Category Archives: Healthy Desserts

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Elizabeth Gordon interview

Hello dear healthy foodies!  It's Christine here with a one-of-a-kind Sweet-Tooth Friday: my first interview!  Last week my world was rocked when I made gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free and nut-free Pineapple Upside Down cake from Elizabeth Gordon's new book, Allergy-Free Desserts.  This week you get to listen in on my chat with Elizabeth herself!  How…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Allergy-Free Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

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Hey guys!  It's Sweet-Tooth Friday, so this is Christine checking in with a new healthy dessert.  I am so excited for this week's post— it's a recipe from a brand-spankin' new book by Elizabeth Gordon called Allergy-Free Desserts. Matt and I were sent this book to review and I am pretty stoked because it is…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan White Bean Blondies

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Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday everybody!  It's Christine again with your weekly fix of sweet animal-free goodness!  Yep, you asked for it and finally here it is: Vegan White Bean Blondies! Out of darkness comes light Well, that's what the Mayans said, but they probably didn't know they were predicting the future of my vegan brownies.  When…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Box of Chocolates

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Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday!  This is Christine here with an extra special recipe for Valentine's day.  Forget the roses this Sunday and whip up a box of my homemade vegan chocolates instead!  Don't worry, there are no candy thermometers or boiling hot sugar—just simple stir-together ingredients.  I came up with four yummy fillings for a really…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Raw Chia-Carrot Cake

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Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday!  This is Christine with a very special dessert this week—one that is not only vegan but also gluten-free and raw!  I've never made a raw cake before so I was pretty skeptical, but this cake was packed with amazing fresh flavor! Ch-ch-ch-chia! Ok my apologies, but there has been a lot of…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Merlot-Berry Sorbet

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Hi everybody!  Sweet-Tooth Friday is finally here, so this is Christine with your healthy dessert of the week.  Sorry for the late start today- I wanted to make sure you had plenty of time to register for Matt's $50 shopping spree giveaway from iHerb.com.  Ok that would be a good reason, but honestly I just…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Two Flax Desserts

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Hi guys!  Christine here, checking in for your weekly dessert fix!  As you may know by now, I love a good baking challenge.  So when Matt did a review of some flaxseed from Flaxmatters.com and left a subtle hint for me to come up with a new flax recipe, I was totally in!  To be…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Millet Crispy Treats

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Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday everybody!  It's Christine and I am totally psyched to be back—I took a small break with the last two Friday's falling on Christmas and New Year's Day.  I had a lovely holiday but now that the hustle and bustle is through I am ready to get crackin' on 2010! A couple things…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Chocolate Cream Pie

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Hi everybody!  It's Christine here for Sweet-Tooth Friday, and I can't believe how quickly December is flying by!  While enjoying this last week before Christmas, give this Vegan Chocolate Cream pie a whirl. It's so festive with its peppermint and marshmallows, no one will guess it's made from avocados! A little look back Not only has…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Jubilee Bars

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Merry Sweet-Tooth Friday!  It's Christine here with another holiday dessert.  This week I made vegan jubilee bars, which are like miniature versions of the classic Christmas fruitcake.  But don't freak out— fruitcake doesn't have to live up to it's rock-hard reputation— these are a soft and delightfully chewy combination of fruit, nuts, and chocolate.  They're…