‘Tis the season for pumpkin-flavored everything, and I have been drooling over all sorts of pumpkin-y desserts on Pinterest. Pumpkin truffles seemed like something that would be easy to adapt into a healthy-ish treat, and indeed they were. I used a base of coconut butter, coconut oil, and organic pumpkin puree, and spiced it up […]
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Banana Ice Cream with Toasted Walnuts and Chocolate Swirl (dairy free)
This is my dairy-free and no-refined-sugar version of my favorite Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor. I don’t want to get into any copyright infringement issues, so let’s just call this Obese Chimpanzee ice cream. It’s a banana ice cream base, swirled with toasted walnuts and chocolate. It is irresistible. I melted the chocolate with […]
Dark Chocolate Macadamia Butter
So, yeah. You should never, ever make this. You will regret making this. This is a seriously dangerous recipe. Should you foolishly decide to make it anyway, don’t say I didn’t warn you. I love hazelnuts and I love chocolate, but I don’t buy that popular, sugar-laden spread made of those ingredients. I like macadamia […]
Mascarpone-filled Strawberries
Here’s another dessert that is decadent, yet very low in sugar. Mascarpone is a rich Italian cream cheese that is dense, lightly nutty, and slightly sweet. It pairs beautifully with any kind of berry. I amped up the mascarpone with little bit of freshly-grated orange zest and a few drops of liquid stevia, then split […]
Matcha and Coconut Butter Truffles
It’s that time of year when the store shelves are lined with holiday candies–heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, incredibly early Easter egg candies, and some lingering, sad-looking Santa treats. It’s pretty much a sugar fest out there. If you want to indulge in something sweet and rich that you can feel pretty great about eating, I […]
Chocolate Angel Pie (Grain Free and Very Low Sugar)
A few weeks ago I was stopped in my web-surfing tracks by a beautiful image of the original version of this pie, created by The Dutch Baker’s Daughter. First, chocolate pie. Enough said. Second, she makes the pie with a meringue crust! Brilliant, and perfect for people avoiding gluten and grains. I immediately became obsessed […]
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