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Clean Treats for Everyone

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Clean Treats for Everyone is full of healthy deserts primarily aimed at the US market. There are some appealing recipes that I might try with a few substitutions of ingredients, but there is probably not enough to convince me to buy it. Lots of information is provided on clean eating which is perfect if you are new to the subject or want to try it out I liked the photos but would have preferred one for every recipe. It is well structured and visually appealing and I liked that it only has treats in. Rather a lot of sugar is used even if it is the healthier versions, but you can always adapt the recipes to reduce this. Overall a nice feel good recipe book.

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Mmmmm!! This is a feast for the soul, full of reduced guilt takes on classic bakes, family favourites and easy to follow instructions.
I love how this book uses easy to follow instructions, and photos of what the desserts will look like, and amounts that each bake will yield. It is generally easy to multiply the ingredients for mass baking, or sometimes reduce the quantities for a smaller yield (but who ever does that?!)
The book is American and the quantities in the book are given in cups. I am British, but well versed in Amerian recipes, and I regularly use a set of widely available measuring cups to avoid translating into grams. In general, I think the ingredients used are also widely available, the more unusual things called for in a lot of the recipes are coconut flour, coconut sugar, almond butter, and almond flour, so might require a trip to the bigger supermarket or health food store, or of course an online shop, for those items.
I was an avid baker some years ago but in recent years I have done much less baking, as myself and those around me have become more conscious of our sugar intake. However this book has let me see that you can have cleaner treats using goodies such as coconut flour, and a little treat now and then doesn't hurt! I'm looking forward to getting back to baking with this book!!

Tanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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I've read all of Laura Fuentes' other cookbooks, and they're all well done. This book is no exception. I have multiple food restrictions, and I appreciate that quite a few of these recipes can be adapted further (i.e. being made dairy free, or vegan). My one complaint is that quite a few recipes use coconut flour, which cannot be subbed with another flour. I find coconut flour to give an unpleasant texture and taste to baked goods. But that's my personal preference; I'll simply be skipping those recipes.
There are quite a few recipes I plan to try from this book, the Key Lime Pie Squares being first.
Another great job from this author!

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The book is separated into chapters on The Basics of Clean Eating and Baking, Oven-Fresh Treats, No-Bake Treats, and Warm Drinks/Smoothies/Frozen Treats. Then each chapter further breaks into specific types of items, including breakfast, snacks, decadent treats, and healthier choices. Everything is naturally gluten free, and the ingredient lists seem like items that most people would be able to get at a grocery store. There are color photos for a majority but not all of the recipes. The recipes also have labels like dairy free, egg free, and vegan, and those indicators are included on the section lists of recipes for easy identification. This would be a great book for someone starting in clean eating or GF diet, or to expand your available treat recipes.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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This was exactly what I hoped for; quick and easy healthy dessert recipes, a logical layout with easy food sensitivity labels, and aesthetic food pictures.

Though not all of the recipes interested me, there were plenty that I was excited to try, and more I still want to! I was a bit worried going into it, that the ingredients would be obscure, but I haven't run into that problem.

Written into four chapters, the book starts with the basics of clean eating and cooking before moving on to the recipes. Oven-fresh treats, no-bake treats, warm drinks smoothies and frozen treats, this book packs quite a bit.

I would recommend if your a fan of the author, wanting to try new cleaner treats, or just new dessert recipes in general!

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Yum, I love this book! So many yummy treats for me to bake and so many are gluten free which is nice as I’m coeliac. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone with allergies or just people wanting to avoid certain products whilst still enjoying delicious yummy treats

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4/5 stars
This was an enjoyable cookbook that had lots of recipes. I have not tried any yet, but they all look very delicious. The only problem I have with this cookbook is that it calls for lots of ingredients I don't have in my pantry. So be prepared to go on a shopping trip if you get this! Overall, I would recommend this for anyone who wants to experiment with healthier versions of their favorite treats.

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Has a lot of dairy free desserts. The recipes are simple to follow and tasty but mite need a bit of tweaking to look pretty.

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There are a lot of recipes that look good here, but I was slightly disappointed in a couple things. Since the emphasis of ther cookbook is on healthier recipes, I did expect nutritional information to be included. Also, there seems to be a fair amount of sugar used which didn't really line up for me with clean eating. While it's less processed sugars, it's still sugar. This should almost have been marketed instead as a gluten free cookbook. The author has used less processed ingredients across the board and I appreciated that recipes were noted as gluten free, dairy free, vegan, etc. I did find several recipes I'll be trying but this isn't one I'll be adding to my permanent collection.

Thank you Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for mt honest review.

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I liked this cook book although I would have liked to have the nutritional information for each recipe. I am also not a fan of using soaked cashews for dessert things and this book used this technique for a lot of recipes.

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Okay, let me start out by saying that I have an intolerance for dairy but have a real sweet tooth, which makes most desserts my sworn enemies...

In this book, I counted 54 recipes I want to try. FIFTY FOUR. Just take that in for a second.

Now I will share full transparency, when it comes to cookbooks, I'm a nightmare for buying them as 'coffee table' books. I love the pictures and drool over the recipes, but 85% of the time I'll make one out of the whole book (or sometimes none!)

My biggest pet peeve with 'clean eating' recipe books, is the need to go out and buy obscure ingredients that literally nobody has in their cupboard on a regular day. Don't get me wrong, there are a couple of ingredients in this one that I think I may need to go to a specialist store for, but one of my favourite things about this book in particular is that Laura shares how to make a few of them too - like oat flour and flax egg.

