Vegan Rose White Chocolate Hearts
It feels downright balmy here in Minnesota with a 32F degree temperature! That is because it has been in the below zero temps lately or just single digits. Funny how in the Fall we think 32 is cold after having Summer temperatures, and now it is warm. Well, I am embracing it and getting out […]
Vegan Chocolate Gingerbread Bourbon Balls
Sometimes you have those days where you are a disaster in the kitchen and in fact you should probably stay far away from it. But unfortunately sometimes you don’t have a choice, you have to get things done, even if you are a clutz or super forgetful that day because you have other stuff on […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Brownie Cookies
Making Christmas cookies with my Mom when I was little was one of my favorite parts of the Holidays. We would have the old family favorites like the pfeffernusse cookies, or my Grandma’s sugar cookie recipe (which was the most delicious I had ever tasted), or the pecan tassies, which were my Mom’s favorite. But […]
Chocolate Covered Chestnut Caramels
My Grandma used to give us grand kids boxes of chocolate on Holidays. The assorted ones that had at least 15 different chocolates, and you did not know what they were. I would always try to guess. I loved the ones that were all chocolate, caramel, or raspberry cream. But then sometimes I would bite […]
Vegan 5 Spice Peanut Butter Cookies
When I was younger I used to like to go to a local spice shop and walk around and open all of the sample jars and smell them. Even if I had already smelled them before, it was all part of the experience of shopping there. Some things smelled better than others of course, and […]
Vegan Gingerbread Cookie Dough Truffles
I am a planner. I like to plan things ahead and know what is going on before I dive into things so I know what to expect. A lot of times I go through a bunch of different scenarios in my head before I carefully pick which one that I think is best then go […]
Vegan White Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Cups
To be completely honest, pumpkin pie was not my favorite growing up. It was just something I ate because it was tradition. Apple and pecan won over it. But, don’t worry. I have come to appreciate it more as an adult, mostly because my home made version is really good. You know what makes it […]
Vegan Nutella Swirl Brownies
I saw a recipe for Nutella brownies on Pinterest, and I said to myself, “I have to veganize those!!!” I have tons of hazelnut butter on hand, and was in a chocolate craving mood so it was perfect! I never buy actual real Nutella anymore because it is not vegan and contains mostly sugar and […]
Vegan Peppermint Patties
Peppermint patties are completely unique when it comes to Halloween candy. Unless you count the red and white after dinner hard candy peppermints your Grandma gave out when unexpected trick or treaters came by, they are pretty much the only minty candy out there (that I am aware of). I admit they weren’t usually my […]
Vegan Nutella Truffles
I used to think Nutella was pretty awesome when I was little. I mean, I could eat chocolate on toast for breakfast and it was considered ok. When I made a trip to Europe with my French class in high school, I ate nutella on baguettes or croissants every day. What’s not to love about […]
Vegan Caramel Apple Pie Bars
The leaves are just barely starting to change colors on the trees, there is a slight chill in the air, and you can smell the aroma of bonfires in the evenings. Fall is definitely here! I am bringing out my cozy warm clothes, relishing in being able to run in chilly morning air with […]
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles with Fleur de Sel
I don’t know about all of you, but I enjoy eating cookie dough just as much as baked cookies. I always ignored the warnings about raw eggs, as I secretly swiped spoonfuls of dough from my Grandmother’s cookie dough bowl when her back was turned as a child in her kitchen. Good thing I never got […]
Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Cookies
I think cookies are the perfect way to end a long weekend. Don’t you think? I had a 3 day weekend because I took Saturday off (my normal day to work) for Twin Cities Veg Fest. Which I visited with Eric, because last year I enjoyed it so much and he had never been. There […]
Vegan Triple Chocolate Brownies
Brownies remind me of good times and happy memories. They remind me of cross country banquets in high school that I used to bake them for, or late night baking with my friend up at camp, or that one time my Mom baked them and the cat decided that she wanted some too and licked […]
Vegan Coconut Mint and Lime Chocolates
