Desserts Recipes (Most Popular)
Adapted from Chocolate Moosey, this sweet, creamy fudge is loaded with all things vanilla - from infused sugar to extract, seeds from a vanilla bean and of course the vanilla-flavoured white chocolate! Homemade marshmallow fluff makes this candy a breeze to make and ensures a melt-in-your-mouth experience!
Who doesn't love a hearty, chewy cookie packed with chocolate chips? These treats are filled with goodness (and few allergens) while still keeping the comfort food feel of the originals!
Enjoy your bowl of cereal and fruit all in a hand-held, on-the-go cookie! Great for kids running out to early morning sports practice or students pulling an all nighter.
Condensed Coconut Milk is thick, sweet and perfect for anything you might need a hit of sweetness for. Its gluten free and vegan too, with a delicate floral flavour.
Both pumkin and zucchini add mosture to a simple spice cake, while flax and whole wheat add texture and a delicious nutty flavour.
(Almost) Ovenly's Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies are a vegan classic turned up to 11. Chips and chunks of chocolate bring the goods, while kosher salt in the dough and on top push the sweet-savoury limit.
Delicate, vanilla-scented tuiles are the perfect light ending to a rich meal, and when filled with a chocolate ganache or fudge filling, add a decadent option too.
Rich and just sweet enough to warrant being called a "cookie", these vegan crunchers have brilliant bites of cherries and white chocolate and are great dipped in hot cocoa.
Two hits of coffee, a shot of Kahlua, chocolate sprinkles and super-sweet toffee bits? Keep these for mum and dad and let Santa fend for himself!
No custard base or extreme sugar shock with these beauties. Sweet with fruit and airy with whipped egg whites, this is an elegant dessert for two (or just you!).
Prune puree? Chickpea flour? Fear not - you'll never guess they're in there with the melted peanut butter cups, bittersweet chocolate and cream cheese! You can even frost them for a bake sale cupcake tray!
Proof positive that you can make mincemeat pie filling with pretty much anything you have in store, this year's variation has rhubarb, green tomatoes, rum and a ton of dried fruit to fill the crust at Christmas! Makes 10 cups, enough for 2-3 nine-inch pies.
The combination of salt and sticky sweet caramel, though not a new fad, is just as delicious as it always was! Wholesome oats and whole wheat flour bump up the contrast and make cookies perfect for any holiday platter.
I'd been obsessed with creating a version of Tim Hortons' "Chocolate Caramel" muffin since I first saw their ad. I don't eat there these days, and in all honesty these treats I adapted from Carnation's UK site are packed with dulce de leche, so aren't exactly "health food", but I can at least pronounce everything in them and have the satisfaction of having succeeded!
These are bite sized crispy chocolate cookies that are perfect to mix into pudding, fudge or even fruit salad!
Fresh berries are chopped, lightly crushed and marinated in a mixture of liqueurs for an amazing topping for angel food or pound cake, or a decadent mix-in to chocolate pudding! NI is per fluid oz serving - including the sweet, boozy syrup that forms.
As if that wasn't a mouthful enough! These are deceptively light, yet very lemony (not too sweet) and have little piques of interest from the sesame seeds. A pure raspberry fruit jam spreads on top and bakes into a fruity, slightly tart glaze.
My combination of all the things my dad loves most: butterscotch, bananas, peanut butter and bread pudding! Adapted from Alice Medrich.
An easy, concentrated flavouring for your favourite cocktail, mocktail or soda creation!
Want to have the taste of New Orleans on your breakfast toast without the fuss and fat? Try this chunky, sweet and rum laced jam instead!
Inspired by a pantry full of bits and pieces of baking stuff and a helping hand from Twitter, these chewy, whole wheat cookies are home to rolled oats, graham cracker crumbs, chopped Mini Eggs and chocolate covered raisins.
All the comfort and joy of the traditional holiday snaps, but without corn, dairy, eggs, or gluten!
Adapted with many thanks from Karina, author of Gluten-Free Goddess (http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/200
9/04/orange-creme-cupcakes-vegan-and-g
luten.html). Made for the Autism charity gala 2011, everything is orange in colour because many autistic children have aversions to multiple colours being presented at once on a plate (overstimulation)
The NI and instructions for my homemade Fudge Brownie Mix (http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-det
ail.asp?recipe=2515985&ff=10)
Eggless and fruity, with homemade ricotta, spelt flour, applesauce and bananas as well as the berries! It's even low sugar thanks to the PureVia stevia blend I used - and was a HUGE hit at the salon! Adapted from http://www.playfulcooking.com/cakes-cupcak
es-muffins/raspberry-ricotta-chocolate
-cake/
A ton of spice flavour goes into this molasses cookie batter, but with a tablespoon of ground ginger and each drop crowned with a candied piece, there is never a doubt as to what's on the plate!
I love red velvet ANYTHING, and chewy, brownie like doughnuts? Count me in! These gluten free, lower-sugar treats are everything a good mochi cake should be, with a subtle but present red hue and a light powdered-sugar drizzle for good measure.