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Desserts and Cookies

Healthy Light Dessert and Cookie recipes made with whole ingredients to satisfy your sweet tooth

Florence Lin’s Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake Recipe for Chinese New Year

February 8, 2021 by Jeanette 81 Comments

Chinese Coconut Almond Sticky Rice Cake © Jeanette's Healthy Living

Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake is easy to make and a delicious version of Chinese sticky rice cake. This sweet treat can be enjoyed for Chinese New Year or as dessert throughout the year. This year, for Chinese New Year, I’m sharing a very special recipe – my Auntie Florence’s Coconut Sticky Rice Cake. Into her…

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Filed Under: Asian, Chinese New Year, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, Recipes For Foodies, Resources Tagged With: baked nian gao, baked sticky rice cake, Chinese New Year Foods, Chinese New Year recipe, Chinese traditions, Florence Lin, glutinous rice flour, nian gao, sticky rice cake

30+ Gluten-Free Holiday Desserts

December 14, 2018 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Gluten-Free Holiday Desserts - choose from gluten-free cakes, crisps, tarts, cookies and special treats for guests with food allergies

These Gluten-Free Holiday Desserts will make your family and friends feel welcome this holiday season. If you’re entertaining guests with gluten allergies or intolerances this season, you’ll find a variety of gluten-free cakes, crisps, tarts, cookies and special treats they can enjoy. Gluten-Free Cakes, Crisps and Tarts Decadent Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Gluten-Free Apple Streusel Cake…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Holidays Tagged With: gluten-free holiday sweets, healthy Holiday desserts

Vanilla Soy Pudding

November 26, 2018 by Jeanette 6 Comments

Vanilla Soy Pudding - light enough for breakfast, snack or healthy dessert

Vanilla Soy Pudding is light, healthy and delicious, perfect for a snack, breakfast or dessert. Vegan and vegetarian adaptable, and gluten-free. Suitable for soft-food diet. I made this vanilla soy pudding for a cancer patient who has been experiencing bad side effects from chemotherapy and radiation. Some of the side effects include very bad mouth…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, Dysphagia, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Low Residue Diet, snacks, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: cancer cooking, low fiber diet, low residue diet, soft food, vegan, vegetarian

Chinese Jujube Date Sticky Rice Cake Recipe

February 12, 2018 by Jeanette 3 Comments

Jujube Date Sticky Rice Cake - traditional Chinese New Year sticky rice cake made with jujube date jam

Chinese Jujube Date Sticky Rice Cake is a traditional sweet treat served during Chinese New Year. It has a sticky, taffy-like consistency, and a sweet roasted fragrance and flavor from the jujube date jam (made with dried jujube dates). For the past several years, I’ve been trying new sticky rice cake recipes from my mom’s collection…

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Filed Under: Asian, Chinese New Year, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Instant Pot Tagged With: Auntie Florence, Chinese New Year, Florence Lin, jujube date jam, Lunar New Year, sticky rice cake

100+ Healthy Christmas and Holiday Dessert Recipes

December 17, 2017 by Jeanette 37 Comments

Healthy Christmas and Holiday Cookies, Cakes and Desserts

Enjoy your holidays with one or more of these Healthy Christmas and Holiday Dessert Recipes. Favorite cookies, cakes, tarts and sweet treats made healthier and lighter. (Pictured from Top to Bottom, Left To Right: Skinny Berry Cheesecake Trifle, Cherry Coconut Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies, No-Bake Vegan Chocolate Tart, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups, Gluten-Free Spritz Cookies, Strawberry Whipped Cream…

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Easy Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Bark Recipe

February 6, 2017 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Bark - just 3 ingredients to make this easy treat. Perfect for Valentines Day

Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Bark has just three ingredients and is a quick sweet treat to make. Have you ever tried Goobers? I remember Goobers from the movie theater concession stand – peanuts individually coated with chocolate. Somehow what used to taste good when I was a kid doesn’t anymore. I no longer enjoy the chalky…

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Filed Under: Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, snacks Tagged With: chocolate bark, healthy Valentine's Day recipes, peanuts, Valentine's Day

Mom’s Baked Coconut Walnut Sweet Rice Cake Recipe

January 22, 2017 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Baked Coconut Sweet Rice Walnut Cake - this Chinese sticky rice cake is easy to make, not too sweet and perfect for Chinese New Year

Mom’s Baked Coconut Walnut Sweet Rice Cake is very easy to make and not too sweet. It’s the perfect treat to make for Chinese New Year. Sticky rice is traditionally eaten for Chinese New Year, so each year, I make some type of sticky rice cake (made with sweet rice). This particular recipe came from…

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Filed Under: Asian, Chinese New Year, Desserts and Cookies Tagged With: Chinese New Year, coconut milk, sticky rice cake, sweet rice flour, walnuts, year of the rooster