Sometimes I make desserts based on what I am craving, and sometimes I get ideas for them in my everyday life. Maybe the way something looks, or an ingredient I am using at work (I work in a deli). Well this time I gained inspiration from my favorite summer lip balm flavor. A coconut lime […]
Vegan Oatmeal Caramel Cookie Bars
My Mom is always asking me to veganize recipes she finds on pinterest or sees somewhere at a restaurant or bakery. And, I am happy to do so. I love to create new vegan recipes, especially for non-vegans because often then they see that you do not need animal products to create delicious things. My […]
Vegan Almond Caramel Bars
Wednesday was hot, hot, hot. Well, in the 90s with high humidity. I know some people love this weather, and it is great for laying around at the pool, but not so much for running in, or working in a hot kitchen all day both of which I had done. From the moment I woke […]
Vegan White Chocolate Strawberry Almond Butter Cups
Berries and white chocolate is a simply heavenly combination! So thank goodness I am able to make vegan white chocolate at home so I can enjoy it. I admit, when I went vegan I thought I would not be able to enjoy it again since it has milk a lot of the time, and I […]
Vegan Snickers Swirl Brownies
I have been wanting to make brownies for a couple of weeks now, and I finally got around to it on Wednesday. Maybe I just made it happen because I was day dreaming about them on my 7 mile run that morning. Yes, I sometimes dream about recipes and come up with ideas when I […]
Vegan Maple Sandies
Before I discovered coconut sugar, there was a time I bought loads and loads of maple sugar for all of my desserts. It is a wonderful substitute for regular sugar because it has a similar texture. But of course it has that maple aroma, which I never minded since I love it! But then I […]
Vegan Unicorn White Chocolates
When I was little, I loved unicorns. I know it is not unusual for a little girl to love unicorns, they are after all mysterious and beautiful creatures. But I think at one point when I was about 5 I thought that they were real and I had just never seen one. I had a […]
Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Oatmeal Cookies
Wednesday started off lovely here in Minnesota. I went for a run in the morning, and it was cool and refreshing outside, not a hint of moisture. I was looking forward to going for a walk after work outside to enjoy some more fresh air, but by the time I got off work it was […]
Vegan High Protein Cookie Dough and Vegan Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Wednesday was a really trying day at work, one of those where I feel like I take one step forward and one back every time I tried to make something. You know, not all of the ingredients were there so I had to transfer more, or I got interrupted or I had to open new […]
Vegan Vanilla Mint Chocolate Eggs
It has been lovely here lately. I love it when it is 45 degrees in the morning, and I can run in shorts in the fresh air and be comfortable, then in the afternoon when I want to relax it is 60 degrees. The birds are chirping like crazy, and all of the ducks and […]
Vegan Strawberry Chocolate Eggs
When I was little, I really looked forward to the Easter candy in the Spring. I think it was my favorite candy of the year, because it was all decorated in cute pastel colors, and chocolate bunnies and eggs were usually bigger than the other Holiday’s candies. My favorite were the Reese’s peanut butter eggs […]
Vegan Strawberry Sugar Cookies with Dark Chocolate and Lavender
The first day of Spring here in Minnesota was glorious! The sun was shining, the birds were starting to arrive from their Winter vacations and were chirping, and it was warm. Just the perfect weather for being outside and running actually, 50 degrees is my favorite temperature for that. You can wear shorts and a […]
Vegan White Mocha Chocolates
When I was in high school, every Sunday after Church my Mom and I would go to a local independently owned coffee shop. It was really small, and it carried locally roasted coffee, and it smelled amazing when you walked in. Much better than Caribou or Starbucks in my opinion. I always appreciate the small […]
Vegan Irish Oatmeal Cookies
I love my oatmeal. I have had a bowl of oatmeal almost every day for the past 10 years, because it is my favorite breakfast. My Mom always told me that oatmeal cookies were the healthiest too, because the oats supposedly canceled out the sugar. Wishful thinking I guess, but it is good to have […]
15 Vegan Girl Scout Cookie Themed Dessert Recipes
