Brown Butter Pecan Cookies (Melt-in-Your-Mouth Style)
Crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth brown butter pecan shortbread cookies that smell heavenly, topped with flaky salt . . .
High-Fat Desserts (Yay!)
Why is this desirable?
Higher fat content in dessert means that sugar enters your bloodstream more slowly. This is a good thing! It means a less intense blood sugar spike. Blood sugar spikes lead to energy crashes, increased hunger, and poor focus, not to mention the risk of increased insulin resistance (leading to diabetes) and children buzzing into another atmosphere (of darkness, destruction, chaos, and a lot of feelings). When you have a treat with sugar, you want it to come along with some healthy fat, so that your body processes the sugar more slowly. Treats with more fat also leave you feeling satiated. So you’re less likely to overeat them!
That said, they are still dessert, so don’t go nuts!
Healthy Dark Chocolate Pudding
This healthy dark chocolate pudding is incredibly rich and decadent, despite containing lots of nutrients and no added refined sugars.
Honeynut Squash Pie
This honeynut squash pie is the light custardy cousin of pumpkin pie . . . plus, it is made with fresh cream and no refined sugars! You may end up abandoning your sweet old pumpkin pie for her hot new honeynut cousin.