FAQ

Are you fluent in Japanese? As a Japanese major about to graduate college, it’s awesome to see a good food blog written by someone who has lived in Japan.

Dear Katie,
Thank you oh so much for your wonderful blogging! I really enjoy your recipes. You have made my life and my roommates’ lives much sweeter and more chocolatey! : ) I have a recently discovered diary allergy and had thought that was the end to chocolate goodness. You have proved that wrong! Thank you so much! God Bless and have a wonderful Easter week!

Hi Katie!

I am a HUGE dessert fan, and I’m always looking for more ways to make desserts. I am not Vegan or Gluten-free or any of that, but these recipes sound DELICIOUS! I’m looking forward to trying some!

My question has to do with process, or rather processing. I have a Magic Bullet, and I love it for some things, but I have had some trouble with it. I’ve mostly tried to make Hummus and a kale pesto that I made up (that is awesome, but not vegan — but could be adapted, I’m sure), and whenever I make something that is of a paste consistency, it all bunches up on the sides and stops blending. When I pull off the blade to look at what it’s doing, there’s a little pocket for the blade and everything else is just stuck on the sides.

So how do you do it!? I would love to make more things with it rather than let it gather dust in my cupboard, but I guess I’m just not adept at it. If you have any tips, that would be awesome!

Granted, I’m getting married in two months, and if I’m lucky, I’ll get one of the blenders or food processors that I registered for, but I still love my bullet! Honestly, it’s made the best smoothies I have ever tasted (the secret is lime sherbet or sorbet!).

Thanks for all you do! You’re awesome!
— Caitlin

Katie,

I have a question about flour. I recently have been trying to bake with coconut flour…it can be tricky! I’ve tried searching the web for conversions…how much coconut flour to use if the recipe calls for ww flour or spelt flour…no success. Was wondering if you had any experience? Some of your recipes look so yummy…like the single carrot cake…but not sure how much coconut flour to use. Arigatou!

– Katie

BTW…I’m a Katie who loves chocolate, is a marathon runner & has lived in Japan! 🙂

Hi Katie!

Love your blog, mine is still in its infancy…

I was wondering if you have a recipe/trick for chocolate milk powder? I hate all the crap in the store bought ones and thought you might feel the same!

Thanks!

Katie,
Thank you for your blog. My son has severe food allergies. he is allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts. He is 7 and loves regular stuff like other kids and you have given me some great ideas to make him some cool treats! I am on my way to get some coconut oil. (He can have coconuts.) Yummy and thank you! I believe I can adapt these recipes to his nut allergies.

Katie,
This may be a very strange question– and you and others may think that I am wacko, but as a guy who loves creating recipes (imagining flavors and melding them together is my favorite and my wife gets a kick out of it too!) I am confused slightly by some of your recipes. Particualry the red velvet pancakes– I cannot wait to actually use a recipe and try these, but what measurement are you using for your dry goods. When you say ‘2T’ ww flour…are you saying only 2 tablespoons?

Im sorry if this is a weird question- I look forward in being able to try some of your recipes and get inspired even more! Thanks for all that you do! Happy Easter!

-B

Katie, I love your blog! I’ve learned so much and I’ve been introduced to so many new things. I’ve transitioned into eating a much more balanced/healthy diet, so thank you! I do have a quick question. A lot of your recipes make really strong chocolate (not so much a milk chocolatey taste) while my husband prefers it, sometimes I’d like to have a little less bitter chocolate. Is adding more sweetener the only way to do this or is there another way. I know you’re busy, so thanks for taking the time to read this!

you say you hate lifting weights? try bodyrock.tv for 12-18min body weight exercise routines that are always different and much less tedious than weight repetitions! its actually through a round about way how i found this blog and now am excited to test out some of these recipes on my boyfriend!

In response to your weight-lifting question, have you ever tried kettlebells? They’re super fun and a great workout for both strength and cardio! The only thing is you should find a good class, and not do them on your own. I’ve been doing them for 3 years and every class is new and exciting!!

I love your blog! I am following Weight Watchers, and its very hard to calculate the points on your recipes because not all of the nutritional info is listed. Have you ever thought or, or will you ever list the points for your recipes? Since so many of us that follow you are trying to lose weight and WW is so big, is it something you’ve ever considered?

I’m thinking of getting a Vitamix. What model do you own?

Also, have you thought about a cookbook? I know so many people who would buy it!

