Found this girly while looking for more food allergy recipes and have enjoyed her blog, which I subscribe to. If I am looking for a random recipe...pumpkin pie, mac & cheese, etc. that are safe to eat, I start with Katie. I was very excited for her to have her own book! ( )

I like to read recipe books like novels and with Chocolate in the title this one natural caught my attention. She uses healthier ingredients to make delicious sounding treats. I have marked lots of recipes to try but haven't tried them yet. This book might get a higher rating once I have tried baking a few and see what they taste like.

This is a must read for anyone with a sweet tooth! Plus, the author of the popular blog, "chocolatecoveredkatie.com," created these recipes with a healthy goal in mind. As a woman who wanted treats that satisfied her sweet tooth without using artificial sweeteners and unhealthy ingredients, the recipes in this cookbook use natural sweeteners and real ingredients so readers can still eat what they love but in a healthy way. I tried out two recipes right away and loved them both (chocolate pixie cookies and double chocolate peppermint brownies). For me too, I enjoy the fact that the recipes are allergy friendly, so I didn't even have to substitute anything, which made me love this book even more. I highly recommend this cookbook!

Sarah M. / Marathon County Public Library
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I've been a follower of Chocolate-Covered Katie's food blog for several years now, and had to preorder her new cookbook. She does genuinely delicious desserts that are impressively healthy. Seriously, I modified her chocolate pie recipe and have made it several times for my husband. This is a pie made with tofu that is delicious. Boggles the mind.

The cookbook includes many of the recipes from her blog but with the options a bit clearer and with some changes. There are some here I've been wanting to try for ages, like her deep dish chocolate chip pie that's made with white or garbanzo beans instead of flour. Most all the recipes can be made gluten-free. Katie prefers spelt flour, which I have never used before, but now I want to try it out. I don't go gluten-free but I do reduce the amount of all-purpose flour in my diet.

There aren't any dinner recipes in here. It features sections on cookies, brownies, and bars; desserts for breakfast, ice cream, milkshakes, and smoothies; pies, cakes, and cupcakes; and puddings, dips, frostings, and more.

I do wish the publisher had printed this as spiral bound so it would stay open easily without damaging the binding. It is a hardcover book, at least, so it should handle the wear better. I also wish it included a comprehensive listing of the recipes in the front under the section headings.

Even so, the cookbook's content is excellent and I'm happy to support a food blogger who has helped make my family healthier. ( )