Easy Recipes | Healthy Sweet Eats

Keto-Friendly Watergate Salad (aka Pistachio Cheesecake Mousse with Pineapple and Cherries)

June 21, 2018 By faith 1 Comment

Nutty, creamy and crazy-flavorful Keto-Friendly Watergate Salad (aka Pistachio Cheesecake Mousse with Pineapple and Cherries) will transport you right back to the summer potlucks of your youth!

Summer potluck foods are some of my most memorable childhood food memories. There was my mom’s famous baked beans, for starters. And her taco salad. And her creamy mayo-based dressing for topping tomatoes right out of the garden. And my grandma on my dad’s side made this sort-of pineapple slab pie with vanilla frosting that was topped with almonds and cherries, which sounds weird as heck, but was actually pretty fabulous (in an over-the-top sugar rush kind of way)….

Vegan No-Bake Chocolate Brownie Bite Truffles

December 15, 2016 By faith 1 Comment

These deeply chocolaty, fudgy-textured Vegan No-Bake Chocolate Brownie Bite Truffles are a great healthy treat to have on hand to keep you focused on clean eating without feeling deprived.

This time of year, magazines inundate us with ideas on how to eat clean and make healthier choices throughout the holiday season. Ideas like eating dinner and then heading out to an evening party where there’ll be a dinner buffet, or eating a main course off of a smaller appetizer-sized plate. Or carrying a glass of water in one hand throughout the duration of a party so it’s harder to eat food….

Easy No-Churn Pina Colada Sorbet

July 7, 2016 By faith 1 Comment

Easy No-Churn Pina Colada Sorbet is a fun twist on a classic flavor combo. Add a teaspoon or so of fresh lime zest or fresh-grated ginger to take the flavor to the next level.

I have been so into healthy and insanely easy fruity ice cream replacements lately.

Mango might be my all-time favorite, but strawberry chocolate holds a special place in my heart. And blueberry cheesecake…don’t even get me started on how delicious that is….

Easy No-Churn Mango Lassi Frozen Yogurt

May 12, 2016 By faith 3 Comments

Easy No-Churn Mango Lassi Frozen Yogurt whips up easily in a high-speed blender for a healthy frozen treat to satisfy your ice cream cravings.

If you read my other blog (An Edible Mosaic), you may already know that I am a sucker for mangos. Alphonso mangos in particular have my heart (a love affair that I picked up while living in Kuwait; my niece and I used to make Mango Soft Serve with them), but they’re next to impossible to find here in DC. I’ve settled for what I consider to be the next best thing, Ataulfo or Champagne mangos, which are also pretty fabulous….

5-Minute Cinnamon-Pecan “Baked” Breakfast Apple

October 15, 2015 By faith 1 Comment

This 5-Minute Cinnamon-Pecan “Baked” Breakfast Apple is the perfect healthy autumnal breakfast.

As days shorten the air takes on a crisp chill and the splendor of fall’s beauty sets in; my mind slowly relaxes. Autumn puts me at ease and no matter where I am in the world, makes me feel like I’m home.

Fall mornings are full of peace and solitude for me, and I often find them to be the most productive part of my day. A steaming cup of coffee in hand, sitting on the balcony in the early morning air, wrapped in a cozy sweater with a notepad to jot down the day’s tasks is my happy place….

Roasted Balsamic-Black Pepper Cherries with Coconut Cream

July 2, 2015 By faith 1 Comment

Cherry season is a short-lived summer treat and this recipe for Roasted Balsamic-Black Pepper Cherries with Coconut Cream is a great way to make the most of it!

Undoubtedly, the best way to eat fresh cherries is as-is. But there comes a point when your hands are stained red, your counter is full of juice splatter marks, and in place of a two-pound bag of cherries there’s just a pile of pits and stems. You still can’t stop buying fresh cherries though (their season is just too short-lived!), but you’re ready to branch out.

Roasted Balsamic-Black Pepper Cherries with Coconut Cream comes in mighty handy at that point….

10-Minute Blueberry Cheesecake Sorbet

June 25, 2015 By faith 3 Comments

This 10-Minute Blueberry Cheesecake Sorbet is a deliciously healthy way to satisfy a cheesecake craving!

One of my favorite (non-chocolate…because let’s face it, most of the time chocolate is involved) indulgences is New York-style cheesecake topped with blueberry sauce.

It’s luscious. But how often can a girl get away with eating a slice of that? Not very often….

Easy 5-Ingredient Chocolate Chunk Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

June 4, 2015 By faith 7 Comments

Strawberry season is a definite sign of warmer weather. Even though it’s a short-lived time of bliss, you can be sure that once the strawberries are gone you’ll at least have warm temps to console you.

And don’t forget, you can find different ways to preserve your berries so you get to enjoy them even past their season….

Coconut Walnut Date Bites

May 28, 2015 By faith 4 Comments

Mid-afternoon I tend to feel a little snacky.

Naughty thoughts of things like chocolate and cheese lead to naughtier thoughts of things like bread and cake….

5-Ingredient Chocolate-Coconut Mousse

December 15, 2014 By faith 1 Comment

When I was a kid, there was a local ice cream parlor that sold the best ever chocolate soft-serve. Not only was it super thick, smooth, and creamy (seriously, it was nothing short of luscious), but it had little flecks of chocolate throughout.

I’m telling you, to a 10-year-old kid it was the stuff dreams are made of. (Who am I kidding? I still dream about that ice cream.)…