Girl Scout cookies are considered an American staple. You can’t go anywhere early in the year and not see a table set up with little girls selling their cookies. In fact, when Eric and I were out last weekend for a walk, since the weather is so nice here we saw two different Girl Scouts […]
Vegan Macadamia Coconut White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Macadamia white chocolate cookies seemed exotic to me as a kid. I remember getting them at bakeries or stores whenever I was allowed to pick out a cookie, and they were so good! At that point in my life I was a white chocolate kind of a girl (I still choose vanilla over chocolate, not […]
Vegan Pink Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
One of my all time favorite relaxing activities is baking something delicious in the kitchen. So, last Monday I decided to bake some brownies since it was my day off. I haven’t made any in quite a while, so it was about time! I knew I wanted to make something really good, and something chocolate. […]
Mini Vegan Whatchamacallit Bars
Eric occasionally asks me to make him things that he used to enjoy as a child, and the latest was a vegan Whatchamacallit bar. If you haven’t heard of them, they are chocolate bars with peanut butter crisp and caramel. To be completely honest, I think the last time I had one was probably in […]
Vegan Mango Pineapple White Chocolates
When I was little, my Mom always packed little delicious snacks in my lunch. Sometimes it was veggies, but when I was younger, I was quite the junk food junkie, so I would ask for things like chips or cheese crackers a lot. I didn’t get a lot of fruit, because that tended to go […]
Vegan Cinnamon Roll Cookies
I can’t believe it is 2017! Last year flew by so fast, I feel like it just turned 2016. The Holidays were fun, but I am ready to get back into everything being on a regular schedule. Since I had extra days off last weekend, due to New Years, I thought I would do some […]
Vegan Matcha Mint Sugar Cookies
My Grandma had this amazing sugar cookie recipe, and I used to like to make it for every Holiday, and just switch up the sugar color on top or frost them with colored buttercream frosting. They were the most melt in your mouth delicious things, not surprising since they had loads of butter, eggs and […]
Vegan Chocolate Dipped Salted Almond Butter Cookies
When I was little, my Mom and I would bake many different types of Christmas cookies, then keep them all in a big container in the freezer to either share with others or enjoy later. There were the favorite cookies, like the pfeffernusse, classic sugar cookies, and pecan tassies. But we would always try a […]
Vegan Molasses Spice Cookies
When I was younger, my Mom and I would go to the library, pick out cook books and make a few recipes that we had chosen. I had a few favorite books, most of them were dessert books, including a cookie book with over 100 recipes, and the most beautiful photos! I tried many of […]
Vegan Inside Out Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut butter and chocolate have always been at the top of my list. If I had a choice of candy growing up, it was always a peanut butter cup over everything else. I am sure many of you agree, it is a match made in heaven after all! Even when I don’t have peanut butter […]
Vegan Maple Nut Cheesecake Dark Chocolates
I have been in a candy making mood lately. Most likely because Halloween is coming up, and I don’t buy candy at the store, but I love making it! When I make my own, I can control the ingredients that go into it, which are always good quality. I have made copy cat versions of […]
Vegan Milky Way Swirl Brownies
Fall is in full swing, the leaves are falling from the trees, there is a chill in the air, and I am feeling really good because I love this moderate/cool weather. It is the perfect time of the year for a long run, walk outside in the woods to admire the trees, or trip to […]
Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups
When it comes to Halloween candy, I have always gone for the chocolate over every other type of candy. You can have the smarties, suckers, and jolly ranchers…I was all about the Reese’s peanut butter cups, Snickers, and Milky Ways. I am still this way as an adult. Not that I buy commercial candy at […]
Vegan Caramel Pecan Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
One time, back when I was in high school, I had to bring a dessert to a cross country banquet to share, and my Mom decided to make brownies. Now mind you, we did not make them from scratch, we bought the mixes at the store, and at that point in my life I could […]
Vegan Pumpkin Caramels
Is it weird that I have never actually had an actual pumpkin spice latte? The thing that everyone is always obsessing about this time of the year, I have never had. I make lots of pumpkin spice desserts though! I am going for the pumpkin desserts full force. I made pumpkin cheesecakes, and a pumpkin […]