Pumpkin Coconut Turmeric Mousse Recipe

October 19, 2016 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Pumpkin Coconut Turmeric Mousse - this decadently healthy dessert has just 6 ingredients ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Pumpkin Coconut Turmeric Mousse is a decadently healthy dessert, made with just six ingredients. Sponsored by MegaFood. It’s officially pumpkin season and I’ve been thinking of new ways to enjoy this carotene (an antioxidant) rich squash. I made this Pumpkin Coconut Turmeric Mousse for my sister-in-law and her husband over the weekend. This recipe uses…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Special Diets, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: coconut cream, dessert, MegaFood, pumpkin, sponsored post, turmeric

Fig Plum Orange Torte Recipe

September 22, 2016 by Jeanette 7 Comments

Fig Plum Torte - this fruit topped cake is made with whole wheat pastry flour, making it a healthy Fall dessert. Just 330 calories a serving ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Fig Plum Orange Torte is the perfect Fall dessert, made with hearty whole wheat pastry flour and fresh figs, Italian plums and scented with orange zest. My earliest memory of baking was at the age of 12. We met for church every Sunday at my Auntie Jeanette’s home (my namesake), and following service we always…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, vegetarian Tagged With: figs, fruit dessert, plums, whole wheat pastry flour

Double-Buckwheat Double-Chocolate Cookies Recipe

September 19, 2016 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Double-Buckwheat Double-Chocolate Cookies = these are made with two kinds of buckwheat and two kinds of chocolate, perfect with a cup of milk, tea or coffee

Double-Buckwheat Double-Chocolate Cookies are made with two kinds of buckwheat and two kinds of chocolate. Perfect with a cup of milk, tea or coffee. Last weekend, one of our twin boys went back to college, so I sent him off with a container of these Double-Buckwheat Double-Chocolate Cookies. The recipe is from Dorie Greenspan’s new cookbook,…

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Filed Under: Desserts and Cookies, vegetarian Tagged With: Bake a Difference, buckwheat, Cookies for Kids' Cancer, Dorie Greenspan, kasha, OXO

Gluten Free Fig Frangipane Tart Recipe

September 14, 2016 by Jeanette 5 Comments

Gluten Free Fig Frangipane Tart - made with gluten free puff pastry, this elegant tart features fresh figs, frangipane and pistachios

This Gluten Free Fig Frangipane Tart features a fresh figs, an almond filling and pistachios. Recently, one of my sons wanted to bring in a special treat for the office that he interned at over the summer. A few of the people were gluten-free so I ran to the farmer’s market to see if I…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, vegetarian

Raspberry Blueberry Oatmeal Cake Recipe

August 10, 2016 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Raspberry Blueberry Oatmeal Cake - this healthy cake features fresh summer berries and whole grain oat flour - you could almost eat this for breakfast! ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

This Raspberry Blueberry Oatmeal Cake features fresh summer berries and whole grain oat flour – you could almost eat this for breakfast! This post is sponsored by Peapod I love summer fruit, especially raspberries and blueberries. I used to sneak raspberries from my neighbor’s garden as a kid, and I remember picking blueberries on a…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: blueberries, breakfast cake, Peapod, raspberries

Grilled Pineapple Split Sundae

August 3, 2016 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Grilled Pineapple Coconut Spiced Honey Sundae - this tropical sundae features sweet grilled pineapple and a honey cinnamon nutmeg ice cream sauce

This Grilled Pineapple Split Sundae has a tropical flare, featuring sweet grilled pineapple, coconut flakes and a honey cinnamon nutmeg ice cream sauce. This post is sponsored by Peapod I love grilling in the summer. It’s fast and versatile because you can grill an entire meal with minimal cleanup. I’ve grilled watermelon and bananas before but…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Summer Recipes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: grilled fruit, grilled pineapple, grilling fruit, grilling pineapple, Peapod

Light Pumpkin Pie Gingersnap Parfaits Recipe

November 15, 2015 by Jeanette 10 Comments

Light Pumpkin Pie Gingersnap Parfait - this easy to assemble pumpkin pie in a jar recipe is perfect for a snack or dessert

These Light Pumpkin Pie Gingersnap Parfaits are perfect for a snack or dessert. Greek yogurt and nut milk lighten up these pumpkin pie in-a-jar desserts. These individual pumpkin pie parfaits are great for portion control and an elegant presentation. Sponsored by Peapod. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t like pumpkin pie. Although…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Thanksgiving, vegetarian Tagged With: dessert in a jar, Fall, healthy dessert, light dessert, Peapod, pumpkin, sponsored post, thanksgiving

17 Healthy Sweet Apple Recipes

November 11, 2015 by Jeanette 7 Comments

17 Healthy Sweet Apple Recipes - apples are in season so enjoy them in all these healthy apple breakfast, snack and dessert recipes!

