Recipes with vanilla bean

This is not your classic bundt cake that's packed with not-so-good-for-you ingredients. The cake is made with 100% whole wheat flour, grapeseed oil, Greek yogurt, low-fat cream cheese, and fresh raspberries. The ganache doesn't have any butter or cream, it contains cocoa powder, honey, grapeseed oil and Greek yogurt. Super chocolaty, fudgy, moist and packed with goodness.

Apricot granola sweetened with apricot preserves and honey, no oil added. Five-ingredient homemade granola with chewy clusters and bright fruit flavor.

White-chocolate snowflakes balance gracefully on a delicate, lemony three-layer white cake filled with zesty lemon custard and covered with a white-chocolate frosting.

This is a real ice cream that can beat Hagen daz. It's silky and creamy, toasted almonds infused custard has a rich and delicious almond taste. Toasted almond chunks being added at the end of the churning give the ice cream another layer of nutty and rich almond flavor and a little crunchiness when you have it in your mouth. A pure indulgence and enjoyment.

3-step cheesecake mixes cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and eggs into a graham cracker crust for a no-fuss classic. Five ingredients, one bowl, and a crowd-pleasing finish.

Rich and creamy custard style pastry cream perfect for eclairs or any other dessert use. Part of the sugar is carmalized and it infuses a rich caramel flavor throughout the cream.

This classic favorite is perfect with a cup of tea or coffee. No need to spend $3 for a slice at Starbucks, it's much better to make it yourself.

A fruity bread that has a unique scrumptious taste that is perfect for breakfast.

Followed the recipe exactly, and the pudding came out absolutely delicious. The caramel sauce at the bottom added another layer of yumminess to the buttery and moist delicious cake.

Make your own 'Nilla wafers for use in recipes calling for vanilla wafers (or just for tea time!). Includes variations for sugar-free vanilla wafers and gluten-free vanilla wafers.

Homemade lady fingers piped from a light egg white and cake flour batter with vanilla and orange flavoring. Delicate sponge cookies for tiramisu, trifle, or eating on their own.

These cherry cream cheese bars were divine. The cream cheese added the rich creaminess; I made my own cherry pie filling, which was packed with cherry flavour and not super sweet, also did a few changes to make these bars healthier (see the linked recipe below) but still decadent.

A friend gave me this recipe, it's a layer cake, cake + blueberry + sour cream. This dessert is a huge hit every time I make it.

Coconut macaroons fit for the President of the United States.

Chocolate chip cookies can be both delicious and healthy. Believe or not, these chocolate chip cookies made with applesauce, oats, whole wheat flour, chocolate chips and walnuts taste absolutely delicious and actually healthy enough to get some health benefit.

Made a few changes, and I got a much healthier but super moist and delicious fresh apple cake (see the linked recipe below). I love making everything healthier without losing great flavor and texture, desserts are definitely one of them, especially I have such a sweet tooth :)

A decadently delicious coconut cream pie highlights the coconut. The custard filling is made with half and half, and egg yolks. It's creamy and rich, which goes deliciously well with the coconut. Meringue topping adds another layer of creaminess without adding any more fat. Nobody can resist it!

This recipe is based on the one from Jean Christoph Novelli's grandmother Louise's recipe. He call's it "The Most Amazing Tomato Sauce on the planet" I agree. This is not the exact recipe (I tweaked it very slightly and made some educated guesses on the amounts of various ingredients but based upon the taste I believe it is probably very close.

So chocolaty and delicious. This was our dessert after dinner yesterday, in order to feel less guilty, I modified the recipe and made a healthier chocolate pudding cake (see the linked recipe below). It was such an enjoyable and decadent dessert that we really loved.

Make the best brownies in the world with this simple and delicious recipe that will have your kids wrapped around your finger!

Low fat pumpkin cookies. Pumpkin, cranberry and pecans make these soft flavorful cookies that are perfect for Thanksgiving. I've lowered the amount of saturated fat, lowered the amount of sugar and switched the whole wheat flour to boost fiber.

I have searched for weeks for the recipe for bubba gump shrimp co's special strawberry shortcake. It was one of those trademark recipes so i had to travel to Chicago to ask for myself. I only managed to find out the biscuit recipe and the vanilla drizzle that goes on bottom, but the rest is pretty simple, so I guessed! :)

This Key Lime Pie was so much lighter, and the meringue topping was fluffy, creamy and super light. Enjoy this delicious key lime pie without feeling guilty!

