Vegan Carrot Cake Waffles
When I was little, I loved it when my Mom would make Belgian waffles. They were light and fluffy and so delicious! She made a recipe that used egg whites folded into the batter and they always came out just right. Now as an adult I still enjoy making waffles, and make them quite a […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Covered Caramel Eggs
One of my favorite things at Easter time growing up were the delicious chocolate eggs with all of the different filings. So now as an adult every year I make my own! This year I decided to make Vegan Dark Chocolate Caramel Eggs and they turned out so delicious! For these you make the caramel […]
Vegan Hummingbird Cupcakes
One of my more popular recipes on the blog is a Vegan Hummingbird Cake that I made years ago! It is something I like to make in the spring, and I feel like it is perfect for Easter and Mother’s Day! I recently was craving that cake, but I didn’t really want to make a […]
Vegan Carrot Cake Oatmeal Cookies
We are a little ways into spring, but it really doesn’t feel very spring like in Minnesota yet, as it has been gray and snowing/raining for what seems like weeks now. But that makes it the perfect time to spend time in my kitchen and bake things of the spring variety. Like carrot cake […]
Vegan Strawberry Lemon White Chocolate Cups
Meteorological spring is here, and even thought it is not technical spring on the calendar, I am treating it like it is. I am so ready to wear cute spring clothes, watch everything start to green up outside and to eat delicious spring produce! One of my favorite of which is strawberries. They won’t be […]
Vegan Banana Caramel Rolls
Easter is coming up next weekend, and although it will be a little different this year, me and my family will still be enjoying good food. Honestly, most years we go out to dinner for Easter, so it will be nice to make some of the traditional things I enjoyed growing up and share with […]
Vegan Raspberry Chocolate Eggs
I loved Easter candy as a kid. Those pastel wrappers and fun varieties of candy I couldn’t get the rest of the year, I loved opening up my Easter eggs from the hunt and finding out what was in them. One of the Easter candies I got most excited for were the raspberry […]
Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs
I used to get excited about Easter candy growing up. Those pretty pastel wrappers, and getting to enjoy things I didn’t the rest of the year like Robin’s Eggs malted milk balls, raspberry cream eggs, and Reese’s peanut butter eggs. I wasn’t a big fan of those big jelly beans though, they had a weird […]
Vegan Coconut Macadamia Carrot Cake with White Chocolate Frosting
This year for Easter, I decided to make carrot cake. How original, I know but there is nothing wrong with sticking with tradition. You know what tradition I miss? When everyone used to get all dressed up for Easter. I know some parents dress up their little kids all fancy, but I feel like the […]
Matcha Coconut Easter Nests
I love making Easter candy, and so when my Mom asked if I could make some white chocolate macaroon Easter nests I was all for it! I remember people always used to make them back in the day (they probably still do but I am out of the “normal” non-vegan food loop), and they were […]
40+ Vegan Easter Dessert Recipes
When I was little, my Mom used to host Easter brunch. We would have quite the spread, and although most of it was delicious, my favorite things were always the sweets. Like the caramel rolls, and the Swedish rice ring with raspberry sauce, and of course the candy that was in the eggs I found […]
Chocolate Almond Butter Eggs
When I was little, I think Easter candy was my favorite candy of all even above Halloween candy. I loved that you could get malted milk ball eggs, pastel colored M&Ms and giant Reese’s peanut butter eggs all in one Easter basket haul. I also loved hunting for Easter eggs filled with candy and goodies. […]
Vegan Caramel Cashew Tart
About 10 years ago for Easter I made this amazing caramel cashew tart. I had made it because my Mom loves anything similar to pecan pie with nuts and caramel baked into a crust and cashews seemed more Spring like than pecans so that is what I chose. It had loads of butter and cream […]
Vegan Carrot Crepe Cake
Whenever there is a holiday, I feel that a delicious dessert is in order to be served with the meal. Growing up there was always something for dessert, like the pies at Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the sweet giant cinnamon rolls and Swedish rice ring that were always served with Easter brunch when I was […]
Carrot Lime Margarita
I have always been a fan of fresh carrot juice. When I got my juicer, it was the first thing we made with it, and honestly it almost tastes sweet like dessert if you get really good fresh carrots. Add in a little lime or lemon to balance out the sweet and it is bomb! […]
Vegan French Silk Pie
