These Silly Caramel Apple Faces are not only incredibly delicious but they’ll have your little ones squealing with delight! Perfect for a fun Halloween treat!
I’ll be honest, while I love the Fall, Halloween has never been my favorite holiday…
Category: Dark Chocolate
Animal Face Chocolate and Peanut Butter Rice Cakes
These Animal Face Chocolate and Peanut Butter Rice Cakes are the perfect after-school snack! Where fun meets healthy and tasty! Every time I make these, they’re devoured by smiling little faces!
It’s a little hard to believe that in just a few short weeks school will be back in session…
Love Yourself Well with these Heart Healthy Dishes!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
On a day that’s focuses heavily on spreading the love with those around you, I thought we’d take a minute to look at how you can love yourself and your family well with several tasty Heart Healthy Dishes! It’s amazing the role our diet plays in our overall health, but especially our heart health…
No Bake Chocolate Oat Quinoa Cookies (GF + Vegan)
These No Bake Chocolate Oat Quinoa Cookies are loaded with nutrition, yet rich and satisfying, the ultimate sweet treat! If your sweet tooth is anything like mine, stopping at one might be a bit of a challenge!…
Superfood Dark Chocolate Protein Brownies
These Superfood Dark Chocolate Protein Brownies are seriously rich and gooey + loaded with 6 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber and 0 added sugar!
Guys. These brownies. You have to try them. It took me 3 tries, but I think I finally got this recipe nearly perfect. The chocolate flavor is rich and deep, the texture is smooth and gooey…
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Smoothie
This Pumpkin Spice Latte Smoothie is so easy I almost didn’t post it. It’s the easy things I throw together with little to no thought that feel not at all “blog-worthy”. But in truth, it’s those simple easy things that I actually eat on repeat and really enjoy..
Celebrating Brighton’s 4th Birthday!
I can hardly believe we have a FOUR year old. But somehow it’s true. Looking back on each of the other birthday posts I’ve shared, nearly all of them start with the same thing – “I can hardly believe…”. As a mother with little ones,…
Vegan Chocolate Coconut Shake with Granola
This Vegan Chocolate Coconut Shake with Granola is rich and totally satisfying, yet loaded with wholesome goodness! The perfect summer treat!
I am so excited to share this chocolate coconut shake with you. Summer is here and things are HOT and humid in Tennessee. Enter this Vegan Chocolate Coconut Shake and the heat is somehow bearable. Seriously, so good!…
Homemade Dark Chocolate Honeycomb
This Homemade Dark Chocolate Honeycomb is such a fun treat! Similar in flavor to chocolate covered toffee, but light and airy with the perfect crisp – so yummy!My first encounter with dark chocolate honeycomb was nearly four years ago. Sprouts was new to our area and a friend of mine joined me as we slowly perused the scoop-able bulk bin aisles…
Gluten-Free Oat Almond and Flax Waffles
These Gluten-Free Oat Almond and Flax Waffles are soft and fluffy with a delightful flavor. Plus it all comes together in one bowl – so easy and so good!
I have such fond memories of my mom making the occasional weekend waffles when my sister and I were kids….
Vegan Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Bars + Gluten-Free
These Vegan Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Bars are a dream come true! With a soft almond flour cookie base, rich peanut butter caramel center and dark chocolate coating, they’re delicious and satisfying without being too sweet!…
Chocolate Almond Probiotic Raw Energy Balls
Before having kids, I often heard the phrase “my kids are eating me out of house and home”. In my naivety, I took this to mean their older kids {like seven and up 🤷🏼♀️} consumed a lot of food in their rapidly growing bodies. I realize now they were referring to all kids, big and small…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Popcorn Bars + Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP
Popcorn has been a long time favorite snack of mine. As a kid, my mom did nearly all the cooking, but my dad had a few specialty items that were his to fix…
Memorial Day Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt
I hadn’t planned on sharing something sweet this week. I had planned on sharing the recipe for these {oh-so-yummy} Roasted Brussels Spouts Bowl with Poached Eggs. But sometimes plans change. And once I started down memory lane and got this Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt in my head, it felt like the perfect recipe to share before Memorial Day weekend…
Mom’s Chocolate Covered Protein Bars
Josh and I were just talking the other morning about smells and their ability to bring back memories or suddenly make you think of a time or place you haven’t thought of in years. A quick google search revealed that this is known as “odor-evoked autobiographical memory”…
Heart Healthy Dark Chocolate Quinoa Bites
With Valentine’s Day just a few days away, I couldn’t pass up the chance to make these adorable and addicting Heart Healthy Dark Chocolate Quinoa Bites! They are a slight adaptation of my Dark Chocolate Bark with Toasted Quinoa and Nuts and full of nutrients, fiber and healthy fats!…
GF Peanut Butter Banana and Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Banana and Chocolate Chips cookies can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes and make for a tasty, healthy afternoon or bedtime snack!