Each recipe is laid out in a clear and simple manner, with most accompanied by glorious, drool-inducing photos. No fuss, no confusion. Oh, and for us UK chefs, each recipe has grams and millilitre measurements for the ingredients as well as cups!

Overall, I'm excited to try as many of these recipes as I can! (I figure it's probably better for me to have some homemade and 'healthy' treats in the house for when my sugar cravings kick in, rather than ploughing my way through an entire tub of ice cream or store bought bags of doughnuts/cookies/brownies/other cake related goodies).

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This book focuses on making treats that use the least amount of processing (coconut sugar and maple syrup over white and brown sugars), recipes are gluten free, dairy free (with dairy sub ideas if you prefer to keep dairy in your diet), and also nut free options. (And notes for egg free and vegan recipes, which I appreciate). This makes it great for a variety of allergies that many people unfortunately deal with. It gives a quick shopping/pantry list to be able to whip up a treat when wanted.

I am loving this cookbook. The pages are bright and inviting with many recipes having pictures, which I love. Muffins, sliced breads, energy balls, bars, cookies, pies and cheesecakes, drinks, ice creams, popsicles, and smoothies. You won't need any crazy equipment and should be able to make a plethora of these recipes without having to purchase anything extra.

The ingredients are very simple and easy to find. I couldn't think of anything you might struggle to find. Nuts and seeds, like nut butters, coconut, cashews, fruits, and maple syrup, honey or coconut sugar are your go to ingredients. These recipes will taste great but also provide the nutrition of whole foods with vitamins, minerals, and fiber you won't get from processed white flour grocery store treats.

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Loved this book and the delicious easy recipes that it contains. Would recommend to anyone wo=ho is starting their healthy eating journey, because all of the ingredients are easy staples that most people have in their pantry,

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Man these treats look delicious. Maybe it's just because I've been on an anti-inflammatory/chronic illness food elimination diet for months so anything remotely dessert-related looks amazing, or maybe they really are as good as they look - I plan to try many of these, so I'll report back. Regardless, it's wonderful to have a resource full of options for gluten-free, dairy-free, and processed sweetener-free treats for those special occasions in life.

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I loved this cookbook and I look forward to making many of these healthy clean recipes in the very near future. I love desserts that you will not feel guilty about eating. The shopping list and photos throughout the book were priceless.

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This is a wonderful book for anyone looking to eat clean treats! I have been trying to eat healthier and cleaner and this book is perfect! The author explains what eating clean is, provides a shopping list and then provides so many mouthwatering recipes! I am so excited to try these recipes- especially the brownies, edible cookie dough and cinnamon roasted chickpeas. Thank you to NetGalley and Fair Winds Press for an ARC copy.

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Oh my goodness, I'm so tired of so-called health books not including nutritional information for their recipes. Sigh. I would not purchase this book for my own kitchen because of this. That said...

These seem like fine treats if you're looking for gluten free, dairy free sweets made of natural ingredients. If you need to know calories, fat count, carb counts, etc. then you're going to have to spend an awful lot of time plugging ingredients into an app. Most of them seem like they are very high in sugars (mostly from honey), calories, carbs and fats. I would not say they're really designed for "everyone" as much as for gluten free, dairy free kids whose parents avoid processed ingredients, or people on restricted diets who don't need to watch their weight. It should be awesome for them.

Icons tell you for each recipe whether it is gluten free (heads up, they all are, so this is kind of unnecessary), dairy free (again, they all are, so it's kind of moot), nut free, vegan (not many fit this criteria, other than in some sections) or egg free.

Typical ingredients -- almond flour, coconut sugar, coconut oil, eggs, coconut milk, honey, dates, oat flour, coconut flour, chocolate chips, bananas, berries, almond butter, flax seeds, almond milk, pecans, walnuts, brown rice crispy cereal and spices.

Heads up to vegans: Some recipes are marked V for vegan but contain honey. Most of the recipes use honey for the main sweetener, often in large amounts. Also, some form of coconut is in just about every recipe so this would not be a good fit for anyone allergic to coconut.

Really nice photos are provided for about 1/3 to 1/2 of the recipes, but not all.

I've had a child who was gluten free and dairy free (now just gluten free) and have had kids on all natural diets and such in the past. I would have appreciated this cookbook in some ways, but I was never one to use a cup of honey instead of just some cane sugar (anything labeled just "sugar" these days is generally GMO beet sugar, which we do avoid). In some cases, Fuentes' choice of ingredients don't really mesh with what I'd use, and she avoids ingredients that I would have had no problem with. Also, these are made with "clean" ingredients but are still very high in sugars so not something anyone should be having tons of. That said, lots of these seem like delicious treats.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

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I loved this cookbook and I look forward to making some of these recipes in the very near future. I appreciate that the clean, non processed, aspect of the recipes still included most if not all of the items I currently have in my pantry. The recipes don't seem too difficult to put together, the recipes seem simple to follow and the recipes + pictures are drool worthy. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this on netgalley and was approved of for this book!

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I will be adding this cookbook to my collection. I draw a hard line when it comes to cookbooks and this one hits all of my requirements, beautiful pictures, ingredients that I can find in the Midwest, clear ingredients list, and easy to follow instructions. I really liked the variety of recipes. The ones I made my family enjoyed.

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Many recipes look delicious, and I will try them out. I like most of the ingredients and that you can swap them with milk or butter if you prefer that option. The design of the book is very nice, which is important for cookbooks.

I don't like the use of a microwave in this book, but that's a personal preference, I guess. The majority of baked recipes are for the oven, though. It's a pity that there isn't a photograph next to each recipe. 4,5 stars

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this! All opinions are my own.

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