Desserts I Would Have Made

I had big plans for this holiday season. Plans to make healthful alternatives to bring with me to gatherings so that I could "indulge" but stay on track. Then I got smacked upside the head by first trimester fatigue and nausea. And let's be honest, I sorta deserved it for trying to be the annoying healthy girl during Christmas anyway.

But I might want to try it again next year, so for posterity:

The Easiest, Healthiest, Most Scrumptious Fudge Ever (Haven't made this, but it looks awesome.)

Cocoa Jingle Balls (I've made these and really enjoyed them.)

Homemade, Healthier "Reese's Peanut Butter Cups" (Haven't made these, but how could you go wrong with peanut butter and chocolate? HOW?)

Stock

At least once a week I make a whole chicken and use the bones for stock.

I make it exactly as described here, but I do it in the crockpot like she says she used to do it.

Raw chicken. You are welcome.

Homemade stock tastes better than store bought, and I know what's in it. I've heard that you end up with more nutrients in homemade too. Hard to know for sure if that's true--I'm sure it varies. I heard it's high in calcium in particular, which is why I started making lots when I was off dairy, but if you try to confirm that in a Google search you mostly find other people trying to find out if it really is a good source of calcium. It seems like it would make sense since there's calcium in bones, but what do I know.

Broth (which I also use a lot of), chicken meat, and bones/fat/meat for stock.

Anyway, I continue to make it so that I always have some on hand since it's the base of many of my meals.