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Vegan Blondies

March 1, 2016

The struggle is real when it comes to finding delicious desserts that I can eat. Not only am I pretty strictly gluten free, I have also cut back on eating sweets as of late. You see, I have a bit of a sweet tooth and fall into the bad habit of consuming excess amounts of cookies and candy during the holiday season. This past year was no exception and with everything going on in my body right now I made the decision to cut out unnecessary desserts. Smart plan, right? Sure, until I’m hit with a major craving and give in to it.

Knowing that I would inevitably cave to the urge to eat sugar at some point, I began searching for ways to satisfy my cravings in a healthier way. I initially tried replacing cookies with fruit but that didn’t quite do the trick. Enter chickpea blondies. Yes, you read that right. Chickpea blondies.

Quick and Easy Chocolate Bark

February 2, 2016

Is it just me or is this year already flying by? I can scarcely believe that January is over and February is upon us. And you know what February means…all of our resolutions to eat healthier and avoid sugar are about to go out the window with the arrival of Valentine’s Day sweets. In lieu of that fact I only feel a teeny bit guilty about today’s post.

The recipe I’m sharing today is a quick and easy dessert option that I have found myself making almost every weekend lately. I have drastically cut back on my sugar intake in the past couple of weeks (hello angry post-holiday skin!) but still occasionally need a little something to satisfy my sweet tooth. That is where this easy chocolate bark comes into play.

This recipe is about as simple and straightforward as a dessert recipe can be and is even fun to make! It would be a great little treat to whip up with kids for Valentine’s Day gifts and an even better one to indulge in yourself.

Rich and Easy Gluten Free Brownie Cake

January 12, 2016

As the big 3-0 approached, I found myself craving the taste of the rich chocolate birthday cakes I enjoyed in my youth. The only problem was that all of the chocolate cake recipes I had in my arsenal contained gluten. Not one to be deterred by my gluten-free lifestyle, I set out on a quest to find an easy and delicious alternative to the chocolate cake recipes I remember from my childhood.

Magical Molasses Cookies

December 15, 2015

The name of these cookies is not an exaggeration. They are truly magical. Possibly even a little sinful, making them a perfect indulgence for this time of year. We can all wait until 2016 to worry about losing a few pounds in cookie weight, right? I promise you that these are worth a couple of extra sessions at the gym.

Easy Peanut Brittle Recipe

December 8, 2015

When I was growing up I could always count on my grandparents making two treats on Christmas Day. My grandfather would make what was in my humble opinion the most delicious homemade treat ever, peppermint ice cream, while my grandmother would make what was in my father’s humble opinion the most delicious homemade treat ever, peanut brittle. Over the years both grandparents made an effort to teach all of us how to create these delights but, in all honesty, I was always terrified to attempt either of them both because they are ridiculously labor intensive and because it would make me really sad to create an end product that didn’t properly do justice to their originals.

Despite my trepidation I decided that I wanted to give peanut brittle a go last Christmas. After discussing my grandmother’s recipe with my mother and being reminded of how absurdly challenging it was to get the peanut brittle to turn out well, I took to the internet. I came across several similar microwave recipes, melded them all together and gave it my best shot, all the while assuming it would be an absolute disaster. But wait…it wasn’t. It wasn’t at all. Somehow my crazy microwave witchery produced peanut brittle of the exact same taste, texture and consistency as my grandmother’s!

Easy peanut brittle in Grandma’s tin, every bit as good as her original recipe.

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