Dessert Archives - Strength and Sunshine

Homemade Gluten-Free + Vegan Oatmeal Cream Pies (Allergy-Free, Sugar-Free)

September 13, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 60 Comments

A Little Debbie copycat you’ll love! Homemade Gluten-Free + Vegan Oatmeal Cream Pies that are top-8 allergy-free and sugar-free too! This healthier recipe is just the dessert you need to bring back childhood memories and keep you away from the vending machine!

Have you ever had a Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme Pie? That super overly sweet (kinda greasy) soft “oatmeal” cookies with “marshmallow fluff” sandwiched in between? Don’t get me wrong, they tasted delicious and you always felt a little between about eating them when Lil’ Deb used the French word “creme” instead of “cream” when marketing to you on the shelves of packaged and processed sweets. Those were the life, right? A pretty big “back-to-school” lunchbox classic, if you ask me!Read More

Classic Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes (Vegan, Allergy-Free, Sugar-Free)

August 30, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 67 Comments

Delicious homemade Classic Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes that are vegan, top-8 allergy-free, & sugar-free! When you need a simple chocolaty dessert recipe everyone will love and never know is “free-from”! A soft and rich cake with a simple cocoa “buttercream” frosting; it’s time to celebrate!

You didn’t think I was forgetting about chocolate ones, did you? We are on #5 of my “back-to-school” classic remakes! Just as much as I get requests for classic gluten-free vanilla cupcakes, I get the same amount for classic gluten-free CHOCOLATE cupcakes! I’m a hard sell on vanilla vs. chocolate cupcakes. It’s a hard decision. If we’re talking cupcakes with frosting, I’d go with vanilla. If we were talking just a slice of cake with frosting, I’d go with chocolate.Read More

Classic Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes (Vegan, Allergy-Free, Sugar-Free)

August 28, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 69 Comments

Delicious homemade Classic Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes that are vegan, top-8 allergy-free, & sugar-free! When you need a simple dessert recipe everyone will love and never know is “free-from”! A soft and fluffy cake with a simple “buttercream” frosting; it’s time to celebrate!

One of the BIGGEST requests I get from celiacs is for a simple, no-fuss vanilla cupcake recipe. Nothing fancy, nothing hard, just a go-to recipe for birthdays, parties, etc. Something easy to customize if they want, but ultimately just delicious, easy, and no-fail. It took me a few tries, but I finally nailed a PERFECT gluten-free cake and a super easy vegan buttercream frosting to go with it. These vanilla cupcakes are completely allergy-free and sugar-free too. They do not taste like it though! I also knew vanilla cupcakes HAD to be part of the “back-to-school” remake series.Read More

Homemade Gluten-Free Rice Krispie Treats (Allergy-Free, Sugar-Free, Vegan)

August 23, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 54 Comments

Everyone loves that classic crispy sweet rice bar! Homemade Gluten-Free Rice Krispie Treats that are top-8 allergy-free, sugar-free, and vegan! Kids and moms will love this easy 2-ingredient no-bake recipe for the classic childhood snack!

Raise your hand if you loved opening up your lunchbox and finding one of those lovely blue cellophane/foil wrapped rectangles waiting for you. I know I did! Those Rice Krispie Treats tasted so good! (I loved when they were cold and slightly frozen from the ice packs!) Sweet, (overly sweet), Rice Krispies stuck together with marshmallow magic. They looked innocently healthy enough to be passed off as a “sweet snack”, but we all know they were 100% sugar-filled dessert! (I would lick the excess stickiness off the wrapper; just like those ice cream bars!)Read More

Homemade Gluten-Free Fig Newtons (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

August 16, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 74 Comments

The classic cookie now baked right at home! Homemade Gluten-Free Fig Newtons, naturally sweet, vegan, and top-8 allergy-free. A healthy dessert or snack, these fig filled soft cookie rolls will be a new staple recipe in your home!

We’re getting “figgy with it” today! Welcome to the FIRST of many “old school” back-to-school recipe remakes I’ll be sharing over the next two months! One of the biggest reader requests I get is for gluten-free/allergy-free versions of some of those classic and iconic American processed foods we all used to love and grow-up with. I also get a lot of my recipe inspiration from my own childhood favorites or just the memories and events surrounding certain foods.Read More