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Dessert Recipes

Discover your new favorite dessert recipes! Made from scratch with seasonal fresh fruits, edible flowers and herbs, and real ingredients, these sweet treats will be baked in your kitchen again and again.

From cookies and cake, to muffins and bars, even fruity cobblers, crisps, and galettes you will find sure-to-impress dessert recipes like Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies, Blueberry Cornmeal Skillet Cake, Lemon and Rosemary Shortbread, and Calendula and Thyme Shortbread.

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Mushroom Chocolates with Adaptogens

Cute and mighty mushroom chocolates with adaptogens are here to balance your day in the tastiest way! Made with both reishi and lion’s mane mushrooms, these pack health benefits for your body and mind. Share these mushroom chocolates with your loved ones to spread the adaptogenic mushroom love on Valentine’s Day, or any day! Adaptogenic…

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Lemon Lavender Shortbread Cookies

I have a thing for lavender cookies. I also have a thing for shortbread cookies. It just makes sense to combine the two! There is something special about the combination of lavender and lemon that goes together so well, and these lavender lemon shortbread cookies are a great way to enjoy these refreshing flavors! Edible…

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A stack of lemon rosemary shortbread cookies surrounded by single cookies each with a fresh rosemary frond on top, on a dark wood board scattered with rosemary and lemon halves.

Lemon and Rosemary Shortbread Cookies

These lemon shortbread cookies with rosemary are easy to make and delicious! They are simple and refreshing with Meyer lemons and fresh rosemary. Offer them as a seasonal treat or enjoy them on the darkest winter days. They’re delightful! Bright Citrus Recipes for Winter The dark and dreary winter is often brightened by beautiful citrus….

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Homemade Marshmallows with Marshmallow Root

Homemade marshmallows are a fluffy, squishy, and delicious treat! The best part about this marshmallow recipe is that they are made with real marshmallow root, which is a beneficial herb. Using raw honey, this easy marshmallow recipe is all-natural with traditional herbal ingredients and a super tasty flavor that is amazing in hot cocoa and…

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Dandelion Cupcakes with Lemon Buttercream Frosting

Dandelion cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting are a delicious foraged treat! Sent right up from the dirt in the ground, dandelions have lovely honey-tasting petals and many health benefits. Enjoy them in an amazing lemony cupcake that seems to glow with the sunshine that grew the ingredients. If you are looking for a new favorite…

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Finished blood orange upside down cake

Blood Orange Upside-Down Cake with Rosemary

With caramelized honey and fresh rosemary, this blood orange upside-down cake is exactly the citrusy dessert you need! This cake turns out light, fluffy, and moist – no cake mix necessary. The blood oranges add an effervescent brightness while the rosemary grounds the whole cake with an earthy freshness. A Citrus Cake with Bright and…

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Mushroom Cookies with Maple Icing and Candy Cap Mushrooms

These mushroom cookies are so fun to make and are super cute! The dough is made with dried candy cap mushrooms, which have a nice maple flavor. I use maple sugar in the dough and maple syrup icing that is so easy and delicious. Mushroom cookies are perfect for the holidays or any time of…

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Spiced Persimmon Bread with Honey and Ginger

This persimmon bread with honey and candied ginger is moist, sweet, and spicy. The persimmons and honey give this bread a sweet rich flavor, while the candied ginger gives a bit of a kick in every bite. It’s satisfying in every way! Persimmons: A Fall & Winter Fruit As we head into the winter months…

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Lemon Bars with Honey and Fresh Thyme (gluten free & paleo)

These delicious and extra lemony lemon bars are gluten free and made without refined sugar! They are made with honey and fresh thyme and are the perfect dessert to whip up during citrus season. As an added bonus, these lemon bars with honey and fresh thyme are gluten free and paleo! Herbal Citrus Recipes When…

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Dandelion Root Muffins (paleo & gluten free)

{This post is sponsored by iHerb} Dandelion root is one of my favorite medicinal herbs to use for many reasons. It is great for digestion and can be used to make digestive bitters. It is also a tonic for the liver and is high in many trace vitamins and minerals. When dandelion root is roasted…

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