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Healthy Homemade Butterscotch Peanut Butter Spread (low sugar, gluten free, dairy free, vegan)

Healthy Homemade Butterscotch Peanut Butter

This Butterscotch Peanut Butter Spread incorporates an intense butterscotch flavor and the rich, creamy texture of peanut butter.  I thought about making this all inclusive spread when I was making a batch of my...

Healthy Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Healthy Chocolate Birthday Cake with Chocolate Frosting (To Celebrate My 21st Birthday!)

It’s my birthday!  The big one.  I’m turning 21 today.  Yes, TWENTY ONE!  So being cognizant of the excess alcohol I’m going to be drinking tonight (obviously) I thought I’d make a healthy dessert...

Healthy Snickerdoodle Cookies

Healthy Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles have been on my Recipe Wishlist for months now and I have finally healthified the typically guilty cookie recipe.  After a few sad baking fails I have made the successful Healthy Snickerdoodles I was...

Healthy Microwaveable Carrot Cake Quinoa Flake Protein Loaf

If you like baked oatmeal, you will definitely like this Carrot Cake Quinoa Flake Protein Loaf. If you don’t like how long it takes to make baked oatmeal, you will totally fall in love with this...

Healthy Quinoa Protein Waffles

Healthy Quinoa Protein Waffles

Gluten-Free Quinoa Protein Waffles!  Now HERE’S a healthy breakfast. Soft and moist without the butter, buttermilk or oil. Sweet and comforting without the refined white sugar and excess calories. Yes, I’m serious. These guilt-free Quinoa...

Healthy Cookie Dough Brownies (gluten free, dairy free, vegan)

Healthy Cookie Dough Brownies

Cookie Dough + Brownies + Desserts With Benefits  =  HEALTHY Cookie Dough Brownies! What more could you ask for?!? These are the bomb.  BOOM. These are awesome.  End of story. When you have a dense,...

Homemade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter

Healthy Homemade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter

Chocolate + Peanut Butter + Food Processor = Homemade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter! Homemade Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter + Spoon = 1 happy mouth (and bajillion happy taste buds) After Christmas 2012, my friend flew from Arizona...

Healthy Limoncello Gelato

Healthy Lemon Frozen Yogurt

A few months ago when my sister graduated from university I (gladly) agreed to watch two entire seasons of Scandal with her…  on the couch…  in four days.  I am so ashamed to say...

Healthy Raspberry Lemon Bars

Healthy Raspberry Lemon Bars

What happens when you add raspberries to delicious Lemon Bars?  You get Raspberry Lemon Bars!  But don’t let their size fool you, these bars may be small but they pack a punch FULL of flavor. This palm-sized dessert is...

Healthy Vegan Raspberry Curd

If you like lemon curd, you’ll LOVE this sweet and tangy Raspberry Curd!  Perfect on toast, in yogurt, on pound cake, and more.  You’d never know it’s sugar free, fat free, eggless, and vegan...