Sometimes it is hard to recreate a favorite childhood recipe when you grow up. Lucky for me, Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie recipe is still in print on the back of their canned pumpkin puree---so I can see exactly what was in the pumpkin pie of my childhood memories. One thing is for sure though, what I … [Read more...]
Desserts
We love dessert around here... and we're certain that you do too. However, eating clean means our desserts are mostly guilt-free and much easier on the gut and body! This extensive collection is gluten free, daily free, refined sugar and refined oil.
5-Minute Pumpkin Ice Cream Bar
Craving pumpkin pie this fall but just can't seem to find the time to make a crust and wait a full hour for the whole thing to bake? Not to worry, I have the solution...My frozen Pumpkin Dessert recipe is basically pumpkin pie on a stick! Best of all, it takes just 5-minutes of hands-on time to … [Read more...]
Dairy Free and Gluten Free Cinnamon Buns
The star ingredient that enabled these cinnamon buns to be gluten free without sacrificing taste OR nutrition was cassava flour, a grain-free root vegetable flour made from yucca. Cassava Flour is a Nutritious Gluten-Free Ingredient that Bakes Like a Dream Cassava flour is a … [Read more...]
Dairy Free/ Gluten Free Lemon Olive Oil Cupcakes with the EASIEST Frosting Ever
Just in case you need a clean holiday dessert recipe (that doesn't take all day in the kitchen to make!), these dairy-free/ gluten-free lemon olive oil cupcakes won't let you down. And the frosting has to be the easiest thing on earth to make. You won't feel guilty after eating them either because … [Read more...]
The Best CLEAN Gluten Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe
After multiple remakes, I think I finally stumbled on the best combination of ingredients for a clean gluten free oatmeal raisin cookie recipe. I say this because it has been taste-tested by a handful of kids and teens. And when it comes to cookies, kids (and especially your teenage son lol) will … [Read more...]
How to Make Dairy Free Chocolate Bark
Even if you are not into clean eating, you will still want to learn how to make clean chocolate bark with raw honey. Hands down, honey makes the best sweetener for chocolate. No dairy needed either....Honey Mama's is the Best Chocolate EVER Have you ever heard of Honey Mama's chocolate? … [Read more...]
CLEAN Chocolate Avocado Mousse Recipe (No Sugar! No Dairy!)
I know Chocolate Avocado Mousse recipes have been all the rage with clean eating folks for a while now, but I have never been able to get super excited about any of the recipes I have tried. Until now! I finally found an ingredient combination that delivers a truly decadent dessert that doesn't … [Read more...]
Clean and Easy Desserts for Kids to Make (Including Gluten Free Brownies!)
Getting kids to eat healthy can be a real challenge. But I've found one of the very best ways to spark their interest is to get them in the kitchen. And you can start with dessert! I've rounded up 10 clean and easy desserts for kids to make plus a story from one little boy who is very special to … [Read more...]
Cookies and Milk (and More!) Shot Glass Dessert Recipes
If you are trying to make something festive, fun and sweet, you can't go wrong with shot glass dessert recipes! What are Shot Glass Dessert Recipes? A shot glass dessert can pretty much be made with any dessert imaginable. From cookies to pie, mousse to cake, brownies to Strawberry Shortcake, you … [Read more...]
Clean Chocolate Popcorn Recipe (No Dairy / No Refined Sugar)
I’ve been making a version of this clean chocolate popcorn recipe ever since my son, Blake, was in elementary school. It was our standby movie-night popcorn. He loved it so much I would even sneak it into the movie theater. And whenever his friends came over, this was the treat they ALL would ask … [Read more...]
4-Ingredient Recipe for CLEAN Blackberry Popsicles
I came up with the recipe for these clean blackberry popsicles totally by accident. My son had just arrived home from school and was starving. I was right in the middle of trying to create a blackberry version of his favorite new smoothie (the layered Strawberry Shortbread Smoothie) for my upcoming … [Read more...]
Clean Recipe for Gluten and Dairy Free Brownies (with Cassava Flour)
If you happen to keep up with me on Facebook and saw my recent post about cassava flour, here's the recipe for the Gluten and Dairy Free Brownies I promised to share! The New Flour On the Shelf I know it can be hard to keep track of all the wheat-free and gluten-free alternative flours out there, … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chickpea Cookies (that Kids Will LOVE!)
If you ask the kids if they want to make chocolate cookies the answer is almost always a very enthusiastic "YES!" True, you may not get the same level of enthusiasm if you call them Chocolate Chickpea Cookies. However, if you make the chocolate chickpea cookies and act as if the chickpeas are just a … [Read more...]
How to Make a French Apple Tart —Clean Cuisine
I have a big thing for any kind of apple dessert, but a French Apple Tart just might be my all time favorite. What is a French Apple Tart? It's kind of like what you might imagine a fancy restaurant's version of apple pie to be. Except the top of the pie crust is missing.I grew up eating deep dish … [Read more...]
Banana Tray Bake Cake with Blackberries
Cake for breakfast! This blackberry-studded "clean" Banana Tray Bake Cake is is the ideal antidote to winter's gray, blustery mornings.Ok, so I don't live in "wintry" a city like Boston or Chicago, but now that we are past Thanksgiving and now that it is finally below 90 degrees here in so … [Read more...]
