Rainbow Unicorn Marshmallow Cookies

November 3, 2020 Amanda Plott

I’ve noticed something over the past few weeks. As we circle in through the Fall season and into Winter, all the bright fun colors in food tends to slip away. Everything takes on warm brown and red hues. And you know what? I’m just about tired of it. So today I decided to add some color back into my kitchen!

These Rainbow Unicorn Marshmallow Cookies are as tasty as they are colorful. And they take no time at all to whip up and bake. Unlike a lot of cookies out there, this dough needs no chill time and comes together all in ONE bowl…

Skinny Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

October 29, 2020 Amanda Plott

Usually around this time of year my daughter is begging my mom to make pumpkin chocolate chip bread or muffins, but since my mom isn’t around yet this year (for the obvious reasons and the not so obvious ones) , I decided to whip up a loaf of the family favorite myself.

This Skinny Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread is lightened up in the best of ways without sacrificing flavor or texture. The bread is just as moist and decadent as it’s full on bad boy brethren - I promise! I only made a couple of swaps to this bread. One was subbing in some natural sweetener in place of sugar, and another was subbing out ALL of the brown sugar for a brown sugar/sweetener blend. That’s it. That’s all…

Blackout Brownies

October 27, 2020 Amanda Plott

A couple of weeks back I got my hands on some ‘black’ cocoa powder. It’s extra dark unsweetened dutch process cocoa powder and it is delicious! It’s a great way to get a naturally deep dark black chocolate for baked goods. Which means it’s absolutely perfect for blackout, black velvet, and Halloween sweets!

These Blackout Brownies are based off of one of my tried and true family favorite brownie recipes that’s been in my back pocket for a good while now. With Halloween looming just a few days away, I thought what better time than now to make my favorite brownies with this black cocoa powder…

Double Chocolate Pumpkin Bread

September 26, 2020 Amanda Plott

I’ve been in bread mode lately for breakfast, if you couldn’t tell. And with the influx of cooler weather and it officially being Fall now, of course I had to get with baking up some chocolate pumpkin bread. Not just that though. DOUBLE chocolate pumpkin bread. This tasty breakfast treat is as rich as it comes and sooo decadent.

The pumpkin and applesauce being in this bread means it’s super moist and you barely need any oil in it at all. I kept it as low as I could with sugar by substituting in one of my favorite swaps, a brown sugar/sweetener blend. You’ll never know the difference in taste either! That one single swap will nearly cut the sugar in half…

Skinny Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

August 12, 2020 Amanda Plott

So the other day I ordered pizza. Yes, delivery. What? You think I eat healthy all the time? Nope! Fun Fact: I whole heartedly believe that part of eating right and healthy means that sometimes you should afford yourself splurges. Give into a craving every once in a while. …Anyway. I also grabbed a ‘cookie pizza’ and my kid sort of fell in love with it.

Today I decided to have her help me make one! Of course, the one we made is better for you already simply because it’s homemade and from scratch. Plus, the sugar is reduced and we have complete control over what’s going into it. And hey, any excuse to get her in the kitchen with me is a good one…

PBJ Brownies

July 31, 2020 Amanda Plott

I don’t know why, but I always go into peanut butter and jelly mode as the summer winds down and back-to-school starts to nip at our heels. What can I say? But, I’m sorry and you’re welcome. These PBJ Brownies are every bit as good as they look. They are the gooiest, most decadent, delicious brownies that I’ve ever had the pleasure of eating.

One of my favorite things about these brownies (other than how good they are) is that they are made all in one bowl. Which means they’re fairly easy to make and don’t require a lot of effort for being as amazing as they are…