Hi Katie!
I am a Seattle based Vegan food blogger. I am planning a fundraiser for this amazing organization in India. Visakha Society for protection and care for animals- http://www.vspca.org/index.php They have a variety of issues that they focus on, from animal birth control, to sanctuaries for cows, horses and all animals, wildlife protection, to Vegan meals for the poor.

The fundraiser will have items donated for raffle. Donations will be made to buy raffle tickets to the item and at the end of the fundraiser, one of the donors will win the item. Currently I am collecting items, the monetary donations will open up in first week of May and run though the end. Here is the fundraiser page. http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/p/fundraiser-for-vspca.html

I was wondering if you would like to donate something to be a part of the fundraiser. Books, kitchen or home items, a basket of your baked goods, anything. I would absolutely love to have you be a part of the fund drive! Do let me know.

Thank you so much!
Richa
http://hobbyandmore.blogspot.com/

Katie,

Your FAQ doesn’t have a “How To” for marriage proposals. Looking forward to an update on this issue.

🙂

-Peter

Hi Katie,
I love your recipes and ideas, they have really changed the way I eat. I have recently changed my life totally by losing 111 pounds and exercising like crazy. I walk 5-8 miles a day and do yoga and weightlifting. In my journey to become healthy I started to eat mainly vegetarian although I do eat eggs and cheese, I mainly eat fruits and veggies…..and of course CHOCOLATE. I am getting used to the idea of eating healthy fats like avocado and coconut products. So my question is I know you exercise and eat very healthy. Are you hungry all the time? I find that I am hungry about every 2 hours and it seems like all I do is eat. Is this norma? I exercise 2-3 hours a day. Any thoughts? Thanks!

Hey Katie!

I love your blog. Your email today said you were married? I was wondering if this was true?

Katie,
I’m overcoming some health issues and am currently undergoing the transformation to become vegan! I found Char’s Kitchen, Hungry Hippie, and Oh She Glows — Do you have any other sites, recommendations, or favorite resources for other vegans (or people interested in becoming vegan)? I’m doing a ton of reading, but it’d be cool to know if you have any insights too!

TIA! You rock my face off! 😀

Thanks so much for your amazing recipes and website! Did you go to culinary school, or is this more of a hobby?

I’m just curious, as you’re originally from England, do you have ANY idea where I can buy good quality products including stuff you like to use. Unfortunately most of the forums and what not that I read are American and struggle to find some items. Also do you use your Vitamix a lot? You always seem to be using the Magic Bullet? I love my VM but I’m worried that recipes are too small quantity wise to use in it.

You’re a great inspiration!

I am curious…is it possible for you to adapt this to be a vegan recipe? Mainly just wondering how to get a good consistency without using 4 eggs (almond milk perhaps?) and I don’t want that much butter either for calorie intake.

Thanks! Love your recipes!!!

Pumpkin Waffles
by Barbara Beck

2 cups flour
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon sugar
½ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
4 eggs (separate yolks from the whites)
1 ½ cup milk
1 cup pure canned pumpkin
¾ cup (12 tablespoons) butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.

Next, separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. *If you have a stand mixer, you can start beating your egg whites while you prepare the rest of the batter (or just beat them later with a hand mixer). Beat egg whites until they form peaks. Reserve for later.

In a separate bowl, add the egg yolks, milk, pumpkin, melted butter, and vanilla. Mix until combined. Add the dry mixture slowly until incorporated using a mixer.

If you haven’t already, take the egg whites and beat with a mixer until they form peaks. Fold beaten egg whites gently into the pumpkin batter. Spray waffle iron with cooking spray. Pour batter into waffle iron and cook according to waffle iron instructions. Makes around 8 Belgian waffles.

hey CCK! so alot of your recipes have stevia as the sweetener, but you wrote in parenthesis that you can use regular white sugar..but I read that stevia is 100 times sweeter than regular sugar -and realized thats why the recipes call for a few tablespoons- but anyway, if i were to substitute with regular sugar, would I only use a few tablespoons of sugar or like around half a cup of regular for every tablespoon of stevia or… ? ahhh help!!!

Ooh. I thought of something else. What sort of chocolate sauce do you use? A lot of your photos show decadent dribbling of saucy goodness. Do you have a favourite or recommendation? Also do you have any idea where I can buy the Barleans chocolate silk you mentioned a while back in the UK?

