A sweet cherry-vanilla nougat candy that is made in one bowl, in the microwave, in less than 10-minutes from start to finish. Â To get the cherry flavor in the nougat, cherry extract and candied cherries are used in the candy. Â Just like the old-time Brach’s Nougat Candies, but with cherries instead of gumdrops! Continue Reading…
A non-dairy soda bread, made using oat flour, curdled unsweetened almond milk, baking soda and salt. Â This bread is yeast-free dairy-free, fat-free, sugar-free and vegan. Â I even topped my bread with a sprinkling of Trader Joes Everything Bagel Seasoning for extra flavor. Â This bread is super simple to make and bakes up in less than 25-minutes. Continue Reading…
Not enough people know about spelt. This ancient grain is a forerunner to modern wheat and one of the healthiest grains on the planet. Usually, it comes in whole form, and despite this, it tastes so good. It’s not like whole wheat at all, which can taste overly sour. Instead, it is super nutty and dense. And once you’ve finished eating it, you feel great. It’s a win-win. Continue Reading…
This recipe is a spin off the all-time favorite Rice Krispies Treats by adding Oreo cookie pieces and chocolate chips. Â The creamy marshmallow mixture gives you the cream flavor, while the Oreo’s give you that iconic cookies ‘n cream flavor (duh). Continue Reading…
Ummm. Â So this cake. Â I took a basic zucchini loaf cake recipe and turned it into awesome-ness by adding cinnamon bun flavoring, a layer of brown sugar and cinnamon and then iced it after baking with a vanilla icing. Â The zucchini helps to keep the cake moist and is a great way to sneak those veggies in! Â No one will probably even know there’s zucchini in this bread! Continue Reading…
Raw, edible cookie dough that is completely sugar free and has no added butter or oil! Â After making a batch of (amazingly addictive) edible cookie dough, I decided to see if I could take some of that guilt away by making a sugar free version! Â A little bit of a healthy treat, when you feel like being naughty. Continue Reading…
Nothing says breakfast like chocolate and coffee right?! Â Well with this grab and go muffin, you get both! Â It has been a good while since I made muffins, and with a couple of new products to try out, I figured I would make some muffins! Â These chocolate muffins are flavored with espresso flavoring and topped with coarse sugar (and chocolate chips after baking for even more chocolate). Continue Reading…
No churn ice cream, made with just three ingredients (including the root beer extract that is used to flavor the ice cream). Â No churn ice cream is the easiest to make since you only need about 5-minutes and a stand mixer or hand mixer. Â The hardest part is waiting for the ice cream to freeze before eating! Continue Reading…
Low fat chocolate cookies?? Â YES!! Â No added fat in the way that there’s no butter, oil or dairy in these (except sometimes I cheat and add M&M’s). Â And these cookies are still DECADENT! Â Sometimes in a cookie all you taste is the butter and it masks the other flavors. Â So without any butter in these babies, the chocolate really shines! Continue Reading…
Edible cookie dough…for those times when all you want is the ultimate guilty pleasure of eating raw cookie dough! Â But this cookie dough is safe to eat. Â No eggs and I have included instructions on heat treating the flour too. Â This is an easy, one bowl, no bake recipe that is great to just have in the refrigerator for late night snacking, or jar it up and gift it! Continue Reading…
