DESSERTS

Marta’s Plants X STEVIA’S: Stevia-sweetened carob shortbread cookies with apple compote {vegan + sugar free}

Marta’s Plants X STEVIA’S: Stevia-sweetened carob shortbread cookies with apple compote {vegan + sugar free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) For my ongoing partnership with Italian family-run business SteVia’s, this week I have created these sugar-free and stevia-sweetened vegan shortbread cookies filled with a stevia-sweetened apple and cinnamon compote. If you’ve read my previous post on the subject, or […]

Marta’s Plants X STEVIA’S: Stevia-sweetened carrot cake cupcakes {vegan + sugar free}

Marta’s Plants X STEVIA’S: Stevia-sweetened carrot cake cupcakes {vegan + sugar free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday, friends! Last week I announced that I’ve started two new collaborations and told you about the first. Today will be dedicated to the second: SteVia’s, that belongs to Bio Mondo, a health & wellness family-run business based […]

Mini cacao & coconut baked donuts // Easter BBQ {vegan}

Mini cacao & coconut baked donuts // Easter BBQ {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versone italiana) iDouble post this week! I wish I could always do this but I don’t have enough time. I decided to take advantage of the Easter holidays to share the recipe for these super easy and quick (and cute!) mini […]

Shortbread cookies filled with quick homemade orange marmalade {vegan}

Shortbread cookies filled with quick homemade orange marmalade {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday everyone! I’ve always had (and still have) issues with jams and marmalade, for two reasons: they are too sweet, and I prefer eating fresh fruit. It’s ok if I can’t eat peaches in December, it means I’ll […]

Matcha muffins with a melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin seed butter heart {vegan}

Matcha muffins with a melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin seed butter heart {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Let’s start off with a compromise: let’s all pretend these muffins are actually green. Thank you! I’ve made them three times, to perfect the recipe, and let me just say these are the greenest I could do without using […]

Chocolate and orange ice-cream cake (w/ a secret ingredient) {vegan + gluten free}

Chocolate and orange ice-cream cake (w/ a secret ingredient) {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Chocolate and orange ice-cream cake?! (in winter? Under the snow?) When you nail two genius recipes in a row…! I’m not one known for self-praising, so this is gonna be quite special and rare. All of this is thanks […]

Chocolate mousse tart with chocolate crust {vegan}

Chocolate mousse tart with chocolate crust {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday everyone! Happy Valentine’s Day if you celebrate it. I was just thinking that the first two weeks of February have the highest concentration of chocolate-anything recipes each year and I thought why not add to it? Like […]

Raw buckwheat porridge with pomegranate juice {vegan + gluten free}

Raw buckwheat porridge with pomegranate juice {vegan + gluten free}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Good start of the week, people! For some days it seemed like winter was over, here in Milano, but apparently we’ll have to wait a bit longer. Nevertheless I’ve decided to share a somewhat summery recipe feat. the greatest […]

Orange and chocolate upside-down cake {vegan}

Orange and chocolate upside-down cake {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) Happy Monday friends! Today I’ll share with you a personal (but super easy!) gem. This dessert combines my two favorite sweet flavors: chocolate and orange. It’s such a winning duo! I am a bit obsessed. During the winter I […]

Soft gingerbread molasses cookies with cashew and chocolate icing {vegan}

Soft gingerbread molasses cookies with cashew and chocolate icing {vegan}

(cliccate qui per la versione italiana) This post is dedicated to my cousin Eleonora because without her I wouldn’t be able to provide you with photographic proof of my early failures as a baker (or food maker in general, for that matter). For some reason, […]