Looking for a way to use up some apples? These 5-ingredient almond butter caramel apples are an easy, healthy apple recipe! Happy September! I find fall to be such a fun time... It's the season for mild, cool weather. The start of football season. All things pumpkin. All things spooky. And all things apple! I love going apple picking. It's an annual tradition in my family to embark on an apple picking afternoon, then come home and whip up some delicious apple recipes in the kitchen. Healthy Almond Butter Caramel Apple Slices Today's seasonal recipe is a more nutritious take on caramel apples. It's a fun recipe to make with kids. It's crazy easy to whip up, and kids can get creative with whatever toppings their hearts desire - from sprinkles and chocolate ... [Read More]
autumn recipes
Healthy Caramel Apple Dessert Pizza {vegan}
This healthy dessert pizza features an oat crumble & almond butter "caramel" combined with fresh apple slices on an easy homemade pizza dough! Recently I put together an article for Shape that rounded up healthy dessert pizza recipes, and it got the wheels turning in my head for a caramel apple dessert pizza. Especially since it's autumn and time for all things apple! I thought why not combine a few of my favorite things? After all, pizza + dessert + apples must = a heavenly recipe! Am I right? And so here we are with this vegan caramel apple dessert pizza, which features an oat crumble & almond butter "caramel" atop fresh apple slices on an easy homemade pizza dough. I've made a healthy caramel sauce with several different recipes, and the combination of maple syrup with ... [Read More]
12 Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall
It's hard to believe that we're already nearing the middle of September, isn't it? The weather has been more mild, and I've been loving it! Temperatures in the 70s is my favorite, and I've been going on lots of walks with my pup and baby to soak it up. Now that I've been experiencing more moderate weather where I'm not sweating every time I go outside, I've had soup dinners and apple recipes on my mind... and pumpkin of course! I enjoy pumpkin recipes pretty much from now until springtime hits, and then I start craving it again come September without fail. To give you some kitchen inspiration for this fall, today I'm sharing a dozen pumpkin recipe ideas. Let's get to opening up those cans of pumpkin puree! Pumpkin chocolate chip oatmeal cookies {vegan + gf}. I like to keep ... [Read More]
Healthy Pumpkin Brownie Bites {vegan}
Are you guys sick of pumpkin yet? Me neither! Well I hope that you aren't over pumpkin yet this season, because today I have another healthy recipe to share with you that's full of pumpkin-y goodness. Truth be told, I don't really remember being a big fan of pumpkin until a few years ago. This autumn I can't get enough of it. I'm putting pumpkin puree in my smoothies and pancake batters nonstop, and of course, coming up with some pumpkin baking creations. I came up with this recipe on a day when my hubby and I were meeting up with my friend Angi and her hubby for dinner that night. I wanted to bring her some healthy treats, and I was in a creative mood, so I whipped up these babies. The inspiration for these pumpkin brownie bites was these store-bought ... [Read More]
Chocolate Pumpkin Protein Bites {vegan + gf}
Made with wholesome ingredients like pumpkin, oats, dates, and hemp hearts, these energy bites are the perfect autumn snack to whip up! Chocolate protein powder gives them a protein boost, and mini chocolate chips & cocoa provide some chocolatey goodness. I feel like I say this every time I post an energy ball recipe, but I really love energy bites as a healthy little snack! I'm constantly switching up my energy ball combos, and I usually make a batch on the weekend, them throw them in a bowl to have available for on-the-go snacking or a healthy dessert all week long. My husband loves energy bites too. His favorite kind is chocolate peanut butter, but he's an energy bite monster in general... and a cookie monster too for that matter! I legit hide my Lenny & Larry's Complete ... [Read More]
Pumpkin Banana Protein Smoothie Parfaits with Apple Pie Granola {vegan + gf}
'Tis the season for all things pumpkin & apple! These autumn parfaits feature a pumpkin banana protein smoothie with apple pie granola. Hello, hello! Now that we're over a week into October (how?!), I am full force into autumn recipes. Forget the fact that it was 85 degrees in the San Diego area all weekend, I made pumpkin pancakes and am craving hot chocolate. And speaking of recipes, between traveling for half of September with little kitchen access to experiment, being busy with freelance recipe development, and being out of town last weekend camping (more on that later this week!), I somehow haven't posted one on the blog in a couple of weeks. Well that changes today, and I have an autumn goodie to share with you guys! October can be a funny month. Most people are gearing up ... [Read More]