Category Archives for "Dessert"

The recipe I am sharing today combines my love of nut butter and superfoods, and passion for baking cookies. So, where are all my Peanut Butter Lovers at? And my cookie lovers? Well, have I got the recipe for you! An indulgent perfectly textured cookie with mega PB flavor! Because with nut butter, you either go big or go home. Enter: Rich & Fluffy Peanut Butter Cookies with Maca Cacao Icing. Peanut butter cookies are […]

It’s time for a guest post! Today’s recipe for flourless chickpea-based cookies was created by my food blogger friend Brittnay, whose blog The Nut Butter Hub is inspiring and creative. Read her post below and stay tuned for my latest Peanut Butter Cookie recipe which will be posted on her blog in the near future 😉 It may sound kooky and a little bit wrong, but chickpea cookies are delicious! We were a little bit […]

A lot of you know creating raw cheesecakes is one of my greatest pleasures. Case in point: This Strawberry Stunner. Matcha-infused. A holiday favorite. Key Lime with hidden veggies. And a few others in the archives. Creating these cakes seriously gives me life! And improves my mood times a million =) I consider cheesecake blending/testing my emotional equivalent to coconut oil as fix-all to skin problems. That’s a big statement, I know! My coconut butter and oil, […]

Hi! Hey! Have a told you . . . That I really hate . . . CARROTS! Yes, really. Unless they are really really tiny and hidden in soup or bolognese, get away from me!!! And I especially hate them raw. I can make an impressive raw carrot cake, that’s reallyyy tasty, but still, I don’t like it, ya feel me? Yes? No? Maybe? But I can agree that if I have to find a use […]

We’re major “smoothie people” around here. Especially when sweaters are replaced with tanks, boots with flip-flops, and the apartment stays in the upper 70s, despite air conditioning and fans. On these days, a sweet, frozen, drinkable concoction is about the only snack that satisfies. And thankfully, with a freezer full of fruit, these blended treats come together in a minute or two. Homemade smoothies and shakes satisfy me in the way that a soft-serve cone […]

CINNAMON ROLLS!!!! Who else loves them?! I have the fondest memories of sweet cinnamon-laced yeasty bread covered in sticky icing. I think it’s how my love affair with cinnamon began. To this day, I still can’t turn down a big gooey cinnamon roll. However, the after-effects aren’t as heavenly the delicious taste. <– Sugar crash alert!!! Even though I have dreamed up plenty of ideas of creating a healthy, plant-based version, I’m lazier and more […]