Thanks

Hi, I just wanted to say that I really love your blog, and that I was wondering if I could please have your permission for something. In a few days I’m doing a post on National Pretzel Day and I want to link to your no bake peanut butter pretzel bars recipe (I’ll definitely give you credit!) May I please use your photo from that recipe’s post? Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks!

I’ve requested a food processor for mother’s day specifically so that I can make your cookie dough dips! I’ve seen the Magic Bullet in some of your posts. Do you prefer the Magic Bullet, or a traditional processor?

Hi Katie – enjoy your recipes so very much, but am wondering if you’ve considered making them with an option of “print recipe.” I’ve asked this before but couldn’t find an answer so am trying again!! Thanks.

Katie,

I have copied many of your recipes and all have been amazing, but I tried the little chocolate cake for one, and for some reason it tasted dry, and not as sweet as I’d like… now that could be a good thing.. cuz then I wouldn’t eat as much.. even tho it’s for one… but I was wondering what I could add more of? Or did I miss something? thanks.

Hi there! First I wanna say that I love your blog and so many of your recipes have been pinned to my Pinterest board lol. And I was wondering if you had any recipes that are or could be geared toward college students? Recipes that are really quick, require inexpensive ingredients (that are also easy to store in a small dorm), and make either single or two people servings? As for other recipes that are better suited to a real kitchen, I plan on trying out quite a few once I am home for the summer. I’m a vegetarian, not a vegan, and quite the food lover so thank you for the great blog!

Hi Katie,
I just found your blog a couple of weeks ago and I’m so happy I did!! This year especially I’ve been trying to have a healthier lifestyle, and like you I LOVE chocolate and desserts. I was always scowering the internet and cookbooks for baked good recipes that weren’t going to put me in a sugar coma, LOL. Anyways I just wanted to thank you for all the amazing recipes you create and put out.

Hi Katie!

Today, I noticed someone “borrowing” one of your recipes without giving you credit where credit was due. You had apparently already discovered this and left a very tactful, nice comment on the post… I was just wondering, does that happen frequently to you? How do you protect yourself as far as copyright stuff goes, or do you not really worry about it?

what nut butter do you recommend?!? thanks!

Hi Katie,
I’ve been following you on Twitter and reading your blogs for a month or so now and have tried a few of your recipes. I am basically addicted to chocolate and would love to have some everyday. However, my expanding waistline and somewhat low activity level has caused me to join Weight Watchers – just today. That being said, I came back to your site today following a Twitter link and (after browsing for a while) read about how you don’t like to list all the nutritional numbers for your recipes. I would now like to plead my case for you to add more of them to your recipes. I know good food and good nutrition is more than just a number, but I would like to enjoy your recipes and still keep within my weight loss parameters. Having the knowledge so I can figure out how many points I’m consuming when I make your brownie pancakes would allow me to actually eat them. Not knowing if I’m about to eat a 7 point food or a 2 point food would mean that I can’t take the risk of sabotaging my weight loss efforts, even if they are delicious. I wouldn’t ask that you go so far as calculating points, but giving the necessary parameters (fat, fiber, total carbs and protein) would mean a great deal.
Thank you,
Janet

Hi Katie 🙂
First of all I have to thank you a lot for an amazing blog! I love your recipes and posts.
I just want to ask you a question.
Can I refer to your blog on my own blog. E.g. refer to your “melted banana trick”?

Thanks!

I love to see sprinkles in so many of your recipes. They are truly a favorite of mine. What kind do you use? Are these also made with natural sweeteners?

OK…here is a FAQ for you…are you married? 🙂

OK…here is a FAQ for you…are you married? :), no seriously…let me address your boredom with the gym. Firstly, weightlifting is fun (just have to tell yourself that) next, you need to challenge yourself to keep it interesting…establish goals, try to move ahead in sets/weight/reps weekly if you can…next consider how important muscle is to bone health, and metabolic conditioning. Don’t fall into the age old dream of cardio being the end all be all. Resistance training combined with cardio IS the ultimate! If you dont like the smelly gym, try bodyweight exercise at home…invest in a TRX…exercise your options, push through your limits, boith mental and physical!!

Wow im so overly excited about this oppty to win a Vita-Mix!! I have a family of three young kids whom especially would benefit healthier foods n desserts with this machine..which i pray a chance ive been wanting one every since i became vegan almostntwo years ago!
Here are my entries: like your facebook page,,,posted two of your dessert recipes on my facebook,,,already registered as an email recipient of your recipe emails.

