A Healthy Lifestyle with Dessert First
Come here for all of your healthy treats. You’ll find desserts that are sure to please your sweet tooth, but are made with good-for-you ingredients.
You’ll savor every bite of these healthy treats knowing that they were made with ingredients that are healthy alternatives to butter and sugar.
I’ve designed these treats to be undetectable as healthy by your friends and family. No one should have to give up sweets just because you’re on a diet or trying to watch your sugar intake. You make healthy choices in your day to day meals, why not also make healthy choices in your desserts?
I promise you, it is possible to enjoy your sweets even if you’re trying to eat healthy!
Healthy turtle bars are a soft cookie crust topped with healthy caramel sauce and chocolate making them the perfect holiday dessert. There’s a small candy shop back in my hometown that was known for their turtle candies. The traditional candy made with walnuts topped with homemade caramel and a hefty dollop of chocolate. I’ll be …
Healthy pumpkin cheesecake bars are a chewy pumpkin bar topped with a layer of smooth cheesecake. Refined sugar free, these pumpkin bars are a delicious holiday dessert. Thanksgiving is almost here, and I’m sure you’ve already started to plan how you’re going to celebrate this year. Things are still so different, and we’re planning on …
Homemade Kind Bars are a chewy high protein energy bar that are super easy to make at home and the perfect post workout snack. I’m a huge snack bar fan. I love finding healthy energy bars that are quick grab and go snacks. When Kennedy was first born I basically lived off Kind Healthy Grain …
St. Patrick’s Day blondie bars are a healthy chewy cookie bar studded with chocolate candies. Using green chocolate candies make the perfect holiday dessert. For those who know me well, or have been following the blog for some time now, you know that I don’t like mint. Well, specifically mint flavored foods. Or mint and …
Healthy red velvet cupcakes are made from scratch and refined sugar free. Topped with a healthier cream cheese frosting making them the perfect healthy treat. Valentine’s Day is going to be here in just a few short weeks. Have you thought about what you’re going to make for loved ones? Or maybe you have little …
Dark chocolate cherry energy bites are a healthy, gluten free snack, perfect for pre- or post workout. The new year always brings thoughts of starting anew. Starting a healthy eating plan, or setting up new goals to accomplish for the year. Or starting a new workout routine. Maybe you’ve already been on the hunt for …
There’s one less week between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. Are you already on the hunt for the perfect Christmas recipes? Every year, since I can remember, my mom and I have baked cookies together. This year wasn’t any different. We baked five different cookies over the weekend. I also can’t wait to bring our …
Healthy pecan pie bars are exactly what you would expect in a pecan pie, but with no refined sugar, and gluten free. Perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas desserts. I’ll be totally honest. I’ve never been that big of a fan of pecan pie. I always reach for something like pumpkin pie or my all-time favorite, …
Pumpkin oatmeal cookies are soft and chewy and refined sugar free. These gluten free cookies are topped with a sweet cream cheese frosting, perfect for fall. It’s almost impossible to make it through the fall without having some sort of pumpkin based dessert. Whether you’re a pumpkin pie fan {Me!}, or maybe pumpkin bars {also …
Apple pie cheesecake is healthy and made with warm spices that remind you of fall. Perfect topped with vanilla ice cream or cool whip! Fall has officially made its appearance. Last week we had one random 80°F day here in Madison, which was quickly followed by a drop down to the 50’s. With all this …