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies
I caved. I jumped on the pumpkin spice bandwagon. What can I say? Fall is in the air and I am in the mood for pumpkin and apples. My first baked good, pumpkin cookies. We make pumpkin cookies at my work, and they are always very popular this time of the year. They smell amazing […]
Vegan Apple Spice Oatmeal Cookies
Local apple season is now here! I am excited about visiting the apple orchards, walking the rows of trees, and getting some of my favorite varieties. I haven’t gotten a chance to do that yet, but I was able to pick up some Honey Crisp apples, my favorite kind at the store I work in. They […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies
I am sure a lot of you might think I am crazy when I say this, but growing up, Oreos were never my favorite cookies. Even as a kid, I could tell that they were not like my Grandma’s delicious home made cookies. Something tasted off about them. I now know it is because there […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of my favorite places to be as a child was in my Grandma’s kitchen. She was always making something delicious no matter what time of the day, and she often baked things. Like chocolate chip cookies. She must have baked hundreds of batches of them. She always had them on hand to give away […]
Raw Chocolate Covered Cherry Macaroons
My Mom brought me some dried cherries and shredded coconut and asked me if I could make her some cherry coconut bon bons. The cherries were so amazing and fresh and flavorful, and the coconut so sweet and delicious that I was up for trying to make some! After all, she has good taste in […]
Vegan Almond Fig Bars
I bought a big bag of dried figs a while back thinking I was going to make something fabulous with them, and I got around to making a few things but still had a lot left since it was a 3 lb bag. It has been in my fridge ever since, and every time I […]
Vegan White Chocolate Raspberry Peanut Butter Cups
One of my favorite things about Summer is the raspberries. Being able to buy fresh, local organic ones at the store or even better, finding them on my walks when I am in the woods. It is like finding treasure when you come across raspberries, they are like little edible jewels! I remember my Dad […]
Vegan Chili Mango Dark Chocolates
I was given a bag of dried, unsweetened mango. It was delicious! It tasted like fresh mango intensified! I snacked on some, but I wanted to make something with it as well. Something in the form of dessert that I could share with the person that gave it to me. I decided that I wanted […]
Raw Strawberry Jam and Almond Butter Cups
I try to be thankful for the little things. I am trying not to dwell on the negatives or things I can’t change lately and instead try and find the positives in things. And if I can’t find a positive, like it is a really bad day or something I go home and do something […]
Raw German Chocolate Macaroons
My Mom gave me a bag of fancy shredded coconut and told me to make something good out of it. I made a cake decorated with it, which will be shared in the near future in case you are interested, but I also decided to make some coconut macaroons. Because she loves coconut macaroons, and […]
Vegan Hazelnut Coffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
I first fell in love with hazelnuts when my Mom and I were in Europe when I was in high school, and we bought some really delicious hazelnut chocolates in Belgium. They were the best chocolate I had ever tasted. I hadn’t had much exposure to hazelnuts before that, save buying Nutella (the commercial brand […]
Raw Blackberry Jam and Hazelnut Butter Cups
When I was little, my Mom and I used to go to this little shop that sold blackberry jam filled chocolates. They were always so good. Blackberries seemed exotic to me at that age, since they were less common than strawberries and raspberries. So, they were special. I hadn’t really thought about them until recently […]
Vegan Salted Caramel Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies
My fondest memory of chocolate chip cookies, is being in my Grandma’s kitchen while she made them. She had the recipe all up in her head, not written down on paper, and they always turned out just right. She sat there with a big bowl of dough. Rolling the little balls out and placing them […]
Raw Mini 100 Grand Bars
Sometimes I make recipes thinking they are going to turn out one way and they end up being totally different. Sometimes for the good, meaning it turned out more awesome than I thought, and sometimes bad meaning I had to throw it away and I was bummed about wasting time and ingredients. Well, the recipe […]
