Healthy Desserts
Make These Chewy Chocolate Oat Bars with One of 2023’s Top Ingredients
Naturally sweet, delicious on their own as a snack, and perfect for blending into desserts and drinks—what’s not to like about dates?
Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Recipe
When the first juicy strawberries hit the market and the stalks of crisp-tart rhubarb start appearing, there’s nothing quite as joyous as baking something that celebrates the moment. This vegan strawberry rhubarb crumble is that joy in a baking dish: it brings together deeply red, sweet strawberries and the bright acidic bite of rhubarb, all ...
Too Much Sugar, Salt, Cheese, Dairy or Alcohol? Here’s What to Eat to Feel Better ASAP
What to Eat to Feel Better Infographic click here Sometimes, when you’re faced with the choice of a side salad or french fries, the hot, salty, crispy option is the only viable one.
Swicy Olive Oil Cake with Orange and Chili Recipe
“Swicy” is a trending term for a best-of-both-worlds flavor pairing: sweet meets spicy. And just like our many other favorite culinary combinations (donuts and coffee, peanut butter and jelly, and burgers and fries) we can’t get enough. This olive oil cake certainly leans more toward the sweet side, but with a teaspoon of intense cayenne ...
Make Samah Dada’s Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe with Tigernut Flour
When we’re in search of an easy recipe that doesn’t skimp on craveability, Samah Dada (aka @dadaeats) is always our first call. The cookbook author, TV host, and plant-focused chef is known to her hundreds of thousands of Instagram followers for treats like a gluten- and dairy-free take on Levain’s famous chocolate chip cookies, an ...
3 Dessert Recipes For When It’s Too Hot to Bake
You’ve got friends coming over for a backyard BBQ, and you need a dessert to serve…but it’s 90-plus degrees, and just the thought of turning on the oven makes you sweat.
3 Reasons to Rethink Frozen Food
From an icy loaf of early-pandemic sourdough to leftovers from who knows when, it’s not uncommon for things to get lost and forgotten in the back of the freezer.
Vegan Brownies Using Olive Oil in a Skillet
This recipe appears in the Thrive Market cookbook, Healthy Living Made Easy. Get your copy, and find the ingredients in this shopping list. There’s something magical about brownies: fudgy, chocolatey, and just a little indulgent. These Olive Oil Skillet Brownies deliver that magic — but with a twist — replacing butter with olive oil and ...
Bake a Batch of Better-For-You Holiday Cookies
A warm kitchen, floury handprints on the counter, and when all is said and done, the sweet aroma of fresh-baked cookies wafting through the house. A winter afternoon spent baking is one of those small moments with the power to bring bountiful holiday cheer.
Easy Recipe for Pumpkin Pie Bars
There’s something deeply satisfying about the cozy warmth of pumpkin pie — the smooth pumpkin filling, the blend of cinnamon and spice, the sense of autumn comfort. These vegan and gluten-free pumpkin pie bars from Chef Megan Mitchell, take all that familiar pumpkin-pie magic and turn it into a simpler, more accessible dessert — no ...
Trick-Or-Treat Yourself to These Healthy Halloween Swaps
The typical Halloween candy haul is haunted by artificial ingredients, refined sugar, and preservatives. Since the holiday will be anything but typical this year, why not give your celebration a healthy spin? Try these healthy candy swaps—they all come together with 10 ingredients or fewer, in 20 minutes or less.
A 5-Minute Back-to-School Treat Your Kids Will Love
For parents preparing for the back-to-school season, now’s the time to have recipes on hand that are easy, quick, healthy, and tasty. Here’s one for a kid-friendly treat that just so happens to be vegan and gluten-free. It comes care of Samah Dada, recipe developer, wellness enthusiast, whose indulgent-yet-health-conscious dishes can be found at DadaEats. ...
4 Easy Collagen Ice Cream Recipes (They’re Dairy-Free & Keto-Friendly!)
We put collagen in everything—mocktails, coffee, brownies, you name it. And this summer, we’re adding it to ice cream. What better way to cool off and get an added boost of protein? Among other benefits, of course.
