Dessert
Desserts from a Growing Dome reflect the pleasures of year-round gardening, where fresh fruit, herbs, and edible flowers can move from the greenhouse to the kitchen in every season. From lemon lavender cake and avocado ice cream to banana pancakes, carrot cake, and chocolate zucchini cake, this category highlights dessert recipes inspired by dome-grown ingredients and the creativity of home baking when your harvest is close at hand.
A Fresh Spin on the Classic Orange Julius
June 15, 2026
This fresh, plant-based spin on the classic Orange Julius uses frozen mandarin juice, banana, coconut milk, almond milk, and real vanilla for a creamy, frothy summer drink with no added cane sugar.
Decadent Dairy Free Avocado Ice Cream
April 4, 2024
This dairy-free avocado ice cream is sure to satisfy your craving without the guilt! Rich coconut milk and ripe avocados create a delectable guilt free dessert.
The Best Lemon Olive Oil Cake with Lavender Glaze
February 6, 2024
Lemons are among the most popular fruit-bearing plants to cultivate in a Growing Dome greenhouse. Because they are available year-round at the grocery store many people associate lemons with fresh lemonade on a hot summer day. However, it may surprise you to learn that lemons are, in fact, considered a winter fruit. Their peak season, when they are most abundant and of the highest quality, typically extends from December to April.
Bananas as an Excellent Egg Substitute: The Case of Banana Pancakes
January 2, 2024
Forget eggs! Bananas are the secret ingredient to light and fluffy vegan pancakes. This easy recipe uses mashed bananas for binding and sweetness, creating pancakes that are bursting with flavor and moisture. Plus, we've thrown in some melty chocolate chips for an extra decadent touch. Serve with maple syrup and fresh banana slices for a breakfast or snack that's as good as it is good for you.
Not a Vegan Carrot Cake
June 24, 2020
Since I am not a vegan like Kesy I couldn't really do a vegan recipe. Instead, I give you my nana's recipe for the best carrot cake ever with homemade cream cheese icing. She is Sicilian and the only thing I love more than her cakes is her meatballs.
Greenhouse Chocolate Zucchini Cake
October 8, 2010
Our friends in Taos, New Mexico once published this recipe – we just couldn’t get enough of this yummy treat, and wish to pass it on to our fellow gardeners…(** as originally from a friend of Yart, Janine N; Yart leaves out the ingredients with the asterisks.) Chocolate Zucchini Cake Cream together: 1/2 cup **margarine…