This chocolate coffee pudding cake is a great dessert for family or your guests. Easy to make, and it tastes so good!

Moist apple cake with grated apples, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg in a tender oil-based batter studded with walnuts. Sheet-pan style cake that bakes in a 9x13 pan, no frosting required.

This hawaiian banana nut bread is moist, banana-y and absolutely divine.

Yesterday I brought these cookies to my husband's friend's bonfire, they disappeared quickly. Everyone loved them. Tahini actually tasted delicious in these cookies! Will be making these sweets again.

These muffins are super super moist and tasty. Blueberries, bananas and apple really moisten up these muffins, also whole wheat flour, oats and flax seeds add the nutrient and nutty-tangy flavors. They are great for breakfast to start a day!

An easy recipe to make a delicious and moist chocolate zucchini bundt cake, it's great with a cup of coffee, or tea. I always put a dollap of plain yogurt to add some creaminess, of course if you prefer a richer taste, add some whipped cream!

A Greek favorite that makes everyone think you are a master chef and is sooo easy to make!! I taught a Greek friend how to make apple pie and she taught me this fabulous recipe. The phyllo dough for this recipe is found in the freezer section of most grocery stores. Add a little lemon zest to the sugar sauce, if desired.

Forget the politics and indulge into these chewy cookies that are easy to make!

This delicious rhubarb custard pie is a hit at our family dinner table.

Country vanilla ice cream churned the old-fashioned way, with a rich custard of eggs, cream, milk, and real vanilla. Made in an electric rock-salt freezer for the creamiest, most nostalgic scoop of summer.

Black walnut pound cake layers buttery powdered-sugar crumb with toasty, slightly wild black walnuts in a tall tube-pan loaf. Old-school Southern classic, dense crumb, dusted with icing sugar.

A moist yet delicious cake is made with whole wheat flour, pineapple, coconut, and, walnuts. It is super moist and packed with great flavour. Enjoy one slice or two without feeling guilty.

Perfect for Halloween, these scrumptious pumpkin cookies can also be topped off with orange frosting.

I loved these brownies! Not too sweet, not super rich, just the right balance, and satisfy my craving without making me feeling guilty afterwards.They are more cake like with a very tender crumb, a bit on the dry side, excellent with a glass of milk. I used whole wheat flour and sprinkled chopped hazelnuts on top. Definitely a keeper!

It's a decadent cheesecake. Creamy, smooth, and rich.

These chocolaty, moist and buttery muffins are so delicious, it is a great way to use up some of the leftover ricotta cheese that adds the creaminess and moisture into the muffins.

Nancy Reagan's pumpkin pecan pie marries two Thanksgiving favorites in one shell. A pumpkin custard sweetened with dark corn syrup hides under a layer of toasty pecans. Holiday pie that ends every debate over which to bake.

Thumbprint kiss cookies use peanut butter cookie mix rolled in sugar with a chocolate Kiss pressed in the center. A classic peanut butter blossom shortcut for cookie trays and bake sales.

Banana bran bread with walnuts: ripe mashed bananas, bran flakes cereal, and chopped walnuts baked into a moist, fiber-rich quickbread loaf. A favorite for breakfast and afternoon tea.

Beacon Hill brownies pack 8 ounces of unsweetened chocolate, butter, eggs, and walnuts into rich, fudgy squares with a glossy crackle top. The Boston classic with serious chocolate intensity.

Chocolatly, moist and well balanced sweetness. Make this super brownie pizza for your loved one at Valentines' Day, hmmm...

These moist and fluffy chocolate cupcakes are easy to make with pantry staples, delivering rich chocolate flavor in every bite. Perfect for birthdays, gatherings, or a sweet treat!

Very good coffee cake! I always like the topping, so I doubled the amount of topping. The cake was very moist and not too sweet. I might try this recipe using a different kind of pie filling.

These are really good. Moist chocolate cupcake with near perfect crumb. As you eat the cupcake the experience is punctuated by the surprise.

I make this recipe and double it and make bigger cookies, also I substitute Chocolate chips for nuts and raisins because I am allergic to nuts and my kids hated raisins.