I have dessert nearly every day. I like to think of it as part of a balanced life: I have the permission to eat whenever and whatever I choose.
maple syrup and pancakes (vwav recipe – the best!)
Dessert doesn’t necessarily mean sweets for me. I’ve definitely had evening treats of a baked sweet potato or unsalted peanut butter on a spoon. Of course, there are also nights when I’ll have ice cream.
caramelized apple and pecans
I’ve never been a fan of prepackaged desserts. My parents taught me that homemade always tastes better, and I’ve seen it proven many times. Not being much of a baker, however, I don’t always have exciting dishes on hand for nighttime snack plates.
vanilla flax french toast (ground flax, vanilla soy milk, vanilla extract, maple syrup, cinnamon)
As a result, sometimes I end up choosing to enjoy breakfast for dessert. I’ve yet to meet a breakfast food I don’t love (well, except for the European meats and crudités – not happening at 7 AM), but I also wake up craving oats every single day, so I don’t branch out much in the mornings.
cereal and almond milk
I can’t see a reason not to start and end the day with my favorite meal. My real breakfasts may be triple the size of my dessert breakfasts – but size doesn’t matter.
watermelon oat smoothie (watermelon, almond milk, plain yogurt, oats)
Are you a daily dessert eater, or do you save it for a special treat? And what’s your favorite?
edited to add ingredients, since a few of you asked!
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My breakfasts are definitely sweet and indulgent tasting, though pretty healthy I think. Agree 100% on homemade V pre-packaged, though like you, am not a baker so make my own concoctions stretching about as far as Greek yogurt, fruit and nut butters go :P
Do you have the recipe for that French toast? Looks incredible!
Dessert is my favorite meal of the day. It’s usually consumed in chocolate or muffin form! :)
Dessert is the best meal of the day! haha
Everything in this post looks amazing! Care to share the recipe for the watermelon smoothie?
I find that I have to have something sweet or dessert-y like every day or I over indulge the next day!
And I totally had cereal for dinner last night :)
Oh my god! These pictures are incredible. I am seriously swooning over that flax french toast, and I’m not normally a fan of french toast at all!
I used to be a HUGE dessert person. Every night – immediately after dinner. And I used to eat “100-calorie fudge pops” or things like that. Since the Cleaner Life challenge, I really don’t have cravings for things like that anymore. And if I do, I’ve been having one piece of dark chocolate – or Gena’s frozen banana ice cream. That’s been really doing the trick for me.
Heck YES I am a dessert fan! I have to something sweet atleast once every day or I will get cranky. I would chose something sweet over something savory EVERY day.
I love cereal after dinner too–it is filling and usually sweet. Good combo for me!
I definitely enjoy dessert! I wish I had it every night, don’t really know why I don’t. But I LOVE the idea for breakfast foods for dessert and especially for dinner yum!
I am with you on these desserts. It’s a must have for everyday. Cereal is my all time favorite… especially with almond milk
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i don’t necessarily have a “traditional” dessert every day, but I love using things every day that FEEL decadent to me.
Like trail mix with dark chocolate on my oatmeal, or a big smear of cinnamon raisin peanut butter on some toast or a sandwich.
Oh Leslie, I agree with you on every single level. Actually so much so that I could have written this post… but then it may not have sounded so good and it definitely wouldn’t have as beautiful of photos ;).
P.S. For everything that I love about breakfast and breakfast foods, I am not a fan of European morning meats and crudités either!
Oh Leslie, I agree with you on every single level. Actually so much so that I could have written this post… but then it may not have sounded so good and it definitely wouldn’t have as beautiful of photos ;).
P.S. For everything that I love about breakfast and breakfast foods, I am not a fan of European morning meats and crudités either!
leslie, i totally crave oats every morning too.
i definitely eat dessert every day whether it’s a handful of chocolate chips or a coffee soy ice cream shake.
i don’t count fruit as dessert. unless i’m feeling really healthy (ie. once or twice a year).
I totally agree that desserts don’t have to be “unhealthy!” A dessert is just a little something extra in moderation. YUM!
LOVING that vanilla flax french toast. Wow, looks so darn good! :)
xxoo
Heather
Watermelon smoothie? I have thought about it but havent been brave enough. Breakfast is anytime of the day for me. Love it. Nothing like a big bowl of oats for dessert!!
~Justine
Love this post, because I’m a HUGE breakfast food lover! I HATE desserts, sorry. I just can’t stand sweet stuff. But like you, I have breakfast items for “dessert”…But I guess I call them snacks! Love oatmeal, with tons of chopped almonds and almond butter, or kabocha, or corn muffins…