You are staring at an ooey, gooey, fudgy chocolate cake that you can have ready in 20 minutes, start to finish. Â But wait. Â It gets better. Â Said cake is made without any flour or refined sugar. Â Said cake is going to knock your socks off. Â I baked the cake in my 10 1/4-inch cast iron skillet. ...
Dessert recipes
Healthy Chocolate Rice Crispy Treats
Today is my 9th wedding anniversary. It's only fitting that I'm posting a chocolate recipe since my husband is the biggest chocolate lover you will meet. I'll get to the recipe, but first, let's talk about marriage. Since I've been married almost a decade I'm basically an expert on the subject, ...
Easy & Healthy Fruit Dessert Pizza
This Easy and Healthy Fruit Dessert Pizza is quick to prepare and a huge crowd pleaser!Who doesn't love a good dessert pizza? Â Easy to throw together and always a crowd pleaser, you can't really go wrong. Â It's always one of my favorite treats to nosh on at a summer party. Those dessert pizzas ...
Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles
We've got four kids this week. Â My two nieces are staying with us for the week, doubling our load from two to four. Â Can I just give a hats off to all moms with more than two kids? Â You are absolute heroes. I thought adding two more kids to the picture wouldn't make a difference. Â But whew! Â Life ...
Gluten-free Raspberry Chocolate Chip Bars
Friday was Meghan's last day of school. Its seems like she just started and now it's over and she's officially on her way to first grade. She brought home all her school things on Friday, including her writing journal. Â As I read through it, I came to her Mother's Day entry. Â She wrote that I was ...
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cashew Milkshake
Sometimes I feel like life is flying by at the speed of light. Â Everyday I have a to-do list I want to accomplish, daily tasks I check off one by one until I blink and another day's gone by. Once in a while, I need to push the pause button. We all do. Â Just pause, slow down, and look at what is ...
Vegan and Gluten-Free Carmelitas
This is one of those recipes that I want to gush over. Â I have so much to say. Â Yet I know I should just let the pictures do the talking. Â I mean, just look at those bars. Â Do I really have to tell you how delicious they are? Look at that ooey-gooey caramel mixed with chocolate. They are one of the ...
Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars
These Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars are an easy one-bowl recipe and are great for a healthy breakfast, dessert, or snack!Do you ever buy food or ingredients on a whim? Â Or is that just a #foodbloggerproblem? That's exactly what happened with the cranberries I used for these bars. I saw a bag ...
Salted Dark Chocolate Covered Bananas
Did you know that the average person gains one pound during the holiday season? Â (source) That might not sound so bad, but here's the kicker: Â that one pound accumulates year after year. Â That's right. Â You gain that pound and it typically stays with you. Â The study I linked to above surmises that ...
Super Foods Chocolate Cake
Dude. Â What can I say about this cake? Â Let me just get one thing out of the way. Â It's a beet chocolate cake topped with avocado chocolate frosting. Â I know. Â If I can eat my cake and get my super foods at the same time, why wouldn't I? Â Better yet, if my kids can eat their cake and get their super ...
5-ingredient Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Ice Cream Bars
Have you ever found a recipe on Pinterest that boasts it is a "2-ingredient" or "3-ingredient" recipe only to click over and find that it uses a box cake mix? Â Seriously, people, box cake mix is not one ingredient. Â Last time I checked a box of cake mix had at least 15 ingredients. This recipe is ...
Healthy Peach Crisp Smoothie
This Healthy Peach Crisp Smoothie is a healthy breakfast that tastes like dessert! This is a very deceiving smoothie.  It tastes like peach crisp.  Yes, liquid peach crisp.  You will gulp it down and feel like you are drinking your dessert. But really it's a healthy, filling breakfast.  Crazy, ...