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Olive Oil Molasses Cookie Recipe
I love to make this Olive Oil Molasses Cookie Recipe in the colder months. It is the perfect Mediterranean Diet cookie. My Sweetheart, Mark, does not feel it is Christmas without a Christmas cookie. Now that we are on the Mediterranean Diet, we no longer care for the overly sugary-sprinkled-saturated-fat-filled cookies from our past. Spicy, […]
Fruit and Nut Vegan Chocolate Clusters
Fruit and nut dark chocolate clusters are so easy to make, I almost forgot to post about them. A vegan candy dessert with super simple ingredients. This dessert takes less than 10 minutes to prepare, and then the refrigerator does the rest of the work. Crunchy heart healthy nuts, semi-sweet chocolate and dried fruit are […]
Fresh Fruit Tart with Vegan Lemon Vanilla Custard
I love a fresh fruit tart and this vegan vanilla-lemon custard is the perfect complement to whatever fruit is fresh this season. This dessert captures the best principles of a dessert on the Mediterranean Diet and is delicious. The crust of the tart is flavorful with hints of maple and cinnamon. The hint of cinnamon […]
Mandarin Orange Olive Oil Cake with Maple
There were several failed test recipes before I finally found a delicious winner with this Mandarin Orange Olive Oil Cake with Maple. I love cake. I mean who doesn’t love cake – right? Since being on the Mediterranean Diet, cake does not always love me. The only desserts that love me back are built on […]
Sweet Stuffed Dates Sampler: A Healthy Dessert
It is the holidays and that makes this the ideal time to share Olive Sunshine’s Sweet Stuffed Dates Sampler recipe because this is the perfect, healthy dessert sampler to bring to a party. Seriously, this healthy dessert sampler of sweet stuffed medjool dates is as beautiful as it is tasty. When I bring them to […]
Healthy Dessert: Chocolate Panini with Strawberries or Raspberries
Olive Sunshine’s Chocolate Panini with Strawberries (or Raspberries) is a healthy dessert. You may be asking, is chocolate is allowed on the Mediterranean Diet? Yes, and chocolate Paninis are super easy to make. I love this healthy and easy dessert because it is simply delicious. A Mediterranean Diet friendly dessert that is healthy, easy to […]
Dairy-Free Mango Gelato
Dairy-free Mango Gelato is a perfect desert to enjoy while eating on the Mediterranean Diet lifestyle. Olive Sunshine’s Mango Gelato is a low-sugar recipe, relying only on the sweetness from the fruit and real maple syrup. Even though this mango dessert is a dairy-free and low-sugar, it is still rich, creamy, smooth, and delicious I […]
Mediterranean Diet Chocolate Cake
Yes, you can say chocolate cake and Mediterranean Diet in the same title. Even better, this Mediterranean Diet Chocolate Cake is made with sourdough starter and is vegan. Delicious, chocolaty, moist and with just the right amount of sweetness. It checks off all my boxes for being useful (using my Herman Sourdough Starter) and entertainment […]
Halloumi and Figs in Pomegranate-Honey
Halloumi and Figs in Pomegranate-Honey is salty, sweet and tangy all at the same time. Steeped in cinnamon with a kick of fresh mint, this dessert is so good you will want to have it for dinner. Oh wait, that was me! Yes, I fed my Sweetheart Halloumi and Figs in Pomegranate-Honey for dinner. To […]
Sourdough Blueberry Granola Bars
Sourdough Blueberry Granola Bars are the perfect make-ahead recipe. The granola bars can would be perfect to substitute for breakfast, snack, a quick lunch to-go, or a dessert base served with fresh fruit and sweet cream. Mediterranean Diet compliant, the homemade granola bars are perfect to throw together quickly. Made from the discard of your […]