Your recipes are awesome..so glad we found your site..Thank you a million times over!!

Katie, I have a request…I would love, love, LOVE to see some grain-free single-lady recipes, like muffins made with almond flour or coconut flour. If you ever get around to it I know that a lot of people would appreciate it!

What do you like to dip in your cookie dough dip?

Hi Katie, I love your blog so much and a regular follower!!! I was just wondering if you could share Vegan cosmetic products which you use or suggest. Thanks.

I’m a Filipina and I really find it cool that youve lived here in the Philippines!

hi katie–

as much as i love your hot oatmeal recipes– theres just something unforgettable about cold milk and cereal with good fruits and berries. Its my weakness. I hate the idea of eating the over-proccessed packaged cereals but i also find that some of those all natural ( like kashi) cereals are too sweet, heavy, and caloric. yes they are a good to start off the day with– but i find myself craving cereal as a snacking food. my mom for instance has lived on that ” 7-day cleanse diet” for a few years now– she eats only raw foods, she doesn’t eat added sugar or over processed bread products, she’s not even tempted by chocolate (!)– but her one weakness is cereal– and she buys the processed puffed rice cereal with artificial preservatives.

any way you could make a baked recipe for cold cereals with less sugar and artificial ingredients than the store-bought? I came across this website…http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/video-healthy-cold-cereal-1/

but it still seems heavy. Thanks!

I absolutely love your blog Katie! I’m churning through all your recipes as I have time and I have been inundated with compliments. My husband is now a tofu convert too since I made some of your mousse. I have been using tahini instead of nut butters. I love the taste and it is slightly lower in calories.

I tried a yummy raw truffle in a health food shop recently that listed quinoa as an ingredient. It had such a lovely nutty crunch to it. I haven’t been able to find any chocolate quinoa recipes to match it. I’d love to see you experiment with it.

Katie,
Can you make a list of the most commonly used items in your recipes so that I can begin stocking my cabinets. I was so upset last week when I went to the nearest health store, about an hour away and forgot simple things left off my own list. Please and thank you in advance.

Hi Katie!
I was wondering what kind of Vita-Mix you have? I am trying to determine which one would be best to make your recipes! I have caught myself making your recipes all the time…and its just not the same when I can’t make ice-cream, milkshakes, or whatever else, with a Vita-Mix! (At-least you say its not, and I believe you). 🙂 But I want to get one – point me in the right direction?

https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2011/07/03/patriotic-cookie-dough-balls/
Just posted on facebook…kids are loving this as a breakfast dessert!
Thank you for all your effort of posting your recipes…

Look forward to seeing a future cookbook!

What type of almond milk do you use in your recipes? I mean like do you use unsweetened, original, vanilla, etc.?

Katie,

I want to make my own coconut butter but I have yet to find unsweetened coconut. I have another store to check. Why can’t we use sweetened? I use a blendtec blender and when I tried the sweetened coconut, it just seemed to dry and I was afraid I’d burn my blender out. Should I add coconut milk or something? Maybe it’s because it’s sweetened. It don’t work to use a
Magic bullet so I may have to invest in a food processor.

What recipes generally call for the c butter? I can’t remember why I wanted the butter. I’ve recently had chemo treatment and it has affected my memory!

Thanks for your help.
Kathy

Hi Katie!

I just found your blog. I have just one question. I’m not from the US and I always have problems with the US units for the ingredients (cups, oz etc.). Would it be possible to give it also in grams, liters, milliliters?

Thanks

Judith

Hi Katie! This isn’t really a question, but more-so an idea/ suggestion. I was browsing around on my computer today and found another blog: http://www.gotchocolate.com/
I thought you might like this since it’s basically a chocolate-lover’s dream. It isn’t vegan or neccessarily healthy, either, but I thought it might give you some good ideas for recipes or recipe-makeovers! Let me know if you found any good ones you’re thinking about!

Hi Katie!
I am such a fan of your blog. Thank you.
Do you ever do product reviews? We would love to collaborate with you.

Hi, I just discovered your blog today! i love sweets and I’m mostly trying to stay good, my mother is also type 2 diabetic (lover of sweets too!) WE’ve tried everything for baking (only a few recipes tasting OHMYGOODNESS amazing) From babycakes cook book to tweaked recipes, then i stumbled upon your blog and decided to make your single serving cupcakes, i made four chocolate, lemon, peanut butter and lime:) They were maybe even slightly better then most cupcakes, much richer! (we used agave and half an half of regular flour and rice flour) you have a true talent for recipe making and baking!

