers

The best thing about these Grilled Chicken Skewers is that they only require a few ingredients and are super easy to make. These skewers are packed with smokey and fresh flavours making this the perfect recipe for every occasion. I love when recipes are easy. 

Creamy Gochujang Orzo

Creamy Gochujang Orzo

Have you tried Gochujang? It’s a Korean fermented chile paste that comes in sweet and spicy varieties. Creamy, Sweet, and Spicy, this Korean-inspired Creamy Gochujang Orzo recipe is a must-try. It’s made without cream but nevertheless is creamy, and is ideal for vegans or individuals who 

Homemade Peri-Peri Chicken (with sauce!)

Homemade Peri-Peri Chicken (with sauce!)

This Homemade Peri-Peri Chicken (with sauce!) recipe is so simple, so good and yet so unbelievably affordable that it will have you redefining what’s possible in the culinary world. No longer will you have to rely on going out to eat but instead can treat 

Crispy Buttermilk Chicken Tenders

Crispy Buttermilk Chicken Tenders

These Crispy Buttermilk Chicken Tenders they are so crispy, tender, and full of flavour. I guarantee once you start eating these you won’t stop making these Crispy Chicken Tenders. What’s better is that they only cost £1.50 per portion! First of all, what I want 

One-Pot Vegetable Rice

One-Pot Vegetable Rice

If you need a meal that can be on the table in less than 30 minutes then you should try this One-Pot Vegetable Rice. Make it for lunch, dinner or even as a one-dish meal. The best thing about this rice dish is the ease 

Garlic and Chili Butter Spaghetti

Garlic and Chili Butter Spaghetti

Garlicy, savoury and packed with spicy flavours, this Garlic and Chili Butter Spaghetti is my absolute favourite affordable pasta recipe. Ingredients for this Garlic and Chili Butter Spaghetti are affordable (£0.41/per serving) and easy to find! Welcome back to another episode of budget-friendly recipes where 

Beef Meatballs With Creamy Sweet Potato Mash

Beef Meatballs With Creamy Sweet Potato Mash

If there’s one thing I know how to make, it’s meatballs or “frikkadela”. Year-round long, these Beef Meatballs with Creamy Sweet Potato Mash will always be the best comfort meal. If you don’t know, I’m South African and grew up with meatballs/frikkadela. My aunts used to make 

The BEST Crispy Tofu

The BEST Crispy Tofu

This is The BEST Crispy Tofu made with 3 Simple Ingredients and if you HATE tofu like me then this recipe is for you. This Crispy Tofu has been seasoned and fried to perfection. It’s crispy on the outside and meaty on the inside. If 

Crispy Katsu Chicken + Spicy Sauce (£1.11p)

Crispy Katsu Chicken + Spicy Sauce (£1.11p)

Looking for an EFFORTLESS, FLAVOURFUL and AFFORDABLE recipe that you and your family will love? This Crispy Katsu Chicken + Spicy Sauce is the perfect recipe that’s affordable and impressive. You’ll fall in love with this recipe just like I did. Mainly because it is 

Slow Cooker-Oxtail Curry (£2.35p)

Slow Cooker-Oxtail Curry (£2.35p)

Mmm Mmm when Young Soul Kitchen swore we’d bring affordable + soul-hitting food, this Slow Cooker Oxtail Curry recipe is exactly what we meant. Inspired by my mom’s delicious curries I’ve used all the spices and flavours she would use to make a flavourful+spicy curry. 

Ultimate Triple Chocolate Cookies £0.24p Per Cookie

Ultimate Triple Chocolate Cookies £0.24p Per Cookie

The Ultimate Triple Chocolate Cookies are finally here! Yay! These extremely chocolatey and fudgy cookies will have you mesmerised. These cookies can be made with simple and cheap ingredients by anyone (yes, even you). Let’s start baking. If you’re a chocolate lover, you’ll absolutely love 

Easy Creamy Beef Penne (£1.24p)

Easy Creamy Beef Penne (£1.24p)

An easy creamy beef penne pasta made in just under 35 minutes! This is one of those recipes that you will be making all the time. Yes, ALL THE TIME but most importantly you’ll fall in love with it. So please don’t say I didn’t 

Spicy Vegetable Stir Fry £1.17p serving

Spicy Vegetable Stir Fry £1.17p serving

I’m confident that we have all been in a situation where we’ve had a long day out and finally get into the house to make the horrific discovery that there is nothing to eat. We all share that experience so you’re not alone! This stir