Vegan Chocolate Lover’s Brownie Cookies
Last Friday I was in a really good mood. It was a good day. I got a good run in in the morning, which always combats any stress that might happen later, work went well, I felt like I kicked butt getting things done, and it was a beautiful day. 70F degrees and sunny, which […]
Raw Raspberry Marzipan Truffles
I have learned a few important things in the last few years. One, it doesn’t matter what others think of how I look or dress, or choose to live my life. I can wear whatever I choose to and be comfortable, do my makeup how I like, and be a vegan. People can criticize me […]
Vegan High Protein Almond Butter Oatmeal Cookies
When I was younger, my Mom always justified eating oatmeal cookies by the fact that they have oatmeal in them. “They are healthy, and they have fiber.” She said. Well, she is right, I mean compared to other cookies which are made with simply refined flours they are a little kinder on the system. They […]
Vegan High Protein Hemp Brownie Tart
Sprout Living was kind enough to send me some of their amazing protein powders to create recipes with and I could not have been more excited when the package arrived. I always love getting things in the mail, and their protein powder is good stuff. If you have not tried it, it is raw, vegan, […]
White Chocolate Matcha Hemp Eggs
I am on an Easter candy making kick. It is really quite fun, and of course you get to enjoy a delicious end product and maybe share it with others if it is good enough. I made some last night that was just that. Delicious. But not what you would expect. I love my hemp […]
Vegan Tag-Along Ice Cream
Next to samoa Girl Scout cookies, tag alongs were always a favorite. I have never been able to resist peanut butter and chocolate. I have made raw tag along cookies, but this year I decided to bake some, and they turned out delicious. I made some buttery tasting drop cookies that reminded me of shortbread […]
Mini Vegan German Chocolate Brownies
Baking brownies is one of my favorite things to do on my day off. Procrastibaking…putting off the other things I should be doing, and baking instead. But that is what I should be doing on my day off, enjoying myself, right?! And I do enjoy baking brownies. How can anyone not be in a good […]
Raw Vegan Tie Dye Cream Eggs
Easter is fast approaching, and I am in an Easter candy sort of mood. Everything with chocolate so far, because that was always my favorite. I was never a jelly bean or marshmallow Peeps sort of girl. I thought it would be fun to make some candy eggs with color in the middle, so I […]
Vegan Hazelnut Truffle Eggs
Easter is coming up, so I thought it was about time I made some Easter treats. When I was little, I was never a big fan of the jelly beans and Peeps. I was all about the chocolate candies. Reese’s peanut butter eggs were my favorite. I have made my own before in recent years […]
Raw Lemon Poppy Seed White Chocolates
My Mom hinted that I should make something with white chocolate and lemon soon, because it is such a delicious combination, and of course I could not resist making something of the sort. It sounded good to me too, and tis the season for all things lemon. I was not however in the mood to […]
Vegan Pistachio Butter Cookies with Dark Chocolate
Lots of things go through my head while I am running. Brrr it is cold, and why am I up this early usually for the first five minutes, then the more interesting thoughts start to happen. Like oh look…green grass is starting to appear beneath the melting snow…I hope spring comes soon, that would be […]
Raw White Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cups
Vivapura was kind enough to send me some of their products recently to create some delicious recipes with, and one of them was Raw Pistachio Kernals. I love pistachios! When I was a kid, I used to enjoy shelling them, enjoying the fruits of my labor as I went. I can’t say as much […]
Raw Butterfinger Hearts
Vivapura recently sent me some goodies to use in recipes, and one of them was white mulberries. I love white mulberries, to me they are a special treat because you can not just find them anywhere. So I was quite excited about them. The ones from Vivapura are really fresh and flavorful too. Perfect […]
Vegan Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies
What do you do when you are stuck at home in a snowstorm? Bake brownies of course. Yesterday, we had a really snowy day where it dumped about 6 inches while I was at work and was still going the rest of the night, and it was a really scary drive home. I drive like a […]
