Panna cotta with strawberry lime compote
Light, creamy, fruity and absolutely delightful, panna cotta is the ultimate summer dinner party dessert. Easy to prep in advance, it’s gluten free, you can make it without dairy and in this recipe, adapted from David Liebovitz’ (whose blog I love), white sugar is replaced by coconut nectar, which has a lower glycemic index. Needless to […]
Wholly delicious nectarine vanilla compote
As far as I’m concerned, perfectly ripe peaches, juicy nectarines and meltingly sweet apricots are foods for the Gods. Although my preference is to messily eat them fresh from the market, the ones that linger a bit too long on the counter are best when turned into this bright summer-infused compote. My mouth literally waters […]
Mango vanilla “petits suisses”
I resisted posting this recipe for a while because “petits suisses” isn’t something most people are familiar with. They are what the French call “fromage frais” that are bought in tiny yogurt containers. Fromage frais is more treat-like, and less acidic than yogurt but firmer and easier to digest than cream. Anyway, French kids eat […]
Intense molten chocolate cakes (gluten and sugar free)
Nothing can stand in the way of these decadent little chocolate cakes and I when they come out of the oven. And because they are totally gluten and processed sugar free, I make them regularly. They also happen to contain two magical ingredients every health-conscious baker should know about: dates and cashew butter. I turn […]
Utterly delicious banana cake (sugar free)
Bananas are used A LOT in vegan, paleo and gluten free baking because its texture can help replace some of the fats, eggs and starch. In this past year or so of extensive recipe-testing, I have discovered a few gems along the way (like these little chocolate moelleux) and also went through a lot of […]
Chocolatey chunk cookies (vegan)
Although I can resist sweets, I can’t be trusted around a plate of these double chocolate cookies so I only make them once in a while. This recipe is a part of my vegan snack and dessert arsenal, which is comprised of sweets that don’t taste like they are vegan. They’re fairly healthy, gluten, dairy […]
And then there were none….mini chocolate cakes
Make two batches of these delightful little cakes because you won’t be able to just have one. Inspired by a dark chocolate moelleux recipe a good French friend of mine shared with me years ago, I was almost shocked when I managed to recreate it without gluten or refined sugar. Though I tested several flours, […]
Lazy morning blueberry muffins
I try not to over indulge in sweets for breakfast, but every now and then I love a good blueberry muffin. These grain-free ones are really delicious and nutritious thanks to the ground almonds and antioxydant-rich wild blueberries. They just take 30 minutes to make from beginning to end, so are completely do-able first thing […]
Surprising black bean chocolate cake
I have been on a gluten and sugar free chocolate cake testing spree of late, and to be honest was very doubtful of the results this recipe would yield. Turns out, it’s pretty darn good and you would never guess there’s a can of black beans in there. Moist, not too sweet and the children […]
Vegan pecan pie
If you love pecan pie like I do, you will love this vegan pecan pie. Just like the traditional recipe (I love the one from Sally’s Baking Addiction), it brings back a lot of childhood memories from Canada. My parents used to get it for the holidays or occasionally as a treat: the sweet creamy […]