Category Archives: Chocolate
Graduation Cupcakes
Graduation is right around the corner. Graduates are getting excited to finish up school and go on their next adventure. They look forward to having a party to celebrate their accomplishments and have some support for their future endeavors. For the person hosting the party, it can be quite stressful thinking of food, decorations, and items to host a fun, relaxing party. For many parties, the dessert is the best part, the highlight of the party, and what people are most excited about. Finding a dessert that you think will be a big hit can be overwhelming. No need to …
No Bake Cannoli Cheesecake
If you love cannoli’s and you love cheesecake then this is the perfect dessert for you. It’s a cheesecake with your favorite cannoli ingredients on top. It’s a quick and easy recipe that only takes about 15 minutes to make and there is no need for an oven. You do however, have to let it freeze for 3 hours, so you can’t eat it right away. Perfect for celebrations, parties, and events, or great to have when you are in the mode for cheesecake or a cannoli. Like anything frozen, you have to let it thaw before cutting into and …
Allergy-Friendly Brownie Cookies
It’s the best of both worlds! The combination of two of our favorite sweets for one delicious dessert. Who would of thought to mix brownies and cookies together to form a brownie cookie or brookie? These brownie cookies are gluten-free, vegan/plant based, nut-free, soy-free, and refined sugar-free. They are an allergy-friendly treat that everyone can enjoy.
The soft and chocolatey texture of the brownie fits on top of the crunchy and chocolate chip texture of the cookie. Since it’s a brownie layer over a cookie layer, you get a piece of brownie with some cookie in each bite. It’s a win, …
Allergy Friendly Thin Mints
Who doesn’t like a good thin mint cookie? Those Girl Scout cookies that people love to get. Unfortunately, not everyone can enjoy a classic thin mint cookie due to food allergies, intolerances, and sensitivities. Below is a recipe for allergy-friendly thin mints, one that can be enjoyed by many people.
Chocolate and mint complement each other really well. This cookie has a delicious chocolate flavor with a hint of mint. It’s a chocolatey dessert that allows your breath to smell nice because of the mint. When chocolate is mixed with mint, you have a good balance between the chocolate flavor and …
Chocolate Mousse for One
It’s late at night and you’re craving something sweet and creamy. You’re looking for something quick and small to make. Go on a date with some chocolate mousse! It uses cocoa powder instead of chocolate, so there is no need to wait for the chocolate to melt. It’s a fast and easy way to make some creamy, chocolatey, chocolate mousse for yourself. Chocolate mousse is the perfect small, rich, luscious dessert.
Ordinary chocolate mousse can be over 450 calories for one cup of mousse, and this recipe of chocolate mousse is about 250 calories for one cup, which is 200 …
Flourless Edible Cookie Dough
Do you like cookies, but don’t have an oven or don’t want to take the time to wait for the cookies to cook? Ever thought about making edible cookie dough, so you can safely eat it after it is made, and not baked? Who doesn’t like eating cookie dough? Eating uncooked cookie dough isn’t good for you and you shouldn’t really be consuming it because of the raw eggs. This recipe solves that issue as there are no eggs in it so it is safe to eat.
It’s a recipe for Flourless Edible Cookie Dough. It is allergy-friendly and perfect …
Finding New Foods
Devolving food sensitivities later on in life has forced me to change my diet completely. If you haven’t read my story about my food sensitivities (read my story here: https://goo.gl/bmvT2a), let me tell you a little bit about my situation. In 2016, I started having problems with foods and discovered that the problem is rapeseed/rapeseed oil, which is also known as canola oil, and rapeseed is also in soy lecithin, which is in most breads and chocolates. That’s when I had to switch to more natural, organic, and allergy-friendly foods.
Looking for new foods I can eat has been challenging and …
SunButter Chocolate Chip Freezer Fudge
This recipe is from Free2b. Free2b is a brand that has products that are free from the top 12 allergens; peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, gluten, soy, eggs, corn, coconut, mustard, sesame, fish, and shellfish. Their SunButter Chocolate Chip Fudge is free from the top 12 allergens and only has 5 ingredients. The fudge is perfect for parties, gifts, or a sweet treat to make and enjoy with your friends and family. Even if you don’t have food allergies, you can still enjoy this fudge.
Who doesn’t like nut butter mixed with chocolate? This is like the equivalent of eating a Reese’s …
Cape & Islands Bakes for Breast Cancer Research
Are you located in Cape & Islands and part of a restaurant, bakery, café, retail shop, online bakery, chocolate shop, ice cream shop, or supermarket, and love to bake or have a dessert to offer for a good cause? Would you love to help make some desserts to support breast cancer research? Join us, get involved, and participate in our Cape & Islands Bakes event to raise money for breast cancer research.
The Cape has a 20% higher rate of breast cancer than the national average, and we want this event to grow by leaps and bounds because we have …
Valentine’s Day Cupcakes
Valentine’s day, a day of love where you express and share your love with loved ones. A day where there are symbols of hearts and the share of chocolates. Win over your loved one’s heart by making them some chocolate chip cupcakes topped with a chocolate heart.
You can make the frosting and chocolate hearts any color you want to make them Valentines themed. You can make the frosting and hearts red, pink, purple, or any other color you choose. I used purple for these cupcakes for an event we were doing where the theme color was purple, but you can …
