This healthy dessert recipe is packed with summery fruit and takes 5 minutes to whip up! You guys, I'm definitely on a 5-ingredient recipe kick! My last recipe share was 5-ingredient Italian croutons, and a few weeks ago I shared a post on how-to make oat milk, which, while it takes a few more minutes of hands-on time than today's recipe, also involves just 5 ingredients. I've had a thing for sorbet for months now, and I've also had a thing for all fruit, but particularly mango, since the start of my pregnancy. This began when I found myself buying overpriced pre-sliced mango at Whole Foods Market on a day back in January in the midst of a crazy cold front when the high temperature for the day was 15 degrees. I kid you not! This recipe was born out of a desire to enjoy a fruity, healthy ... [Read More]
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Pumpkin Apple Cider Bread {dairy free with gf option}
It seems like every year when autumn hits, I get a serious baking itch and I start baking like crazy. Anyone else do the same thing? I especially get into the quintessential fall baking ingredients - including pumpkin, apple, cinnamon and nutmeg. I feel like I can't get enough! I mean, is there anything that smells better than all of those delicious flavors baking in the kitchen? Playing around in the kitchen with my favorite sweet fall ingredients is precisely how this recipe was born. I'm not normally a juice drinker, but I bought apple cider a few times this season after trying some at a local orchard and remembering that apple cider is in fact delicious. This recipe puts a twist on pumpkin bread by including apple cider and diced apple in the batter. I also made ... [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]
5 Healthy Valentine’s Day Desserts [All Dairy Free!]
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so today we're chatting about healthy dessert recipes! My hubby and I don't get too crazy for Valentine's Day. We'll sometimes go on an adventurous date, like going kayaking in La Jolla as we did last year, or sometimes we'll just have a nice dinner at home. To me, Valentine's Day just serves as a reminder of what's important in life. It should just be about spending time with the people you love - whether that be a spouse, your kids, your girlfriends, or even just dating yourself. I'm not sure what we'll be doing for V-Day this year yet, but if there's one thing's that for sure, it's that I'll be baking something fun surrounding the day of love...because I take advantage of any excuse to bake! Baking is definitely a ... [Read More]