Synopses & Reviews
Based on Katie Higgin's blog of the same name, Chocolate-Covered Katie is a original cookbook filled with delicious recipes for surprisingly healthy desserts.Common sense tells us we must choose: We can eat healthy food, feel good, and look great, or we can give in to our cravings for sweets and become lethargic and overweight. But what if we can be healthy and fit into our skinny jeans-all while enjoying amazing treats?
Meet Katie Higgins: a gal who eats chocolate every day and sometimes even has cake for breakfast. When Katie's sugar habit went too far, leaving her fighting off headaches and lacking energy, she knew she had to find a better option. Frustrated with what passed for dessert in the healthy food aisle, she began developing her own naturally sweet recipes and putting them online. It turns out plenty of other folks were looking for the same thing; Katie's blog became an online sensation. Her recipes use only real ingredients and leave out unnecessary fats, sugars, and dairy products. They aren't just "not bad for you;" they're actually nutritionally valuable! The Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip is high in protein; the Red Velvet Fudge Cake is raw; the Mint Chocolate Milkshake fits into a dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free diet; and the Pumpkin Pie Granola Bars showcase heart-healthy oils (absolutely no butter or added sugar)!
Featuring these recipes and many other easy-to-make treats, Chocolate-Covered Katie proves once and for all that just because something tastes delicious doesn't mean it can't be good for you, too!
Review
"Katie is a girl after our own hearts---concerned with health but obsessed with dessert. Chocolate-Covered Katie gives the reader scrumptious recipes while still attending to nutritional concerns. What a perfect and delicious balance!"--The Lagasse Girls, Authors of The Gluten Free Table
Review
"Katie makes wonderful treats that you can feel great about serving to your family. Delicious desserts filled with whole grain flours, healthy fats, and sinful flavors to satiate your cravings!"--Ali Larter, actress and author of Kitchen Revelry: A Year of Festive Menus from My Home to Yours
Review
"She had me at the Secretly Healthy Brownies... when it comes to creating guiltless desserts, no one's quite as good as Katie. Her cookbook made me want to instantly bust out my mixer and start whipping up all those amazing treats!"--Gina Homolka, creator of Skinnytaste.com and author of The Skinnytaste Cookbook
Review
"I've followed Katie's blog for many years now, and I've always been blown away by her talent. She has an uncanny ability to create healthy versions of decadent treats. Everyone has mad cravings for sweets, and Katie helps you satisfy your cravings in a healthier way. That's a fabulous gift!"--Lori Lange, creator of RecipeGirl.com and author of The Recipe Girl Cookbook
Synopsis
From one of the top 25 food websites in America and the "queen of healthy desserts," Katie Higgins, comes Chocolate Covered Katie's first cookbook with 80 never-before-seen recipes, such as Chocolate Obsession Cake, Peanut Butter Pudding Pops, and Ultimate Unbaked Brownies (Glamour magazine) What if you CAN eat all of your favorite desserts . . . and still be healthy and fit into your skinny jeans?
Meet Katie: a girl who eats chocolate every day and sometimes even has cake for breakfast When Katie's sugar habit went too far in college and left her lacking energy, she knew something needed to change. So she began developing her own naturally sweet recipes and posting them online. Soon, Katie's healthy dessert blog had become an Internet sensation, with over six million monthly visitors.
Using only real ingredients, without any unnecessary fats, sugars, or empty calories, these desserts prove once and for all that health and happiness can go hand-in-hand-you can have your dessert and eat it, too
Synopsis
What if you CAN eat all of your favorite desserts . . . and still be healthy and fit into your skinny jeans?Meet Katie: a girl who eats chocolate every day and sometimes even has cake for breakfast! When Katie's sugar habit went too far in college and left her lacking energy, she knew something needed to change. So she began developing her own naturally sweet recipes and posting them online. Soon, Katie's healthy dessert blog had become an Internet sensation, with over six million monthly visitors.
Now, in her first cookbook, Katie shares over 80 never-before-seen recipes, such as Chocolate Obsession Cake, Peanut Butter Pudding Pops, and Ultimate Unbaked Brownies, that use only real ingredients, without any unnecessary fats, sugars, or empty calories. These desserts prove once and for all that health and happiness can go hand-in-hand-you can have your dessert and eat it, too!
About the Author
Katie Higgins grew up all over the world. She currently lives in Washington, DC with a kitchen cabinet full of chocolate.