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...]
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.
Apple Cranberry Cobbler
Polenta Cobbler Makes a Tasty Fruit Dessert or Make-Ahead Breakfast! I actually had a hard time deciding whether to categorize this recipe as a fruit dessert or breakfast recipe. I ultimately went with fruit dessert, but to be honest, we mostly eat it for breakfast. Whether you eat it for breakfast … [Read more...]
Recipe for Flourless Gluten Free Chocolate Cookies
Flourless gluten free chocolate cookies have been a staple holiday cookie recipe in our house for years.People always ask me where I get the idea for my recipes. To be 100% honest, a lot of times the recipes I make up are a result of whatever ingredients happen to be in my fridge … [Read more...]
Chocolate Donut Holes
I have always had a thing for donut holes. I'm really not sure whether it's pure nostalgia or whether I really do just love donuts. Maybe a little of both?My children absolutely love Dunkin' Donuts donut holes and ever since being gluten free, they want them even more. So, now our only option … [Read more...]
Pumpkin-Chocolate Shot Glass Desserts for Halloween
I had never heard about shot glass desserts until Seasons 52, a seasonally inspired fresh grill and wine bar, opened in our area a few years back. Although they are served in shot glasses, shot glass desserts do not technically have alcohol. Of course if it's an adult-only party, there's nothing to … [Read more...]
Easy Custard Recipe with Wild Blueberries
This easy custard recipe started off fruitless. Adding fruit doesn't make it any more difficult to make, just better to eat! Although the addition of wild blueberries was only intended to boost nutrition, in the end, I actually prefer the fruit-filled version best.While you might think … [Read more...]
Chocolate Mint Dairy Free Frosting
This rich and creamy chocolate mint dairy free frosting will blow your mind. Everyone---and I mean everyone---in your life who likes chocolate will love this recipe.It's not just for frosting cake and cupcakes either...There should be nothing to stop you from spreading a thick layer of dairy … [Read more...]
Naked Healthy Chocolate Cake Recipe with Mint
Inspired by the rustic naked cake trend, this healthy chocolate cake recipe with mint is 100% whole grain, dairy free and has no refined sugar or oil. I made it for my dad's 89th birthday dinner party that we had here at the house (that's dad in the photo to the left.) Dad didn't exactly grow up … [Read more...]
How to make a Gluten Free Pie Crust Recipe with Chia Seeds
Perfect for quiche or not-too-sweet fruity desserts, this savory gluten free pie crust recipe is incredibly easy to make (no rolling pins necessary!)The crust is made with almond flour and two different whole grain flours; brown rice flour and millet flour. I even managed to sneak in a full 1/4 … [Read more...]
Summer Berry Mango Pie Recipe
Yes, I am sharing yet another pie recipe. That's because it is summer, which always makes me want to eat pie. Perfectly summery and sporting a lovely rosy blush, this Berry Mango Pie Recipe is as healthful as it is delicious. Made without refined sugar or refined flour, it is every bit as vibrant, … [Read more...]
How to make a Gluten Free Pie Crust
A basic pie crust recipe is one of those staples grandmothers once passed down from generation to generation. Of course it wouldn't necessarily be a gluten free pie crust recipe nor would it in any way actually be nutritious, but it most certainly would have been foolproof. And tasty. As with any … [Read more...]
Dairy-Free Recipe for Key Lime Pie Will Blow You Away
This dairy-free recipe for Key Lime Pie has no refined sugar and is made with a gluten-free pecan crust. It is so nutritious, you could seriously eat it for breakfast (and trust me, at our house, we do!)But what about taste? After all, if you take a look at a traditional recipe for Key Lime Pie, … [Read more...]
Dairy Free Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe
As the temperature here in south Florida approaches 90 degrees and my sweet tooth remains undisturbed, chilling out with another frozen dessert (ice cream, but of course) is way more alluring than heating up the stove to bake a treat. And of the dairy free ice creams I have shared so far, I think … [Read more...]
How to Make Strawberry Ice Cream
With peak strawberry season running right now (April through June), I have been keeping busy by buying a lot of fresh, local, organic strawberries and filling my freezer with pint after pint of strawberry ice cream. Life could be worse. Ice cream always makes it better.Of all the … [Read more...]
Dairy Free Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
This thumbprint cookie recipe is so easy to make and, as far as cookies go, its really not an unhealthful treat. I have been very into Rooibos tea these days (it is an amazing source of antioxidants!) and there is nothing I love more in the afternoon than a nice cup of Rooibos tea with a … [Read more...]
