Dessert

FOR FAMILIES & FOODIES

At sugar + Salt, we believe life and wellness is all about balance.

I hope you'll join me on this journey to wholesome living—one bite at a time.

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Chewy Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies (gluten free!)

As a kid, I LOVED the Chewy Chips Ahoy cookies. I would pop them in the microwave for about 30 seconds, and they were just perfect! So,...

Erica Hopper

Apr 24, 20212 min read

Gluten Free Spiced Cake with Carrot Cream Cheese Frosting (makes 1 8-inch cake)

This spiced cake is the thing dreams are made of, in my opinion. It is spicy, yet sweet, and the carrots add just the perfect amount of...

Erica Hopper

Apr 11, 20212 min read

Carrot Cake Cookies

This delicious take on carrot cake is the perfect treat for your kiddos after school snack! Carrot cake has carrots, so it’s technically...

Erica Hopper

Mar 31, 20213 min read

Gluten Free Chocolate Donuts with Strawberry Glaze

Want a super simple treat for the kids this weekend? These chocolate donuts are free of gluten, but full of flavor! Now that I’ve...

Erica Hopper

Mar 24, 20213 min read

Gluten-Free Vanilla Orange Cupcakes

Browned Butter Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting turn these cupcakes Into a grown up creamsicle! One of my favorite things to make is cake!...

Erica Hopper

Mar 16, 20213 min read

Gluten Free Vanilla Bean Donuts with Lemon-Mascarpone Icing

For some reason I haven’t made donuts at home like ever! I didn’t even own a donut pan, and I rarely fry things! I don’t know why I...

Erica Hopper

Mar 3, 20214 min read

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

Peanut butter cookies are such a traditional favorite. I mean can you actually make a peanut butter cookie without the iconic criss...

Erica Hopper

Mar 1, 20214 min read

Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Is there anything better than a warm chocolate chip cookie? I really don’t think so! The ONLY thing that might make them a bit better is...

Erica Hopper

Feb 26, 20212 min read

Pear and Walnut Flourless Chocolate Cake

Pears, walnuts, and chocolate, oh my! To me, pears are the most underrated fruit. When you catch one at its peak ripeness, it is...

Erica Hopper

Feb 19, 20214 min read

Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies with Salted Mocha Icing

One of my favorite traditions around the holidays is to make and decorate sugar cookies with my kids. We make an entire morning or...

Erica Hopper

Feb 3, 20213 min read

Lemon-Rosemary Olive Oil Cake

I have a MAJOR sweet tooth. I mean MAJOR. I love cake, cookies, ice cream, all of it. One thing that I’ve learned, though, is that I...

Erica Hopper

Jan 22, 20215 min read

Apple Slab Pie

There is nothing more American than apple pie, if you ask me. And as I write this, it is the day that the United States of America is...

Erica Hopper

Jan 20, 20213 min read

BEST EVER Gooey, Fudgy Brownies

I’m a self-proclaimed chocoholic. I love rich, dark chocolate and can probably eat more than the average bear. It occurred to me that I...

Erica Hopper

Jan 15, 20212 min read

Better-For-You Carrot Cake (Gluten Free and Dairy Free!)

Carrot cake is my all time favorite dessert. I am a self-proclaimed chocoholic, but that doesn’t take the place of delicious carrot cake...

Erica Hopper

Jan 8, 20212 min read

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Peanut Butter Brownies

If you were to ask me for my favorite dessert, in an instant I would answer brownies. I love fudgy, rich, delicious brownies that are on...

Erica Hopper

Dec 15, 20201 min read

Chocolate Peppermint "Brookie" Sandwiches

I had never heard of a brookie until recently. I was searching for some inspiration, and came across the term, and I think it’s just...

Erica Hopper

Dec 12, 20201 min read

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are the thing dreams are made of. Who doesn’t love a giant, warm, bakery style cookie? With the holiday...

Erica Hopper

Dec 4, 20202 min read

Pumpkin-Carrot Loaf with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Glaze

The temperature here in East TN has gone from the mid 90s to the mid 80s over the last week. That means it’s fall, y’all! I love all...

Erica Hopper

Sep 17, 20202 min read

Monster Blondies

Let’s talk about balance. Sure, I post mostly healthy recipes loaded with veggies, but let’s face it. You HAVE to have the real thing....

Erica Hopper

Aug 22, 20201 min read

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Muffins

It’s no secret that I adore chocolate in all forms. I also adore muffins in most forms! These muffins are very traditional in texture,...

Erica Hopper

Jul 24, 20201 min read