Raw Almond Butter Stuffed Chocolate Figs
I picked up a large bag of figs recently on a whim, because they sounded so good to me. I wasn’t sure what I would make with them, but I knew they would be great for snacking. There is something I just love about them, I think it is the crunchy little seeds along […]
Vegan Almond Lemon Raspberry Cookies
Sometimes I get my recipe ideas from a craving I have or an idea I come up with as I daydream, but other times, I am asked if I could make something. That was the case last weekend when my Mom asked if I could make her some lemon raspberry cookies with nut butter included […]
Mini Vegan Hazelnut Dark Chocolate Brownies
I have always wanted a mini brownie pan. Lots of people’s favorite brownies are the brownies at the edge of the pan after all, and with a mini brownie pan, you get edge with every bite! Eric knows how much I love all of my different dessert pans, and trying out new baking gadgets, so […]
Vegan Mint Double Chocolate Brownie Cookies
Some people like to lie around in their PJs on their day off, or go see a movie or something, but on my day off I like to go for a run then bake and relax the rest of the day. This time of year with Christmas music in the background and baking a […]
Raw Hazelnut Crunch Dark Chocolates
I once heard a quote: “You can’t make everyone happy, you are not a jar of Nutella.” It’s kinda true, a jar of Nutella is pretty awesome. I have made my own for the last few years, because most store bought has all sorts of sugar and other ingredients I do not want to […]
Vegan Peppermint Cheesecake Brownies
I was in a big brownie sort of mood on my day off. It was raining and sleeting outside, it was dark and dreary…but I was in a good mood! Because I was in my kitchen in my pjs listening to Christmas music and whipping up a batch of brownies! Now who wouldn’t be in […]
Vegan Cranberry Pecan Sandies
My Mom and I used to make these cranberry pecan butter cookies when I was little, and they were delicious. They melted in your mouth, and they were super simple to make. She was just telling me I should make a veganized version this year, and so I decided to. Although, mine would not require […]
Vegan Hazelnut Butter Cardamom Chocolate Chunk Cookies
I bought a big old bag of hazelnuts recently, just to switch things up a bit. I am usually always buying almonds or walnuts, but the hazelnuts just sounded really good. I toasted a big pan to use in recipes, then ended up making most of it into hazelnut butter…which was really good. I snacked […]
Maple Chestnut Truffles
I was so excited last weekend when I went to the store and saw chestnuts! Every year I have to buy some to roast, because they are delicious and I love snacking on them. Eric had never tried them before so even more of a reason to buy them this time. We snacked on some, […]
Raw Cranberry Pecan Truffles
It is the time of year when I find myself adding cranberries to everything. Salads, desserts, savory dishes…they are so pretty, like little red jewels, plus they are delicious. I am one of those people who likes tart things. Anyways, I decided last week one night that some cranberry pecan truffles sounded amazing. I […]
Mini Raw Salted Caramel Mounds Bars
I always have to make some sort of Halloween candy every year, and I like to switch it up and make at least one new thing. I have made most of the favorite chocolate candies, but I realized I have never made Mounds bars! I have made Almond Joy, but not Mounds. Both of these […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Pumpkin Cookies
Happy first official day of Autumn! Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy Summer but crisp fall mornings are one of my favorite things. I have been enjoying wearing sweatshirts and feeling a bit of a chill in the air. This weather makes for great runs and comfortable walks, all the while crunching the leaves on […]
Vegan Marshmallow Coconut Almond Cups
I always get suggestions from family and friends on what I should veganize or make, and a few weeks back, Eric suggested Cup O Gold candy. My first reaction was, “What the heck is that? I have never heard of it!” I had to google it. They sounded good, chocolate cups with marshmallow coconut almond […]
Raw Mint Chip Cheesecake Bars
I have always loved mint chip ice cream (or peppermint bon bon as we call it here). There is just something so refreshing and summery about it, and the green color makes me happy. I enjoy it even more now that I make my own and use natural green color and unrefined sugars. I was […]
Raw Caramel Peanut Clusters
Just as you should never judge a book by its cover, or a person by their looks, you should never judge a food only by its appearance. Unless it has mold or something…but that is not what I am talking about. I am talking about freshly made food here. I have had so many people […]
