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Dessert

Did someone say dessert? Let’s cut right to it, everyone loves dessert and we have a little something for every occasion here from special holiday treats to everyday sweets.

Some of our “fan favorites” include our Coco Un Poco Loco Chocolate Granola Brownies, California Cranberry Cowboy Cookies, & the always popular Crispy Thin Mint Bites.

Currant Bread | Persian Pound Cake

Published: July 21, 2020 Last Modified: July 18, 2022

Persian Pound Cake with Currants

Introducing Currant Bread, a moist, delightful cake-like loaf with a hint of cardamom setting it apart. This is a modern, lighter twist on pound cake, made with a Persian flair. 

Filed Under: Dessert, Persian Food

Carrot Scones

Published: May 12, 2020 Last Modified: July 18, 2022

Homemade scones with shredded carrots and tahini are a perfect treat! These carrot scones are lower in sugar than most breakfast-baked goods and have flavors inspired by Persian cuisine.

Filed Under: Better Breakfasts, Dessert, Healthy Baking, Healthy Snacks, Vegetarian

Baklava Cake

Published: March 18, 2020 Last Modified: June 10, 2022

Honey sweetened gluten free baklava cake

Persian baklava cake is made with all the special spices and flavors that make Persian desserts delicious and unique.  Traditionally this rich, middle eastern pastry dessert is doused and laced in syrup made from sugar water.  In our recipe, we simplify the process and make mini cakes naturally sweetened with honey!   The Persian flavors and…

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Filed Under: Better Breakfasts, Dessert, Healthy Baking, Healthy Snacks, Persian Food

Orange Cardamom Olive Oil Tea Cake

Published: January 29, 2020 Last Modified: May 12, 2021

Today’s recipe for Orange Cardamom Olive Oil Tea Cake is a clever, slightly sweet, slightly savory tasting tea cake made with no refined sugar or white flour. Hints of citrus and cardamom plus a subtle taste of olive oil give this honey-sweetened bread a complex and delicious flavor profile.

Filed Under: Better Breakfasts, Dessert, Healthy Baking, Healthy Snacks

Naan Berenji Persian Rice Flour Cookies

Published: December 1, 2019 Last Modified: July 28, 2022

Naans Berenji | Persian Rice Flour Cookies

Light and aromatic, Naan Berenji Persian Rice Flour Cookies are delicate, lightly sweetened, pretty cookies. Traditionally served around the Persian New Year and welcome any time of year!  Our recipe is low in sugar and naturally gluten-free.  Naan berenji is my favorite of all Persian cookies and sweets!  I can easily eat a whole plate…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Healthy Baking, Persian Food

Healthy Cowboy Cookies

Published: October 22, 2019 Last Modified: February 17, 2025

This recipe for Healthy Cowboy Cookies is the perfect treat. These holiday cookies have chocolate, oats, nuts, cranberries, coconut, and a splash of rum! Each chewy bite will melt in your mouth! This recipe for Healthy Cowboy Cookies is a riff on Laura Bush’s popular recipe for Cowboy Cookies (also known as Laura Bush’s Texas…

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Citrus Pound Cake

Published: October 15, 2019 Last Modified: January 30, 2022

Citrus Pound Cake is a spin on traditional pound cake.  Hints of lemon and orange come through each bite.  You’ll want to keep this recipe as a dessert you can rely on for guests and potlucks.  This is that cake.  It’s the basic cake that’s always a crowd-pleaser.  It’s your ‘go-to’ when you’re having friends…

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Overnight Oats Recipe

Published: August 6, 2019 Last Modified: October 15, 2019

Today’s recipe is for a large batch of basic overnight oats.  The best part of making soaked oats is waking up to a breakfast that is ready to go for several days in a row.  Make the first choice of your day be a good one and shape the flow of the rest of your…

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Filed Under: Better Breakfasts, Dessert, Gluten Free, Healthy Snacks

Honey Lavender Blueberry Breakfast Muffins

Published: July 22, 2019 Last Modified: July 28, 2022

Honey Lavendar Muffins

Today I’m sharing a fun recipe for Honey Lavender Blueberry Breakfast Muffins.  These muffins are honey-sweetened.  They are made using whole wheat pastry flour and almond flour.  Ingredients to look for include lavender extract and culinary dried lavender.  Blueberries are a great flavor compliment to lavender and add a subtle purplish tint to the batter. …

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Filed Under: Better Breakfasts, Dessert, Healthy Baking, Healthy Snacks, Vegetarian

Persian Tea Cookies

Published: April 15, 2019 Last Modified: August 4, 2022

Persian tea cookies resemble snowball cookies seen around the Christmas holidays, also known as Russian Tea Cakes and Mexican Wedding Cookies.  Sometimes they are loaded with walnuts, other times pecans or almonds.  Whatever you call them and whichever nuts you choose, I love these cookies for their buttery, powdery yumminess.   It’s time to make a…

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