Pineapple Pecan Cupcakes {Gluten-Free}
By Sara McGlothlin I have a confession to make: when I started writing this recipe, I didn’t intend to make pineapple pecan cupcakes. Have you ever heard of pineapple pecan…
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Gluten-Free Baking Tip: Let the Batter Rest
By Sara McGlothlin While I have been baking a long time, it wasn’t until my mid- to late-twenties when I started to play around with upgrading ingredients to make more…
Cassava Chocolate Chip Cookies
By Sara McGlothlin After incorporating the chocolate chips in these cassava cookies, I took a deep inhale and couldn’t help thinking to myself: I think this is the best chocolate…
Easy Buffalo Cauliflower
By Sara McGlothlin Do you know what I love for dinner? Easy, that’s what. I still prefer homemade meals over takeout any day, but that doesn’t mean there can’t be…
Buckwheat Fig Muffins
By Sara McGlothlin In 2016, we planted a couple of fig trees in our backyard. Five years later, they finally started to bear fruit, and now provide us with a…
Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake
By Sara McGlothlin Chocolate + peanut butter…is there anything better? As a matter of fact there is – when you combine the two in a cheesecake. Have I told you…
Feeling Blocked Or Burnt Out? Here Is How I am Tapping (Back) Into My Creativity.
By Sara McGlothlin For the longest time, I had a story that I wasn’t creative. I have since traced this story back to a childhood memory, in which I am…
Chocolate Mint Smoothie with Cacao Clusters
By Sara McGlothlin The body is an amazing machine. When something is off, it sends you signals. You might notice imbalances or issues in what I call the “big five:”…
Empower Bar Cacao Cottage Cheese Donuts
By Sara McGlothlin One of my least favorite things about recipe writing is when something doesn’t turn out. This happens more with baking than it does with cooking. While both…
Empower Bar Cacao Protein Cookies
By Sara McGlothlin My Gratisfied Empower Bar baking mix is inherently made with blood sugar balance in mind. Meaning, certain seeds, superfoods, and plant-based protein powder combine to yield a…
Gratisfied Grain-Free Mug Cake
By Sara McGlothlin When someone recently messaged me on Instagram encouraging me to try the viral social media mug cake, I knew my Empower Bar baking mix was up to…
Afternoon Chocolate Cravings? Try This!
By Sara McGlothlin The other day I experienced a big craving for chocolate around 3PM (sound familiar?). I almost grabbed one of my cupcakes (and if you know me by…
Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes {Grain-Free}
By Sara McGlothlin I love Boston Cream Pie. I have this vivid memory from childhood of it being served for my dad’s birthday. Naturally, I then got this thought in…
Healthified Travel In: Bristol/Abingdon, VA
By Sara McGlothlin Nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains, Abingdon is southwest Virginia’s gem. Known for both its artsy atmosphere and outdoor activities, the small town offers experiences for anyone…
No-Bake Chocolate Tahini Cups {Grain-free, Vegan}
By Sara McGlothlin I love the taste of tahini and chocolate, but it was a sweet treat duo I didn’t discover until later in life. There are cookies, cakes, bars,…