Vegan Salted Caramel Peanut Butter Brownies
Mondays are my day off. So, besides sleeping in I like to bake things! I thought long and hard about what I wanted to make last Monday, and I decided on brownies. I know I have made many forms of brownies to share with you all, but they just sounded so good I couldn’t resist. […]
Raw Red Velvet Bars
I saw a recipe for Red Velvet Bars on Pinterest when I was browsing recipes, and I thought to myself, hey I could veganize this! Because I love everything red velvet. And surprisingly I had not yet created red velvet bars. So, it was time. It was a good day, and I was in a […]
Amy’s Vegan Monster Cookies
Monster cookies used to be a weekly thing I made back in college, since I would bring them to cross country meet for the team to enjoy after the race. We all loved them, but there was someone else who loved them even more. My Dad. To this day, he asks me often, “When […]
Vegan Hazelnut Chocolate Raspberry Biscotti
There was a time when I made a lot of biscotti. It was back when I was in college and I had found some biscotti recipes in a magazine and decided to try them all, then make my own variations. I loved the stuff. Plus, it was a nice change from regular cookies, having a nice […]
Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Macaroons
I was given some hazelnut meal and the first thought I had was to pair it with chocolate. I was always a big fan of Nutella growing up, but I am an even bigger fan of home made hazelnut and chocolate butter. The flavor is just wonderful! Hence the hazelnut and chocolate choice for the […]
Vegan Mini S’mores Bites
I have been making marshmallow fluff weekly since I first discovered aquafaba (chickpea liquid that creates vegan marshmallows and meringue) and how fun it is. I thought marshmallows were off limits to vegans, something I could only hold in my past memories as a child…boy was I wrong. I have been trying to create recipes […]
Raw Peanut Butter and Chocolate Dream Bars
If you read this blog often, then you know I have a thing for chocolate and peanut butter. Hasn’t changed since I had my first peanut butter cup and fell in love. So, every so often I just have to make a peanut butter and chocolate dessert. I do not think I will ever tire […]
Raw Mocha Crunch Pecan Butter Cups
I hadn’t made any chocolates in ages, and I was really craving some sort of nut butter cup really bad…so I had to make some. I never ignore these things you know. Peanut butter cups were always my favorite growing up but that is because I never got to experience any other type. The […]
Vegan Coconut Almond Macaroons
A few weeks ago, I was experimenting with making a fluffy almond cake with whipped aquafaba, and it was going pretty well. The batter tasted amazing, and I had popped it in the oven and it was smelling amazing…when suddenly my oven had a malfunction and I started to smell it burning. It had cranked […]
Vegan Chocolate Dipped Basil Mint Sugar Cookies (gluten free)
I had lots of beautiful basil and mint from my CSA box, and I wanted to make something delicious with it. Sure, some of it made its way into salads, but I wanted something sweet as well. I couldn’t get my mind off of sugar cookies. Eric and I had spent most of the day […]
Vegan Fluffernutter Sandwich Cookies
Ever since I discovered vegan marshmallow fluff made with aquafaba, I have wanted to make something fluffernutter. Mostly because I have never actually had anything fluffernutter…and it is a fun word to say, and the combination sounds delicious to someone craving salty and sweet. Also, I have had really good luck with my marshmallow fluff, […]
Raw Hemp Seed Cacao Fudge
Windy City Organics sent me some Dastony Hemp Seed Butter to create recipes with, and although I love it in savory applications, sweet is wonderful too. I love to include hemp seeds in my brownies sometimes, so I thought the butter might just make amazing fudge. So, I created a simple fudge recipe with it. […]
Vegan S’mores Brownies
Ever since I discovered aquafaba, I have been badly wanting to make something s’mores. I had been putting it off since I wasn’t quite sure if I could make it hold up to broiling and sitting for a while, but I finally just went for it last week on my day off. I know […]
Vegan Salted Caramel Maple Meringues
The first meringues I ever tried to make had coconut sugar in them. The ones that fell flat as I popped them into the oven making my heart sink. I had so much hope for them! The problem was that the aquafaba (chickpea liquid used to make vegan meringue) had not been whipped long enough […]