Dessert Recipes

Favorite Plant-Based Holiday Recipes

Here comes the annual round-up of our favorite, plant-based holiday recipes. We’ve got you covered on mains and hearty...

Chocolate Raspberry Overnight Oats

I make a variation of these overnight oats all the time. I love that they come together super quickly, make for a great ...

Roasted Berry Sorbet

Few desserts embody summer as well as a lush, fruity sorbet. This one is very straightforward in ingredients and prepara...

Vegan Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve been thinking about making a sourdough starter and baking bread ever since I finally got a Dutch oven this summer...

Peanut Butter & Pumpkin Caramel Bars

You’d think we were trying to check off as many October-inspired ingredients as possible with today’s recipe: pumpki...

Meal Plan Mini: Creamy Black Bean Bowls, Cauliflower Tacos, Raspberry Brownies

So happy to come out with another mini meal plan! This series is one of my absolute favorite things to work on. It defin...

Easy Rhubarb Mango Crisp

Keeping the rhubarb content coming these past few weeks. No regrets :) Crisps are the ultimate lazy desser...

Fudgy Sweet Potato Brownies

I consider these to be snacking brownies, rather than full-on dessert brownies. They’re vegan, gluten-free, flourless,...

Candied Chocolate Dipped Citron + Video

Magic Moisturizer is Here! + Orange-Tahini Mousse

Happy 2019, friends! Hope you’ve been having an inspiring beginning to the year. Today we’re excited to announce tha...

Poppyseed Dukkah-Stuffed Baked Apples with Coconut Caramel

Popping in really quickly today to share the recipe for this holiday table dessert contender – baked apples! These bab...

Nutty Chocolate Hormone-Balancing Bars from The Thirlby

Having wholesome, nourishing snacks around is my way of preparing for success. I’ve never been able to have three squa...

Gluten-Free Lemon Blueberry Donuts with a Coconut Glaze

This post was created in partnership with Nuts.com. We’ve got a subtly red-white-and-blue treat for you...

Rhubarb Celli Ripieni – Old School Jam Cookies from Abruzzo

There are still a few spots left in our Abruzzo Forage and Cook Retreat in Italy this coming October! We thought we woul...

Super Decadent Vegan Chocolate Walnut Spread

This post was created in partnership with Nuts.com. There are a lot of healthful, chocolatey nut spread r...

Salted Caramel Banana Cream Tart from Alternative Baker

Before we get to this heavenly Banana Cream Tart, we’re going to squeeze in a quick word about our very first vegan/ve...

Quick Sweet Potato Chocolate Pudding w/ Adaptogenic Mushrooms

This post was created in partnership with Nuts.com. Pudding/mousse-like desserts are my favorite, and comi...

Chunky Monkey Cookies, Vegan and Gluten-Free

This post was created in partnership with Nuts.com. If chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, and banana...

Strawberry Coconut Candies

This post was created in partnership with Nuts.com. Sorry we didn’t post these guys for you before Valen...

Chocolate Orange Bundt Cake from Simply Vibrant

Today we are sharing another step-by-step video we filmed of one of our favorite recipes from Simply Vibrant, in order ...

Chocolate Matcha Tart with a Sesame Crust

This post was created in partnership with Nuts.com. My love affair with the combination of matcha and sesa...

Favorite New Year Reset Recipes

Happy New Year, friends! We wanted to stop by with a round-up of vegan and gluten-free New Year reset-friendly recipes ...

Olive Oil Loaf with Hibiscus Beet Icing

Checking in really quickly with this olive oil loaf that we haven’t been able to get out of our heads. We knew that we...

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

This post was created in Partnership with Nuts.com Coming to you with my favorite, easy treat as of late. ...

No Bake Blueberry Coconut Bars

It’s been difficult for me to contain my excitement about these Blueberry Coconut Bars ever since I nailed the recipe ...

Chocolate Brownie and Cherry Ice Cream Sandwiches

We’re trying to get all of this summer’s most successful ice cream recipes out while it’s still prime time for fro...

Avocado Soft Serve

I often buy those nets of not-yet-ripe, organic avocados to have them ripen later in the week. What ends up happening m...

Superfood Tie Dye Pops

Paloma’s been taking an active interest in cooking and working on fun food projects with me in the kitchen. This newfo...

Hibiscus Orange Blossom Turkish Delight

This post was created in partnership with Whole Earth Sweetener Co. Turkish delight is one of those old-sc...

Berry Kombucha Float

A confession – I’ve never actually tried a classic root beer float, but if it’s anything like this kombucha float,...

