If you look under the “sweets” tab in my recipe page, you won’t find too many decadent or overly indulgent treats. They tend to be easy and natural alternatives to cookies or brownies and raw desserts or fruit-sweetened bars; basically the kind of stuff you would expect from a gluten-free, dairy-free blog. These little cakes…
Tag: Maple Syrup
Strawberry Chia Pudding
“Chia Pudding… so hot right now” – Mugatu Here’s another quick, cost-effective solution to your breakfast or snacking needs! I was able to pick up all the necessary ingredients from Trader Joe’s, but you could easily snag the same ingredients at Whole Foods (not AS cost effective!). This recipe is easy to modify to fit your…
Bacon Jam
Dude. Bacon Jam. It exists and it’s AMAZE BALLS! I mean really, sugar and bacon in a spreadable form has to be some sort of window into the heavenly realm. You know, the one with angels and golden streets and pearly gates… It’s bacon perfection. This divine condiment can be used for any and all…
Two-Bite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Some of my earliest memories in the kitchen involve making chocolate chip cookies from the Betty Crocker Recipe book. You know, the ones with Crisco shortening, butter, brown sugar AND regular sugar. I made them all the time; they were simple and didn’t require adult supervision. Plus, I could eat all the cookie dough I…
Lemon Blueberry Muffins
I just recently bought a new paleo book and it’s absolutely fantastic. Diane is a fellow graduate of Bauman College (where I got my culinary degree) and she’s also a part of the Weston A. Price Foundation. This appeals to me because not only is she an advocate of paleo eating, but she also understands the…
Coffee Almond Bites
I originally named these Almond Ecstasy because Almond Joy is already taken. And to be quite honest, these little guys produce some emotions that go a little bit beyond joy. I mean, they have COFFEE in them for heaven’s sake! These are a nice little treat for coffee time, snack time, movie time, post-workout time. Pretty much anytime….
Citrus Baked Plantains
Just a quickie. Made this for my friends and they thought they were SOOOOO good that they “almost cried”. Well, weep on friends, weep on. Citrus Baked Plantains 3 ripe plantains (black skins) 1/4 c. coconut oil, melted 1 Tbsp. honey or maple syrup 2 large oranges, zested and juiced 2 limes, zested and juiced…
Blueberry Almond Muffins
I’ve decided that Saturday mornings are Paleo Baking Time. Yes, PBT! On today’s menu we have the ever popular BLUEBERRY MUFFIN. The alternative (paleo) ingredients for these guys are almond flour and maple syrup. Ah, Maple Syrup. Yes, its sugar. And sugar is BAD! Here’s the deal, we humans were wired up to love sweet…
Cake in a Ramekin
A lot of people have heard of “Cake in a Mug”. Oh, you haven’t? Well, here’s the premise: You put a bunch of (edible) stuff in a mug, mix it up with a fork, and then microwave it for 5 mins and VOILA! you have cake. in a mug. I do not own a microwave…
The Clean Plate 