Paleo Sweets and Treats: Seasonally Inspired Desserts That Let You Have Your Cake and Your Paleo Lifestyle, Too Paperback - 2013

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Learn how to make the treats your sweet tooth will love while staying on the healthy Paleo path with 85 easy-to-follow recipes including the most delicious, fresh, and plentiful ingredients from every season! You've embraced the Paleo diet and have vowed to eat the hunter-gatherer way. As a modern dessert lover, what do you do now that traditional baking ingredients such as flours, grains, dairy, and sugar are off the table? Never fear--you can have your cake and your Paleo lifestyle, too! Written by passionate home chef Heather Connell, Paleo Sweets and Treats teaches you how to bake delicious treats using fresh, seasonal produce, natural sweeteners, and nutritionally dense, grain-free flours. With recipes like Lemon-Coconut Tarts and Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes during the spring season, and Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bars and Apple Spiced Cupcakes with "Caramel" Frosting during autumn's harvest, you'll fall in love with recipes you can make again and again. Also delight in:

• Dark Chocolate Pot de Crme with Roasted Cherries
• Sweet Potato Tarts
• Orange Pomegranate Cupcakes
• Mango-Coconut Sherbet
• Carrot-Apple Whoopie Pies

Including a section on how to stock your pantry to get the most out of your ingredients, Connell thoughtfully guides you in this leap from traditional baking to paleo baking--all with the goal of a healthy, delicious life for you and your loved ones. This collection of easy-to-make, seasonally-focused recipes gives you the best paleo-friendly options for any dessert craving.

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