Can anyone recommend me a cake/desert recipe page

[Graeme]

I'm turning the big 40 soon my kids have offered to cook me something I see a great oppurtunity to teach them healthy can be tasty.
I fancy a cheesecake

[Jenny]

A cheesecake is not really going to be primal, between the sweetness and the dairy. There are ways to fake it I suppose, and ways to make it "more primal" than a standard cheesecake... but doesn't that just teach them that healthy eating = eating passable approximations of what they really want?

Looks like you may have two potentially-opposing goals here:
1) have a treat for your birthday (20%)
2) give the kids a teaching experience about healthy, delicious primal food.

You might be better served pursuing those two goals as separate exercises, since cheesecake doesn't strike me as a great working example of healthy primal food.

But hey, maybe there's some non-sugary, non-cheesy cheesecake recipe out there? (I can't imagine calling it "cheesecake" though...)

[kennelmom]

Have made this several times. My non-primal hubby actually prefers it to "real" cheesecake (as do I) http://www.sonofgrok.com/2009/02/time-for-cheesecake/

[tfarny]

Flourless dark chocolate cake and coconut ice cream.

[jqbancroft]

Batty also has a recipe for cheesecake that has been recommended you can see the recipe and photo here http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/cheesecake-34/.

Other primal desserts are fruit in a chocolate fondue (just melt dark chocolate into coconut milk and you have a decadent chocolate dip!)

I also posted a recipe for baked "pancakes" that turned out more like a cake or cornbread consistency. It doesn't have any sweeteners, but you could easily mix some fruit in the batter for sweetness and do a primal frosting. yummy!

[kennelmom]

I think I like Batty's crust better...I'll definitely be trying that out next time!

[mizski]

Here are some other primal dessert/cake recipes:

http://thisprimallife.com/category/recipes/desserts/ (The carrot cake looks very yummy)

http://www.primal-palate.com/2010/09...chocolate.html (Chocolate birthday cake)

[GoJenGo]

Mizki, thanks for referencing thisprimallife.com - I immediately added that as a favorite! I've already found a ton of killer recipes there and can't wait to try them out!

[Rivvin]

A cheesecake is not really going to be primal, between the sweetness and the dairy. There are ways to fake it I suppose, and ways to make it "more primal" than a standard cheesecake... but doesn't that just teach them that healthy eating = eating passable approximations of what they really want?

Looks like you may have two potentially-opposing goals here:
1) have a treat for your birthday (20%)
2) give the kids a teaching experience about healthy, delicious primal food.

You might be better served pursuing those two goals as separate exercises, since cheesecake doesn't strike me as a great working example of healthy primal food.

But hey, maybe there's some non-sugary, non-cheesy cheesecake recipe out there? (I can't imagine calling it "cheesecake" though...)

Since dairy is actually not against the primal blueprint just omit the sugar and enjoy a cheesecake with alternatives for sweetness such as blueberry, strawberry, or stevia.

Dairy is only a no-no if you are lactose intolerant or super duper fat and have to do massive cutting.

Dairy is awesome.

[Jenny]

OK, well what do I know. :D And it does look like there are a lot of recipe possibilities listed here! Great!