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“Healthy dessert recipes” seems like a bit of an oxymoron, but it is possible to indulge your sweet tooth with real food ingredients.
Featuring sweet treats like cookies and cake, quick breads, and breakfast muffins, these recipes might become favorites at your house, too!
From fruit-laden healthy dessert recipes like this strawberry cobbler to my famous not-one-bit-healthy gourmet fudge, you’ll find a variety of flavors to please your tastebuds.
The common thread running through all of these dessert recipes? They’re homemade and feature real food ingredients that you can pronounce.
Some of these desserts and sweets are a great way to enjoy in-season produce (like my Grandma’s apple pie). Others are recipes that come out just once a year for holiday baking. And because at least a couple of people in my household avoid eating wheat, many of these recipes are gluten free, too.
Making pies from scratch is a worthwhile endeavor! I’ve modified Grandma’s pie crust recipe a bit but it’s still our go-to recipe for pie making.
Grandma’s Pie Crust Recipe: How to Make Pie Crust from ScratchRead More
This easy peach pie recipe is perfect for harvest season. Fresh peaches are the star of this recipe for a peach pie with crumb topping. Brew some coffee!
Enjoy the Fall Harvest — Make This Easy Peach Pie with Crumb ToppingRead More
You might be surprised to learn that Instant Pot cake is a thing. But yes, take this apple spice cake for instance — it’s easy to bake in the Instant Pot. Sure it’s easy enough to bake cake in your oven. But you know how when it’s blazing hot outside the very last thing you …
This 2-ingredient strawberry compote recipe can be made in the Instant Pot or on the stove top. Spread it on toast or add a dollop to vanilla ice cream.
Whip up this 2-Ingredient Strawberry Compote with Fresh BerriesRead More
This chocolate zucchini bread – more like chocolate zucchini CAKE — is an absolute treat! Nobody will ever guess that garden fresh zucchini is the secret ingredient. This quick bread is easy to pull together with basic pantry ingredients. Guaranteed this chocolate zucchini bread recipe will go on your hit list!
Gently sweetened with raw local honey and topped with an unusual corn masa biscuit crust, this strawberry cobbler recipe is something special. It’s a gluten-free dessert option that uses the best farm fresh strawberries.
Strawberry Cobbler with Gluten-Free Corn Masa ToppingRead More
If you’re lucky enough to have rhubarb growing in your garden – or in a friend’s garden – serve this rhubarb coffee cake up for breakfast or brunch. You’ll want to put on a pot of coffee.
These chocolate cut out cookies are the perfect treat for special days. You can freeze some dough for impromptu baking sessions, too. Make this cut out cookie recipe in the shape of hearts for Valentine’s Day, a tree for Christmas, or a jack-o-lantern to celebrate Halloween. Frosting optional.
Chocolate Cut Out Cookies: A Sweet Treat for the Ones You LoveRead More
These peanut butter and jelly muffins are perfect for snacking or school lunches. These peanut butter and jelly muffins combine your favorite flavors in a less-messy, portable snack. You’ll probably want to double the recipe!
Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins: Your Favorite Flavors in a MuffinRead More
