Carrot Nut Bread

If you’re trying to lose weight, do not make this bread. Sure, it’s whole wheat and doesn’t contain any butter, white sugar, or hydrogenated oils. And yes, it’s only 113 calories per serving. Which means it’s totally justifiable to enjoy with jam or grass-fed butter spread on top. And okay, okay, it is extremely easy…

White Chocolate Raspberry Donut Cookies

They’re not cookies. But they’re not donuts, either. So what are they? Delicious. Just plain delicious. When I was younger, I was never really a fan of fruit in my desserts. I think it was the association of fruit with “healthy foods,” which at the age of 10 I was not a huge fan of.…

Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting

Imagine eating a cloud. I can tell you for sure, it would taste exactly like eating this icing. Now let me tell you a few secrets: There’s no powdered sugar in this icing There’s no butter in this icing This recipe only requires 4 simple, healthy ingredients Oh, and the best secret of all time:…

Pumpkin Waffle for One

The first time my mom and I tried to make healthy waffles, it did not go well. Long story short: the waffle stuck to the pan, it wasn’t cooked through, and we ended up with more charred waffle pieces than decent ones once we had scraped the remains out of the waffle iron. It was…

Hearty Banana Bread Pancakes

I really like banana bread. In fact, I like it so much that when I thought I smelled it baking downstairs last Sunday, I hopped up from my homework and ran straight into the kitchen… Although it turns out that it was actually a batch of cookies baking, not my favorite quick-bread, I immediately began…