“Can’t Live Without” Dessert
As I’m putting the finishing touches on the table of contents for my Good and Easy Eats ebook, I’m stumped for one entry. I have 7 great staple breakfast recipes, 7 easy lunch options, 7 super dinner choices, 7 handy snack recipes and 6 (yes- 6) dessert listings. Now the aim of this book is to offer simple, affordable, tasty and wholesome staples for every part of the day. Dessert is more a special occasion treat for us, but I knew it would be great to have a reliable bunch of dessert recipes too. These are the six I’m good on:
- Banana Oat Cookies (basic cookie)
- Apple Crisp (comfort food and great for a gathering)
- Chocolate Cake (got to have a chocolate cake recipe!)
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cake (a very fun, very moist cake- almost always the birthday cake-of-choice at our house)
- Freezer Pie (basically a smoothie in a date nut crust- easy and delicious!)
- Rice Pudding (is this just a Northern thing?)- maybe Banana Pudding instead?
I was thinking perhaps another cookie recipe (maybe gingersnaps or my chocolate mint cookies) but I’m really not sure. My mom recommended pumpkin pie, but that seems a seasonal (and maybe regional) food. And that’s when I had the thought to throw the question out to you all. What do you consider a dessert staple? What dessert would you like a wholesome version of so you could have peace of mind enjoying it more frequently? I may already have a recipe for it, or I might just undertake the challenge to develop a new recipe for it- here’s your big chance. So, what’s your “can’t live without” dessert?
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Kim Wilson has spent over 12 years developing recipes based on whole, natural ingredients. She has seven diet and health books currently in print and still enjoys working on recipes to satisfy a variety of needs. She is particularly motivated to develop recipes that help those dealing with food allergies and conditions like candida. If you are looking for tasty recipes that avoid animal products, wheat, soy, dairy, eggs, yeast and other problematic foods, you've come to the right place. It's Kim's sincere hope that you find some highly enjoyable, highly beneficial foods on this blog. You can check out more articles as well as information on her books at www.simplynaturalhealth.com
How about a healthy ice cream? You can make dairy-free versions. My favorite is frozen strawberries and chopped walnuts.
Another one is mango, fresh, food processed until gelled, and then add some chia seeds.
The only dessert that comes close to a staple around here is your Apple Crisp! Cookies, cakes are only served as dessert if they are leftover from snack or breakfast (yeah, we have weird breakfast, but how bad can whole wheat chocolate cake be anyway?) I don’t have any great ideas, but can’t wait to get your new book!
I vote for Pumpkin pie… can’t live without it!
Chocolate chip cookies!!!!
For starters, yes, Rice pudding IS a Northern thing! (speaking as a native Texan who currently resides in Pennsylvania) =) And pumpkin pie is definitely NOT a regional thing! (but rather loved by all everywhere, although I can’t completely speak for those on the West coast) =) Healthy banana pudding sounds wonderful. My personal “can’t live without” is a good brownie (which I know you already have). I’ve been wanting a healthy, easy, cherry pie recipe if you feel like a challenge! LOL. And it doesn’t get more “All American” than cherry pie I don’t think! =) Hope all that helps!
chocolate! I am still addicted… or a good ice cream or sorbet
Hey there Kim,
What about the “fudge” recipe. This might be helpful for families adjusting from SAD withdrawal.
Just a thought!
All the best,
Anna
How about an “ice cream”? An “ice cream” would go really well with the cookies, apple crisp, chocolate cake. Maybe it could even be extended to an “ice cream” cake. A combination of a layer of cake and a layer of “ice cream.” YUM!
Gluten Free, Sugar Free, of course … something lemon would be nice: lemon icebox or lemon meringue pie, lemon bars. A new version of pecan pie, strawberry shortcake or strawberry trifle, almond butter cookies (rather than peanut butter), pound cake or butterscotch brownies. Can you tell some of the things I miss?
It would be nice to have a dairy free/gluten free vanilla, carob or chocolate pudding.
Well this is an easy one – how can anyone resist chewy, gooey, fudgey brownies!?! Especially your ‘no-bake’ version, that are not only delicious but, as the saying goes, nutritious to boot! Quick story: I made a batch up (in literally 3 minutes, including opening the cans of black beans, blending everything up, and pouring the batter into a pan to chill) to bring to a work function. Every one loved them there, but since I made a double batch, we had a whole lot of brownies, so then I brought the rest to the gym and gave them to some of my friends and the staff there – including one of the men who’s idea of healthy is the lettuce and pickle that are on his BigMac! Needless to say, he was the biggest skeptic, and later my biggest fan, when I finally convinced him that main ingredient was black beans! I feel like that gives these brownies to ton of bragging rights!
Also DEFINITELY include the rice pudding – seriously my favorite dessert! I often times end up with a lot of leftover brown rice when I cook up a batch, and we all know how rice does not last very long in the fridge until it become dry and sort of crunchy, so since your recipes are (usually – I’ve actually never know one that is not) simple and time efficient, not to mention gluten and dairy free, I would LOVE to have it!
One more thing I know you’re doing a drawing for one of your cookbooks, and since I am already a subscriber to your ‘Tid Bits’ can I be included in the raffle (or am I automatically)? I really want to try my luck at winning your GF edition!
Thank you, thank you!
Chocolate chip cookies are definitely my “can’t-live-without” dessert. I love your recipes and have tried lots of them for my family. If there is any way to make a dairy-free whipped cream I would be delighted to find out. We use almond milk but for certain desserts (like pumpkin pie) I whip dairy heavy cream sweetened with honey and a little vanilla since I know of no alternatives to this favorite topping. Thanks!!!
I don’t have a recipe for this but I thought some kind of berry cobler would be great! You could add Coconut Ice Cream to it too!
There is a new machine that creates frozen desserts which are healthy. It is called Yonana and can be checked out at http://www.yonanas.com. Kim you might want to create some healthy desserts to pass along to subscribers. Thank you.
Dessert Staples
Apple Walnut Cake
Chocolate Cherry Almond Cake
Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip cookies
These sound great! Any of them that you’ve developed/found wholesome versions of?
Definately something creamy! I am a fan of both rice pudding and banana pudding. Since you already have banana oatmeal cookies I would choose rice pudding over the two. However, what about a coconut cream pie/pudding or coconut something?
Hi Kim,
Ok we just moved to Ontario Canada but are originally from the East Coast, Nova Scotia to be exact and this time of the year and any time Gingerbread cake, gingersnaps, ginger muffins and anything made with molasses is a big treat. These are comfort foods found in the East Coast. It has been a challenge to make these treats GF.
Do yo have any recipes??
Yes- I certainly do! A bunch of them in my “Everyday Gluten-free” book, plus some posted on my blog. Look for gingersnaps there.
These are some really good suggestions. I will work on the creamy coconut something idea.