Category: Sweets

  • Really Easy Strawberry Vanilla Crunch Parfaits

    Really Easy Strawberry Vanilla Crunch Parfaits

    Since I birthed our little booboo, I’ve been trying to lose all that lovely baby weight. I gained 30 pounds, but of course didn’t realize it; since I mean, my stomach was tight, and there was no muffin top to be seen. Everything else; the puffy face, bigger legs and arms was just uhhhh….swelling, I…

  • Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins

    Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Muffins

    I’m sitting at home, craving something reallllly sugary and sweet. You know why. Usually I’m a salty, crunchy kind of snacker, but I had already eaten a bag of popcorn coated in butter and salt, and was still on the hunt for something to inhale.  I open the freezer, stare into the fridge, and dig…

  • Chunky Monkey Muffins

    Chunky Monkey Muffins

    This recipe is from our cookbook, Primal Cravings: Your Favorite Foods Made Paleo A classic combination of bananas, walnuts, and chocolate chips. Make sure you use bananas that are brown and spotty. If they’re too ripe for eatin’, then they’re perfect for beatin’—errr, baking with. Yield: 12 muffins Ingredients ½ cup coconut flour ½ cup…

  • 15 Minute Apple Crisp (Nut Free)

    15 Minute Apple Crisp (Nut Free)

    Yield: 1 serving. Just kidding (but not really) Ingredients butter, for the skillet squirt of lemon juice, about 1 teaspoon 2 lbs apples, peeled, cored, & chopped 1/3 cup apple juice concentrate (in the freezer aisle) 1/4 cup raisins 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg…

  • Mexican Wedding Cookies

    Mexican Wedding Cookies

    The book has been out for almost 2 weeks now and we could not be more thrilled with the feedback we’re getting. Thank you all so much for the comments, emails and reviews. I have never written a review or even a blog comment in my life, so as corny and eyeball-rolly-worthy as it is;…

  • Cookie Dough Cookies

    Cookie Dough Cookies

    LaraBars were on sale the other day. I hadn’t eaten one of those things in years, so I bought a few. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, amongst other flavors. Besides the fact that the bar was about the length of my pinky finger, the flavor was so amazingly disappointing. It tasted so “healthy”…and nothing like the…

  • Brownie Cake Bites

    Brownie Cake Bites

    I would like to dedicate this recipe to the butthead who told us to stop calling ourselves ‘health gurus’ and that ‘sugar isn’t paleo’. Well, Mr. Butthead, I do what I want. Yield: 2 dozen mini muffins Ingredients 1 (7 0z) package Let’s Do Organic Creamed Coconut* 3/4 cup chocolate chips or 6 ounces worth of…

  • Gingerbread Squares

    Gingerbread Squares

    It’s a common theme in our house–we make/buy something sweet, we eat it all in one day. Now–notice I didn’t say we eat it all in one sitting, but that we consume the entire pan throughout the day. That…like…totally makes it better, right? I’d highly recommend storing the squares in the refrigerator, so they’re hidden–and…

  • Salted Chocolate Pears

    Salted Chocolate Pears

    We just got back from the OPTathalon in San Diego, where we got to hang out at CrossFit Invictus, and where I was repeatedly heckled for the use of the word “y’all” in my everyday vocabulary. Who knew that was such a weird word. Anyway… These pears are super addictive. I’m not a chocolate fan–I…

  • Peach Rosemary Iced Tea & Blueberry Iced Tea

    Peach Rosemary Iced Tea & Blueberry Iced Tea

    One of the biggest questions we get from people in our gym when we tell them no more diet coke or sweet tea (that’s a big deal in the south) is, ‘Water is boring. What can I drink now?” So we go down the standard list: unsweetened seltzer water (there are a ton of flavor…

