Lemon, Lime & Almond Loaf Cake and The Great British Bake Off

I took a mini mental health day yesterday, although it turned into me making lists, trying to sort out birthday presents and going shopping to try find some things I needed which was extremely unsuccessful. Actually I'm not sure you could really call that a mental health day, but the thought was there.

Yesterday was week 1 of The Great British Bake Off, it just snuck up on me this year. I saw an advert for it a few weeks ago and completely forgot about it until 2 minutes before the program, I saw a tweet and pretty much legged it down the stairs with a blanket and bottle of water in hand screaming mum! I was entirely unprepared with no cake and no time to make coffee and in the first episode they don't do the whole "history of baking" which is usually when I sneak out if need be. But the first week is usually always cake so I did a little post bake off baking because watching the bake off pretty much just means I'll be craving baked goods for an hour + every Wednesday night, although I'm not sure if that's any different than usual.

Frozen Greek Yogurt Cheesecakes 5 Ingredients (processed sugar free)

The most frustrating thing about these is waiting for them to thaw before you can eat them, impatient souls, especially on a hot summers day! They're so worth it though, really refreshing and all natural ingredients.

The idea kind of originated from vegan cheesecakes although obviously these are not vegan. If you are vegan you can switch out the honey for agave and the yogurt for a dairy free option. I just wanted something easy that you could throw together quickly with few ingredients, so simple, so fast, SO TASTY! I think my favourite one is the chocolate so if in doubt, chocolate! That's quite a good motto for life in general though.

Strawberry Lemonade Ice Lollies/Popsicles (processed sugar free)

A few years ago ice lollies where all I ate in summer, I don't think they'll ever get old, especially for kids. They're the perfect thing to cool you down and are really refreshing, and who doesn't love fruit on a hot summers day. These are 100% natural with no processed sugars and they make this yummy strawberry-lemony-syrupy-ness on the top which I find overly scrummy.

If you don't have any ice lolly moulds, never fear! you can use empty yoghurt pots or freezer proof tumblers, anything that will make a personal sized portion and can go in the freezer, just pop a lolly stick in and bung it in the freezer.