Pumpkinseed Caramel ‘Twix’ Bars

This post was created in partnership with Nuts.com Wow, am I excited to finally be sharing these bars here...

Black and White Chocolate Pudding

Out of all the desserts in the world, I crave the pudding/mousse-kind the most. A tiny cup full of something light, crea...

Gluten-Free Strawberry Cobbler

Checking in really quickly today with a recipe and step-by-step video of this gluten-free and vegan Strawberry Cobbler. ...

Strawberry Coconut Cream Pie

Strawberry season happens much earlier in Florida than in most places, and it’s already come and gone. Thankfully, I h...

Quick Rhubarb Soft Serve

Have you ever heard of the quick soft serve ice cream technique, where you freeze coconut milk in ice cube trays and the...

No Bake Coconut Lemon Bars

I’ve been dreaming about making no-bake lemon bars for a while now and finally got around to the idea a few weeks ago...

Almost Savory Raw Chocolate

Upside Down Citrus Polenta Cake

March is tricky. It’ll throw out a few of those luxuriously warm days in a row, which cause collective memory loss abo...

Blueberry Cheesecake Truffles

These cheesecake truffles are another fun recipe I developed for Nuts.com. Chocolate truffles full of healthful ingredie...

Sweet and Savory Energy Bites, What to Do with Leftover Nut Milk Pulp

Last week, I talked a little bit about my love for homemade nut milk, how it always tastes better than the store-bough...

Whipped Chocolate Chia Pudding

Happy New Year! Checking in with a quick breakfast recipe idea that was born out of my struggle to feed my very picky e...

Chocolate Beet Layer Cake with Pink Frosting and Chocolate Ganache

Since we’ve been making a point of keeping things festive around here for the past month or so, we thought it was time...

Honey-Roasted Pears with Vanilla Cashew Cream

This post was created in partnership with Smiley Honey. Roasting pears is the easy road to a sophisticated...

Apple Pecan Pie with Salted Pumpkin Caramel

Focusing on love, peace and hope today and sending all those vibes your way, but we know you come here for the pie, amon...

Vegan Sweet Potato Caramel Nougat

This post is created in partnership with MightyNest, keep reading for a great discount. Right off the ba...

Concord Grape Fruit and Nut Cake

I have a whole lot of cozy fall and holiday recipe ideas bouncing around in my mind, even though it’s still warm out a...

Berry Creamsicles with White Chocolate Drizzle – Ice Cream Sunday

Every time I feel a hint of sadness towards the closing of August, I have to remind myself that summer is not at all ov...

A Day of Smoothies

Every one of us has, at some point or another, felt at a loss when tasked with making a meal. Sometimes there’s just t...

Pistachio and Raspberry Fields Ice Cream Cake – Ice Cream Sunday

Yesterday, Paloma turned eight, and we celebrated with this magical ice cream cake. Then we went on a road trip to Orlan...

Superfood ‘Cherry Garcia’ Pops with a Chocolate Core – Ice Cream Sunday

This week, I wanted to re-create my favorite Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, making it vegan (though B&J came ...

Tahini Ice Cream Bars with Miso Caramel and Chocolate – Ice Cream Sunday

I’m so excited for today’s ice cream flavor, I could hardly wait until Sunday to share it. These delicious ice cream...

Peach, Honey and Thyme Lemonade Popsicles – Ice Cream Sunday

It’s been so hot! Every summer, without fail, my general appetite decreases, while cravings for all things fresh, cris...

Cosmic Sweet Potato Chocolate Truffles

We made and photographed these beauties this past winter, but they kept getting pushed back on the blog post schedule, ...

Papaya Lime Sundae – Ice Cream Sunday

Papaya is one of my favorite things to eat this time of year, so figuring out a papaya sorbet recipe that worked was ve...

Green Smoothie Pops — Ice Cream Sunday

This Sunday, we are going for something very light, summery, fruity, and very nutritious. More particularly, a green sm...

Chamomile Honey-Lemon Ice Cream — Ice Cream Sunday

To continue with the herbal/floral theme from last week, this Sunday, we’ve got Chamomile Honey-Lemon Ice Cream. We’...

Lavender Ice Cream with Chocolate Tahini Bits — Ice Cream Sunday

This Sunday’s flavors are lavender, chocolate and tahini. I’ve talked about my love for lavender on this blog quite ...

Rose and Rhubarb Frozen Yogurt – Ice Cream Sunday

I think I first got the desire to make rhubarb frozen yogurt when I saw a photo of Nigel Slater’s Rhubarb Eton Mess....

Banana Toffee Tart

As part of my recipe development process, I do a lot of research, whether related to ingredients or techniques. One of m...

