There are so many things to love about chocolate. In honor of my deep love of chocolate I have harbored since I was a kid, I’m sharing my Double Dark Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe with you. These ooey-gooey cookies satisfy every chocolate craving I have without one ounce of guilt. They also make amazing building…
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Dark Chocolate Ginger Spice Bark (Vegan)
Whether it’s a holiday, or you are just in the mood for a treat, here’s a one you can enjoy guilt-free. You can whip out this Dark Chocolate Ginger Spice Bark super fast, but it will taste like you slaved over it. I love the way the spice of ginger complements dark chocolate. But if…
Gluten-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies (Vegan)
There’s something so comforting about an oatmeal cookie. Soft, chewy, these Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies feel and taste like Grandmom’s kitchen. One of his total faves, my husband calls these breakfast cookies, and are a staple in our house. Packed with oats, nut butter, nuts, and applesauce, I’m ok with that a couple days…
Sugar-free Cherry Vanilla Applesauce
What to do with all those beautiful cherries? They’ve been on sale for weeks now and hopefully you have been enjoying them as much as me! If you went a little overboard, and have some extra sitting in the fridge, fear not. This Cherry Vanilla Applesauce takes about 30 minutes to make and eats more…
Powerhouse Chocolate Avocado Smoothie
Need a pick-me-up? Hold the sugar, bad carbs and bad fats? This Chocolate Avocado Smoothie is no joke! Packed with great fats to hold back hunger and give you energy, little to no sugar (your choice), and so creamy and satisfying, this powerhouse chocolate avocado smoothie makes a great breakfast, lunch, or snack. Drink up!…
Paleo Chocolate Chunks
Looking for chocolate chunks that are dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar-free? What if you happen to need nut-free, too? Once you start looking at chocolate labels, you realize what a tall order this is. I can often find chocolate that is free of one of these ingredients at a time, but all of them?…
Dark Chocolate Cashew Butter Cups
Halloween is peeking around the corner. How many sugar highs (and lows) are in your future? Do you really know what’s in that candy you can’t stop eating? What if you could help yourself, and those you care about, make better choices? How do you know what’s a Halloween trick or treat? What Makes Dark Chocolate…
Arugula Pesto Gluten-Free Pizza
Game day gluten-free pizza is sure to be a winner! The secret? Flavor. Layered on flavor. Layered on flavor. Layered on flavor. No bad fats or processed ingredients. Just fresh herbs, vegetables, and bright flavors that dance together in your mouth. Vegan? Gluten-free? Who knew? Who will care? Probably no one. With all this crazy…
Sin-free Vanilla Cardamom Berry Sorbet
A sin-free dessert was never so simple. I love dessert. I get it. Even though you won’t find refined sugar in my house, and only low glycemic sugars, they are still sugar. As much as I want to gobble down dessert like a vampire chomping on a fairy (any True Blood fans besides me??), I…
Sugar-free Vanilla Cardamom Berry Applesauce
A tasty breakfast, snack, or side, this berry applesauce isn’t just for kids! For August, Recipe Redux asked us to raise the bar on food in a jar. I think this elevated berry applesauce answers the call. I learned lots about food in a jar from my grandmother. Every summer we jarred tomatoes. Cooked them down…