  • Chili Lime Mango Lassi

    Chili Lime Mango Lassi

    Things around the Keatley household have been busy as of late. Essentially, meal making & planning hasn’t been a priority to us. A lot of roasted throw togethers and random hashes have been consumed. We’re hoping to start including some more non-recipe content; random articles about stuff we think is interesting and maybe even some…

  • Brûléed Apricots

    Brûléed Apricots

    Apricots have become my 2nd favorite fruit. My numero uno is the peach. I think apricots and peaches are like brother & sister, in their agricultural lineage–or something. So I guess one day I’m going to be a mom (No, I’m not pregnant.) that plays favorites. Ingredients fresh apricots butter orange zest powdered ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and/or cardamom…

  • Mudslide Fudge Cookies

    Mudslide Fudge Cookies

    Five minutes from mixing bowl to oven, these suckers are a swift, indulgent, chocolate-y kick in the mouth. Ingredients 2/3 c cocoa powder 1/3 c egg whites (roughly 2 or 3), save the yolks for pudding or cupcakes or extra yolky scrambled eggs 1/4 c honey 1/4 c dark chocolate chips, chopped 1/2 t vanilla extract See…

  • Love You Long Time Chocolate Cupcakes

    Love You Long Time Chocolate Cupcakes

    Make these cupcakes for the one you love the most…even if “the one” is yourself. And don’t be fooled by the seemingly long list of ingredients, these are one bowl chocolate cupcakes! Frosting not included. Ingredients Yield: 11 cupcakes (you may be able to squeeze out 12) For the Cupcakes 1/4 c cocoa powder 1/3…

  • Eggless Egg Nog Cookies

    Eggless Egg Nog Cookies

    I knew I wanted to make egg nog cookies. I started assembling the ingredients, pulling out the cans and bags I needed, reached in the fridge for the eggs, and nada. We didn’t have any. This is an e x t r e m e l y rare occurrence in the Keatley household. Alas, I decided…

  • Pecan Pie Butter & Ants on a Leaf

    Pecan Pie Butter & Ants on a Leaf

    Pea-can? Pa-cahn? D-licious. Here’s a recipe for nut butter with a nice twist on what you can find commercially available. And what to do with it..besides inhaling it out of the jar with a spoon? We’ve got you covered there as well. Ants on a Leaf…a fall flavored rendition of your favorite marching insect snack.…

  • Gingerbread Pear Upside Down Cake

    Gingerbread Pear Upside Down Cake

    We have witnessed criminal pear negligence this fall. Over the last few weeks we have had to sit idly by while a home near the front of our neighborhood let their pear tree go unpicked. What a tragedy – once potential deliciousness rotting in the grass. Could it be that these folks just didn’t know…

  • Paleo Maple, Pumpkin Custard Cups

    Paleo Maple, Pumpkin Custard Cups

    For those who enjoy the flavors of fall, are afraid of baking (no ovens, tempering or whipping involved) and/or have an allergy to nuts, grains, gluten, dairy and/or eggs, this recipe has your name written all over it. Essentially, the only people who can’t eat this Paleo treat are vegans, but that’s just because they…

  • Paleo Frappuccino / Iced Coffee / Protein Shake

    Paleo Frappuccino / Iced Coffee / Protein Shake

    Whenever Brandon and I are traveling together, we usually stop somewhere and buy iced coffees.  It’s our “on-the-road” treat. The 6ish dollar tab always leaves me with an ugly temperament. So I’ve decided to make my own. Instead of using the traditional drip system, french press or coffee maker, which would yield roughly 8 cups,…

  • Low Carb, Gluten/Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Pancakes

    Low Carb, Gluten/Grain-Free, Dairy-Free Pancakes

    We get a lot of B.S. for labeling things like what we’ve got pictured above as ‘paleo’. All I can say is…I don’t want to type this lonnnnnng title out every single flippin’ time we have a recipe that’s grain/gluten free, dairy free and low carb. It’s just easier to type the word ‘paleo.’ It’s…

