Pumpkin Cheesecake

pumpkincheesecake

This is one of my favorite dessert recipes. Ever. Many thanks to reader Wanda who made the gorgeous one above and sent me a picture! (It always gets eaten before I can take a picture around here) I use a Cinderella Pumpkin or “old fashioned pumpkin” for this recipe. The one I used for the [...]

How to Make Healthy Jello

healthy homemade jello no sugar

Oh, Jello…. the sugar (or chemical) laden mystery food of hospitals and cafeterias. I went to public school and got my fair share of this stuff back then, so I had never made this for my kids… until now. The “Jello” Gelatin you can buy in stores is packed with sugar or chemical sugar substitutes, [...]

Very Berry Cobbler

healthy paleo berry cobbler

Oh Monday… seemed like a good time for a healthy dessert recipe! This is one that we’ve made several times lately, and it is delicious. I’ve now used up the last of our frozen berries from last summer, but thankfully, berry season isn’t too far away, and the strawberry plants should produce well this year! [...]

Grain Free Carrot Cake

coconut flour grain free carrot cake paleo primal

This Carrot Cake was a special request recipe, and I needed to bring a dessert to an event anyway. It is sugar free and mostly fruit sweetened. This carrot cake uses a coconut flour base and a dozen eggs, so it is protein dense and fairly nutritious for a dessert. My kids actually enjoy this [...]

Crock Pot Cheesecake

pumpkincheesecake

  This is probably my favorite crock pot experiment so far. I decided to try it when someone posted a recipe on Pinterest, but the link was broken so I had to try to figure it out myself. This recipe is actually easier than cooking in the oven (unless you are making a really big [...]

Healthy Key Lime Pie

healthy key lime pie recipe

I thought I had posted this recipe, and just realized today that I hadn’t… whoops! This is one of my favorite desserts and it is healthy enough to be breakfast. I know… it’s not made in a crock pot (though I’ve got a great crock pot cheesecake recipe coming soon!). Anyway… this recipe is very [...]