Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Flourless Chocolate Cake with Ganache (and brown butter)

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Flourless chocolate cake with ganache has quickly turned into my favorite cake!!! Be warned: it is meant for chocolate lovers - it is bursting with dark chocolate, is rich, and fudgy, and it's topped with a chocolate ganache to really take it to the next level!! My version of flourless chocolate cake contains browned butter for an extra nutty complex flavor, and whiskey for another unique depth of flavor that really helps to make the cake extra special. However, these ingredients are both … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies (with Brown Butter)

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Is there anything better than a chocolate chip cookie? Soft, chewy, buttery dough that is studded with chocolate chips? I think not! Except, for when we can turn that favorite cookie into a gluten free chocolate chip cookie!!! I promise, you won't be able to tell that it's gluten free at all! Trust me, these gluten free chocolate chip cookies are insanely good. The brown butter in there adds hints of nutty, toasty, caramel-y flavors. It really makes this cookie shine!! I don't know how I have … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Sugar Cookies (Cut Outs)

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Is there any other cookie more festive than a sugar cookie cut out that's decorated for Christmas?!?! These gluten free sugar cookies are just the thing you need to fulfill your Christmas baking, and decorating needs!!! The best part: you can't tell that the sugar cookies are gluten free at all. The cookie is firm, but soft and perfectly sweetened. The sugar cookies have a hint of warming cinnamon, and nutmeg - which are optional - to elevate the flavor of the cookie just slightly. I also … [Read more...]

Baked Pumpkin Donuts, 2 Ways (Gluten Free)

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Anyone else up for a pumpkin baked donut that can be topped two different ways? I think it's the perfect fall treat! These pumpkin baked donuts are packed with pumpkin, and warming spices. They are light, yet a little bit dense, and they are topped with your choice of two toppings: sugar + pumpkin pie spice, or maple glaze! Seriously, they are so good. The perfect dessert! Plus, they are super easy to make - 1 bowl, and only 12 minutes of baking time - no deep frying in oil! They are … [Read more...]

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice (Recipe)

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Can we even have pumpkin season without a homemade pumpkin pie spice recipe?! I think not! It is the base of what makes pumpkin recipes - well, taste like pumpkin. Of course, there is the actual pumpkin ingredient that helps the food taste like pumpkin, but if we're being honest, there are many sweet treats that we enjoy, that do not contain any actual pumpkin, and only contain the pumpkin pie spice - we're looking at you PSL!!! And, guess what? It somehow tastes like pumpkin!! So, I … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Lemon Bars

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Hello! GLUTEN FREE LEMON BARS!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!! Gluten free lemon bars are bright, sunny, perfectly balanced in tartness, and in sweetness, with a lovely soft crust. They are the ultimate dessert for winter, spring, or summer! I honestly can't think of a more classic way to showcase lemons. Maybe a lemon meringue pie, but other than that, lemon bars really takes the cake! What's great about lemon desserts, I think, is that they are meant for many seasons. During the summer, they are … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Thin Mints (Girl Scouts Copycat)

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Gluten free thin mints are here!!!! A light crunchy, dark chocolate cookie with a dark chocolate fudgy coating that is laced with peppermint!!! The perfect balance of bittersweet chocolate with cooling peppermint. Honestly is there a better flavor pairing than peppermint and dark chocolate?!?! There are no words for how happy I am to be sharing this recipe! Gluten free thin mints have been on my list for probably the life of this blog!!! Guys, the moment is finally here!!!  I … [Read more...]

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free)

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Strawberry chocolate chip cookies!!! Have you ever read such a beautiful sentence?!?! As you know, I shared the recipe for classic chocolate covered strawberries last week - and they are as amazing as they sound. If a chocolate covered strawberry, and a chocolate chip cookie had a baby - these strawberry chocolate chip cookies would be their child! I saw this cookie flavor idea floating around on Instagram several months ago. Of course, I just had to make my own version.  I … [Read more...]

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

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Chocolate covered strawberries. Is there anything that screams Valentine's Day more?! I have always had a soft spot for chocolate covered strawberries, even when I didn't have a Valentine to share them with.  There is something about a sweet, and tart juicy strawberry covered in crunchy, bitter, dark chocolate that is so delicious. It's simple. It's classic. It's perfection. The best part about chocolate covered strawberries is that they are very easy to make. You do need … [Read more...]