Ever since my youngest was diagnosed with food allergies at the ripe old age of 8 months, I have found myself constantly trying to find new things for him to eat. Until I stared somewhat blindly at the grocery store shelves the first time we went shopping after his diagnosis, I really had not given food allergies a ton of thought. I knew one or two people who had to deal with them, but they were not really on my radar. Boy, was I in for a very rude awakening.
William was first diagnosed with allergies to egg, dairy, peanuts and tree nuts. Although he was just a wee baby, it wasn’t long before we were looking at making meals that involved the need to find substitutes for all of the above. And it was hard. Thankfully my little man eventually outgrew the allergies to eggs and dairy, but the peanuts and tree nuts are still with us.
Eight plus years later we have a darn good handle on feeding William and keeping him safe, but there is one area that remains a challenge – desserts. Or special edible items that most people can buy anywhere, whenever they want something to treat themselves. I know it is not the end of the world but imagine this: you are out for dinner to celebrate your child’s birthday. Everyone orders a delicious piece of cake, pie or even a huge sundae with all the toppings. But there is one person who can’t have anything on the dessert menu because of cross-contamination. That is what happens to my son all of the time. As a family we try to refrain from ordering dessert in front of him, but there are other times when this issue comes up. Even going to a friend’s house to have a play date is a challenge.
So, you can imagine my complete happiness when I find a store or bakery that makes things that my child can have and those things taste great. That is what we have found in Sweets From The Earth. This wonderful Canadian owned, family run bakery is the answer to my prayers because not only do they have safe items for William to eat, they can be found individually packaged (great for play dates) and in tons of locations! Or, you can order from them online.
Sweets From The Earth started out because of one lady’s passion to bake with quality ingredients that were vegan. Ilana, named one of Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs in 2014, started her business in her tiny apartment and has grown it into a major company serving Canadians from coast to coast. Sweets From The Earth has two production facilities located in Ontario that are egg-free, dairy-free, and kosher. One is dedicated peanut- and nut-free and the other is dedicated wheat and gluten free.
Probably the best thing about Sweets From The Earth is the fantastic array of yummy looking products they offer and, of course, their taste! From cakes and cheesecakes to cookies, bars, squares, loaves, cupcakes, muffins and more, there really is something for everyone. We bake for William at home, but it is so nice to find a place that offers truly decadent options for him, ones that I do not bake well enough to even attempt. 🙂 Now my son can have his cake and eat it too. ♥
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Please have a look at the Sweets From The Earth website here and tell me what you would like to try from their list of products!
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Suz
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Disclosure: I received products from Sweets From the Earth in order to facilitate this review. As always, all opinions are honest and my own.
coconut cream cake. thanks
I’d like to try the Creamsicle Cake
I would like the Assorted Cupcake 4-pack, yummm!!
The date squares look so good.
Everything looks so yummy! I want to try those organic medjool date squares, yum!
https://sweetsfromtheearth.com/product/organic-medjool-date-square/
I would love to try their creamsicle cake! Yum!
The double chocolate cookie looks delicious!
I would like to try the Organic Medjool Date Square and the Lemon Cranberry Muffin
I would love to try the Coffee Cake Muffins. They sound delicious!
I would love to try the smores cookie
I would love to try the Caramel Almond Shortbread and the Cookies ‘n’ Cream Cupcake!
I would love to try their Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
I would LOVE to try the Sweets From The Earth super yummy looking Whoopie Pie.
I would love to try the Apple Pie Square!
Creamsicle cake? Yes please!
The Apple Pie Squares sound yummy!
Id love to try the Chocolate Almond Biscotti
I would like to try the Oatmeal Raisin Cookies and the Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin.
The Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Box looks delicious as do the other items they carry.
I love that Coconut Cake!
I’d love to try their Lemon Cranberry Loaf. Looks yummy.
I would love to buy the
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Box -yum!
I would like to try the Whoopie Pie, Creamsicle Cake or Smores Cake. They all look good.
I would like to try the Lavender Cupcake
I would like to try the Creamsicle Cake. Sounds delicious!
https://sweetsfromtheearth.com/product/lemon-cranberry-muffin/ SOUNDS good and although I love pickled beets I dont know if I’D eat a beet muffin lol… I’d be using this when I visit my daughter in ON
I would love to try their ginger molasses cookie dough. It would be so convenient to have it in the freezer for when a cookie need strikes!
I would love to try the Chocolate Zucchini Muffin
I would love to try Apple Pie Square &
Organic Medjool Date Square -they look so good!
I would get the Apple Cinnamon Muffin.
I’d love to try the Wild Blueberry Cheesecake!
I would like to try the Double Chocolate Cookie. It looks yummy.
I’d like to try the peanut butter cookies.
I would love to try the ‘Whoopie’.
I took a look around their site and I think i’d like to try their Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Box and their S’mores Cookie! They both sound delicious and are favourite flavours of mine!
The Goji SuperStuff cookies sound really good!
The Vanilla Bean Cheesecake sounds amazing!
I would like to try the double chocolate cookie.
I would like the Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Box!
That’s the way things were made in the old days. Everything was made from scratch, if it didn’t came from the earth, people didn’t eat it.
I would love to try the Sweets From The Earth Vanilla Bean Cheesecake. YUMMO
I find that its great that they have both nut free and gluten free options.
I would like to try the Helly Dollys.
I’d love to try the Wild Blueberry Cheesecake and the Vanilla Bean Cheesecake!
I”d like to try vanilla bean cheesecake
Oh my just leave me with all the cheesecakes, all of them . I would honestly want each one. The smores one omg , and I would deep fry each one to .
I want to try the Organic Medjool Date Square!
I would like to try the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Gluten free
I would love to try Wild Blueberry Cheesecake and I’m so glad there is a nut free option out there.
I would like to try the cream sicle cake. Thanks.
I remember well my shopping trips after my son was diagnosed lactose intolerant. I had no idea that milk sugar was in so many products, often even in salami and sausages! At the time there were hardly any products for lactose intolerance people apart from milk and cream. Thankfully, over the years firms have started producing a wider range of goods for people with allergies and other illnesses. Now my son can even eat a cream cake if he wants too since now he has tablets for times like that.
I didn’t realize there were so many non allergic foods our there.