Recipes

Sugary foods like panna cotta, mousse, and jellies depend on gelatin for their unique textures. Gelatin is made from animal collagen, however if you’re a vegetarian or vegan, you can still make these tasty desserts. Here are three fantastic gelatin alternatives and some pointers on using them! Keep in mind: …

A healthy vegetarian meal plan complete with a printable wish list. This week’s meals concentrate on winter convenience foods! Merry Christmas Eve Eve! Okay, fine, you probably aren’t going to invest tomorrow meal prepping for the week, BUT, simply in case you’re attempting to keep your meals somewhat normal after …

© Con Poulos Lemony Roasted Asparagus Soup Chef Cassie Piuma prepares her version of the lemony Greek soup avgolemono with a broth made from asparagus trimmings. Her other non-traditional additions include roasted asparagus and oyster mushrooms. GO TO DISH © John Kernick Spicy Chickpea Soup Chickpeas are used as the …

Photo by Perry Santanachote Getting into the holiday spirit doesn’t have to mean imbibing in calorie-laden eggnog. The traditional drink can be made skinnier by swapping skim milk for cream, reducing the egg count, and cutting down on sugar. Our gift to you this holiday season: a healthier, high-protein, low-fat, …

Mint lovers, hold onto your pants.  Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream and Chocolate Cupcakes COLLIDE to make these delicious, simple, and easy Mint Chocolate Cupcakes! Thanks to Immaculate Baking Co. for sponsoring this post, and thank YOU for supporting the brands that keep Desserts With Benefits going!  All opinions are mine …

Here’s something to celebrate: Research shows that we don’t pile on the 10-ish pounds we think we do during the holidays. But the one pound we do put on between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve tends to stick. So for every LB you add to your frame for the next …

These Healthy Oreo Truffles are seriously magical.  Like, they seem too good to be true.  HOW ARE THESE REAL??  They taste like they’re made with real Oreos, but they’re actually made with something way, way better — Healthy Homemade Oreos! These Healthy Oreo Truffles are chocolatey and sweet, rich and …

These Healthy Matcha Green Tea Krispy Treats are crunchy, chewy, sweet, and sophisticated.  Every bite is packed full of homemade marshmallows and an earthy, comforting green tea flavor.  Unlike the prepackaged treats that you can buy at the grocery store, these are all natural, low fat, refined sugar free, and …

Cooking for your nearest and dearest during the holidays is one of the best gifts you can give. But the logistics of preparing a multi-dish menu where no one goes hungry can be downright stressful. Thanks to these homemade one-pot meals fit for large groups, you don’t need to be …

Photo: Carmen Sturdy / Life by Daily Burn What happens when you combine not one but two superfoods into a delicious treat? You get these matcha chocolate truffles! The green center of each truffle is made with just a handful of ingredients, including shredded unsweetened coconut, matcha and avocado, which lend …