Paleo Desserts for Dummies - by Adriana Harlan (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Following a Paleo Diet doesn't mean you have to give up your favorite desserts and treats. Paleo Desserts For Dummies offers up more than 125 tasty and delectable dessert recipes that you can enjoy while staying true to the Paleo lifestyle. From chocolate cake and blueberry muffins to maple-walnut ice cream and cookie dough Oreo cookies--there's something to please every palate in this collection of Paleo-friendly desserts.

The Paleo diet is one of the hottest diet and healthy-eating approaches around, as more and more people discover an appealing and sustainable alternative to the restrictive diets that can lead to burnout and failed weight loss efforts. Using natural foods to achieve great health and a perfect physique, the Paleo diet can lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, and markers of inflammation, as well as help promote weight loss and optimal health. Plus, it has become a lifesaver for the millions of Americans with celiac disease who benefit from eating natural and gluten-free foods.

• Provides recipes that are all made with nourishing, whole foods with no added refined sugars, gluten, grains, or soy
• Includes Paleo recipes for holiday treats, like chocolate pumpkin pie, Halloween ghost truffles, and a fudgy peppermint bark
• Gives you access to a handful of additional Paleo dessert recipes on dummies.com
• Helps you discover the healthy alternatives to sugar and chemical-laden junk food

With the satisfying recipes in Paleo Desserts For Dummies, you'll soon discover how sweet it is to give in to primal cravings!

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Eat your cake, and be Paleo too
• Satisfy your sweet tooth with over 125 gluten, grain, and refined-sugar-free desserts
• Treat yourself and still maintain good health
• Use whole food ingredients to re-create the taste you know and love

The ultimate Paleo diet-friendly dessert cookbook

Following a Paleo lifestyle doesn't mean you have to give up your favorite sweets. Inside, you'll find more than 125 tasty and delectable dessert recipes that you can enjoy while staying true to the Paleo lifestyle. From chocolate cake and blueberry muffins to maple-walnut ice cream and yummy cookies--there's something to please every Paleo palate.

• Save room for dessert--discover a collection of mouth-watering Paleo dessert recipes, whether your weakness is brownies, fudge, breads, cakes, pies --or anything in between
• Something to celebrate--find delicious and festive desserts for savoring on holidays, from spooky ghost truffles and cozy pumpkin bread to merry peppermint bark
• There's a substitute for that--get handy guidance for safely substituting allergen ingredients in Paleo desserts
• Why go primal?--uncover the health benefits of adopting the Paleo lifestyle, give your kitchen a caveman-friendly makeover, and grasp the nuts and bolts of making Paleo desserts

Open the book and find:

• How to decode food labels when living Paleo
• Tips for clearing out your kitchen of toxic foods
• Essential kitchen tools and equipment for Paleo desserts
• The science of primal baking
• How to measure ingredients for the best results
• 125+ guilt-free Paleo dessert recipes
• Why you should steer clear of artificial sweeteners

About the Author

Adriana Harlan is the author of the award-winning blog Living Healthy with Chocolate (livinghealthywithchocolate.com), where she shares new recipes and tips for healthy living weekly. Her recipes have been featured in a number of Paleo and gluten-free magazines and blogs around the globe.