This easy banana ice cream recipe will satisfy your mint chocolate chip ice cream cravings. All you need are a few ingredients, a food processor or high-powered blender, & 5 minutes to whip up this healthy dessert! Summertime is officially here, and my household has been all about refreshing desserts in recent weeks. I mean really, is there anything better than ice cream, freezer pops, and watermelon smoothies to quench your thirst during the hot summer months? Nope! Today's recipe was born thanks to the COVID-19 quarantine. My husband and I were both craving mint chocolate chip ice cream a few months back, as it's one of our favorite ice cream flavors. But at the time all ice cream shops near us were closed, and we were seriously limiting our trips to the grocery store. To satisfy ... [Read More]
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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookie Bars {vegan}
Packed with pumpkin and chocolate chips, these soft, chewy cookie bars make for a perfect autumn snack or dessert! I've noticed that people keep telling me that they're surprised that I've been cooking and baking a lot now that I have a baby. But being in the kitchen gives me a sense of normalcy amidst my world turned upside-down with the arrival of a newborn. I'm typically a very up and at 'em person. Doing things I used to do all the time, like planning dates with girlfriends or going to workout classes solo, takes more effort these days, but working in the kitchen is something that gives me joy that I can do it in the comfort of my own home with my babe sleeping (or screaming, haha) nearby. Hence today's recipe: chocolate chip pumpkin cookie bars. I'm all about ... [Read More]
Baked Apples with an Oat Streusel & Maple Butter Sauce {vegan + gf}
October is in full swing, and I'm enjoying the leaves changing so much! I'm hoping to take advantage of the mild weather and pretty leaves some more this weekend with a family hike. Not surprisingly, I've been loving all things pumpkin and apple this fall. And while my apples that I picked at the orchard are long gone, I bought a big bag of locally grown apples at the store that I've been playing around with. Today's recipe is a healthy, delicious fall treat: baked apples with an oat streusel + maple butter sauce. This recipe is like a deconstructed apple pie: We've got apples. We've got cinnamon yumminess. We've got a healthy caramel-like sauce. We've got a buttery topping... ...yet it's also made with wholesome ingredients like oats, almond flour and coconut oil! ... [Read More]
Peach Crumb Cake {vegan}
Summertime fruit is my jam. Cherries, peaches, watermelon, strawberries... you name it, I'm eating it these days! Recently I was enjoying a big ole bowl of summertime fruit when I started thinking about how peaches would be great incorporated into a crumb cake recipe. So, I did what any foodie recipe creator would do, and I started playing around experimenting with a peach crumb cake. This recipe was inspired by Ashley at Cook Nourish Bliss, whose pumpkin apple crumb cake is a favorite of mine. I've made it countless times, and it's a goodie to bring to fall get togethers and to make for brunch over the holiday season. The crumb topping is to die for! Featuring an almond + whole wheat flour cake base, I opted to make this crumb cake vegan by using coconut oil and a bit of apple sauce ... [Read More]
Healthy Cinnamon Oat Bread {vegan}
No shocker here, but I'm still obsessed with all things cinnamon, so today I have a delicious cinnamony snack/breakfast/dessert recipe to share! Lately cinnamon rolls and breads have been calling me. I ordered a gooey cinnamon roll a month or so ago while working at a coffee shop to satisfy my craving, but it's stuck around. So what did I do my friends? Came up with a healthier version of cinnamon roll bread, of course! This bread is a more nutritious play on the typical white flour, butter, and refined sugar-filled cinnamon swirl breads we all know and love. Instead, we've got an oat + whole wheat flour base. Apple sauce, a flaxseed egg, and coconut oil are added into the mix in place of butter, eggs and vegetable oil. Instead of an excess of sugar, pure maple syrup ... [Read More]
Healthy Strawberry Oat Banana Bread {vegan + gluten free}
This seriously moist & delicious banana bread features fresh strawberries & an oat flour! After I went strawberry picking a couple weeks ago, I had all of these strawberry recipe ideas swirling around in my head. And so, today we're talking about strawberry recipe #2 of this season! {Recipe #1 was these dairy free baked strawberry donuts with strawberry cream cheese frosting.} Since we had picked a big bucket of berries, I thought that they'd be around for awhile, and that I'd get to test out at least a couple of recipes. But that was not the case! Less than a week after my husband and I went strawberry picking, we had eaten the entire bucket. What can I say, we both are big strawberry fans (I mean who doesn't like strawberries?!). Luckily, I did have the ... [Read More]