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Maple Almond Butter Cookies

September 9, 2018

Fall is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate the beginning of my favorite season than to make a fall inspired sweet treat. Here is the recipe for Maple Almond Butter Cookies:

Ingredients:

1 cup crunchy almond butter
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
2 eggs
3 tablespoons coconut flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Fancy sea salt for sprinkling on top
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Optional: ½ cup chocolate chips

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Put all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix. Scoop the cookies in about 1 inch circles on a baking sheet for 8-10 minutes. Let them cool, and then they are ready to eat!

Viola!

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Its finally cold outside! Freezing weather, for me, means cozying up next to a fire in the fireplace, wrapping up in an electric blanket, fuzzy socks, and of course – hot chocolate. Hot chocolate is one of the most delicious ways to warm up on these cold fall and winter days. Today, I was craving something hot, but I couldn’t decide if I wanted hot chocolate or, my go-to drink…coffee. Since I couldn’t choose between the two, I thought “why not combine them both?” So I am here to share with you my new favorite cold-weather drink – Espresso Hot Chocolate.

Espresso Hot Chocolate

A shot of espresso (1 ounce)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1.5 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tbsp dairy-free semisweet chocolate chips
1 Tbsp raw sugar
Vegan marshmallows (optional)

On the stove, heat up almond milk until warm then whisk in cocoa powder and chocolate. Mix until there are no clumps of chocolate or cocoa in the almond milk. Then, add raw sugar and whisk again until everything is combined. Keep mixture on the stove until hot and stir continuously.

After that, make one oz of espresso (if you don’t have an aeropress or an espresso machine then you can add 1/4 cup of brewed coffee to your hot chocolate). For my coffee grounds, I use Shay Latte Coffee. They are a fair trade coffee company that is GMO free, organic, and absolutely delicious! Once you make your espresso, add it to your mug of choice and pour the hot chocolate in with the espresso. Stir to combine. To top my Espresso Hot Chocolate, I used Marshmallows.

Voilà! A perfect treat on a cold day!

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Baked Sweet Potato and Beet Chips

March 22, 2014

Sweet Potato Chips:

2-3 medium sweet potatoes
3 TB coconut oil
Pink Himalayan salt
Cinnamon

Slice sweet potatoes in spiralizer (use the widest blade). You can also use a knife and finely chop sweet potatoes if you don’t have a spiralizer, but make sure they are cut in very thin slices. Melt the coconut oil and toss with the sweet potatoes then sprinkle with cinnamon and Himalayan salt.

We also mixed in purple potatoes as well and tossed them with olive oil along with salt and pepper.

Bake at 250 for at least an hour or until crisp (it may take up to 2 hours)

Beet Chips:

2-3 medium beets
2 golden beets
Agave
Red wine

Slice beets in spiralizer or finely slice. Boil the golden beets first in water with a dash of agave until the beets become a little translucent. Take out the golden beets and boil the regular beets in the water with red wine. Drain the liquid and dry the beets. Bake on 250 for at least an hour or until crisp. (it may take up to 2 hours)

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Fruit & Nut Bars

March 10, 2014

Cashew Fig Bars

1/2 cup pitted dates
1/3 cup cashews (roasted or raw)
1/3 cup of dried figs
2 TB coconut oil
pinch of salt

Blend cashew and fig mixture until forms into dough in a food processor. Roll out the dough flat and then cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.

Pistachio Raspberry Bars

1/2 cup pitted dates
1/3 cup pistachios (raw or roasted)
1/4 cup fresh rasberries
pinch of salt

Blend pistachio and raspberry mixture until forms into dough in a food processor. Roll out the dough flat and then cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.

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Smoothies

February 19, 2014

One of my favorite things to make are smoothies. Simple is always best and most of my smoothies start with a quick and easy base made up of three tasty and nutritious ingredients: coconut milk, banana, and spinach.

It’s easy to change up your smoothies by adding in different ingredients to the base to make a completely new creation every time. Check out some of my favorite smoothie recipes below.

Here are a few of my favorite smoothies:

This is my go to smoothie: Tropical Green Smoothie

1 frozen banana
1/2 cup frozen mango
1/2 cup frozen pineapple
2/3 cup coconut milk
1 cup spinach
1/2 cup water

Blend ingredients. I love to put flax seeds, chia seeds, or goji berries on top

Strawberry Banana Smoothie:

1 frozen banana
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
3/4 cup coconut milk
1 cup spinach (optional)
1/2 cup water
1/2 TB maca powder

Blend then sprinkle cacao nibs and flax seeds on top

Pineapple Mango Smoothie

1 cup of mango
1/2 cup of pineapple juice
1/2 cup of coconut milk
1 cup of spinach (optional)
1/2 cup of water
1 tsp maca powder

Blend then top with goji berries

My favorite healthy dessert smoothie: Banana Coconut Smoothie

1 1/2 frozen banana
2 TB coconut cream
2/3 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 TB maca powder
2 TB coconut palm sugar

Blend then top with cacao nibs and flax seeds

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Granola

January 10, 2014

Granola has been one of my favorite snacks since I was little and we always had it around the house when I was growing up. The base for the granola is really simple; you can change it up and add any of your favorite dried fruits, chocolate, nuts, and seeds that you like. Granola is such a great on-the-go snack and its absolutely delicious. I made this granola a few days ago for a hike in the North Georgia mountains!

Here are a few pictures from our hike:

Vegan Granola:

2 cups of oats
1/3 cup chopped hazelnuts
1/3 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup flax seeds
1/4 cup shredded coconut
1/4 cup maple syrup (you can use equal part honey instead of maple syrup if you’d like)
3 TB melted coconut oil

Mix ingredients and bake in oven on 300 for 10-15 minutes. Let the granola cool then add chopped dark chocolate.