Hi Katie~
In your whipped cream (lower calorie version) recipe you use Agar flakes. Can Agar powder be used if the quantity is adjusted? Just curious. Your recipes are ah-mazing!

Have you ever encountered age-related comments due to weight? Because I am skinny, people ask me if I am in high school because I look fifteen or sixteen; however, I am twenty-two and will be starting medical school this August. I thought that being 5’9″ would help my appearance, but this has not been the case. It is amusing and flattering (especially when they want my “secrets for staying youthful”) at times, though I am at the stage in my life when I want to be taken seriously as a young adult, instead of the teenager I seem to be. How do you handle these situations?

I follow your blog and enjoy your vegan recipes, especially your overnight oats. It is my new favorite way to eat oatmeal. Good luck with your recipe book! I am looking forward to reading it when it is published.

Hi Katie!
I am so excited to buy your book and make everything in it! What types of recipes are you putting in it? Are they all new? When is it supposed to come out again…? Thanks!
-Emily

Hi Katie,

I just made one of our recipes for the first time – the 5 minute chocolate cake – I was very impressed! I was wondering though how long it would take to cook a single cake like this in the oven? And at what temperature? I am not a fan of microwaves and try and avoid using them where I can…

Thanks so much! And congratulations on your website, and creative deliciousness!

Kind regards,

Trish

have you tried agave?

Hi Katie! I used to love trying all of your vegan main dishes and sides because they were very healthy, vegetable and whole food based…which not all vegan dishes are, as you know. 🙂 So since you are now a dessert blog, which I also love :), could you recommend a favorite vegan cookbook?

Hi Katie, we love your recipes! My son is 9 and he is wiling to try any healthy thing from your site!
I am new to the coconut oil world. Have you discussed anywhere about the differences in coconut products – I’ve been confused about the different names, and actually messed up your recipe of chocolate bars because I got the wrong coconut stuff!!

Thanks so much 🙂

Your recipes are out of this world. However, I was wondering why you’ve only decided to include the nutritional information on some foods and not all of them

Absolutely love your blog!! Can you tell me what kind of food processor you recommend?

Thank you!

-Marissa 🙂

I am also curious about food processors- I have a large Cuisinart I love, but I hate cleaning it for a batch of raw bites. I bought a small cuisinart and just tried to make a batch- it started smoking! Guess the motor isn’t great for nuts and dried fruit. Does the bullet hold for something like German chocolate fudge bites? Thanks!

Hi Katie,
OMG! A healthy food website and a chocolate website all in one!! I can hardly believe it. I can’t thank you enough, because I can now redirect my love for chocolate to a better more wholesome direction.
You didn’t include your age in the FAQ. You look very young but from your posts I assume you are past your teens. Just wondering….
Will sign up for your emails.

From one chocolate lover to another,
Rosie

I’ve made lots of things from this website (LOVE the blondies!) and I recommend it to lots of people. However, I’m wondering what your definition of “healthy” is – since you put it in so many of your recipe titles, it seems like it would be good to clarify (maybe in the FAQs? or as a disclaimer in your recipes?). In general I see most of your recipes as either healthy or healthier than the alternative although a few aren’t really healthy at all. For example, coconut oil and milk both have a LOT of saturated fat – which is very much unhealthy as it contributes to high cholesterol and subsequently cardiovascular disease. I’m not saying this to make you feel bad and I hope I don’t! I just thought it would be good to clarify with the public since so many people read your recipes (and rightly so – they are awesome!). Thanks again for your great recipes and keep up the good work.

Hi Katie,

LOVE your recipes, BUT was wondering…I see a lot of coconut butter, etc. I’m highly allergic to coconut and all nuts really (not peanuts, thanks goodness peanuts aren’t nuts).

So what can I substitute for coconut butter? I especially want to make the chocolate-raspberry fudge cake, but when I click on nutritional information it takes me to another recipe, not substitutions.

Help!!!!!

Linda

Katie, chef and artist…..I’m mad to acheive that perfectly symmetrical packaged look of your snack bars!!! straight edges, angular yet slightly rounded corners…..my gosh, i’d swear those edges are practically bevelled!!! what’s your secret???? You mention spooning all the batter into a plastic bag and doing all the mush work in there, but all that comes from that is a rustic looking log, none too appetizing….how do you do it???!!!!

