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Coconut Almond Butter Cups {Paleo + Vegan}

May 27, 2016 by Melanie 7 Comments

Coconut Almond Butter Cups {Paleo + Vegan}

Easy homemade Coconut Almond Butter Cups are better than any store bought candy- Paleo, Gluten Free and Vegan Options! Hope you are all enjoying summer. I have to admit it’s been a little crazier than I remembered. Little people sure are high maintenance! I think I hear my door open and close a couple hundred…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Gluten Free, Kid-Friendly, Other Tagged With: almond butter, chocolate, coconut flour, coconut oil, dessert, gluten free, healthy treat, paleo, treat, vegan

Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies {Gluten Free, Vegan, Low Sugar}

February 12, 2016 by Melanie 11 Comments

Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies {Gluten Free, Vegan, Low Sugar}

Hello friends, I am wrapping up a nonexistent week of blogging due to some family sickness. It seems to come once a year for us right around this time, but I am looking forward to everyone feeling 100% again. I have basically been fasting all week because my stomach has been “off” and after having two…

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Filed Under: Snacks Tagged With: almond butter, breakfast, chocolate, cookie, easy, gluten free, healthy treat, snack, vegan

Peppermint Bark

December 11, 2015 by Melanie 30 Comments

Peppermint Bark

The cool flavor of peppermint mixed with the rich chocolate and creamy white chocolate make the perfect holiday treat. A little goes a long way! It’s my birthday today, I am officially OLD and you gotta have something sweet on your birthday, right? Well a bite of this chocolate and maybe a cupcake will be…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Desserts, Gluten Free, Other Tagged With: candy, chocolate, christmas, christmas gift, food gifts, peppermint, teacher gifts

Double Chocolate Almond Muffins {Gluten-Free}

May 11, 2015 by Melanie 25 Comments

Double Chocolate Almond Muffins {Gluten-Free}

 Disclosure: I was asked to participate in the “#CrunchOn ” campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I was compensated for my time and also received free samples for recipe testing. If I had to name one of the staple foods in my diet it would be nuts. Without hesitation. Almonds in particular…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Cakes and Cupcakes, Snacks Tagged With: almond flour, almonds, baking, breakfast, brunch, chocolate, dessert, gluten free, oat flour, snack, sponsored

Cosmic Brownies {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Option}

April 29, 2015 by Melanie 22 Comments

Cosmic Brownies {Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Option}

Helllllo friends. I realized something the other day. Something that saddens me. I hardly have any dessert recipes on the blog! I don’t know why because I am a dessert lover. See me and my dessert….I like the real thing. #sorryImnotsorry And it doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate making things a little healthier, I just don’t…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Other Tagged With: brownies, chocolate, dessert, gluten free, splurge-worthy, treat

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls {Gluten Free}

February 22, 2015 by Melanie 42 Comments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls {Gluten Free}

This year was a first for me, I asked the hubby not to get me my annual box of Valentine’s chocolates! I know. Crazy. I just told him I’d rather have a Stitch Fix gift card than flowers or candy so he was happy to oblige. However, the wonderful women from Recipe Redux made me make…

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Filed Under: Desserts, Kid-Friendly, Snacks Tagged With: chocolate, dessert, easy, gluten free, kid friendly, oats, peanut butter, treat, vegan-adaptable

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Mug Cake for Two

February 9, 2015 by Melanie 19 Comments

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Mug Cake for Two

Hey friends! How was your weekend? We didn’t do much- a little work for me and the hubs, a lot of fighting for the kids- they are at that age where they just annoy the heck out of each other and it’s so frustrating! and some binge watching of Homeland for us (the series we’ve…

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Filed Under: Cakes, Desserts, Gluten Free Tagged With: almond flour, chocolate, coconut flour, dessert, easy, egg, gluten free, microwave, mug cake, Valentine's Day

Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

February 2, 2015 by Melanie 20 Comments

Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hi friends! Welcome to any newcomers! I just realized that when I had my new blog make-over and switched my email subscription to Mail Chimp, it was never activated therefore hasn’t been sending out emails of new posts! Oops. I think I got it figured out, so once I confirm the emails are being sent,…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Splurge-worthy Tagged With: chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, cookies, dessert, peanut butter, splurge-worthy

Frozen Chocolate Banana Bites

August 13, 2014 by Melanie 21 Comments

Frozen Chocolate Banana Bites

People love to talk about the weather. It’s just part of human DNA. We also like to complain about the weather. You know we all do it. I was running today with baby E in the stroller and I checked the weather channel and it said it was 85 degrees at the time. I ran…

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Filed Under: Kid-Friendly, Other, Snacks Tagged With: banana, chocolate, gluten free, healthy dessert, healthy treat, kid friendly, snack

Double Chocolate Cheesecake for Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2014 by Melanie 23 Comments

Double Chocolate Cheesecake for Valentine’s Day

Every year on Valentine’s Day my husband and I put the kids to bed a little early and enjoy a romantic home cooked meal instead of worrying about making reservations at some fancy restaurant. How is it different than any other night I cook? Well for one thing, the kids are in bed. We open…

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Filed Under: Cakes, Campaigns & Product Reviews, Desserts, Valentine's Day Tagged With: cheesecake, chocolate, dessert, sponsored, Valentine's Day

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