What Is Galentine’s Day? + Tips on How to Plan the Best Celebration
We have Leslie Knope to thank for Galentine’s Day. In a 2010 episode of “Parks and Recreation,” Knope made celebrating female friendship an official holiday. It takes place on February 13, celebrating close girlfriends before romantic partners. Needless to say, we’re on board. To celebrate the friends you love, we’ve rounded up the best desserts ...
Homemade Almond Joy Cookies
If you loved the classic candy bar but wished for cleaner ingredients and more texture, these homemade almond joys deliver — whether you shape them into almond joy cookies or slice them into soft bars. This recipe, by Megan Mitchell, transforms the nostalgic flavors of coconut, almond and dark chocolate into a version that’s vegan, ...
What Do Cocoa Percentages in Chocolate Mean?
In most cases, when it comes to chocolate, more is definitely more. But does this rule apply when we’re talking about chocolate percentages? Is a 70 percent chocolate bar better in quality or healthy benefits than a 60 percent bar? What is a chocolate percentage anyway? If you’ve ever been confused by the numbers displayed ...
Double Chocolate Blender Cake Recipe From Instant Loss
[schema description]Brittany Williams, creator of Instant Loss, lost 125 pounds by eating low-sugar, dairy-free, and grain-free meals. And the other trick? Her Instant Pot. This fluffy little cake tastes just like a chocolate cupcake—light, airy, and gluten-free. Her secret: Substituting banana and honey for sugar to add sweetness.[/schema]
Sugar Swap: 7 Healthy Alternatives to Childhood Treats
Whether you’re a parent or just a nostalgic treat-seeker, the candies and desserts from your childhood days are probably not the most nutritious indulgence. They can be filled with cane sugar, corn syrup, and dozens of artificial flavors and preservatives—but luckily, you can make some of those most-requested sweets right in your kitchen! From Girl ...
Sugar Swap: 5 Healthy Dessert Recipes
Desserts come in all shapes and sizes. You can enjoy them as the final way to end the day or a treat in the afternoon—maybe even breakfast. (We don’t judge!) But the one common ingredient found in the most traditional treats? Cane sugar. If you’ve noticed that your body reacts poorly to sugar—maybe the all-too-familiar ...
Vanilla Bean Dessert Hummus Recipe
[schema description]Dessert hummus is one of those playful culinary inventions that bridges sweet indulgence and plant-based nutrition—and this vanilla bean dessert hummus takes it a step further. By combining white beans with the seeds of a vanilla bean, almond flour, a hint of stevia, and almond milk, it becomes a creamy, protein-rich dip that feels ...
Sugar Swap: 5 Healthy Alternatives to Cane Sugar
Let’s analyze an all-too-familiar situation: It’s three o’clock in the afternoon and you can’t tell if you’re hungry or just burned out from a long day. You scour your desk for something sweet, which is when you spot the milk chocolate candy bar you’d squirreled away for just such an emergency. And with that first ...
Recipe for the Best Charcoal Ice Cream
[schema description]Some desserts are simply delicious, and others make a statement — activated charcoal ice cream does both. This striking, jet-black frozen treat has become a modern icon of minimalist indulgence, blending visual drama with smooth, creamy texture. Its color is pure intrigue: deep, mysterious, and made for contrast against a simple cone or pale ...
4 Amazing Aquafaba Recipes
You’ve most likely heard about aquafaba as a healthy ingredient that can be used in a wide variety of different recipes. Aquafaba is produced after cooking or soaking legumes in water for a long time. The most common legumes used to make aquafaba are chickpeas. In other words, it’s the liquid you see in a ...
Vanilla Bunny Cupcake Recipe Perfect for Easter!
Few desserts capture the whimsy and joy of a season quite like bunny cupcakes. In this Vanilla Bunny Cupcakes recipe you get classic moist vanilla cupcakes topped with fluffy icing and adorable bunny ears — a playful and festive treat perfect for spring celebrations, Easter gatherings, or anytime you want something cute and delicious. The ...