I really should have made this easy orange cake recipe years ago. It's simply the best! A Blissfully Easy Orange Cake RecipeNow, I realize that sometimes baking a cake can seem like a big waste of time. I mean, who has time to bake a cake these days? Well, for me, baking is like "dynamic … [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.
Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dessert Souffle Recipe
Oh my gosh! I can't even tell you how excited I am about this Chocolate and Peanut Butter Dessert Souffle. Making a souffle has been on my "must bake" list for months now but somehow life always gets in the way and keeps me from making some of my more elaborate (and not so practical) recipes. And … [Read more...]
Italian Style Easy Custard Recipe: Panna Cotta with Mango
Wondering if it is possible to eat clean and still enjoy dessert? If so, this Easy Custard Recipe could just turn out to be your new favorite go-to treat. It's dairy free, has no refined sugar and is super rich in antioxidants vitamin A and C. The easy part is not an over-exaggeration … [Read more...]
Virgin Homemade Pina Colada Popsicle Recipe
If you are looking for a tasty way to cool off this summer then this Virgin Homemade Pina Colada Popsicle Recipe is definitely the thing to whip up! The recipe is dairy free, is sweetened only with "whole" fruit (frozen pineapple and medjool dates), has just 4-ingredients, takes less than 5-minutes … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Carrot Cake with Whipped Macadamia Frosting
Making a gluten free carrot cake has been on my "to do" list for a long, long time now. For one, carrot cake is one of those staples I feel everyone should have a good recipe for and two. When we published our first book back in 2005 I included a whole grain carrot cake in the recipe section, but I … [Read more...]
Clean Remake of Bon Appetit’s Best Strawberry Shortcake Dessert
Ok, here it is! The one recipe you absolutely must make this summer: Strawberry Shortcake Dessert.I guarantee nobody in a jillion years will ever guess this stack of syrupy sweet shortcake goodness makes the clean eating cut either.So just what makes a Strawberry Shortcake Dessert clean? No … [Read more...]
Chocolaty Fudgesicle Popsicle Recipe
A clean Fudgesicle Popsicle recipe!Although we weren't exactly into clean eating the way I would define it today, my mom rarely bought anything that was obviously junk food. I had grandma for that. Grandma knew I had a thing for sweets, especially frozen Fudgesicle Popsicles and I could always … [Read more...]
Clean Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
I came up with the recipe for these clean chocolate chip oatmeal cookies as a make-ahead treat I could take on our outdoor excursions. You don't need to be into clean eating to fall in love with them either. They are everything any good oatmeal cookie should be; perfectly chewy, sweet and soft. And … [Read more...]
Gluten Free CLEAN Recipe for Peach Cobbler
A CLEAN recipe for peach cobbler!With their very own license plates (Georgia), a knack for working their way into both literary references and book titles (The Peach Keeper and James and the Giant Peach) and----if you are old enough to remember it----their own Beverly Hills 90210 hangout (The … [Read more...]
Blueberry and Chocolate Biscotti
The idea of making biscotti cookies has always both intrigued and intimidated me. I have been ineluctably driven to figure out how to make them for quite some time now...The fact that I always insist on using "clean" ingredients doesn't necessarily make baking any easier. However, after … [Read more...]
Reese’s Cup Peanut Butter Blondies
I'm crazy for brownies, but I truly think I might like these Peanut Butter Blondies with chocolate chips even more. Especially since they are the closet thing I have had to a Reese's Cup in years. One thing is for sure though, they don't last long in our house at all! I usually like to make a double … [Read more...]
Wheat-Free Fruit Pizza Recipe for All Occasions
Just in time for Valentine's Day, this Fruit Pizza Recipe makes a picture-perfect non-chocolate treat for your sweetie, the kids or anyone else you want to show some love!Although this one is cut into the shape of a heart for Valentines day, you can easily adapt this fruit pizza recipe for any … [Read more...]
Individual Gingerbread Trifle Dessert Recipe
I initially shared the Individual Gingerbread Trifle Dessert idea on my Christmas Dinner menu blog post. But with all the holiday chaos I didn't have a chance to put up the full recipe until just now. However, gingerbread season is not yet officially over, so there is no reason to wait until next … [Read more...]
Dairy Free Hot Chocolate
Last year I made Eggnog when we put our Christmas tree up, but this year I want to come up with a clean hot chocolate recipe. A Clean Hot Chocolate Recipe While conventional recipes for homemade hot chocolate are not exactly in alignment with clean eating, this one … [Read more...]
Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Although I usually only end up making them around the holiday season, this recipe for healthy peanut butter cookies is one everyone in my family just can't get enough of. I always bake them on the same weekend I make the gingerbread cookies, which is usually right after we put up our tree. Once the … [Read more...]
