Louise’s story
A personal need became a passion.
At 17, Louise grabbed a coffee on the way to Brisbane to try on her Year 12 formal dress. She knew within the hour. What started as one bad reaction became severe lactose intolerance that affected almost every part of daily life.
It got worse over the years, not better. Seventeen years of reading every label, asking every waiter and quietly not eating things.
Finding safe desserts was frustrating, and finding ones that actually tasted good was even harder. Most of what was on offer was dairy-free or vegan, built on plant-based swaps instead of the real thing. It solved a problem Louise didn’t have, and it tasted like it.
What she needed was simple: real dairy, just without the lactose. That was almost impossible to find.
Our story
Made from experience.
Eventually her mum got tired of watching her miss out and started baking around it. She swapped the regular dairy in the family favourites for lactose-free dairy and kept everything else exactly the same.
One by one, the things Louise had given up came back: cheesecake, sticky date with the sauce, cob loaf, lasagna. None of them had to taste like a compromise.
Louise started baking alongside her mum, and after years of baking lactose-free together, we could see the opportunity. If it worked for Louise, it could work for everyone else who had been quietly missing out.
So we started Delicious Intolerance, built on a simple belief: lactose-free food should never feel like a compromise.
No compromise
Lactose-free should still feel generous, comforting and worth sharing.
Made with care
Every bake and meal is approached with attention, quality ingredients and heart.
Made locally
Proudly creating desserts and comfort food in South East Queensland.
Still growing
More choice. More joy. More to share.
Today the menu covers cheesecakes, cakes and cookies, plus savoury favourites like cob loaf, sausage rolls, quiche and lasagna. It’s all baked in our licensed home kitchen on the Gold Coast, with real dairy that has had the lactose removed.
We’re still adding to it. Flavours change with the seasons, and if there’s something you’ve given up that you’d love to have back, tell us. We’d love to try making it.
One thing won’t change: it’s lactose-free, not dairy-free. The milk protein is still there, so it isn’t suitable for anyone with a dairy allergy.
Thank you for being part of our story.
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