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Super Rich Healthy Fudge

September 13, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 52 Comments

I am all about sneaking vegetables into desserts when I can. That is exactly what I did with this Super Rich Healthy Fudge. This fudge tastes super rich and satisfying, but it contains a secret ingredient. It’s not beans or zucchini either! If you like desserts with hidden veggies, you may like this, this or this.

This super rich healthy fudge is vegan, gluten free, grain free and paleo. I can see this recipe being adapted to include other flavors or ingredients. I added some chocolate chips to the top of mine, but nuts or toasted coconut would be yummy too.

20 Healthy Dessert Recipes with 5 Ingredients or Less

September 11, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 41 Comments

I just love simple recipes. Especially when those simple healthy recipes contain 5 ingredients or less. One can never have too many healthy dessert recipes right? Here are 20 Healthy Dessert Recipes with 5 Ingredients or Less! I hope you enjoy them.

3 Ingredient Banana Cups

Paleo Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes

September 7, 2014May 26, 2017 Melissa King 323 Comments

You guys! These paleo pumpkin pie cupcakes are pretty bomb. It all started with this recipe. One of my readers asked me if I could do a healthier version.

Well I always love a challenge, and I have to say these paleo pumpkin pie cupcakes came out awesome. Unlike the original, mine have NO flour and NO refined sugars.

They are also dairy free, egg free and vegan. You can whip them up pretty fast!

You don’t even need a mixer to make the cupcakes. Just a food processor or blender will do. If you want to make the whipped topping, you will need a mixer.

It’s super easy to make though. If you love pumpkin, you may also like this post. I use bananas in the recipe, but I swear you can’t taste them with the pumpkin and spices.

At least I couldn’t. I was very surprised at how the texture of these cupcakes was very close the texture of actual pumpkin pie.

Pumpkin Creme Bars (Vegan and Gluten Free)

September 4, 2014May 30, 2017 Melissa King 77 Comments

Pumpkin Creme Bars. OMG! These pumpkin creme bars are amazing! Since it’s technically September, it’s okay to start rolling out the pumpkin recipes.

One can never have too many pumpkin recipes right? Especially when they are healthy pumpkin recipes.

Since it’s still in the 100’s here in Texas, I thought my first pumpkin recipe of the season should be a frozen treat. So I am starting with these pumpkin creme bars. These bars are so easy to make and the recipe only contains 9 ingredients!

These pumpkin creme bars are vegan, gluten free, dairy free and even paleo friendly. If you needed a nut free option, I suppose you could use pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds in place of the pecans. I love everything about this recipe.

Starting with the cinnamon pecan crust, then the creamy pumpkin center and it’s topped with creamy chocolate. If you are a lover of all things pumpkin, you may also enjoy this post.

I used vegan chocolate chips for my chocolate topping, but you can also probably use my 3 ingredient chocolate bar recipe.

Cookie Butter Chocolate Cups

August 23, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 12 Comments

I am a big fan of chocolate cups. These cookie butter cups are my latest creation. I also have some pumpkin chocolate cups and some copycat Reese’s cups on the blog. I used my homemade cookie butter to fill these cookie butter chocolate cups, but you can also use the store bought cookie butter too. I used chocolate chips for the chocolate coating, but I am guess my 3 ingredient chocolate recipe could be used as well.

This yummy chocolate dessert is vegan, gluten free and paleo. It’s also very easy to make. I made mine in standard sized muffin cups, but I think making mini cups would be great too. Then you could use them as an ice cream topping. 🙂 The gingerbread-like flavors of the cookie butter go so well with the chocolate.

Flourless Blondies (Vegan and Gluten Free)

August 20, 2014July 29, 2018 Melissa King 38 Comments

Flourless Blondies. I was recently asked by a reader to create a flourless blondie recipe. So that is how these flourless vegan blondies came about.

If you had my super moist flourless brownies, you know that beans can work very well in dessert recipes. These flourless blondies are so yummy.

I was eating the batter right out of the food processor. That is one good thing about making healthy vegan desserts. You can eat the batter without any fear of getting sick. 🙂

flourless blondies

These healthy blondies are so good! I am telling you no one will ever know there is beans in these. Kind of like my peanut butter cookies.

My kids were totally fooled! These blondies are vegan, gluten free. If you want to make them grain free, you could probably use quinoa flakes in place of the oats.

Quinoa is technically a seed, not a grain.