Vegan PB & J Pop-Tarts
I was never much of a fan of pop-tarts when I was little truth be told, especially not the fruit ones, they tasted artificial to me. Probably because there was loads of sugar and artificial ingredients. The only ones I kind of liked were the cinnamon sugar. I did however love pie and pastries, just […]
Vegan Mixed Berry Pie with Pecan Crumble Topping
Berries make me think of summer. Eric and I always pick the wild raspberries and mulberries that we come across on our walks, as sort of a little sweet treat. They are kind of special, like little jewels in the forest because you don’t see that many of them, and they are only around for a short time. […]
Individual Vegan Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler with Almond Biscuits
A lot of times when I go out running, I admire the gardens in people’s yards as I run past wishing they were mine, and I was able to grow all of the good stuff they are. I live in a townhome, so all I am allowed is small pots. I grow herbs, but that […]
Vegan Lemon Blackberry Cream Pie
I got my hands on loads of lemons and all could think of that I wanted to make was pie. Lemon meringue sounded wonderful, since I love that tart lemon curd filling, and billowy cloudlike meringue frosting, but so did lemon cream pie with some sort of berries. In the end, the lemon cream won because […]
Vegan Mini Raspberry Fig Hand Pies
I love any sort of pie with a flaky crust, filled with fruit, and sometimes I just want a little 2 bite serving. Enter: the mini hand pie. I kind of wanted pie, and I kind of wanted cookies, so I made little pies that were the size of cookies. Mini hand pies. 2-4 bites […]
Vegan Savory Italian Vegetable Tart
I was given a book of pies and tarts for Christmas, and it was beautiful. I have been making lots of these types of things lately, but I am always looking for new ideas. Usually I make sweet pies and tarts, but this book had savory items in it as well, and it inspired me […]
Vegan Kumquat Raspberry Galette with Pecan Crust
Kumquats are like nature’s little sweet tarts. They are so delicious, especially to me because I love anything that makes my lips pucker a little bit. I remember when I first bought some years ago in college. I am always buying any sort of new and unusual fruits or veggies that I have not tried […]
Vegan Red Berry Hibiscus Crisp
I have been really digging cranberries lately. Maybe it is because I kind of miss tart summer berries, and when baked into desserts, they are kind of similar. Nice and jammy, sweet and tart when combined with just the right ingredients. Or maybe the fact that I am missing warmer weather when the sun is […]
Raw Mini Caramel Apple Tartlettes
Apple crumble and apple pie are one of my favorite desserts this time of the year. And I was craving some hard core this week. So, I had to make something to satisfy that craving of course! I did not however want to bake one, I wanted this to be a raw dessert. I have been […]
Vegan Cranberry Orange Hand Pies
I am still on my wanting to make some sort of pie every week kick. But I don’t want to be boring and make the same thing twice, so I decided to try something new. Just pure cranberry pie. You know, cranberries are usually mixed with something else like apples, or pears or whatnot, but […]
Vegan Cranberry Pear Pie with Walnut Crumble Topping
When I was little, I thought cranberries came in a can, jiggled and nothing more. I was not a big fan, and usually didn’t take any on Thanksgiving. They just seemed to me like they were part of the tradition but nobody really ate them. Thank goodness I have since been exposed to good cranberries. […]
Vegan Mini Chocolate Hazelnut Tarts
I was thinking all day Monday about what I wanted to make that night and I was sorta stumped. I knew I wanted something dessert, and I knew I wanted to make something new that I hadn’t made before but I could not think of what. Lots of things sounded good to me. My mind […]
Vegan Apple Raspberry Pie with Almond Streusel Topping
My Mom recently told me about a pie she had enjoyed at a restaurant that was so good. It was an apple raspberry pie with an almond crumble topping. It sounded so good to me, that I decided I wanted to enjoy some too, so I decided to create one myself. Apples are plentiful […]
Vegan Sweet Potato Tart with Cinnamon Pecan Streusel Topping
I love, love, love sweet potatoes and yams. One of my all time favorite things is to roast them until they are intense in flavor and then just enjoy them with a squeeze of lime and sea salt, or to make fries out of them with a little olive oil and sea salt. So good. […]
Vegan Mini Pecan Pies
Pecan pie was always my Mother and Grandmother’s favorite dessert when it came to Thanksgiving desserts. My Grandma would always serve apple, pumpkin and pecan, and the pecan was always the pie that had some left over because most people in my family are not huge nut fans and prefer the apple and pumpkin. I […]
Vegan Butternut Squash Apple Pie
Eric recently made his own pumpkin pie from scratch (like roasting the pumpkins and all). His turned out so cute, he made mini ones, and it made appreciate the fact that he can bake if he wants to. I can’t say I can say that about any other guys I have had in my life […]
