3 Desserts You Should Bring to Your Next Holiday Party

This holiday season, you’ll be the most popular person at your next holiday party after showing up with one (or all) of these delicious treats featuring BareOrganics Superfoods.

Beet-Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 ¼ cup whole-wheat flour

¼ cup BareOrganics Coconut Palm Sugar

2 tbsp. BareOrganics Cacao Powder

1 tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

1 cup BareOrganics Beet Root Powder

1 cup water

½ cup BareOrganics Agave Inulin

1/3 cup BareOrganics Coconut Oil, melted at room temperature

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a 12-muffin tin with liners
2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, coconut palm sugar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. In a blender or food processor, combine beet root powder, cacao powder, agave inulin powder, water, coconut oil, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.
4. Add the wet mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
5. Equally distribute cupcake mixture to each muffin tin.
6. Bake 18-22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
7. Top with your favorite frosting and enjoy!

Servings: 12

Festive Flair

To make these cupcakes extra festive, try piping snowmen onto each one and use BareOrganics Cacao Nibs in place of the eyes for chocolatey surprise.

Blackberry & Bee Pollen Muffins with Blackberry Butter

Ingredients:

Muffins:

4 tbsp. raw or organic unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1 large organic egg

¼ cup whole milk

1 tsp. baking powder

6 tbsps. BareOrganics Agave Inulin + 1 tsp. for sprinkling

¼ tsp. kosher salt

1 cup blackberries (a generous cup)

1 tbsp. BareOrganics Bee Pollen

1 cup white whole wheat flour

Butter:

4 tbsp. raw or organic unsalted butter

¼ tsp. salt

4 organic blackberries

Directions:

Muffins:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Line a muffin pan with six paper liners.
3. Mix the butter, egg, and milk in a medium sized bowl until blended.
4. In a large bowl, combine the agave inulin, kosher salt, baking powder and white whole wheat flour.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
6. Gently fold in the blackberries.
7. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Once you remove from oven, sprinkle tops with bee pollen. Serve warm with blackberry butter.

Butter:

Using a fork, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Store in the fridge until ready to use.

Servings: 12

Festive Flair

Swap out blackberries and use either fresh cranberries or rehydrated BareOrganics Goji Berries to add a pop of red that so often accompanies the end of the year!

One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

¾ cup plus 2 tbsps. whole-wheat pastry flour

½ cup BareOrganics Coconut Palm Sugar

⅓ cup BareOrganics Extra Rich Cacao

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

¼ tsp. salt

½ cup nonfat buttermilk

½ cup packed light brown sugar

1 large egg, lightly beaten

2 tbsps. canola oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

½ cup hot strong black BareOrganics Cardio Care Coffee

Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Coat a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Line the pan with a circle of wax paper.
3. Whisk flour, coconut palm sugar, cacao, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Add buttermilk, light brown sugar, egg, oil and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add hot coffee and beat to blend. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
4. Bake the cake until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
5. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from the pan, peel off the wax paper and let cool completely.
6. Dust the top with confectioners’ sugar before slicing and enjoying.

Servings: 12

Festive Flair

Who doesn’t love peppermint around the holidays? Add in 1 tsp. of peppermint extract to the cake batter for a subtle but delicious peppermint flavor. Then, top your finished cake with crushed candy canes or peppermint candies for some festive decoration.