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Sweet & Tart Zesty Lemon Bars
You’ll love how easy it is to make these sweet, tart, zingy lemon bars with a buttery shortbread crust! A sweet, delicious & almost fancy dessert. I was thinking out loud one day last week. I was asking myself what dessert I should bake for a lunch date my family had. My daughter overheard my Looney…
Chocolate Cherry Banana Ice Cream – Vegan
Healthy, sugar free, dairy free, vegan ice cream made with just 3 ingredients – bananas, cocoa powder and cherries. Creamy, delicious, guilt free and so simple to make! These days I consider myself lucky to find a few ripe bananas sitting around. Bananas go quick in my house. Not only do my daughters love snacking on…
Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
Simple, delicious, moist & easy to make – these fresh Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins are awesome! Perfect for breakfast, dessert or a sweet snack! Poor, misunderstood cranberries. They have such a bad reputation. People associate this sweet and tangy berry with that lumpy, clumpy, almost gelatin like blob of canned sauce that gets served on holidays….
Chocolate Coconut Almond Bites (Healthy-ish)
I’ve been trying hard to cut down on store bought sweets. Baked goods have never really been an issue – I love baking and am usually disappointed by anything from the store. The issue – candies and chocolates. More specifically, anything dark chocolate with fruits and nuts. Having this stuff readily available makes it that…
How to Sweeten Under Ripe or Sour Strawberries
Yay!!! It’s strawberry season! Strawberry season is the local kick off to a summer of great produce. Not much beats ripe, freshly picked strawberries. Everyone gets excited and a bit crazy during the first few days of the season. Demand is high and the berries are moving. In order to keep up with the craze,…
Chocolate Avocado Cake With Chocolate Avocado Buttercream Frosting
Chocolate Avocado Cake and Chocolate Avocado Buttercream – delicious, moist and rich – a healthier dessert that compromises no flavor. Round 2. I recently struck gold on the avocado deal of a lifetime. With over a dozen of super ripe avocados on hand and plans for more than guacamole, I knew I had to get…
Dark Chocolate Avocado Truffles
I stumbled upon a jackpot during a recent shopping trip at my favorite produce spot. A half peck of avocado “seconds” for $1.25. Absolutely insane. That’s over a dozen of avocados. They were all super ripe and ready to go (although a few didn’t make the cut). First I made a GIANT bowl of guacamole…
One Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
Guess what I’m having for breakfast? Leftover banana ice cream!!! This is an awesome way to start the day – I might just have to start rethinking my breakfast routine! I know you’ve probably heard about making banana ice cream using only bananas. I’m betting many of you have already made it a few times….
Cranberry Orange Nut Bread
This Cranberry Nut Bread is perfectly moist & delicious! Cranberries and orange make this bread full of tangy tart sweetness. I’ve been craving cranberries this past week. After being sick and finally getting some taste back I needed something to shock my taste buds with some major flavor. Mmmm…cranberries with all their tart sweetness. Even better…