Desserts

  • Desserts,  Recipes

    Lemon Mousse Fruit Tarts

    Summer always makes me think of lemons and fresh fruit. I wanted to make something light and elegant for the long weekend. My mind instantly went to petite lemon tarts. I looked up a few recipes for lemon cheesecake filling and lemon mousse and settled on this one: Let’s Dish Lemon Cheesecake Mousse I love phyllo shells for desserts like this, but you could also use mini graham cracker crusts or serve the mousse in chilled glasses. The mousse recipe did make a generous amount so I will either buy a few more boxes of phyllo shells or make a few single-serve pies. Ingredients: 1 cup heavy whipping cream 8…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes

    Gluten-Free Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

    We’ve probably all seen those sugar cookies with a liberal swirl of frosting at the grocery store. You either love them or hate them. I never really paid them much attention until I couldn’t have them (haven’t really seen gluten free versions out there). Last year, I decided to use a bag of regular sugar cookie mix and store bought cream cheese frosting to make St. Patrick’s day themed cookies for my family. They were delicious and way too tempting to have around when I couldn’t have more than 1-2. This year, I decided to go ahead and recreate a homemade version with a gluten-free cookie base. Below is the…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes,  Snacks

    Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

    If I only baked for myself, I think everything would be chocolate all the time. Chocolate cookies, chocolate cake, chocolate muffins, chocolate everything. But every now and then, I like to make things I know others will enjoy, even if it’s not normally at the top of my list. I was in the mood to make muffins, and knowing I was making chocolate cookies later in the week (stay tuned for that post), I decided to go with Lemon Poppy Seed for the muffins–one of my mom’s favorite. I found this recipe online and then tweaked a few things based on what I had in the house or our personal…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes,  Snacks

    Blueberry-Lemon Bread

    Blueberries and lemons go so well together! So as Mother’s Day was a approaching, I was trying to think of something to bake for brunch with the ingredients we already had in the house. Cue the fresh blueberries and lemons we had in the refrigerator that needed to find a purpose, and soon 🙂 I made a gluten-free, blueberry lemon coffee cake before, and while it was delicious, I didn’t love it enough to make the same one again. So I started looking for a different recipe and turned to Healthy Gluten-Free Family, an Instagram account and blog I follow. The recipes from this site never let me down, and…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes,  Snacks

    Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies give you the best of both worlds–the warmth of cinnamon and the sweetness of chocolate. The first batch of these that I tried were a 10/10 on flavor, but something was missing in the texture and shape of the cookies. Considering the first batch was made after 10:30pm, I may have been short on time and only refrigerated the cookie dough for 10-15 minutes. The second round, when I had more time to spare, I refrigerated the unbaked cookies for 2 1/2 hours. What a difference in the shape and texture! I encourage you to play around with the refrigeration time to get the cookies to…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes

    Spiced Banana-Walnut Bread

    Sometimes we’re in the mood to bake, but we don’t have the ingredients we need for what we want to make. That was me last night. It was a stormy Friday night, and all I wanted to do was bake banana bread. A quick look in the kitchen confirmed it, I only had one banana and the recipe called for four. Luckily, I had plenty of other things to do so I made it a productive night and decided baking could wait until the morning. I’m glad I waited until today because I also realized I needed to buy new loaf pans and it gave me extra time to look…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes

    Fudgy Brownies

    Rich, chocolatey brownies are always a good idea. I decided to give gluten-free brownies from scratch a try, and I’m so glad I did. I’ve made “regular” brownies from scratch only once before because the box mixes always worked just fine, but there is something to be said about the intense chocolate flavor you get from making brownies from scratch. These fudgy brownies definitely require a side of milk so pour yourself a glass and enjoy! Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup cocoa (I used the Hershey’s brand) 3 large eggs 3/4 cup King Arthur gluten-free flour…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes

    Cinnamon-Streusel Coffee Cake

    Finally a gluten-free cake that tastes as delicious as it looks with all the same great textures and flavors of a traditional coffee cake. My favorite part is the cinnamon streusel topping, and this recipe adds an extra layer of strudel in the middle for even more cinnamon-sugar goodness. I looked for recipes to try online and found a good variety of gluten-free adaptations. When I came across a coffee cake recipe on the back of the King Arthur Baking Mix box, it was like it was meant to be! You can find the recipe here or follow the instructions below for the easy modifications I made to the recipe.…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes

    “I’m a Girl Who Loves Black and is Wearing Pink”

    Bonus points if you can name what movie that quote is from haha I actually love purple, but black is a close second if you look at the clothes in my closet. But for this blog post, I went all out with the PINK and red for Valentine’s Day, and Valentine’s Day only. I love chocolate covered strawberries, and they will always be my all-time favorite dessert, but this year I decided to try something new with Valentine’s Day themed mini donuts!! These donuts provide a fun way to be creative in the kitchen. With so many different glazes and toppings to choose from, the possibilities are endless. I used…

  • Desserts,  Gluten-Free,  Recipes

    Mini Cinnamon and Sugar Donuts

    I ordered my mini donut pan online and couldn’t wait for it to arrive so I could try out the recipe below I found on my gluten-free kitchen. I tweaked the ingredients just a little from the original recipe, but for the most part, I followed the instructions exactly since this was the first time I was trying to make a gluten-free donut batter. Or any donut batter. These donuts turned out so good and they were the perfect morning or evening snack with a cup of coffee. Gluten-free, and baked not fried, they are a simple solution to anyone’s sweet tooth. Don’t let the length of the ingredients or…