Hi Katie, just wanted to let you know that every time I visit your website I get hit with a computer virus. Norton takes care of it for me, but I thought you would want to know. Also, my DH and I are experimenting with your recipes and have enjoyed them, especialy the chocolate cake in a mug! Its so quick and we dont have to worry about eating a whole cake with all those calories!.

Hi, my names Emily. I’m 17 years old and I have just a few some what personal questions…
Now I know that sounds SO rude and I’m soo sorry 🙁 I’m honestly just trying to find some peace. Around a year ago I started dieting, it turned into a bit of an obsession and around half way through I became vegetarian(I respect your vegan that is so COOL) but through out the way it kind of turned me into an anorexic.
So now on recovery.(after losing 40 lbs of muscle and fat :\) I’m around 114 lbs and I’m 5′ 6″ now that may not seem like too thin but I was like 150 lbs before…
I don’t know why I’m writing my life story here but I just wanted to ask you how you do it. I know you run every day for so long (I run around a 5k everyday for summer but its not as much and it’ll probably diminish when school starts… Senior year :))
How do you not feel guilty… I can’t eat healthy recipes that are fat free if they taste decadent. Because it makes me feel extreme guilt. I feel like I don’t deserve it. But I want to this is my teen years and I want to be happy. I want to go to college and be successful.
and I have such a huge intense fear of fat.(even good ones) and I LOVE coconut but it’s all saturated fats and it freaks me out D:
Now I’m not asking you to be my therapist and change my life or anything. I’m just asking for a few tips to be happy, and not think about food around the top and associate it with guilt all the time(you don’t hafta explain the last part, thats all me)

Hi Katie! I’m 18 and I have loved to cook and bake ever since I was little. I just recently have become a huge fan of your website, however I haven’t gotten to try out any of your recipes yet! (Which is killing me because they all look so amazing!) When I saw your post for today, though, I got an idea. Even though I love to cook or bake, I was always limited as to how much or what I could bake because my family didn’t want a bunch of stuff in the house or for things to go to waste or for me to “experiment” with recipes. Along with those excuses, we don’t really have all the best equipment. We have a microwave and a stove and two ovens. We have a mixer, a Crock-Pot, a toaster. We also have an extremely old blender with two settings (high or low) and an ice cream maker only because I bought that for myself with my own money last summer. (I can’t use that often either, though, because of limited freezer space!) So… getting back to my idea. I was thinking you could make a group of recipes that is all “hands on” a.k.a. appliance free. This wouldn’t necessarily have to exclude the microwave for melting or it could if you wanted it to. But I can’t do many of your delicious recipes that call for a Vita Mix or even a food processor because we don’t have one. Right now one of our ovens is down and the one that works is very slow. Plus, it’s summer! We don’t want it on anyways. Just an idea, but I thought I’d share. By the way, also thought you would like these links 🙂

http://ohsheglows.com/2012/01/05/top-21-vegan-dessert-recipes-of-2011/
Maybe you can find some inspiration for your next posts!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marcus-samuelsson/marcus-samuelsson-recipes_b_908820.html#s315506&title=Vegetarian_Picnic_Sandwich

Hi Katie!
My sweet chocolate lovin’ cousin, Tammy, sent me your website this morning and I can’t stop looking at all your wonderful looking recipes. Wow, to think you can actually eat “healthy” chocolate deserts. Can’t wait to try them out. Keep doing what you are doing and thanks for sharing your talent. Lisajean.
p.s. Where do you live? I’m in NC and my cousin is in NY.

Hi Katie,
I love your blog and want to try so many of your recipes. The problem is, I’m on a lo-carb, sugar-free, dairy free, non-gluten diet (for a problem with yeast) Most of your recipes are definitely ones that I can have, BUT there is one thing I’m not sure about. You often list a sweetener (such as honey, sugar, maple syrup, etc.) AND a packet of stevia (nun-naturals?) Is this IN ADDITION to whatever other sweetener is used, or INSTEAD of the other sweetener/s? The only sweetener that doesn’t promote yeast growth, to my knowledge, is stevia, so I’m limited to that. I will be thrilled if you could answer my question, provided I explained my situation in an understandable way! Thanks so much!

