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Wholesome Desserts & Baked Goods

When it comes down to it, I think real ingredients and balance are the key to delicious desserts and baked goods! That means sometimes dessert is just meant to be dessert and our priority is to feed our soul rather than max out our produce intake. That said, we love it when these overlap in recipes like fresh peach crisp or wholesome raspberry lemons muffins.

Real sugar, butter, and flour play a scientific role in baking the best desserts, but we can still choose the best quality ingredients and leave the chemical additives out. That means ingredients like unbleached organic all-purpose flour, regenerative and unrefined sugars, and high quality fats (such as butter and unrefined virgin coconut oil) are all welcome here.

If you're looking for suggestions, this raspberry almond macaroon tart is incredible and unexpected, and this spelt flour banana bread is a reader favorite. Otherwise, please browse and find something sweet to love!

  • A stack of three healthier soft ginger molasses cookies, with more cookies in the background, on white marble surface with a few ornaments
    Healthier Soft Ginger Molasses Cookies
  • Pear apple crisp in a small bowl, topped with vanilla ice cream.
    Easy Apple Pear Crisp Recipe for Cozy Nights
  • Inside of loaf of healthy pumpkin chocolate chip bread
    Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread (No Mixer!)
  • A scoop of healthy apple crisp with vanilla ice cream on dessert plate with fork.
    Cozy Apple Crisp with Oats (Easy Fall Dessert!)
  • Pumpkin spice granola in a small bowl.
    Easy Pumpkin Granola Recipe with Pumpkin Seeds
  • Slices of oat zucchini bread on cutting board.
    Feel Good Zucchini Bread (Made with Oats in Blender!)
  • Spelt flour banana bread with chocolate chips in loaf pan lined with parchment paper
    Spelt Flour Banana Bread
  • Healthy peach crisp in white ceramic baking dish with red spatula scooping out a square piece
    Incredible Fresh Peach Crisp (So Jammy!)
  • Healthy strawberry crisp in cream-colored pie dish with copper serving spoon and two small white bowls with more crisp, with almonds and fresh strawberries on the side
    Wholesome Strawberry Crisp (SO Jammy!)
  • Raspberry lemon muffin made with Greek yogurt.
    Amazing Raspberry Lemon Muffins with Greek Yogurt
  • Healthy cranberry orange muffin with parchment liner on white marble cake stand, with other muffins in background
    Easy Cranberry Orange Yogurt Muffins
  • Simple sautéed apples on small wooden plate, topped with walnuts and flaky salt, with a golden fork on gray/white surface with golden yellow linen
    Simple Sautéed Apples
  • Healthy scotcheroos topped with flaky sea salt and cut into squares on blue and white background
    No Corn Syrup Scotcheroos (With Date Syrup Instead!)
  • Chickpea flour pie crust in clear glass pie dish on pastry mat
    All Butter Chickpea Flour Pie Crust
  • Three pieces of raspberry almond macaroon tart on parchment paper with fork
    Insanely Good Raspberry Almond Macaroon Tart
  • Flourless almond butter cookies drizzled with white chocolate, on white marble surface with small copper ornament and white chocolate chips sprinkled around
    Flourless Almond Butter Cookies
  • Stack of healthy spelt pumpkin bread slices on a small white plate with fork, on teal linen on white marble surface, with a few walnuts and white chocolate chips sprinkled on the side
    White Chocolate Walnut Healthy Spelt Pumpkin Bread
  • Apple crisp with almond butter topping in white baking pan
    Almond Butter Apple Crisp
  • Strawberry pie bites
    Strawberry Pie Bites
  • Salted Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cups
Tera Gigot, the author, photographer, and recipe developer of Roots and Radishes.

Hi, I'm Tera! I'm passionate about making seasonal, sustainable eating accessible for busy home cooks. If you're seeking nourishing, plant-forward recipes with approachable cooking techniques, you're in the right place!

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  • Ginger molasses granola crumbled on sheet pan lined with parchment paper, with spoon scooping some granola
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Check out the January Produce Guide! Learn what's in season and how to make the most of it this month.

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  • Bowl of sweet potato and turkey chili topped with avocado and cilantro.
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