Vegan Crabapple Rustic Tart with Gingerbread Rye Crust
I was given a bag of organic sprouted rye flour which I have never had before. I always thought rye flour was just for rye bread and so I never tried it since I have never tried to make rye bread. But since I had a bag, I wondered if it would be good in […]
Vegan Pumpkin Apple Shortcakes
I love strawberry shortcake in the summer, but what about fall? Shouldn’t there be a fall shortcake? At least those were my thoughts one day last week. I decided I needed to make a fall shortcake. Pumpkin biscuits with sautéed apples and cream…it was all sounding pretty darn heavenly by the time I got home […]
Vegan Firecracker Apple Pie
One of my coworkers said to me a few days back “I don’t know how you have the energy to do all that baking you do.” The truth is though, baking is relaxing to me. The main things that really relax me are running (well more afterwards after I have gotten out all my frustrations […]
Vegan Cinnamon Apple Pear Pandowdy
I have sort of made it my mission this year to make different types of fruit desserts that I have not made before. It used to always just be pie and crumble and I get a little bored making the same things even though they are all pretty delicious. I recently made a buckle, […]
Vegan Cream Cheese Apple Galette
Last Friday, I decided to face my fears and run a race. I haven’t ran a race in 4 years. Yes, I run all the time, I haven’t stopped with that. It is a source of joy and makes me feel good and gives me time to think every morning and relieve stress before it […]
Vegan Peach Buckle
I saw a buckle a few weeks back in a cooking magazine, and I decided that I seriously needed to make one, because it sounded amazing! Cake with plenty of fruit, and a crumble topping, two of my favorite things! I had loads of peaches, so I thought, what better way to use them than in […]
Vegan Nectarine Strawberry Lavender Almond Cobble Pie
Lately I am trying to always see the positive in things. I was working on it yesterday on my run when it was very hot and sticky (it has been hitting 90 the last few days here), and I was feeling pretty miserable. Yes it was hot, but I had so many good things […]
Vegan Peanut Butter S’mores Mousse Pie
I have been wanting to make a s’mores pie for quite some time now. Ever since I discovered aquafaba marshmallows a few months back. Pie making has become my Friday night thing to do lately, so last Friday I decided I needed to make this pie I had been dreaming about. Eric loved the idea […]
Vegan Peach and Blackberry Cobbler with Pecan Biscuits
Eric calls me kitty because he thinks I act like a cat. Including hating getting wet. I am not much of a swimmer and I can’t stand getting rained on and wearing soaked clothes. So, I surprised myself last week and actually enjoyed getting rained on while running. It was not raining when I started, […]
Vegan Triple Berry Cobbler with Hazelnut Biscuits
I was craving something fruity…like a pie or crumble, but I was also craving scones…what to make? This is what I was thinking about on my walk after work on Friday. I had lots of berries and I knew I was going to use those, but I equally wanted a pie (for all of that […]
Vegan Mango Nectarine Pie with Almond Oat Crust
Philippians 4:6 “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” This is the verse I so often forget and yet need to hear. It is when things don’t go so smoothly in life, and it feels like things are falling apart that […]
Vegan Blueberry Pluot Galette with Hazelnut Oat Crust
I was really craving some blueberry pie last week. But I had two problems. First, not enough blueberries to make a whole pie, and second, not enough time to make a pie. Because all that rolling and chilling and shaping, then waiting an hour for it to bake…yeah I did not have time. But I got […]
Vegan Strawberry Shortcake Shooters
The strawberries are amazing this year! I have been eating them up like crazy, but I like to do a little something special with them once in a while in the form of dessert too. Last week I wanted to make something easy and fun with them and Eric suggested shooters. Like alcohol shots. Since […]
Raw Peanut Butter and Jelly Cream Pie
Today I turn 30. But I still feel 21. I know I have done a lot of growing up in the last 10 years, but I don’t think I will ever think of myself as my actual age. I still enjoy things like wearing Hello Kitty Bandaids, running through sprinklers (even if it is during […]
Vegan Double Berry Rhubarb Galette
I have been really craving pie lately. A delicious fruit pie with a jammy filling, crisp rich crust, and sweet fruit inside. I’m not very picky when it comes to the fruit. It is all good…peaches, cherries, berries. They all are amazing in a pie in my opinion. So, I made a sort of pie […]
Raw Berry Almond Tart
My Mom liked to make berry desserts on to celebrate the 4th of July. She made a frozen cake topped off with berries that looked like a flag, and a tart with cream and berries which was my favorite. I decided this year that I needed to make a version of a berry tart with […]
Raw Raspberry Dream Pie
Cream pies are the perfect thing for summer as far as I am concerned. But I guess I consider them somewhat of a special thing to make since I don’t make the often. There was no special occasion last weekend, but I decided to make it special and make a cream pie. Raspberry cream pie […]