When I was little, French silk pie was one of my favorite things ever. Luscious mousse like chocolate filling covered in fluffy whipped cream and chocolate it was heavenly! And, at that point in my life I would always choose a cream pie over a fruit one any day. They are about equal now, but […]
Vegan Chocolate Covered Caramel Eggs
When I was little, caramel was one of my all time favorite things in the world. When I would get a box of chocolates from my Grandma on holidays, I would always seek out the little square caramels first, because I knew they would always be sweet and delicious, whereas the other ones were hit […]
Vegan Lemon White Chocolate Truffle Eggs
When I was little, whenever I would go shopping with my Mom at the mall, we would always stop by the candy counter in one of the stores and buy a couple of truffles to enjoy. There were so many delicious options, but the ones that we found ourselves drawn to time and time again […]
Spring Confetti Popcorn
I am sooo ready for Spring! The robins and ducks are back, the snow is melting quickly, and I have seen some pussy willows. I have put away my Winter boots, and I am wearing my Spring clothes (even if it is still a little chilly darn it). No more layer upon layer of jackets […]
Vegan Cheesy Potato Casserole
My Mom used to make a really delicious cheesy potato casserole when I was young to serve at family gatherings. Usually brunch type occasions, like when she hosted Easter at our house, or maybe a Christmas special request from me. I used to ask her to make it a lot because it was so good! […]
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 Cinnamon Roll Scones
All day at work in the deli yesterday, I was engulfed in the heavenly aroma of scones. My work station is near the cooling rack, and my coworker had been making blueberry oatmeal and lemon poppy seed scones. They smelled amazing. It is like free scent therapy. You can not close your eyes and smell that and […]
Vegan Festive Carrot Cake
Carrot cake has always appealed to me, ever since I tasted my first bite when I was about 5. I was not one of those kids that turned up their nose at veggies. Not that anyone ever turns their nose up at a good carrot cake once they taste it. It is good stuff! Especially […]
Raw Strawberry White Chocolate Cheesecake
Happy first full official day of Spring! I am so ready for it, and even though it doesn’t feel like Spring yet, I am using it as an excuse to wear my cute Spring clothes and eat Spring like desserts. I even got some beautiful Tulips from Eric which was awesome since I won’t be […]
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 […]
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 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 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 Pistachio Rosewater Truffles
I am sooo ready for green to appear outside. Green grass, green leaves sprouting from the trees, and green tulip leaves sprouting up from the ground to say Spring has arrived! It is still pretty brown here, and although buds are appearing on the trees, it is not green quite yet. Probably because it […]
Vegan Hummingbird Cake
I have always wanted to make a hummingbird cake. I have been hearing about them for years, and the old fashioned southern layer cake appealed to me. In case you haven’t heard of them, they are a moist banana and pineapple cake, spiced with cinnamon, studded with pecans, and topped off with cream cheese frosting. […]
Raw Butterfinger Eggs
I have made Raw Maca Peanut Butter Eggs, Raw Raspberry Cream Eggs, and Raw Vanilla Bean White Chocolate Eggs…but I did not want to stop there. What other candy eggs could I make? Then it came to me. Butterfinger eggs! I loved the mini ones that they used to have when I was little, and […]
Raw Spring Sugar Cookies
When I was in college, I used to love to make sugar cookies. You know, the ones you could decorate with all of the fun frostings. I used my Grandma’s sugar cookie recipe, which was amazing, topped off with buttercream in all sorts of shades of eye popping colors. Now gone are the days […]
Vegan Flourless Chocolate Cake
I have always wanted to make a flourless chocolate cake and finally last weekend I did. It all started when someone asked me if I had a flourless chocolate cake recipe because they wanted to make one for Easter. I didn’t unfortunately, and I decided that I needed to make one! Surprising in all of […]
Sweetly Raw Review and Raw White Chocolate Vanilla Bean Truffle Eggs
I have long time been a fan of Heather Pace’s blog Sweetly Raw. She is one of the first people that inspired my raw dessert making when I was new to it. Her desserts are so beautiful and delicious as well. So when she asked me if I would like to review her book I […]
Raw Lemon Bars
I used to love classic lemon bars. You know, the ones with the super tart lemon curd filling, shortbread crust, and dusting of powdered sugar on top? I remember making some when I was in high school with my Mom and I thought they were one of the most delicious things ever. None of that […]