Category Archives: Sweets
Chocolate-Chip Cakies, Cleaned up!
“These chocolaty drop cookies have an old-fashioned, cake-like texture and rich flavor, but their nutritional profile is positively modern.” – Barbara K McConnell Ingredients 2 cups oat flour 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt … Continue reading
Black Bean Brownies, Eat Clean
I made these a while ago, but am just now getting around to posting! It sounds strange to have black bean brownies, but you will be surprised how this sloppy gooey batter turns into fluffy chocolate decadence. This treat is … Continue reading
Filed under Beans, Eat-Clean, Sweets, Vegetarian
Blackberry and Apple Crumble
Ingredients 1lb cooking apples juice of 1 lemon 1 C fresh blackberries 1/4 C whole wheat flour or gluten free flour 1/4 C rolled oats 3 Tbsp canola oil 1/4 C pitted dates (I used raisins) 1/4 C unsalted sunflower … Continue reading
Easy No-Cook Eat Clean Applesauce
How’s that for a recipe title! This fabulous recipe came from Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Diet Cookbook. You freeze the cored apples, then thaw, push off the skin and mash with a fork! I was impressed at how easy this … Continue reading
Filed under Eat-Clean, Sauces, Spreads, Salsas, Sweets
Perfect-Figure Egg Nog
Need a naughty festive treat, but really trying to be good this year? Try this egg-nog recipe! It is actually something I concocted as a post-workout drink (or mini-meal/”snack”). Ingredients 16 oz skim milk 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon … Continue reading
Pumpkin Cheesecake Extravaganza
Original Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007 Twist courtesy of my mom’s influence on me to always make things my own. This is my husband’s favorite dessert. It being his birthday, I wanted to whip this up specially for my knight … Continue reading
Hazelnut Cinnamon Rolls
Prep Time: 20 min Inactive Prep Time: 45 min Cook Time: 35 min Level: Easy Serves: 6 servings 3 tablespoons butter, melted 1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon … Continue reading
Filed under Breakfast, Buttermilk, Cheese, Frozen bread dough, Sweets
Hard Peaks
I attempted the Reine De Saba (Chocolate and Almond Cake) and my favorite part was pulverizing the almonds. Tip…use a tablespoon of sugar per cup of almonds so that they wont become oily and unusable when pulverizing. The part that … Continue reading →
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