Sweets and Treats

Decadent chocolate cake with a kick

Decadent chocolate cake with a kick

This is for those times when you are asked to make (specifically) a cake for a work/book club/party event, and you don’t want any gluten or massively massive doses of sugar, but you still want to impress the guests. There aren’t a lot of ingredients here, it’s not too…

Poached pears

Poached pears

It’s amazing to really utilize fruits with their natural sugars for sweetening things. This recipe is a classic example of just how sweet oranges and pears are on their own—and how much sweeter they get when cooked together. You seriously won’t believe that there is…

nutty pie crust

nutty pie crust

Whenever my mom would ask me to make “Sullivan’s Apple Pie” for a holiday meal, my least favorite part was making the crust. Not because it wasn’t easy, because it was (we had a super-easy recipe from the Women’s Guild in my hometown). I was simply never a fan of…

Vanilla Bean Chocolate-Cayenne Cake

Vanilla Bean Chocolate-Cayenne Cake

MAKES: 1 (8-inch/20-cm) single-layer cake | PREP TIME: 10 minutes | COOK TIME: 30 to 35 minutes Ingredients coconut oil, for greasing the pan 1 cup (240 grams) coconut cream concentrate, softened 3 large eggs ½ cup (120 ml) organic honey 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ¼…

No-Bake Tropical Escape Cookies

No-Bake Tropical Escape Cookies

MAKES: 12 to 15 small cookies | PREP TIME: 2 hours Ingredients 2 dried pineapple rings (about 3½ ounces/100 grams), roughly chopped 2 dried papaya spears (about 1¾ ounces/50 grams), roughly chopped 2 dried mango pieces (about ¾ ounce/20 grams), roughly chopped 1 cup…

Macadamia Chocolate Chip Cookies

Macadamia Chocolate Chip Cookies

MAKES: 20 cookies | PREP TIME: 20 minutes | COOK TIME: 13 to 15 minutes Ingredients 1 cup (220 grams) Macadamia Nut Butter (see here), or store-bought ¼ cup (60 ml) organic honey ¼ cup (50 grams) coconut oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 large egg, whisked 2…

Lime Pound Cake

Lime Pound Cake

MAKES: 1 (9-inch/23-cm) single-layer cake | PREP TIME: 20 minutes | COOK TIME: 35 minutes Ingredients For the cake 2 cups (185 grams) blanched almond flour ½ cup (65 grams) coconut flour, sifted ½ teaspoon fine-grain sea salt 1 teaspoon baking soda ⅔ cup (165 ml)…

Lemon Poppyseed Cookies

Lemon Poppyseed Cookies

MAKES: 9 cookies | PREP TIME: 10 minutes | COOK TIME: 20 minutes Ingredients 1 cup (85 grams) blanched almond flour 1 tablespoon coconut flour, sifted ½ teaspoon baking soda pinch of fine-grain sea salt 2 large eggs, whisked ¼ cup (60 ml) organic honey 2 tablespoons…

Individual Apple Crisps

Individual Apple Crisps

SERVES: 4 | PREP TIME: 20 minutes | COOK TIME: 15 minutes Ingredients 3 tablespoons unsalted grass-fed butter, softened, divided, plus extra for greasing the ramekins 2 medium apples, cored and thinly sliced 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, divided 4 tablespoons coconut…

Honey Pistachio Ice Cream

Honey Pistachio Ice Cream

MAKES: 1 pint | PREP TIME: 2 hours to overnight | COOK TIME: 10 minutes Ingredients 1 cup (120 grams) raw, shelled pistachios, plus ⅓ cup (40 grams) roughly chopped raw, shelled pistachios 1 (14-ounce/415-ml) can full-fat coconut milk ⅓ cup (75 ml) organic honey 1…

Gingersnap Pumpkin Butter Cookie Sandwiches

Gingersnap Pumpkin Butter Cookie Sandwiches

MAKES: 20 cookie sandwiches | PREP TIME: 10 minutes | COOK TIME: 10 minutes Ingredients For the cookies 2½ cups (250 grams) blanched almond flour, plus more for the work surface ¼ cup (30 grams) coconut flour, sifted 2 teaspoons baking powder 1½ tablespoons ground…

Frozen Blueberry Cheesecake

Frozen Blueberry Cheesecake

SERVES: 8 to 10 | PREP TIME: 20 minutes, plus 4 to 5 hours to freeze | COOK TIME: 20 minutes Ingredients For the crust ⅔ cup (80 grams) raw pecans 1 cup (250 grams) almond butter 1 cup (70 grams) unsweetened shredded coconut ¼ cup (80 grams) softened Coconut Butter…