Chocolate hazelnut spread is easy to make at home and tastes far better than the common store-bought variety (Nutella®). What's more is that you can avoid the excess sugar and other ingredients that you don't need. Let's take a look at those ingredients, found on the Nutella® website -- sugar, palm oil, hazelnuts, cocoa, … [Read more...]
Grain-free Chocolate “Bean” Cake
I recently made a grain-free yellow-vanilla cake made out of of a secret ingredient. Well it's not so secret anymore, so I can tell you.....beans. The whole family enjoys it and others have commented that it is really Delish, so I decided to make a chocolate version. Because after all who doesn't like chocolate?! This cake … [Read more...]
Healthy “Magic Shell” Ice Cream Topping
Once upon a time, "Magic Shell" was my absolute favorite ice cream topping. It's been a long time since I've tasted it. Now that we avoid all processed foods, packaged, bottled foods in our home...I decided to make my own. It's so easy and I knew the kids would love it as much as I do. And indeed they did! Give it a try and … [Read more...]
Grain-free Yellow Vanilla “Bean” Cake
This cake is delicious, healthy, reduced in sugar, and grain-free. And yes I really mean the delicious part. The cake is made with one secret ingredient that might have you unsure about it, but trust me when I say you won't even know it's there when you take a bite. What is this "secret ingredient"?............well, it's … [Read more...]
“Fluffy” Buttery Cream-Cheese Frosting *
This super fluffy, buttery cream cheese frosting is great for topping most any cake. Such as this coconut cake, or carrot cake, spice cake, even chocolate cake. You won't even miss the sugar in this recipe...though if you are not on a sugar-restricted diet, you may use honey to sweeten this frosting in-place of the stevia - … [Read more...]