You’re coming out with a cookbook, right?
Does it have a set release date yet? (I’m saving my Barnes N’ Noble gift card for it…)

Katie..I literally just made this inspired from your cookie dough chick pea recipe after a run because I was parched and wanted a smoothie and bananas are good but my digestion is not great so I have to eat fruit alone instead of mixing it in things SO I used a can of chickpeas and a bit of ice, cocoa, vanilla, salt, and made a hummus shake. SUPER thick and it was like your healthy cookie dough but drinkable and thicker than most smoothies. can be watered down for a bigger smoothie as well. SO good when it’s really cold…I added more salt and true lemon to taste. you MUST try true lemon if you haven’t yet..I add it to most things I make as it sweetens things with stevia too…I hope you read this and try my suggestions as I LOVE and follow your brilliant recipes and feel like you’d enjoy these variations as well.

RE “I really don’t like gyms. They are smelly and sweaty and filled with people running around in a frenzy. And treadmills make me feel like a hamster, never actually going anywhere.”

When the weather doesn’t let you run outside, do you go to a gym to use the treadmill in spite of what you wrote there?

Hi Katie, I found your site while searching for a recipe for the “powerballs” we get at the local coffee shop. We have since made and enjoyed several versions of fudgie babies. Our favorite is dates with pecans, cocoa, and coconut. My kids are not allowed to bring nuts of any kind to school, however, and I have tried without success to make a no-nut fudgie (subbing oats for nuts was too dry). Any suggestions? Thanks!

Hi Katie, Your desserts are awesome! How do you stay so slim eating all those sweet, chocolaty goodies? We definitely have something in common – our love of innovative vegan food. Thought you might like to know about VEGAN FOR THE HOLIDAYS, my new cookbook just out by Book Publishing Company. My recipe for Apricot, Date, and Hazelnut Sticky Pie and the frozen Cinnamon Peanut Butter Torte are right up your alley. You can take a peek inside the book on the Amazon website. Drop in to my Vegetarians in Paradise website for an amazing vegan journey into a ton of vegan articles, recipes, and fun browsing. Zel Allen

I am so so so so sooooo super excited that I found this blog! I was searching for healthy desserts and this site was the first to pop up. All I can really say is, “THANK YOU GOOGLE!!”

Hi Katie,
I’m about to buy my first food processor! I’ve looked at a lot (LOT…) of models, but there are so many that I feel completely over my head… I remember reading that you have a cuisinart once, but what model do you have? Do you have any recommendations? (Like Cuisinart prep plus 11 cup vs the Cuisinart Pro Custom 11 cup Vs the Cuisinart Elite Collection? Gahhhh) Thanks so much!

What does ww mean?

Hi Katie,

Just came across this website and am more convinced than ever that chocolate can totally be the foundation of a new religion! I wanted to check what kind of bakeware you use – aluminium? Non stick? Silicon? I’m not sure what to buy myself, as a usually accident prone newb to the baking scene.

Question! I was at the health food store today and they have something called coconut butter (which is a caramel color and in small hardish drops like chocolate) and then there is coconut oil that is solidified. Which is the one I will need? or shall I look for coconut creme concentrate?
Thanks SO much

Hello, I really enjoy browsing through your recipes, although I haven’t tried many of them just yet. I’ve been recently browsing through some recipes requiring peanut butter, and noticed that even for large amounts (multiple tablespoons) the calorie count for those certain recipes are verrry low. I would believe that for a tablespoon of peanut butter, it’s at least 95. Do you tend to use a very very low calorie peanut butter? Or would it just be a mistake in the counting? I can’t get enough of peanut butter, but the high calorie content stops me from indulging as much as I’d like to.

Hi Katie,
I really love your blog by the way! Delicious! But I was reading an article recently that stunned and apalled me and I wanted to get it out to the community. I’ll post something about it on my blog, but I’m a new blogger so not many people would see it. I hoped you might be able to make a post about it to spread awareness: it’s important information for vegans especially! http://www.shape.com/blogs/shape-your-life/why-bananas-might-not-be-vegan-anymore
It’s about a new spray being used on bananas that is made with animal parts. This is just horrific. (Not only because of the animal parts, but because I love bananas and it is terrible to think I may have to either give them up or that I have been eating something that hurts animals!) Thank you for your help if you can provide some!

I was wondering if you can tell me where to buy xylitol? I have never bought or cooked with it and am excited about trying it in some of your amazing “sweet” recipes. Thanks!

Katie – I made your deep dish cookie pie the other day and needless to say, it didn’t last long after that! My husband asks me to make another one about every other day! Question though…for the fall, do you think you could replace one can of chickpeas with one can of pumpkin??

What make and model of Vitamix do you have/recommend?

