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Food. Homemade Sprinkles. Somewhere over the rainbow… Above, rainbow homemade sprinkles on my Healthy Vanilla Ice Cream.

Homemade Sprinkles

I was surprised at how easy—and fun—it is to make healthy sprinkles from scratch, with none of the artificial ingredients, dyes, or corn syrup. Today’s recipe is the creation of Hannah Kaminsky, a girl almost too good to be true. A gifted writer, recipe developer, and photographer, Hannah is also a former VegNews columnist and has published three cookbooks… all before graduating from college! When asked if I’d like to review her newest cookbook, Vegan à la Mode, of course I jumped at the chance. You know I have a thing for sprinkles. I will be reviewing the actual ice cream recipes in Hannah’s cookbook, later this month. (Reprinted with permission) (Makes about 1/3 cup) Arnold Palmer Cake Is Maybe the Summeriest Thing Ever. Lemon Square Bars Recipe. Pumpkin Fudge on a Stick for Fall.

A Red Velvet Cake with a Surprising Ingredient. Every week on Food52, we're digging up Genius Recipes.

A Red Velvet Cake with a Surprising Ingredient

Today: Not your average red velvet cake. -- Kristen Miglore, Senior Editor, Food52.com I am not an advocate of shoving vegetables into things for the sake of sneaking around and not telling your kids (or coworkers or roommates or spouses) that they're eating their vegetables. But if you want to openly incorporate vegetables into baked goods based on their own merits -- their flavor, texture, moisture, or even their nourishing qualities -- I won't rant at all. I might even call you a genius.

>>RELATED: See our favorite zucchini bread recipe. Like carrot cakes and zucchini breads that came before, Nigel Slater's chocolate beet cake fulfills all of these holy purposes. As he shows us in Tender, it just so happens that the deep pink earthiness of a beet is surprisingly well suited for bittersweet chocolate cake. No-Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cookies. Mini-rainbow-heart-shaped-cheesecakes. Lemony Greek Yogurt Cheesecake. Recipe: Honey Ginger Coconut Popsicles Kinfolk. Are you getting warmer?

Recipe: Honey Ginger Coconut Popsicles Kinfolk

The best way to cool down is from the inside out. Eating these Honey Ginger Coconut Popsicles will help! You should never feel bad about eating popsicles, but when you eat a popsicle made out of honey, ginger and coconut you will feel even better! Research has shown that these ingredients make all kinds of magical things happen, such as preventing illness, keeping you hydrated and keeping your body in good shape. Honey is antibacterial, ginger helps to regulate your stomach and coconut is a source of vitamins, minerals, fiber and electrolytes. Recipe: Honey Ginger Coconut Popsicles Ingredients 3 (14-ounce/415 milliliter) cans full-fat coconut milk 1 (4-inch/10-centimeter) piece fresh ginger, finely grated 1 cup (12 ounces/340 grams) local honey Tools Popsicle molds Wooden popsicle sticks Method In a heavy-bottomed medium-size saucepan, stir together the coconut milk, ginger and honey.

Yield depends on type of popsicle molds being used. Edible watermelon bowls with sorbet. Serve up scoops of smiles in these edible watermelon ice cream bowls.

Edible watermelon bowls with sorbet

You won't believe how easy and fun they are to make. Two-ingredient Chocolate Pop-Tarts for the Holidays. Two-ingredient Chocolate Pop TartThe holidays are a time to indulge.

Two-ingredient Chocolate Pop-Tarts for the Holidays

And yet, they can also be a very busy time. So treat yourself and your special loved ones to a delicious treat that won't leave you slaving away for hours in the kitchen. Hot Chocolate on a Stick. Meringue Cookie Bites, Three Ways. Meringues have become ubiquituously associated with the "Fat Free!

Meringue Cookie Bites, Three Ways

" "Almost ZERO calories! " crowd of diet desserts at the grocery store, crowded into plastic tubs that cheerily advertise their low-calorie benefits. They are certainly not what we would reach for when looking for an indulgent dessert. But when baking for a large crowd of people, or looking for something cute and sweet to serve at a party, homemade meringues can be delightful, and a little extra something is all it takes to lift them into an addictive and delicious confection that crunches then melts in the mouth.

Read on for a basic recipe and tips to conquer the egg white... Meringue is made, fundamentally, of three things: egg whites, sugar and air. Brown Sugar Casted Chocolates. Brown sugar is the perfect medium for casting poured chocolate in a homemade mold.

Brown Sugar Casted Chocolates

This simple project will set your imagination wild! Press any convex object of choice firmly into packed brown sugar, pour melted chocolate chips into the mold and wait for it to set up. 6 Healthy Popsicle Recipes That Put Your Neighborhood Ice Cream Truck To Shame (PHOTOS) In the sweltering summer heat , ain't nothing like a popsicle to cool you down. We have yet to meet a popsicle we didn't like. Refreshing as they are, most of the icy treats on the market are loaded with sugar and dyes that can leave your lips a Cookie Monster blue. Not to mention, an average box can cost over on buck per -- we can't help it -- pop.

These six incredible homemade recipes below will put your neighborhood ice cream truck to shame. You're in control of the ingredients, which means you can adjust the sugar count to your liking. Vegan Black Bean Fudge Pops Photo: Flickr/thecraftykitty These are not your momma's Fudgesicles. Dark Chocolate Frozen Kiwi Pops Photo: Bare Feet In The Kitchen These are beautiful, smart and healthy. Pickle Pops.