Category Archives: Healthy Desserts

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Baked Ornaments

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Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday!  It's Christine here, and this week I've got a fun baking project that makes a great Christmas gift!  These glittery citrus and apple slices look so nice on a tree or formed together into a wreath.  Best of all, these ornaments are inexpensive and totally easy! Making Spirits Bright Making and receiving…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Cranberry Spinach Bars

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Hey guys, it's Christine here wishing you a happy Sweet-Tooth Black Friday!  I hope you had a nice veggie filled Thanksgiving yesterday.  If you are taking a break from shopping and noshing on leftovers already, be sure to set some cranberry sauce aside for today's recipe, Vegan Cranberry Crumble bars, made with a secret helping…

Sweet-Tooth Friday: Vegan Pumpkin Pie

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Hey everyone!  It's Christine here for Sweet-Tooth Friday!  There's no denying it now, Thanksgiving is just around the corner so I have an amazingly easy and delicious recipe for No-Bake Vegan Pumpkin Pie! Tofu, or not tofu …that is the question.  Classic pumpkin pie is just another version of custard pie, so it is hard…

Vegan Gingerbread Stout Cookies

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Beer Isn't Vegan? Yippee, it's Sweet-Tooth Friday!  It's Christine here with the first "festive" dessert of the season!  I wanted to make a vegan version of my famous Guinness gingerbread, but boy was I in for a surprise when I typed the words 'vegan' and 'Guinness' together in my search engine – instead of yummy…

Stevia

Stevia: still scary for the FDA

Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday!  It's Christine here with your healthy dessert recipe of the week.  With all the sugary Halloween candy going around, I thought it would be nice to explore an alternative sweetener like stevia! Is stevia safe? After a not-so-great first experience with stevia and pumpkin, I vowed to do some more research on…

Vegan Pumpkin Bread

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Hey guys, Christine here!  It's Sweet-Tooth Friday and as promised, today's post is a continuation of last week's preparation of fresh pumpkin puree!  Get ready to fill your home with the smells of the season because we're baking everyone's favorite fall treat: Vegan Pumpkin Spice Bread. And guess who has a home filled with the…

Homemade Pumpkin Puree

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Hi everybody!  It's Christine again, checking in for Sweet-Tooth Friday!  Today we are going to take one of the season's most popular flavors and give it life outside the can- I'm talking about fresh pumpkin! While my big bro was busy qualifying for Boston, I spent the weekend at his house chilling with his two…

Vegan Thumbprint Cookies

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Yippee, it's Sweet-Tooth Friday!  This is Christine with your weekly healthy dessert recipe.  Today I've got  a batch of incredibly addictive vegan thumbprint cookies!  These are yummy enough to satisfy the most discriminating of palates…like my dad's!  Just don't tell him the secret ingredient this week is CAULIFLOWER! The inspiration for these amazing little gems…

Gluten-Free Carrot Macaroons

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Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday!  This is Christine with a special gluten-free edition of STF. You're going to love this simple recipe for vegan macaroons made with carrots! When I last checked in with you guys I had just decided to eliminate meat from my home cooking.  I made a list of this week's dinner menu with…

Vegan Pink Bean Muffins

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Hey there guys!  It's Christine here with for Sweet-Tooth Friday!  Today's recipe is for Vegan Pink Bean & Berry Muffins.  These muffins are moist, delicious, and super easy! Before I get to the muffins, I have two updates to share.  First of all, I have a new job!  I just started coaching Middle School Field…