Healthy gingerbread recipe

Recette de pain d’épices healthy

Fancy a comforting, slightly spicy, guilt-free dessert?
Archie reveals the recipe for Yushi (@yushi_naturalcakes) , a pastry chef committed to a healthy and creative approach.

This reimagined gingerbread is both:

  • Light

  • Low in sugar

  • Rich in flavor
    … and subtly enhanced by our Archie cider vinegar.

Ingredients

Serves 3 to 4 people

Homemade applesauce:

  • 200g of apples (peeled and chopped)

  • 80g of unsweetened apple juice

  • 2 tsp Archie'v apple cider vinegar

  • 5 g of NH pectin

  • 1 tsp of cinnamon

  • 1 pinch of salt

Gingerbread:

  • 70g of T45 flour

  • 30g of almond flour

  • 2 tsp gingerbread spice mix

  • 3 g of baking powder

  • 15g of coconut sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 50g of unsweetened apple juice

  • 1 pinch of salt

For the finishing

Yushi's suggestion

  • Apple slices

  • Cranberries

  • Cinnamon sticks

  • Star anise

Preparation

1. Apple compote

  1. In a saucepan, mix apples, juice, Archie'v cider vinegar, cinnamon and salt.

  2. Blend everything together to obtain a puree.

  3. Heat, add the pectin and bring to a boil.

  4. Cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes.

  5. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

2. Gingerbread

  1. Sift together flour, almond flour, spices and baking powder.

  2. Stir in the apple juice, coconut sugar, and salt.

  3. Add the egg and mix well.

  4. Pour into a greased mold.

  5. Bake at 175°C for 25 minutes.

3. Training

  1. Remove the gingerbread from the mold while it is still warm.

  2. Using a piping bag, pipe dots of compote on top.

  3. Decorate with fruit, whole spices or zest as desired.

A recipe by Yushi

Yushi, who lives in France, was surprised by the lack of truly healthy desserts on our shelves.
With her low-sugar, high-taste creations, she proves that dessert can have its place in a wellness routine.

Her favorite trick? Replacing excess sugar with:

  • homemade compotes

  • unsweetened juices

  • Apple cider vinegars for acid/sugar balance

Up to you !

A light and sweet gingerbread.
Perfect for a winter afternoon snack or a festive breakfast without excess.

And if you want to continue the experience: discover our detox potion recipe… made with vinegar of course!

Suggestion

What is your goal?

We help you achieve your ideal routine in 3 minutes

Make my diagnosis
Back to blog