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Oatmeal Cream Pies

May 29, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 31 Comments

There is just something about oatmeal cookies. Almost everyone loves them! Myself included. I know many people are fans of the oatmeal cream pies found in the snack section of your local grocery store. Well I decided to try a vegan and gluten free version of those! 🙂 Mine are oatmeal cream pies with a maple cream. They are delicious!

I made mine a little different. I added a maple cream because I just love maple syrup and they reminded me of the oatmeal cream pies I used to buy from Whole Foods. They were in the bakery. OMG so good! However, I don’t think they were vegan or gluten free. My recipe may not taste exactly like Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Cream Pies, but they are still delicious. Oil free and refined sugar free!

Peanut Butter Pie (Vegan and Gluten Free)

May 27, 2014June 3, 2017 Melissa King 50 Comments

Peanut Butter Pie. I am a huge fan of all nut butters. My whole cookbook is dedicated to them. Personally almond butter is my favorite, but my husband’s favorite is peanut butter.

He just loves the stuff. So I created this super easy peanut butter pie for him as well as you peanut butter lovers out there!

This peanut butter vegan pie has 3 layers. A nut and coconut crust, creamy peanut butter mousse filling, and chocolate ganache on top.

It’s super rich and decadent. It wouldn’t take much to satisfy your sweet tooth. Just a small slice will do.

Since this recipe is rather rich and decadent, I would reserve it for those days when you want to splurge a little. Not an everyday treat. 🙂

If you didn’t want to use chocolate chips for the top layer, you can use the 3 ingredient chocolate recipe in this video. For more videos, you can subscribe to my You Tube Channel.

Mixed Berry Parfait (Vegan Gluten Free)

May 15, 2014May 24, 2017 Melissa King 18 Comments

This Mixed Berry Parfait is out of this world. I have been wanting to do a parfait for a while now. Who doesn’t like a parfait?

Creamy and delicious with juicy berries in every bite. Since we are in the midst of spring, I felt a mixed berry parfait was in order.

Omg you guys! This berry parfait was out of this world good. If you like desserts with berries, you may also like my strawberry creme truffles or my strawberry tart.

Food photography can be tough sometimes. Here I thought I was putting everything in so carefully, but it still didn’t come out with the beautiful layers. Live and learn I guess.

I promise you that this mixed berry parfait is delicious! I made the nuts ahead of time. If you don’t like pecans, you can probably use another nut in it’s place.

The vanilla bean cream is to die for! I felt that it really didn’t need any sweetener. The vanilla beans give it a hint of sweetness. Also, if you are not a fan of coconut milk, you can probably use heavy whipping cream in place of it.

Here is a quick video on how to make the coconut whip cream. For more videos, you can subscribe to my You Tube Channel.

Mixed Berry Parfait

Lemon Blueberry Cookies (Vegan and Gluten Free)

May 14, 2014July 17, 2017 Melissa King 60 Comments

Lemon Blueberry Cookies. I have been making cookies like crazy lately. That is how these blueberry lemon cookies came about. I have also been combining the flavors of lemon and coconut together quiet often.

After I made my lemon coconut fudge the other day, a reader suggested I do a lemon blueberry cookie. Genius idea! I am so glad I did because these lemon blueberry vegan cookies are so good!

Lemon Blueberry Cookies

While these delicious cookies are not flourless, they are gluten free and vegan. I seriously could not stop eating them! I love the bursts of juicy blueberries I got with every bite. Yum! I hope you enjoy them.

Flourless Toasted Coconut Caramel Cookies

May 11, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 33 Comments

Hands up if you love coconut! People either love it or hate it. Personally, I hated coconut for years, but now I love it. Toasting coconut can add a new level of flavor to anything you are making. These flourless toasted coconut caramel cookies are no exception. If you were a fan of my flourless salted caramel cookies and my flourless chocolate chip cookies, you will love these flourless toasted coconut cookies!

Just like the other flourless cookie recipes, these are a cinch to make. They are also only sweetened with dates! That’s right. No sugar added to these. I hope you enjoy them.

Nut Free Truffles

May 5, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 27 Comments

I know how hard it can be with a child that has allergies. My own daughter suffers from dairy, soy and sesame seed allergies. Nut allergies can be particularly challenging since so many things contain traces of nuts. Well I developed these nut free truffles with you in mind. You can now enjoy healthy sweets without a trace of nuts. These nut free truffles are not only nut free, but they are dairy free, and soy free too!

These delicious, nut free truffles are made with sunflower butter. Creamy sunflower butter with a decadent chocolate coating. I promise you it is delicious. A very easy recipe as well. Gluten free, grain free and vegan also.