In my experience the Super Bowl guarantees two things: 1) football {duh} and 2) food…
Gluten Free Chocolate Oat Peanut Butter Balls
I’m so excited to have not just one but THREE recipes for you today!
Last year I had the honor of participating in Sprouts Bulk Bin Treat Exchange, where I shared my Grandma’s Gluten-Free Organic Thumbprint Cookies using many of their bulk bin items. I then shipped them off to two other bloggers while eagerly awaiting the arrival of each of their delicious treats…
Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter and Oat Bars
I love to bake and need little to no encouragement to find a reason to make something sweet. But with the holiday season just ahead, I love that these Flourless Chocolate Peanut Butter and Oat Bars…
10 Healthy Butternut Squash Recipes for Fall
The weather has been absolutely beautiful in Franklin/Nashville the last few weeks. Cool crisp mornings, a gentle breeze throughout the day, and gorgeous sunshine without the overwhelming heat and humidity. It’s been so reminiscent of Fall…
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins + GF | DF
Three really great things happened this weekend. First, one of my dearest friends, with some help from my loving sister, threw me a wonderful Baby Sprinkle. Second, these Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins with local honey! And third, a girls night out/baby celebration for a friend having twins!…
Healthy Chocolate Chip Fudgy Brownie Bars + Vegan
It’s crazy to think I’ve been blogging nearly four years already. In my head, the blog is somehow younger than it’s age. Perhaps because I haven’t grown it to all I imagined it to one day become. Or maybe because I haven’t been able to commit the time to it I had hope. Nor have I yet to start/plant the garden I dream of one day cultivating in our back yard…
Chocolate Peanut and Oat Energy Bars
We love to hike this time of year. It’s become a little more challenging with a 22 month old and being 7 months pregnant, but we’re making the effort. These Chocolate Peanut and Oat Energy Bars are the perfect snack to pack along, and truly make the hike worth it!…
Healthy Six Ingredient Dark Chocolate Truffles
Ever met one of those people who say they don’t really care for chocolate? I’ve met a few and when these words come out of their mouth, I can’t help but look at them like they have two heads.
Not. Like. Chocolate?? How is that even possible?…
ProYo Dark Chocolate and Vanilla Bean Fudge Pops
Y’all. I have so much goodness to share with you today! First of all, have you heard of ProYo High Protein Low Fat Ice Cream?! If you haven’t, head to your nearest Kroger and get some!…
Healthy Butternut Squash Mini Muffins with Dark Chocolate Chips
Since I disappeared on you for the past three weeks, I figured it was only fair that I reappear with a healthy yummy treat in hand! These Healthy Butternut Squash Mini Muffins with Dark Chocolate Chips are a pure delight…
Seven Healthy Treats for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and whether it’s a significant other, kiddos, your mom and dad, or a close friend, it’s always fun to make a little sweet for someone special in your life…
Easy Overnight Oats + Sprouts Farmers Market
Two things: First – I may be late, but I’m definitely jumping on the overnight oats bandwagon. These Easy Overnight Oats are so versatile, healthy, convenient, kid-friendly, and best of all – so yummy!..
{GF} Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies with Chocolate Hazelnut
SO apparently sandwich cookies and GIVEAWAYS go hand in hand, a perfect pairing if you as me! Perhaps you remember these Pumpkin Whoopie Pies I posted last Fall…if so, then you might also remember that thanks to Coaction, we were able to couple those cookies with a giveaway for a set of my Five Must Have Kitchen Gadgets…
Gluten-Free Chocolate Pumpkin Bites
I know pumpkin season is essentially over, but with all that has gone on the last month or so, I’ve not been able to post much and I’m afraid I’ve got still got several recipes in my queue featuring pumpkin and squash.