Category Archives for "Dessert"

These immunity donuts were so damn tasty I decided to use that same cake batter to bring you another delicious fall-spiced, ultra-healthy dessert! This time, a beautiful cake adorned with coconut cream, chopped dark chocolate with ginger pieces, and an indulgent fudge sauce. Because spice cakes are good, but spice cakes covered in whipped cream and 2 kinds of chocolate are even better! This will make a gorgeous and delicious centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table […]

Problem: I don’t enjoy the taste of turmeric Solution: Hide it in donuts so that my other favorite spices and the cake-y fluffy texture are all I taste! Also . . .  Truth: Whether or not you love turmeric, you will love these donuts! Lie: Donuts are difficult to make and unhealthy!  And this recipe proves it . . .  For this recipe, I created a healthy fall-spiced cake batter (spiked with anti-inflammatory turmeric and […]

Chai Tea. Warm Spices, Pumpkin Puree. You can’t get any more “Autumn” than these dreamy Pumpkin Chai Blondies. This is the kind of dessert I think about all day long. I’m always ready to cozy up with a warm pumpkin dessert and hot cup of tea during chilly weather and when that dessert is homemade, oil free, and exceptionally delicious . . . I call it BLISS. Bake these for a Fall party, for a […]

Ringing in Fall with these super simple, seasonal Pumpkin Latte Brownies! It’s taken me 5 whole years to post a brownie recipe!!! (although I did develop this recipe for Mind Body Green a couple years ago 😉 Mostly for selfish reasons. Brownies have never been my go-to dessert, and they aren’t the best platform for being super creative, impressive and healthy. But August 31st happened and I started doing inventory of my pumpkin puree and […]

My Wedding Cake! I made a 2-tier wedding cake free from gluten, dairy, eggs, and refined sugar. The bottom layer was a 2 layer 9” vanilla cake and the top a 3 layer 6” chocolate cake. The vanilla cake is my own recipe: 3 c GF flour – either Namaste, King Arthur, or Bob’s Red Mill 1:1 GF blend (not Bob’s original GF made with chickpea flour!!!) 1 1/2 c almond flour 3/4 c oat […]

I posted this Cinnamon Cold Brew Banana Bread in the Fall, but can we ever have too many nana bread recipes?? We cannot. Especially when they are fast, easy, healthy, and delicious. And don’t tell me I’m the only one with all these spotted bananas ripening at lightening speed thanks to summer and humidity.  Not that we have established that banana bread is a yummy treat that needs to happen on the regular, let’s talk […]