You may have heard it when you watched the Great British Baking Show, but frangipane is just delish. This one is amped up with pistachios, coconut and topped with tart plumots, The crust is crisp, short and easy to make. You can eat it for dessert, maybe for breakfast or go full English an have it for afternoon tea. Oh, and it is dairy, grain, and refined sugar-free.
Read MoreA blondie that has everything you want. Maple syrup and tahini combine to give a caramel-like flavor while toasted coconut delivers a chewy bar. These gluten and refined sugar-free bars are going to become a favorite.
Read MoreLike the pudding cups you grew up with, but with no funny ingredients and just as delicious. Made with luscious coconut milk, a little bit of dark chocolate, rich maple syrup and uber dark dutch-process cocoa powder, this pudding is easy to make and even easier to eat. Make a little mango “caramel” to drizzle on top and its utter heaven.
Read MoreNothing will make your house smell better than a batch of granola baking. This is the granola that I have made forever and it has never disappointed. Vegan, gluten-free and free of refined sugar, the foundation of this granola is tahini, oats, maple syrup and little bit of oil. From there, you can go wherever you like and add what you happen to have in your pantry.
Read MoreThis banana bread will change you life. Bold statement, I know. But this decadent, uber chocolatey, and insanely moist banana bread is everything. Loaded with chopped hazelnuts and dark chocolate, it is the perfect pick-me-up. The only things it doesn’t have are dairy, gluten, grains or refined sugars.
Read MoreWeekends are for muffins. These muffins will fill the bill. Made with lightly floral, sweet honey, organic cornmeal, non-dairy yogurt and filled with jam or caramel, these muffins will make Saturday or Sunday breakfast special. If you want, make these on Sunday, freeze and you will have a muffin for every day of the week. Get creative with the filling in these gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free muffins.
Read MoreSometimes you just need a cookie. For me, Valentine’s Day calls for something sweet and who says that you need to have a significant other to show some dessert love? This vegan, grain-free cookie is easy to make and will hit all the right spots: sweet, salty, chocolatey, chewy, crispy and melty. Just do yourself a favor and make one.
Read MoreThe perfect dessert that also happens to be packed with protein, free of dairy, grains and refined sugar. These bars are easy-peasy to make (all done in a food processor) and satisfy your sweet-tooth while also giving a boost to your day. The chickpea bars will quickly become a favorite.
Read MoreWho says pumpkin is only for the holidays? This cake is the perfect new year treat. Made with oodles of tahini, heaps of pumpkin, rich maple syrup and a little espresso for a boost of flavor. A slice of this cake is perfect for weekend brunch, after work treat or just in case you need a little something sweet. This paleo cake will be a hit.
Read MoreBehold, a cookie that is perfect for breakfast. Full of good-for-you ingredients like oats, dates, hemp hearts, cashew butter and energy-boosting cacao nibs. These vegan and gluten-free cookies are easy to make and will happily sit on your counter for snacking or your freezer for a breakfast that is easy to reheat before you dash out the door.
Read MoreA holiday cookie that combines my two favorite things: chocolate and peanut butter. Peanut butter blossoms are hard to resist; these even more so. A soft, chewy cookie that is stuffed with salty, nutty, roasted peanut butter, coconut sugar and hearty oat flour that is topped off with a chocolate treat. Nothing is better. These dairy and gluten-free cookies should be on your baking to-do list.
Read MoreWho says that you have to make the same ole pies this holiday season? These pie bars take one recipe for the base, two fillings, both give you caramel, maple sweetness that balance perfectly with the shortbread-like oaten base. No rolling pin required for these vegan and gluten-free treats.
Read MoreI have made many iterations of paleo chocolate chunk cookies. These are the best ones yet. Chewy, soft centered and crispy on the edges, but did I mention they are vegan, grain and gluten-free? Add some darn good paleo chocolate to the dough and it is all you need this holiday season.
Read MoreMeet the only chocolate dessert you need. It is paleo, vegan and so gooey delicious. By baking this brownie in a cast iron skillet, you get a crisp edge and a super soft center. This brownie is part cake, part fudge, part molten fudge sauce all in one skillet. You need this. Trust me.
Read MoreEveryone likes a donut. How about a paleo-friendly donut that is mostly sweetened by fruit? Yes. Please. These donuts are soft, just sweet enough and with a little bit of chocolate (because why not). They are perfect for your fall Sunday mornings, wooly socks and hot coffee.
Read MoreThe middle of this cake is like pudding, bread pudding. Sweet, soft, gooey and chewy all in one bite. If banana bread and a blondie had a baby, raised it as bread pudding, it would be this. And it is all vegan and paleo, yes, even the caramel sauce. That is right caramel sauce. You know you want it.
Read MoreGive me all the gourds and the cookies. How about both in one cookie? These cookies are full of delicious honeynut squash, good-for-you oat bran and just the right amount of sweetness. They might just be the perfect breakfast cookie.
Read MoreWeekends are for muffins. These are my favorites; flavorful, full of good-for-me ingredients and easy to make on a sleepy Sunday.
Read MoreWhile I wait for the official start to fall and the crisp air to come, I will be making and eating these cookies. They are full of roasted, caramel-like sweet flavor with a soft, chewy middle. Not to mention, they are completely vegan (aka you can eat the dough all you want).
Read MoreI love a good kitchen tool. I probably have far too many and I don’t use a lot of them. However, there is one that I use every day, multiple times a day. Once you have one, you can make yourself a single, chewy, salty-sweet, vegan cookie treat. I mean, that alone would make me buy this kitchen tool. Any guesses?
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