These 3-ingredient Banana Cookies are vegan and gluten-free. You just need three simple ingredients and fifteen minutes to make these healthy cookies! It's hard to believe, but if you put mashed banana, rolled oats, and chocolate chips together and bake them, they come out as a delicious, ...
Dessert recipes
Healthy Summer Recipes
This is the ultimate collection of healthy summer recipes! It's Memorial Weekend here in the United States, which is the weekend that unofficially kicks off summer. I thought it would be the perfect time to do a round up of the best Happy Healthy Mama recipes for summer. There are certain ...
Brownie Batter Dessert Hummus Recipe
Brownie Batter Dessert Hummus will change the way you think about hummus forever! Dessert hummus! It's a thing! Chickpeas can basically do no wrong. I use them in energy balls, Buckeyes, cookies, and now, friends, dessert hummus. A friend recently sent me a message asking if I could try to ...
Dairy-free Strawberry Ice Cream (No ice cream maker required!)
Dairy-Free Strawberry Ice Cream is easy to make at home and is a healthy treat! Heads up! This post was originally published in June 2013. We aren't moving. :) Photos were updated May 2018. I'm sitting amid half-packed boxes getting ready for our big move this weekend. I can't believe this ...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cereal Bars
These Cereal Bars are made with the perfect combination--chocolate and peanut butter! These are a family favorite and make a great healthier dessert for kids. Where are all of my chocolate + peanut butter lovers? You guys are going to LOVE these cereal bars! I do want to make one thing ...
Individual Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp (Gluten-free & Vegan Recipe)
Strawberry and rhubarb are a match made in heaven and it doesn't get any better than Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp! This recipe is easy to make and healthier than most desserts. Heads up! This post was originally published in June 2012. Photos and recipe card were updated April 2018. Enjoy this ...
Peach Kiwi Green Smoothie
This Peach Kiwi Green Smoothie is the perfect way to eat your spinach! Even the kids will love this one. Heads up! This post was first published in March 2012. Photos were updated April 2018. If you read a lot of food blogs or like to browse Pinterest, no doubt you've seen tons of green treats ...
Banana Chocolate Chip Blondie Recipe (Vegan & Gluten Free)
This Banana Chocolate Chip Blondie recipe is vegan, gluten free, and it makes an incredible healthy dessert! I'm sitting at my computer, wishing I was eating these Banana Chocolate Chip Blondies instead of writing about them. Sometimes, friends, the words don't come. Would you like to hear ...
Healthy Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
These Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting are a healthier version of a favorite dessert! Heads up! This post was originally published in 2011. Photographs were updated 2018. There are a million (maybe more!) carrot cake and carrot cake cupcake recipes on the Internet. You will have ...
Sweet Potato Recipes You’ll Love
Who loves sweet potatoes as much as I do? If you do, then you're going to LOVE this collection of sweet potato recipes! Before I get to the recipes, let's talk about WHY you should be eating sweet potatoes. Okay, they taste good. So we've got that going for us. But what about nutrition? Oh, ...
Black Bean Brownies
If you have never tried black bean brownies, it's time! These Black Bean Brownie Bites are as rich and decadent as any regular brownie recipe, yet they are vegan, gluten-free, and filled with nutrients. A standard brownie cannot make that claim. I dare you to make these black bean brownies and not ...
The BEST Vegan Chocolate Cake
Looking for the BEST Vegan Chocolate Cake in all of the land? Look no further because you have found it! Well, kids, today I'm bringing you something amazing you can bake for the one you love on Valentine's Day. Or Saint Patrick's Day. Or Mother's Day. Whatever the day, when you need a Vegan ...