White Chocolate Blood Orange Mousse Tart

Recently, I’ve been working on developing very light, very mildly sweetened, mousse-like dessert recipes for the new ...

Black Sesame Matcha Rolls with Miso Lemon Glaze

Call me crazy, but I’ve never been attracted to sticky cinnamon buns. I blame the fact that I didn’t grow up eating ...

Sweet Dukkah Cigars

Dukkah is an Egyptian spice mix traditionally made of various nuts, sesame seeds, herbs and spices like coriander and cu...

Chocolate Fudge with Fresh Sage and Goji Berries

I want to wish you all a happy holiday season and thank you for your readership, for trying our dishes and for buying ou...

Double Chocolate Layer Cake and a Giveaway

Today I’d like to talk about At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen, a book I’ve been cooking from non-stop since getting...

Bee Pollen and Manuka Honey Ice-Cream

This past summer was a summer of ice cream for us. Since I bought an ice cream machine five years ago, I haven’t been ...

Sour Cherry Pie – Mom’s Specialty

There are three foods from back home that I find myself missing consistently – wild mushrooms, black currants, and sou...

Sprouted Sunflower Seed Cocoa Bars

Paloma and I are leaving for Russia today, and here is one of the snacks I will be bringing for the long flight. Lately,...

Gingery Rutabaga and Pear Handpies

Finally, our plans have been set in stone, the tickets have been bought and all the arrangements made. Paloma and I are ...

Sweet Potato Buckwheat Snack Bars with Cardamom

Granola bars have always presented somewhat of a challenge to me. I haven’t been able to find a wholesome store-bought...

Parsnip Cake with Candied Kumquats

I must admit that I’m not very skilled when it comes to proper cake making. I could tell you about several disasters, ...

Kabocha Squash Ice-cream with Maple Toasted Pecans

Today we celebrate our book, The Vibrant Table, being available for pre-order and all the work on it – successfully c...

Black Bean Chocolate and Fig Cookies

Finally, the weather broke and the steaming Florida September heat began to give up. I can’t wait for the day when we ...

Ricotta Fig Tart with Chocolate and Roasted Grapes

After all these years of living in Florida, I’d never seen, let alone tasted a local fig until very recently. I heard ...

Kaffir Lime Mango Ice-Cream

When it comes to ice-cream, for me, the stranger and less common the flavour, the better. My track rec...

Frozen Berry Cheesecake from Vegetarian Everyday

Frozen Berry Cheesecake on a Sunflower Crust Food blogs have become a big part of my life, and there are s...

Lemon Tarts from Laura at The First Mess

Today we are so happy to welcome a guest poster, Laura, a beautiful lady behind The First Mess. In case you are not fami...

Welcome Spring Raw Cake from Karolina Eleonóra

Today I’ve got a guest post for you that I am very excited about. When Karolina Eleonóra of The Raw Dessert Kitchen...

Pineapple and Mango Tart

The cookbook manuscript has been submitted! And even though there is still a lot of work to be done in the editing stage...

Pink Peppercorn Cookies from Small Plates and Sweet Treats

This post is also available in: French  Aran Goyoaga hardly needs an introduction. Her a...

Clementine Fudge Cake

Happy Holidays, everyone! To celebrate, here’s a fudge cake made with black beans and studded with the fruit of the se...

Butternut Squash and Cranberry Cookies

Today, I don’t want to say much, just that our hearts go out to the victims and families of the terrible tragedy in CT...

Rooibos Poached Pear Tart

Hope everyone in hurricane Sandy’s path is staying safe, warm, and dry. Now to pears – what a perfect ...

Black Sesame and Ginger Ice Cream

This post is also available in: French Before it gets too cold, here are two...

Beet Mille-Feuille from the La Tartine Gourmande Cookbook

This post is also available in: French La Tartine Gourmande is a cookbook I’ve been spend...

Ant Hill Forest Cake

This post is also available in: French   Here is a (lighter) version of a ca...

Roasted Yellow Plum and Rosemary Popsicles

This post is also available in: French   I’ve always associated late summer with plums,...

Raw Summer Fruit Samosas and a Guest Post for My Sweet Faery

Thank you all for participating in the Wholistic giveaway. The rose mist goes to The Best Decade, please email us your a...

Raw Apricot Lavender Tart and a Giveaway

It’s time for apricots, that sweet part of the summer when the sun gets bright enough to make their delicate skins blu...

Peach and Raspberry Summer Tart and a Guest Post for Scandi Foodie

Hello from chilly San Francisco! We just arrived, and the weather forecast is promising sun and high 60s all week. A ver...