Enjoy all the apples that are in season by trying one or more of these 17 Healthy Sweet Apple recipes, including breakfast, snack and dessert recipes. I love all the varieties of apples that are in season, especially Honeycrisp, Fuji, and Mutsu apples. There seem to be new varieties every year which keeps things interesting….

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, snacks Tagged With: apple breakfast recipes, apple desserts, apple recipes, apple snack recipes, apples, Fall, healthy apple recipes

Apple Buttermilk Spelt Coffee Cake Recipe

October 26, 2015 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Apple Buttermilk Spelt Coffee Cake - serve this warm for breakfast or as a snack - it's the ultimate essence of Fall

This Apple Buttermilk Spelt Coffee Cake is perfect for Fall. Made with whole grain spelt flour, it’s a healthy treat for breakfast or a snack. I look forward to Fall when all sorts of apples pop up at our local farmer’s market. There are so many more varieties available these days. My favorites are the Honey Crisp apples,…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, vegetarian Tagged With: breakfast cake, snack cake, spelt flour, whole grain

Gluten-Free Apple Streusel Cake With Yogurt Cream Recipe

September 29, 2015 by Jeanette 30 Comments

Gluten-Free Apple Streusel Cake - this is the perfect Fall cake - it's even healthy enough for breakfast

This Gluten-Free Apple Streusel Cake is so light, you can enjoy it for breakfast or dessert. Once the weather turns cooler and Fall is in the air, I think of apples and pumpkins, especially since we live in the Northeast where the leaves are already starting to fall. This apple cake recipe from Cooking Light…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, vegetarian Tagged With: #progressiveeats, apple cake, Fall, gluten-free, streusel topping

Vanilla Pear Raspberry Panna Cotta Recipe

August 31, 2015 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Vanilla Pear Raspberry Panna Cotta - so light and creamy, this elegant dessert is low-fat, made with cashew milk and Greek yogurt. Vanilla poached pears and raspberry puree are the perfect match.

This Vanilla Pear Raspberry Panna Cotta is a decadent, yet low calorie dessert. Sponsored by Silk. Earlier this summer, we traveled to St. Martin and were treated to lots of decadent desserts, including panna cotta, which is an Italian dessert traditionally made with heavy cream. I’ve lightened up this elegant dessert using Vanilla Silk Cashew…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, vegetarian Tagged With: Greek yogurt, healthy dessert, light dessert, poached pears, raspberry sauce, Silk Cashewmilk

Gluten-Free Apricot Almond Frangipane Tart Recipe

August 25, 2015 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Gluten-Free Apricot Almond Frangipane Tart - this elegant dessert is easy to make and delicious. Frangipane is an almond filling. Peach jam is used to glaze the apricots on top for a special touch

This Gluten-Free Apricot Almond Frangipane Tart is an elegant dessert worthy of serving for a special occasion. I have a love/hate relationship with Facebook. It can be a huge time sucker. On the other hand, it’s a great way to stay in touch with people you don’t see often. I’ve been able to reconnect with…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, vegetarian Tagged With: #progressiveeats, almond, apricot, frangipane, gluten-free dessert, gluten-free pastry, gluten-free puff pastry, gluten-free tart, stone fruits

SCD GAPS Diet Raspberry Ice Cream Recipe

June 30, 2015 by Jeanette 31 Comments

Raspberry Ice Cream - this 3 ingredient ice cream is SCD and GAPS Diet friendly

SCD GAPS Diet Raspberry Ice Cream is made with just three ingredients – no ice cream machine required. Who doesn’t love ice cream, especially homemade ice cream. This Raspberry Ice Cream is made with just three ingredients – homemade creme fraiche (SCD and GAPS Diet friendly), frozen raspberries and honey. Because it’s made with SCD…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, Desserts and Cookies, GAPS Diet, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, SCD, vegetarian Tagged With: GAPS diet, GAPS Diet Creme Fraiche, GAPS Diet Sour Cream, homemade ice cream, Progressive Eats, SCD creme fraiche, SCD diet, SCD French Cream, SCD sour cream

Mini Gluten-Free Chocolate Crusted Cheesecake with Fresh Berries Recipe

March 30, 2015 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Mini Gluten-Free Chocolate Crusted Cheesecake with Fresh Berries - less than 200 calories! You'll love the chocolate crust and the creamy filling and the fresh berry topping is the perfect finishing touch.

One Mini Gluten-Free Chocolate Crusted Cheesecake with Fresh Berries has just 194 calories. This would make an elegant finish to any meal – you’ll love the chocolate crust, creamy filling and fresh berry topping. Sponsored by The Hershey Company. I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who doesn’t love cheesecake. The only problem is that it’s usually loaded…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free Tagged With: chocolate crust, gluten-free cheesecake recipe, light cheesecake, low calorie dessert, mini cheesecake, strawberry sauce, The Hershey Company

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