I love making traditional desserts a little bit healthier. These delicious and moist Chocolate Chip Quinoa cookies are a perfect example. Loaded with chocolate chips and chunks I wouldn't call these cookies totally innocent, but they are way better for you than traditional chocolate chip cookies. They're also suitable for vegans, people who avoid grains and soy, and gluten intolerant folks. They're easy to make and made with nutritious and high-protein flours like quinoa and buckwheat, alternative sweeteners like coconut sugar, and better-for-you fats like coconut oil.  I threw thi ..read more

Happy Holidays! I owe you one big apology if you follow my blog! I am so sorry that I have fallen off the grid for so long. Work and life have kind of swept me away these past few months, but I am hopeful the 2018 will be a great time to get back into Baking Backwards! To celebrate, I baked you some cookies. These Double Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies were a bit of an experiment. I threw a bunch of healthy and not so healthy ingredients together and these soft, cakey spiced double chocolate cookies emerged. They are really good! They're also vegan, gluten free, soy-free, nut-free, and grain ..read more

I'm back! Sorry I've been insanely MIA here. I've got something sweet to thank you for your patience... Life has thrown me a ton of curve balls recently. Without going into too much detail, this past year was really difficult. But things are starting to look up for me and my little family! I moved to an exciting new city with my husband, and am finally settled in. My health is on the upswing after a major decline in recent months (likely due to stress). And I'm starting to dream up new recipes again after a serious slump in creativity.  Have you heard of "Golden Milk"? It's basically ..read more

I'm usually not a big fan of icing-less cakes -- the coffee cake genre in general, really. But apple cake has always been a favourite of mine. Lightly spiced cake stuffed to the brim with caramelized spiced apples -- what's not to love? Well, apart for the fact that its almost never vegan or gluten free -- until now! My Healthy Apple Cake is the perfect 'company's coming' cake. The secret recipe to keep in your back pocket for last minute get togethers that require something sweet, but not too fancy. This no-fuss cake is a breeze to make and a dream to eat. You probably have most of the ..read more

When life hands me a hectic schedule and excess stress I hand myself a chocolate chip cookie... I'm not sure when the pattern started exactly but its been going strong for awhile now. My kind of baking therapy I guess. Rather than tackle some ambitious new recipe I reach for old faithful. But here's the thing -- you can make chocolate chip cookies like a zillion different ways... I've certainly made them many ways. I never follow a recipe so that sort of guarantees a different outcome every time. I love how you can take more or less the same ingredients and make something totally di ..read more

Cauliflower is having what feels like 15 minutes of fame these days..or maybe that's already over now... Praised for its health benefits and versatility, cauliflower is popping up in a ton of special diet communities -- from vegan to paleo. Its been one of my favourite veggies for awhile -- ever since I realized that it could be used instead of dairy in creamy sauces, and instead of chicken. I love it as a rice alternative too. But my latest obsession is with cauliflower wings. In case you've been living on the moon this year, cauliflower wings are a super popular thing now. Vegan blog ..read more

I"ll be honest -- I have a bit of a weird relationship with peanut butter. I love it but it doesn't always love me back...   Though it may not always hold a special place in my pantry, when peanut butter eventually finds its way back into my cupboard I always wonder why it ever left. For me, the key to enjoying peanut butter is moderation...   There was once an extended period of time when I ate peanut butter every day without fail. It often left my digestion out of whack so after awhile I began to look for healthier alternatives. My favourite PB replacement is still pumpkin s ..read more

  Who wouldn't love a personal size apple pie? Pie is without a doubt one of the most comforting foods on the planet. Give everyone on Earth their own piece of pie, throw some caramelized apples and cinnamon in there and you have a recipe for world peace. Tell me I'm wrong. There's so much to love about this personal apple pie. The pastry is low in fat - yet buttery tasting, the filling is lightly sweetened with natural sweeteners (no refined sugar), the recipe is gluten free without any nasty ingredients - yet the pastry is flaky, and its healthy enough to enjoy for breakfast. In f ..read more

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