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Unbelievable Chocolate Coconut Brownies
Is it bad to eat 6 brownies in between lunch and dinner? It can’t be good right? Unless of course they are delicious brownies. After all, I have had some bad brownies in my time. Some dried out wannabe version of a brownie. Crumbly, flavorless. or worse, “too sweet they stick to the teeth I…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut All Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Coconut Flour, Coconut Oil, Eggs -

Coconut Rice Pudding (DF,GF,VG) with Caramelized Banana
I fell in love with this easy to make and “hits the sweet spot just perfectly” coconut rice pudding about 5 years ago. It’s almost a fool proof recipe, made from pantry staples. Before this website ever existed and before my whole food journey began, there was this rice pudding. The only change I’ve made…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice All Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Sprouted Rice -

Apple Blackberry Crumble With Hazelnut Topping (GrF, GF,DF)
No refined sugar, no grains, optional dairy, easy substitutions…what more could a person ask for in a sweet treat?! I don’t make desserts that often. I find I don’t have a lot of self control when it comes to having desserts around the house. So I usually save making desserts for when we have guests,…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice, Apple, Blackberry All Ingredients: Almond, Apple, Blackberry, Hazelnuts -

Poached Pears with Hazelnut Shortbread
When it comes to entertaining, anything that can be made ahead of time is a big bonus. If the ingredients are flexible, even better. And by that I mean, if it can be made gluten free or dairy free or vegan then I can keep the same menu no matter who is coming and adjust…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice, Apple, Blackberry, Pear All Ingredients: Hazelnuts, Honey, Pear, Sour Cream -

TV Tuesday # 32: Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk – Dairy Free & Homemade
Around the holiday season, there are several desserts and treats that seem to require sweetened condensed milk as an ingredient. For me there’s only one we make. It’s this one that we featured here last year. I’m pretty excited to try it out with this whole food ingredient instead of the sweetened condensed milk. I’m…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice, Apple, Blackberry, Pear, Coconut Milk, TV Tuesdays All Ingredients: -

Keep It Real Thursday – 25 Insane Coconut Oil Treats & The Tropical Traditions Giveaway Winner!
Oooh where to start. It’s so exciting. Do we give away an entire gallon of Coconut Oil or do we start with the ridiculous round up of treats using coconut oil? Hmmm….Let’s start with the coconut oil food porn. If you’re looking for even more ways to use up coconut oil, then grab…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice, Apple, Blackberry, Pear, Coconut Milk, TV Tuesdays, Coconut Oil, Keep It Real Thursday All Ingredients: Coconut Oil -

TV Tuesday #28 – 5 Minute Date Night Chocolate Dessert (DF, GrF) & An Insane Giveaway!
Do you and your partner make time for regular date nights? Joshua and I have started doing date night every week. It changes depending on the schedule, but we’ve committed to doing it once a week. We used to go out. You know, typical date night out. But there’s a problem. We love good…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice, Apple, Blackberry, Pear, Coconut Milk, TV Tuesdays, Coconut Oil, Keep It Real Thursday All Ingredients: -

5 Irresistible Recipes To Help You Eat More Coconut Oil
If you haven’t had a chance to cook with coconut oil, you are missing out boys and girls! Seriously. This post is a short list of incredible coconut oil recipes to soothe a sweet tooth or to pack with you to prevent mid afternoon energy crashes.. These treats are easy to make using very…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Informational, Protein Bars, Snack Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice, Apple, Blackberry, Pear, Coconut Milk, TV Tuesdays, Coconut Oil, Keep It Real Thursday, Almond All Ingredients: Coconut Oil -

TV Tuesday #24: Put The Lime In The Coconut – Irresistible Dairy Free Coconut Panna Cotta
We all need a go to dessert that is easy to put together, simple and delicious. Mine is Panna Cotta. It’s basically an eggless custard. It’s the Italian version of something like a creme brule or a cremet. At least that’s the simplest way to describe it. I love that it takes 5 minutes to…
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Informational, Protein Bars, Snack, Low Carb Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice, Apple, Blackberry, Pear, Coconut Milk, TV Tuesdays, Coconut Oil, Keep It Real Thursday, Almond All Ingredients: Coconut Milk, Honey, Lime -

5 Minute 4 Ingredient Peanut Butter Pie Filling – DF, GF, GrF, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free
I have this dear friend. She’s the only other person I know that loves peanut butter desserts more than me. I know I can always count on her to help me search out the next ‘best’ peanut butter pie recipe. We have a bond. A peanut butter bond. It’s important you know. Bonds, that is….
Recipe Categories: Dairy Free, Dessert, Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian, Informational, Protein Bars, Snack, Low Carb Main Ingredients: Chocolate, Coconut, Rice, Apple, Blackberry, Pear, Coconut Milk, TV Tuesdays, Coconut Oil, Keep It Real Thursday, Almond, Coconut Cream, Peanut Butter All Ingredients: Almond, Coconut Cream, Coconut Oil, Peanut Butter


