A Healthy Lifestyle with Dessert First
Chocolate peanut butter Ritz cookies are a simple holiday dessert that require just three simple ingredients. A sweet and salty treat best enjoyed frozen. The first Christmas Burken and I spent together with our respective families, his mom made these chocolate covered Ritz peanut butter crackers. I quickly found out that they were one of …
Peach cheesecake galette is a simple peach pie with a layer of silky cheesecake filling. Topped with fresh peaches, this open faced pie is a great summer treat. Welcome to summer, my friends! Not that it wasn’t summer before, but for some reason when we get past Fourth of July, it really starts to feel …
Healthy red velvet smoothie will keep you satisfied until lunch. It tastes just like the cake, but is chock full of good-for-you produce. With these warmer months Kennedy and I have been enjoying some walks early in the morning. Soon we’ll be going for some runs, and I can’t wait for it! After our walks …
This snickerdoodle cookie couldn’t be simpler. Jazzing up a simple cookie mix and dumping it all in a slow cooker makes for the perfect fall dessert. {this post contains affiliate links} I just have to say, September weather is crazy. Earlier this month it felt so much like fall. Now this week in Wisconsin it’s …
I absolutely love baking with fruit, which is why you’ll find many fruit desserts here on the blog. Even though it feels like summer is winding down, there’s still time to make some of these fruit forward desserts for your next outdoor gathering. So here are fifteen of my favorite, easy fruit desserts that will …
These candy pretzels are stuffed with mini Snickers bars and drizzled with white chocolate and patriotic sprinkles. The perfect easy holiday dessert. Sweet and salty may possibly be one of the best combinations out there. Just take this cranberry orange pistachio granola for example. It has the perfect mix of sweet from cranberries and white …
Cheesecake stuffed strawberries are an easy patriotic dessert. Cheesecake filling and chocolate dipped strawberries are absolute perfection. Fourth of July is probably one of my favorite holidays. I love it because we celebrate my dad’s birthday {on the 3rd}. We get to go boating for 4-5 straight days. My dad’s side of the family has …
No bake cookie dough is high in protein and a healthy snack, perfect for pre or post workouts, or an after school snack. {this post contains affiliate links} When I was younger, okay, and let’s be honest, even now, I was obsessed with eating raw cookie dough. My close friends would come over for a …
Homemade granola that’s refined sugar free and bursting with fresh lemon and sweet raspberries will make this a gluten free breakfast you won’t forget. {this post contains affiliate links} I’ve been a pretty big fan of lemon and raspberry combined lately. Take these lemon raspberry cheesecake bars for example. Which, if you haven’t made those …
Strawberry cake is gluten free and naturally sweetened. Enjoy thick slices of dense, chewy cake bursting with fresh strawberries and white chocolate any time of the day. I feel like I’m willing the weather to make a turn towards Spring. Earlier this week I shared these lemon raspberry cheesecake bars, and now today we’re focusing …