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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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