As the holidays approached, I started asking:

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What’s the perfect gift for Chicago Fit Performance’s awesome readers, supporters and clients?

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Of course, the conversation turned to food.

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We’ll give them a bunch of amazing holiday baking recipes to share (and savor) with friends and family.

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But… at Chicago Fit Performance, we always like to keep things interesting. So we decided it wouldn’t just be CFP-approved recipes. It would be a CFP-approved recipe bake-off.

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So here’s the deal:

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We engineered a head-to-head bake-off with the goal of creating five pairs of creative, unique, and delicious holiday desserts.

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Tarts? Yes.

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Cakes? You got it.

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Chocolate? Of course.

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These are 10 of the most amazing (and lovingly created) desserts I’ve ever laid eyes on.

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In the classic recipes we are using classic staples like all-purpose flour and white sugar; In the alternative recipes we are using less customary ingredients like almond flour and applesauce. Both creating combos that will blew our mind. 

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Check out the photos below to see what I mean. Then download our beautiful, and free, recipe book to try the treats for yourself.