  • Paleo Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

    Paleo Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

    This recipe is an ode to all the singles out there on Valentine’s Day. No one thinks about you guys during this ‘holiday’, I’d imagine a lot of you dub it a ‘helladay’. Well, there’s no longer any need for that. It’s time to start thinking about things a little differently. How about this…all the…

  • Paleo Bacon, Egg & (Optional) Cheese Biscuit

    Paleo Bacon, Egg & (Optional) Cheese Biscuit

    Can you tell we were inspired? Sweet, salty, crispy, gooey. I truly think I could live off of this for the rest of my life… Yield: 4 breakfast sandwiches Ingredients 1 cup almond flour 4 egg whites 5 T cold butter, cut into chunks 1 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 4 pieces of speck,…

  • Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

    Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

    I’ve taken my favorite fudgy brownie recipe and added a little holiday pizazz with some cheesecake batter swirled in. Adapt this recipe by removing the vanilla from the cheesecake batter and adding your favorite extract, like mint, orange or coffee; or you could mix in a bit of raspberry jam. Very easy to put together,…

  • Paleo Egg Nog

    Paleo Egg Nog

    I also dub this recipe “Christmas Protein Shake” and “Christmas flavored coffee creamer”. Ingredients 3 cans (13.6 oz) coconut milk 1 T vanilla extract lots and lots of nutmeg–about 1/4 of a ‘nut’, freshly grated 1/4 t ground cloves 3 egg yolks 1/4 – 1/3 c sugar cheap Brandy (optional)* Method In a large saucepan,…

  • Paleo Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Paleo Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Chocolate and cookies. What more can I say? Yield: About 2 Dozen Ingredients 1 c almond butter, freshly ground from the bulk section or homemade, but most definitely not jarred 1 egg 1/4 c cocoa powder 1/4 c chocolate chips (highest % cocoa, but NOT baking chocolate (bleh)) 2 t vanilla extract 2T – 1/4…

  • Paleo Banana Bread (Chocolate Swirl, Optional)

    Paleo Banana Bread (Chocolate Swirl, Optional)

    This shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to put together–and about half that much time to devour. Make sure your bananas are spotty,brown–if you don’t want to peel it and eat it, then it’s perfect for baking with. We don’t buy or eat bananas too often, so sometimes after they’ve turned ugly– we’ll peel them,…

  • Pumpkin Cake Bars with Cinnamon Icing

    Ingredients For the Pumpkin Cake 1 c pumpkin puree 1 c almond butter 1/2 c raw honey 2 eggs (from pastured hens!) 1 1/2 t baking powder 1/2 t baking soda 1 t vanilla extract 1 t cinnamon 1/4 t nutmeg 1/4 t cloves For the Cinnamon Icing 1/4 c coconut butter (where to find coconut…

  • Paleo Gingersnaps

    Paleo Gingersnaps

    I had promised a friend at our CrossFit affiliate that I would develop a gingersnap recipe for him months ago. I have finally perfected the recipe after lots and lots and lots (my voice trailing off) of trying. I tried fresh ginger and powdered, but found crystallized to be the best. If you can’t find…

  • Paleo Sweet Potato Pancakes with Maple, Pecan Coconut Butter

    Paleo Sweet Potato Pancakes with Maple, Pecan Coconut Butter

    If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again–that was the theme for this recipe. As a matter of fact, the 4th batch was the charm. We tried everything from almond flour to coconut flour, varying the sweet potato ratio, fiddling with the leavener, decreasing the number of eggs, and then finally… when we…

  • Paleo Coconut Macaroons

    Paleo Coconut Macaroons

    Macaroons are traditional french “cookies”– sometimes called meringue cookies or cloud cookies. They’re extremely inexpensive, great with coffee, a resourceful way to use up egg whites (I always save them when I make something that requires only using yolks) and it’s likely you have the necessary ingredients already on hand. I used 1/4 cup of…