Healthy carrot cake muffins anyone? Yes please. Now you can have your cake and eat it too! These delicious muffins are completely wholesome, high in protein and made using ‘good for you’ ingredients! They are perfect for breakfast or healthy snacks on the go. These healthy carrot cake muffins are sweetened with ripe banana, some maple syrup, and have hints…
Sweet hummus fruit dip is a great choice when you’re craving something sweet, and don’t want to completely indulge. It’s sweet, but refined sugar free, and SO flavourful. It’s also vegan and gluten free and packs a TON of protein. Let’s call this a healthy fruit dip. Plus, when compared to other desserts, this recipe is low in calories, carbs…
Healthy hot chocolate is the perfect way to warm up from the icy cold weather. I don’t know about you, but our Canadian temperatures have been extremely low lately. This comforting cup of healthy hot chocolate will warm you up, satisfy your sweet craving, and leave you feeling guilt free. It is made using dairy free milk, and unrefined sugar.…
It’s the season for shortbread cookies! Yes, I’m aware these may not be healthy per se…But you only live once, and there is no better excuse than the approaching holidays to indulge in these delicious, scrumptious, shortbread cookies. Am I right? 🙂 Plus my almost 3 year old toddler very eagerly helped with this recipe. Oh the excitement of sprinkles!…
These easy to make gingersnap cookies are loaded with all the holiday gingerbread spiciness you’re looking for. All in an easy to make, one bowl recipe! No chilling time and no cookie cutters required! Gingerbread cookies are often quite labour intensive. First making your dough, wrapping and chilling it, then rolling it out and using cookie cutters until finally, baking.…
With the holidays around the corner, I find myself doing a little less cooking, and a little more baking. Not great for the waist line, but I try to cut the caloric corners where I can. Even in delicious baked goods such as these lemon cranberry muffins. This delicious dessert contains zero refined sugar. Instead, it uses coconut sugar to…
With the holidays approaching, I’m thinking of all the amazing desserts coming my way. But, in the interest of keeping things a little healthier, I present you with classic peppermint cookies, made without any refined sugar, oil or dairy. Don’t worry! They are still sweet, decadent, and DELICIOUS. To make these cookies, I use homemade peanut butter. But you may…
This weekend is my youngest child’s first birthday! Somehow my little baby is turning one. Not sure how this happened so quickly. Since he’s born only a few days before Halloween, I feel it’s appropriate to host a Monster Bash. So, there will be a monster cake and monster decorations of course. We will be playing pin the eye on…
Cornbread is such an easy recipe to make, but you would never guess from how delicious it tastes. This recipe is my mom’s traditional cornbread that she’s been making since I was a little kid. I tweaked it slightly to make it vegan and refined sugar free. The result is amazing! No one noticed any difference in this easy vegan…
Want to really impress your guests? Try these vegan cheesecake squares with apples, walnuts and salted caramel. They are rich, sweet, delicious, and perfect for the autumn season. They are gluten free and refined sugar free, so I can call them healthy-ish right? I know this may seem like a bit of work with 3 separate layers, but don’t let…
