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Wholegrain Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies – Gluten Free, Vegan, & Sugar-Free

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 36 Comments ↓

I had no intention of trying to craft a new cookie recipe. Really. Don’t get me wrong, we l.o.v.e. chocolate chip cookies. But I am trying so hard to limit my calories a bit, and having tempting baked goods around…

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Paleo Coconut Secret Bars/Homemade Healthy Mounds

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 86 Comments ↓

Dark chocolate? No sugar? Coconut? Meet the Coconut Secret Classic Coconut Bar. I ran into my friend at the grocery store, and she was begrudgingly buying her husband a very expensive bar that he just loved and HAD to have: …

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Healthy Homemade Fruit Cereal Bars – Gluten Free & Vegan

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 65 Comments ↓

My kids have always loved cereal bars. I never got it…they were too sweet for me. When we had to go gluten free, the options out there for this breakfast staple were pretty dismal. Not only were they atrociously expensive,…

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Gluten Free Vegan Wholesome Fig Newtons Bars

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 31 Comments ↓

So I did one of those forehead slapping things. I accidentally, and very permanently deleted this post…3 days after originally posting it. So now I have to re-write it. GRRR!! Of course, this was one of those posts that takes…

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Raw Chocolate Macaroons- Hail Merry Knock-Off

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 47 Comments ↓

I am sorry. I will go ahead and say it now. I am sorry because once you make these incredibly easy and unbelievably good little morsels, you will curse my name for bringing them into your house. Unless of course…

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Heavenly Gluten Free-Vegan Soft & Chewy Granola Bars

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 20 Comments ↓

Thank you to Kim @ Cook It Allergy Free for this perfect and totally allergy friendly granola bar. I have been experimenting with a TON of granola bar recipes, and while many were good, they were not quite the…

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Vegan Samoa Knock-Offs- Toasted Coconut & Chocolate Cookies

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 11 Comments ↓

I have been wanting to recreate this recipe for awhile..but just haven’t gotten around to it. Wouldn’t you figure I somehow managed it when I don’t even have an oven to work with? I have very good friends and…

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Almond Joy Bars

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 2 Comments ↓

I asked Adrienne over at Whole.New.Mom if I could share her wonderful recipe on my blog. She is a very talented mom blogger, check her out! Chocolate and coconut….need I say more?! These bars are HUGE improvement from the original…

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Pumpkin Chocolate Brownies by The Tasty Alternative

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 1 Comment ↓

Today I am spotlighting a recipe from a a fellow mom blogger. Her and I seem a lot alike in so many ways! Amber runs The Tasty Alternative, and this is her recipe featuring two of my very favorite things:…

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‘All Your Favorites’ Granola Bar

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Tessa Domestic Diva — 3 Comments ↓

Granola bars have always been an easy, inexpensive, and healthy snack in our house. When we had to cut out dairy and gluten, it became more challenging to find commercially made granola bars that tasted good, were free of…

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