On the top of the page on one of your recipes, it said it was your favorite recipe of all time. I forget which one it was and wondering if you could help me with that. I just found this site last night and have been truly addicted to checking out all that’s here. I have a lot of creating to do! Thank you for this site

Hi Katie,
Sonice to see some earthy deserts on the web.
However I was disappointed regarding your chocolate pie because you used tofu. Did you know how devastating to the body soy is?
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/12/04/soy-dangers-summarized.aspx
Blessings
Patricia

Hi Katie!

I am so happy to have found your blog while trying to make ice cream with my vita mix. Thank you i am truly inspired and am trying new ideas from your site. I did want to let you know of something I found to be very helpful again back to the ice cream in the vita mix, there is a company called LC foods at holdthecarbs.com that has a product called thick’n saucy it is made up of vegetable /and plant/tree gums. WOW i added a little to your volume ice milk and it tasted amazing! vanilla (i will try chocolate soon i promise) soft serve ice cream! flavor and with thick’n saucy texture too!!! and a huge serving ! I have expiremented using guar gum and xanthin gum and on their own way too hard to control texture and LC foods thickner does not effect the taste as the single gums did. Just wanted to pass that on to you.

I’m so excited that I found your blog! Could you please tell me what website you use to figure out your calories, etc, for your recipes? Thank you.

Oh, maybe this is a better place to ask. Have you tried freezing any of your recipies? You have such yummy food I wanted to see if I could make it in advance before baby number 3 is born and no time is to be had. =)

Hey girl, I’m being really nosy… but you seem pretty amazing… how old are you? I’m 30, just to be fair. ‘Liked’ you on Facebook, by the way. Thanks! That’s it.

I just love your blog and your recipes. Did I mention that I love your recipes?! 😉
I have truly been telling everyone about your website since another mom told me about it. I love the chocolate chip cookie dough as do my girls. I especially love that we can have a piece of chocolate pie after school and we don’t have to feel guilty about it.
Thank you!

“Sure, something like a Big Mac only costs a buck. But do you know how much triple bypass surgery costs? I can guarantee it’s more than a bag of chia seeds!”

Brilliant. That’s a great point to make for people silly enough to question the value of conscientious food choices. Cheers!

I LOVE your website! I adore your baked oatmeal recipes. I’m thinking about creating my own, possibly one involving peppermint and chocolate for around Christmas time? Have you ever attempted this and if so any tips?

Hi Katie,

I would like to be removed from your mailing list please, i tried to unsubscribe from a comment thread and now i get about 10 emails a day asking to ‘manage my subscription’ when i click on the link it takes me to your page and say an email will be sent ot me shortly. I get the email and am asked to click on the link and it takes me to your page again. This goes on and on and on and floods my inbox. I love your receipes but i dont need the junk mail.

Thank you 🙂

Katie, is it possible to add a “print” button to your recipes? I love to skim through and print out recipes I want to try and it’s a real hassle when there isn’t a printable version on the website. I end up having to copy and paste them into a blank word document and then printing. Any suggestions?

Sorry if this is a repeat question, there were too many comments to look through! What is spelt flour and does it have a lower calorie count than regular flour? Just wondering how you can get all these amazing desserts with so few calories and I’ve noticed you use that a lot.

hello, fabulous recipes!
have you ever thought of making a healthy vegan eggnog? i can’t find a good recipe anywhere! especially a single serve one

Katie- I am really enjoying your writing and your recipes- I just made the Flourless Black Bean Brownies for my family yesterday. I have two questions for you about chocolate:
1. Do you use fair trade chocolate in your recipes, and is there somewhere online that you work to shed light on the human trafficking/child slavery issue that can be attached to a lot of the cocoa products we are able to purchase?
2. Do you have any recipes that use cocoa nibs (not chocolate chips)? I bought a bag and other that just snacking on a couple at a time I don’t really know what to do with them.
Thanks!

Hi – LOVE your recipes and all your info. Can you please post nutritional info for the Choc. Chip Cookie Pie? or at least post the carbs or approx carbs. I need to know. Thanks. 🙂

Which of your recipes are good for freezing? I try to make a lot of food on the weekends and freeze it for the rest of the week, but I don’t know what foods should/ shouldn’t be frozen… In particular, I’m looking at the lo mein recipe with veggies and the Mexican tomale pies… Thanks!

I think I asked this a while back but wanted to check back to see — is a cookbook in the works?