Baking

Ice cream cake used to always remind me of kids birthday parties -- bu t these mini vegan ice cream cakes are for grownups... Isn't it s trange how we love to dig into huge portions as kids but seek out (and often pay more for) tiny food portions as adults? W hat's up with that? Sometimes I like a giant slice of cake, sometimes I like a two-bite treat...I guess I haven't fully grown up. But just one bite of these decadent little ice cream cakes makes me feel like an adult.    Though I have no idea why teeny-tiny desserts seem i nfinitely more sophisticated, they really do, don't they? These two-bite Ice Cream Cakes are no exception. Enjoy them naked with some shaved mint-chocolate on top or make my Peppermint Hot Fudge Sauce and drown them before you down them...   They 're basically two-b ite hot fudge su n daes with a peppermint kick -- also known as manna from heave n ...oh , and they 're kind of healthy too ... I know what you're thinking -- ho...

 I know what you're thinking...an ice cream recipe in the middle of February? Bear with me... I am a big fan of smoothies and ice cream in the winter -- well, year round really. If you asked me 'what's your favourite dessert?' anytime in the past 30 years the answer would always be ice cream. I am an addict, through and through. I'm not saying conventional ice cream is healthy -- because its totally not. In fact I think everyone should stop consuming dairy. But today's rec ipe isn 't f or ice cream , its for 'nic ecream'.   Creamy, cold, d airy free, vegan, gluten free, soy free and nut free. Perfect for me and my allergy challenged peers. " N icecream", also known as "banana ice cream", is healthy and just plain incredible. Seriously -- nicecream has been one of my favourite vegan food staples for years. I f you haven't tried it yet you need to, now. V egan ice cream made of whole food ingredients -- who would have thoug...

Silky, creamy, rich, sweet, chocolatey and salty -- this dessert is Valentine's Day in a Martini Glass... Chocolate and caramel are made for each other. If you're looking for an easy-to-make, decadent tasting healthy recipe for Valentine's Day, this is it. This Chocolate Salted Caramel Mousse is rich and creamy, subtly chocolatey, and surprisingly good for you. You'd never guess it was full of Japanese Sweet Potatoes !   That's right, this luscious dessert gets its rich and silky texture from white fleshed sweet potatoes and coconut cream. Its vegan, gluten free, oil free, paleo, grain free, nut free, soy free, naturally sweetened and incredible creamy and delicious. Oh, and you can whip it up in your blender in minutes and forget about it while it sets in your fridge.  Sound too good to be true? This healthy mousse recipe kind of is...   Now back to those sweet potatoes -- each serving of mousse contains a whole cup of steamed Japanese sweet potato! So, though y...

Don't you just love cheesecake?!   Cheesecake was one of my all time favourite desserts before I went vegan. I mean, what's not to love? Its silky, sweet, light and airy but rich and creamy with a buttery crumb crust. Heaven. What are your plans for Valentine's Day? We haven't figured our's out yet exactly. We have a house guest on Saturday so whatever we do it will be a Sunday afternoon or evening plan which limits things a little. I should mention that I used to boycott Valentine's Day for it being a made - up holiday designed to make single folks feel like garbage and put unnecessary pressure on relationships. Not to mention all the materialistic behavior i t inspires in people...just bleh . Even though I am making this recipe as a swee t treat for my husband on Valentine's Day, cheesecake always reminds me of my best friends and our crazy dating stories. In my 20s I went through a cheesecake phase where I'd order it out a lot and most of...