Theme of this quarantine: I think constantly about what I can bake/cook next. Problem: I’m limited on the variety of ingredients I have available and, of course, am avoiding going to the store unless absolutely necessary. Other problem: I don’t want to bake a bunch of unhealthy stuff and be tempted to eat it…considering there’s…
Category: Desserts
The BEST Healthy Peanut Butter Bars with Chocolate Chips!
I dare you to make these and withhold from eating the entire pan. You might think you have enough will power to resist, but I wouldn’t be so sure. Believe me, I’m a girl who has a lot of willpower but with these bars, I feel a bit powerless. I’ve also made them for my…
2019 Cookie Round Up!
Every year, I love to find new cookie recipes to try and this year is no exception! The cookies below are the ones that turned out really well and I’d recommend making…there’s definitely a sugar cookie recipe that didn’t make the cut for the post. 🙂 I hope you enjoy this Christmas season (my absolute…
Pumpkin Banana Bread Bars (with chocolate chips!)
Where are my pumpkin spice, fall, sweatshirt, leggings & boots loving people? Just because you can’t see me doesn’t mean I didn’t raise my hand… There’s a reason so many grocery items come out with a pumpkin spice version the minute the leaves start thinking about falling. These bars are perfectly pumpkin-y and super easy–the…
Classic Zucchini Bread
This bread is SO TASTY. The texture is exactly what you hope for in zucchini bread…moist, tender and soft. It’s not quite ‘health food’, but it does use whole wheat flour and contains less oil and sugar than most zucchini bread recipes. Feel free to get creative with this recipe – throw in some chopped…
Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Zucchini Bread
The best compliment I can get when I make a healthy dessert is, “I don’t believe you, there’s no way this is healthy.” Disbelief means I met my goal. I didn’t get an…”it’s good, but there’s just something different about it.” Nope, this recipe is just plain really good with the benefit that it happens…
Healthy Zucchini Brownies
I’m not sure why I keep planting so many zucchini plants in my garden every year when I know that one plant produces more zucchini than I can possibly use. But, here we are. Another zucchini season = another opportunity for me to find creative ways to use it! One recipe I’ve been testing and…
Healthy Blueberry Muffins!
I like to think that at some point I’ll be that person that has enough time in the morning to make myself a perfectly balanced egg white omelette or stand by a pot and make slow cooked steel cut oats. But, let’s be real, I’m not a person with that kind of time in the…
Banana “ICE CREAM”
When you feel like ice cream, but decide you shouldn’t have the real deal for the 3rd day in a row…Yes, the situation above may happen to me frequently. And yes, ice cream is my weakness when it comes to dessert. This recipe still impresses me every time I make it–HOW DO BANANAS TURN INTO…
Avocado Chocolate Pudding
Don’t run away after reading ‘avocado’ in the title of a dessert recipe…just look at it! YUM. Avocado is such a perfect ingredient to replicate the texture of pudding while providing health benefits that regular pudding doesn’t have. These health benefits include potassium (more than a banana!), heart healthy fats, fiber, and other important nutrients…