About
Lauren is a student, a foodie, and the author of The Healthy Indulgences Cookbook: A Guide To Baking All-Natural, Sugar-Free Desserts! With limited funds and big ideas, she can usually be found at bookshops and farmer’s markets. Nutrition research and the culinary arts are her passions. Lauren’s sugar-free and gluten-free dessert recipes, made from natural ingredients, can be found here.
A graduate of Duke University, Lauren resides in Florida and continues to experiment in the kitchen on a student budget.
“Health food that doesn’t taste like health food is my mission, with a focus on making over the most decadent junk foods. My experiments in the kitchen eventually yield something palatable. Those tasty successes end up on this blog! My crack team of willing food testers includes family, friends, roommates, and hungry looking acquaintances. They help me to ensure that you too, have sweet success in the sugar-free kitchen!”Â
-Lauren
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I make tasty desserts without sugar... and flour... and gluten. What's left? Check out Healthy Indulgences Blog to find out! 


I’m so glad to find your blog! I love your first blog and used some of the recipes – however I couldn’t find your old blog and thought you were gone forever – then I found this blog and saw your picture and knew it was you! Yay! You’re amazing! Thanks so much for all you do! xoxo
Ashleynyc
September 6, 2012
Thanks for the nice comment, Ashley! Happy you were able to find the blog again.
Lauren B.
December 23, 2012
what do you think would happen if i made the vanilla cupcakes (with the beans) and substituted the beans for fresh pumpkin? of course i woud have to add spices but how do you think the consistancy would be?
desiree
September 27, 2012
Hi, Desiree! I think the consistency would be a bit mushy. It’s tough to incorporate pumpkin in flourless baked goods! Thanks for the inspiration, though – a good pumpkin muffin recipe sure would be good for fall!
Hmm…
Lauren B
October 2, 2012
Hi Lauren,
I absolutely love your recipes! I have to say that they have kept me feeling like a human being despite my dietary restrictions. Anyway, I am having a small dinner party on friday and was thinking of making the black bean chocolate cake or the blender yellow cake, and was just wondering how you think it might work if I were to use egg replacer? I personally am fine with eggs but I have two guests coming over that are vegan.
Thank you
Adam
Adam C
October 18, 2012
Hi I really am enjoying your recipes … Hope to try some soon. I also saw you lived florida . My family and I live in Lakeland. Florida . Thanks again for the good recipes.
Leah .funk
November 12, 2012
Hi, Leah! You’re a bit farther north from where I am on the gulf coast. Welcome to the blog!
Lauren B.
December 23, 2012
Hi from down under. Just discovered your website and pleased to discover a healthy gluten free muesli bar without oats
Thank you! Reading your quote above reminds me of a chef here in New Zealand who has the same mission – here is a link to his tv show in which he does healthy makeovers of junk food classics, in case you are interested: http://tvnz.co.nz/the-food-truck/index-group-4174185
Ellymay
November 28, 2012
Looks like he does some great work. Wish I could join him on the show, haha!
I do have a muesli recipe to share on the blog. It’ll be posted during the new year.
Thanks for reminding me of it!
Lauren B.
December 22, 2012
Hi Lauren, I’ve just purchased your book but for whatever reason I’m having trouble downloading it. Can you help please?
Olivia McAllister
December 14, 2012
Emailed you, Olivia!
Lauren B.
December 22, 2012
Hi Lauren,
I was just wondering if you ever thought about adding professionally made videos to your website to help compliment your existing content? I can help you do this for free. Feel free to e-mail me if you wanted to learn more.
Thanks,
Albert
Albert Pinkowski
January 3, 2013
If I want to use sugar instead of honey or xylitol can you tell me what quantities to use for the chocolate cake and the frosting?
Thanks!
Margot
Margot
January 15, 2013
I’m back on the low carb track and am dying to try your premium chocolate ice cream. Do you have the nutritional info available, and the number of servings? I can’t seem to find it in the recipe. Thanks, Judy
Judy
February 11, 2013
Hi, Judy! Posted the nutrition facts over at the Chocolate Ice Cream post.
Lauren B.
February 15, 2013