These Healthy Chocolate No Bake Trail Mix Cookies are much healthier than traditional Chocolate No Bake Cookies! Note: This recipe for Healthy Chocolate No Bake Trail Mix Cookies was originally published in May 2013. I was making a batch and decided to update the photos and republish for newer ...
Dessert recipes
High Protein Low Carb Almond Vanilla Popsicles
These High Protein Low Carb Almond Vanilla Popsicles are made without sugar and make a healthy treat. I haven't thought about protein and carbs as much in my whole life as I have these last few months. My husband, Tim, decided he was going to make some diet changes and started following a lower ...
Carrot Honey Quick Bread
This Carrot Honey Quick Bread has a vibrant color and wonderful texture from the shredded carrots it uses!Let me age myself for a minute. When I got married, my mom gifted me a collection of recipes. It was family recipes, recipes she found in magazines, and recipes she gathered from ...
Easy Chocolate Bird Nests (No-Bake, Vegan, and Gluten-Free!)
These Easy Chocolate Bird Nests are a family-favorite recipe I make every year around Easter time. They are quick, easy, AND healthy! Note: This recipe was originally published in 2012. I updated the photos and the text and recipe are the same. When different holidays roll around, do you ...
Dairy-Free Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
If you grew up loving Orange Push-Ups, an Orange Julius, or Orange Creamsicles, this Dairy-Free Orange Creamsicle Smoothie recipe is for you! One of my greatest joys in life is taking a treat that is traditionally unhealthy and turning it into something that is not only nutritious, but also ...
Strawberry Oatmeal Bars (Vegan and Gluten Free)
These Strawberry Oatmeal Bars are vegan, gluten-free, and super easy to make!My kids love cereal bars. They beg me to buy them at the grocery store all the time. I've tried making homemade cereal bars and let me tell you: not worth the effort. These Strawberry Oatmeal Bars are what I make ...
Chocolate Covered Cherry Shake
This post was originally published in 2011 when I was pregnant with my youngest child, Luke. I'm not currently pregnant. :) I reshot the photographs for this Chocolate-Covered Cherry Shake and decided to republish it to put it back on the front page. If this one is new to you, enjoy!I have a teeny ...
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake (Vegan & Gluten-Free)
This Hot Fudge Pudding Cake is vegan, gluten-free, and totally splurge-worthy! I'm having a really hard time concentrating as I write this post. These pictures are reminding me of how much I want this cake. Like right now. The moment I saw a picture of a Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, I knew I ...
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cups
I'm about to turn the way you think about chocolate-covered strawberries upside down. Introducing Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cups. Your life is never going to be the same. Okay, yes, that's dramatic. But these are SO SO GOOD. I really want you to try them so I have to make sure I get my point ...
Christmas Tree Dessert Pizza
If you're looking for a festive, easy, and healthy holiday dessert, this Christmas Tree Dessert Pizza is perfect! Will you look at that? I got all cutesy and festive with a Christmas tree-shaped dessert. What's gotten into me? Well, the truth is, when it comes to cutesy things, while I like ...
No-Bake Peanut Butter Snowballs
These Peanut Butter Snowballs are made with just 4 ingredients and are a healthy, gluten-free treat! Just like that, it's December and I'm in full-on scramble-to-get-it-all-done mode. UGH. Why do I do this to myself every year? The part of my brain that reminds me to get things done ...
Chocolate Cookie Pops
These Chocolate Cookie Pops taste like cookie dough covered in chocolate and are perfect for any special gathering! I have a serious question for you. Are you on Team Cookie or Team Cake? Very serious business, right? You may have guessed, but I'm on Team Cookie. Don't get me wrong. I love ...