Chef Aj's Sweet Indulgence: Guilt-Free Treats Sweetened Naturally with Fruit

A smart book with recipes that makes you think outside the box. With ingredients that you might not have thought about before a must have on the shelf.

The book is top-notch on sturdiness and photography. Here are some of the things I like about it: -Each recipe is rated low-fat, semi-decadent or rich and decadent, as well as by amount of sweetness. And there are enough recipes in each of those categories for all types of preparation. -Some of the recipes are quick and easy to put together. Some have several steps and take longer, but even those don’t take much skill. -There are some recipes that will work well for us on a regular basis, even though I have weight issues. (However most will be for occasional use, potlucks, guests, because I’m still reducing my weight.) -AJ provides “chef tips” for each recipe. Her tips are very helpful. -I’m improving my cooking skills, just by reading the book, for the many meals I just put together with no recipe. And I’ve been vegan 10 years. -Easy to use table of contents and index. I fixed the Frozen Fruit Cobbler today for the first time. It took about five minutes to put together. I baked it in our Instant Pot because our oven isn’t working. It was amazingly delicious! The ONLY ingredients were frozen fruit (your choice), rolled oats, cinnamon, vanilla bean powder, nutmeg, cardamom, bananas and Date Paste adjusted to taste. I totally skipped the Date Paste and honestly didn’t miss it, probably because I used very ripe bananas and a mixture of sweet frozen fruits. Some form of dates are used to sweeten many of the recipes. Because of my weight issues I’m just picking recipes that are low-fat and minimally sweetened. But this is NOT a weight-loss book. I’m looking forward to having a reason to make one of the many rich and decadent, sweet recipes that look like they’re right out of a 5-star restaurant. This is a beautiful book, all whole-food vegan and sugar, oil and salt free. But no one will ever know that unless you tell them. Great book for recipes for non-vegan potlucks and guests!

Love this cookbook. Offers a wide range of deserts with accessible ingredients.

Great addition to any health-conscious vegan kitchen. Lots of variety in the recipes and beautiful photos of each one.

I loved everything about this book. Chef AJ is genius and she's shared her knowledge generously. The recipes are brilliant, the photos are brilliant. Could not ask for more