Dessert

You will love these flourless oatmeal raisin cookies’ pumpkin and cinnamon raisin cookies. These are warm, comforting, and chewy and are a great gluten-free cookie option for autumn. These cookies are a quick treat to whip up anytime you are…

This Microwave Berry Compote is super easy. It has no added sugar and only takes about 5 minutes to make. But I am going to get into the recipe in more detail at the bottom of this post. First, look…

So yeah. This happened. Do you know that chocolate covered frozen banana bites you can get at Trader Joe’s? Well, they were the inspiration for this dessert. I wanted to make ones that taste like a Snickers Bar. These Frozen…

During the summer, I love preparing picnics for my boys. I love packing their little picnic basket and watching them eat all the fun “surprises” I put in it. ( I know that one day, I will hate packing lunches.…

Herbs from your garden aren’t just for savory recipes and drinks.  Once I started baking desserts using fresh mint, I could no longer stomach the mint extract you buy from the store.  These fresh mint cookies are a delicious way…

These mini peanut butter cookie dough bites are delightful.  They’re little.  They’re vegan. They’re gluten-free.  AND they are naturally sweetened with maple syrup. I made these because they are going to be a component of another recipe that I will…

Your entire family will LOVE this Homemade Banana Ice Cream Oreo Blizzard!  You will love it because it is so much healthier than store-bought Oreo blizzards and Oreo Mc Flurries.  Your kids will love it because it is sweet, creamy,…

Happy New Year! Am I the only one Freaking out just a little that it’s 2015?  Seriously, time is going by too fast, and I hate it!  For New Years, my family and I went to a get-together with our college friends,…

I know that Lucky Charms Cereal has more sugar than one person needs for an entire week.   But, as a thirty-something who grew up watching sugar cereal commercials. I feel nostalgic over Lucky Charms. I remember when they introduced the RED…

I try to limit my sweets during the holidays.  It can be a challenge.  I like to keep my desserts bite-sized! These Mini “Kiss” Cookies are not actually made with a Kiss.   They are made with Dark Chocolate Chips.…

OMG you guys, you have to try these.  They are so good!   In August, I posted an original recipe, Flourless Sweet Potato Brownies, and they instantly became popular on the web.  Yesterday, I had some leftover Baked Sweet Potatoes…

These Flourless Sweet Potato Brownies are the comforting cure-all to any decidedly dreary fall day. And I know what you’re probably thinking.  ” Sweet potatoes and chocolate?  Do these foods go together?  I am here to tell you, yes they…