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Sweet Swaps
Would you rather: give up avocados or chocolate for life? Thank gawd we live in a world where both can co-exist in this mousse. Because if I had to make a choice, it would be a choice to live without the joy of guacamole and what a sad, sad world that would be. Betcha also didn’t know that avocado could also replicate the creamy texture of a chocolate mousse. Or that chia pudding can sub for the base of a dirt cake and that cashews can be cream cheese. What a wildly wonderful world we live in! For more sweet swaps and the recipes for this avocado chocolate mousse, a healthier version of dirt cake and a dairy-free cashew cheesecake, read on.
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Sugar Dragons, Be Gone
Yes, I will accept the final rose and yes, these raspberry cacao “truffles” are here for all the right reasons. See, this week is both Valentine’s Day and my birthday, so in honor of a week that is inevitably going to be sweet central, I’m taking on 5 days of no added sugar. Read on for my not-so-secret sugar fighting tips along with the recipes that will have you swearing off added sugar, too.