Wild Blueberry Daisy Cake and a Cookbook Giveaway

This one is for all the recent graduates. Congratulations, it’s quite an accomplishment, what you did! We have our own...

Raw Black Currant Panna Cotta

One of the things I miss the most about the home country is dacha. I can only describe it as the most comforting place o...

Raw Fruit Tarts

Recently, we attended a birthday party that left me incredibly impressed and full of hope for the future. In fact, it wa...

Valentine’s Day Dessert – Rose Ice Cream, Pomegranate Sorbet, Rose Mille-Feuille

Today we continue our series of posts, describing the preparations for our Argentinean tango inspired 3D gathering, whic...

Fruit and Root Salad

A salad of roots like jicama, fennel, and daikon radish. We’re blessed with the growing season in the midst of the wi...

Raw New Year Doughnuts

We’re deep into New Year’s preparations this morning. There’s salad to be chopped, coconuts to be cracked, ice cre...

Buckwheat and Quinoa Chocolate Bark

This year, we are giving edible presents. Since I spend so much time in the kitchen, it makes sense to prepare delicious...

Raw Chocolate Layer Cakes with Black Cherry and Orange

We thought it would be nice to share a comforting treat, when a large part of the country is waiting for Irene, and so m...

Spiced Apple and Blackberry Kuchen Ice Cream

Like many committed at-home cooks, I’ve lived through a full-on love affair with Nigella Lawson. It was so long ago, b...

Dragon Fruit Salad

I love visiting Asian markets – they are always full of surprises and things that to me are unknown and curious. As a ...

Lychee Sorbet and Marinated Rhubarb Compote

Summer in Florida is challenging. It is hot. Your only chance of catching some decent breeze is at the beach. Local prod...

Raw Fruity Panna Cotta, Easter Style

Last week, I promised to make a savoury dish for the next post, but I’d completely forgotten that Easter is just aroun...

Raw Strawberry Shortcake

Last week, I decided to hop on the adventure that is the Master Cleanse and just recently completed the ten days. Fastin...

Raw Chocolate Persimmon Tart and a Guest Post at Green Kitchen Stories

A few weeks ago, David and Luise from Green Kitchen Stories asked us to do a guest post for their wonderful blog. They a...

Raw Holiday Macarons

The first time I tried macarons was at the Macaron Café in Midtown, Manhattan. I had seen many photos of them prior to ...

Raw Halloween Cookies

This Halloween is not only the first one that Paloma can understand as a holiday, but, in a way, the first one for me. A...

Chocolate Avocado Truffles and Concord Grape Sorbet

Ever since making our savoury avocado truffles, we’ve been thinking about creating a dessert version of this much love...

Fruit Leather Puzzle

Paloma loves to eat. In that way, we are very fortunate. It’s quite a rarity for her to turn down food, and she’s al...

Raw Rosemary Plum Crumble

Autumn is coming and there is no stopping of it. We’re excited – in the world of food that means more savouries, com...

Raw Berry Tarts with a Peach and Herb Sorbet

This post is a kind of tribute to the lovely season that is quickly drawing to a close, summer. Here is our celebration ...

Raw Green Mountain Parfait

Parfait is a wonderful thing. It allows those of us who find boredom in single-flavour desserts to enjoy many tastes and...

Raw Chocolate Truffles and Mango Sorbet on Paloma’s Birthday

Paloma turned two on Friday, and we can hardly believe how fast time flies. Last year, for her first birthday, we had a ...

Lavender Ice Cream with Apricots Poached in Blueberry Sauce

I have a small linen bag of dried lavender hanging on my bedpost. The herb is said to calm the senses and help with slee...

Raw Blackberry and Lime Miniature Tarts with Cardamom Ice Cream

I must confess, I never liked gathering blackberries. Their bushes are covered with sharp little thorns that make the pr...

Lemon & Basil Ice Cream with Raspberry Sauce and Summer Fruit

We’ve finally gathered up the courage to buy an ice cream maker. Very quickly, this smooth white friend ...

Raw Peach and Nectarine Crumble

This time of year is when stone fruits have finally become sweet, sun baked, and worth the buy. The ultimate way of eati...

Raw Peach and Cherry Napoleons

Napoleon is one of the most beloved desserts in Russia. That version consists of layers upon layers of rich and moist cr...

Avocado Truffles

These avocado truffles were once again inspired by Luxirare. The challenge was to use raw ingredients and create some ki...

Raw Raspberry Chocolate Ganache

A rich option for all the sweet-teeth out there who find it difficult to control themselves. This cake tastes like it co...