Vegan Peanut Butter Banana Blondie Tart
Someone recently asked me what my guilty pleasure food is. You might be surprised when you hear it was not cake, or ice cream or French fries…it was peanut butter. Yes peanut butter. I could eat a whole jar if I could. That stuff is so addictive. Luckilly though I am satisfied with a few […]
Vegan French Silk Pie Shooters
French Silk Pie has always been a classic as far as I am concerned. My Dad used to pick one up from Baker’s Square whenever there was a special occasion. I always got quite excited about it. Whats not to love after all about a pie with a chocolate mousse like filling, graham cracker crust and loads […]
Vegan Strawberry Rhubarb Mini Pies with Lemon Crust
I had tons of strawberries and tons of rhubarb on hand last weekend, and I had a serious craving for strawberry rhubarb pie. So I had to make some. Strawberry rhubarb pie has been a favorite of mine ever since I had it in a diner with my Mom when I was about 5. That […]
Raw Key Lime Pie Shooters
I am a big key lime pie fan. It is one of my all time favorite desserts. It has to be the perfect balance of tart and sweet though and not too sweet. My Mom used to make a really good traditional key lime pie that I loved. I have since veganized it though, and […]
Raw Matcha Almond Tart with Berries
The weather here has been glorious lately. Waking up to about 45 degrees, running in the cool morning air, taking in the aroma of the few spring blossoms that have decided to start blooming and listening to the song of the excited birds is pretty amazing in the morning. Then in the afternoon it is […]
Raw Coconut Cream Tartlette for Two
My Mom and I used to go to this restaurant when I was younger that had the most amazing coconut cream tart. It was smooth and creamy on the inside with a flavor that was crave worthy. I was thinking about that tart last week, and I thought I might try and make my own […]
Raw Tag-Along Tart
I made some Raw Tag-Alongs since it is Girl Scout season, and they were so good that I thought I should make another Tag Along dessert as well. I never tire of the chocolate and peanut butter combo, I am in love with it. I thought the Tag Alongs deserved some more time in the […]
Raw Matcha Coconut Cream Pie
Matcha coconut lattes are amazing, and one of my favorite warm drinks lately. If I want something a bit jazzier than tea since I don’t drink coffee they do the trick. The sweet flavor of the coconut along with the earthy matcha is simply heavenly! Which got me to thinking, a coconut cream pie with […]
Mini Raw White Mulberry Caramel Tartlette for Two
Vivapura recently sent me some white mulberries to try, and ever since then I have been in love with them. They have a wonderful caramel flavor that you would not expect from a berry, and therefore I have been using them in recipes that pair well with caramel such as in my Raw Mulberry Pecan Crunch […]
Raw Spicy Pepper Quiche
I don’t know why I decided to make quiche last weekend, but I did. I think it was because I had been watching my coworkers in the deli make some and it smelled so good. And I wanted some! So, I decided to make an attempt at raw quiche. I wanted it to be cheesy, […]
Raw Summer Fruits Bars
It may still be spring with the frgrant lilacs blooming and tulips just opening up, but when I am out on my runs lately I am very tempted to run through the sprinklers in people’s yards as I feel like the sun is beating down on me. So, in my mind summer is here. Not […]
Raw Minty Cookies and Cream Pie
I wanted to make a rawified version of french silk pie this weekend…but when I started to make it, it turned into something even better Raw Minty Cookies and Cream Pie. Like I have mentioned before, often times when I start making a dessert, it evolves into something else even better along the way. It […]
Raw Red Berry Orange Love Tart
I am getting a little tired of winter…looking out the window, and staring at white, and bundling up to go outside. I want it to be colorful spring already! Since I can not make it be Spring, I am making the best of Winter combining some of my favorite warm weather fruits with winter ones […]
Mini Pecan Caramel Tartlettes
My Mom has a love for pecan tassies and all things nut tart. I can remember making tassies with her every year around the holidays, and I have made quite a few nut tarts for her in the past. Last weekend I wanted to make one of the two for her to enjoy and so, […]
Raw Banana Macadamia Coconut Dream Pie
When I started to get serious about making desserts back in college, one of my favorite things to make was banana cream pie. I thought my recipe was the best…deep dish banana bourbon cream pie, piled high with billowy, clouds of whipped cream and topped off with toasted coconut. It was pretty amazing, and I […]
Fruits of Summer Ice Cream Sundae
Sitting out on picnic table in the sunshine, eating ice cream after running through the sprinkler. This was an important part of summer to me when I was a kid. I loved any kind of ice cream…peppermint bon bon, sherberts, cookie dough, strawberry, peach, chocolate…I ate them all! I would even scoop them all into one […]