Category: Recipes

Healthy Dairy-Free Peppermint Hot Chocolate

This healthy hot chocolate is a delicious dairy-free alternative to the popular powdered mixes. It calls for only 4 ingredients and takes just about 5 minutes to make. Perfect for a chilly winter day! The original version of this recipe is good-old chocolate flavor while this one gets a little fancy and adds a little peppermint to… Continue reading Healthy Dairy-Free Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Raspberry Cacao Maca Smoothie

Vegan Raspberry Cacao Maca Smoothie that tastes like a chocolate caramel shake with a hint of raspberry! Made with plant-based protein, raspberries, cacao and maca powder. If smoothies were their own food group, they would be my favorite. I just can’t get enough! I love experimenting with different fruit and superfood combinations. Lately, I’ve been… Continue reading Raspberry Cacao Maca Smoothie

Roasted Cinnamon Butternut Squash

This simple, warm, delicious Butternut Squash dish is sure to become a staple at your holiday gatherings. Ah, the holidays. A time to be surrounded by family and friends, enjoy tasty homemade food and revisit long-standing traditions. Thanksgiving and Christmas are my two favorite holidays. I love the coziness of the weather and the traditional… Continue reading Roasted Cinnamon Butternut Squash

Carrot Cake Oatmeal

This Carrot Cake Oatmeal is hearty, filled with warming spices, and perfectly-sweetened. Made with only 8 wholesome ingredients! This cozy bowl of oats tastes like a slice of carrot cake. Made with rolled oats, almond milk, shredded carrots, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and sweetened with maple syrup. Who says you can’t have dessert for breakfast? With… Continue reading Carrot Cake Oatmeal

Roasted Delicata Squash and Pomegranate Arugula Salad

A fresh winter salad featuring delicata squash, pomegranate, arugula, and pepitas tossed in a maple balsamic vinaigrette. Perfect for holiday gatherings. We are officially one week away from my favorite holiday of the year – Thanksgiving! Well, it’s actually a tie for first with Christmas, but that’s aside from the point 🙂 Thanksgiving is a special… Continue reading Roasted Delicata Squash and Pomegranate Arugula Salad

Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Guilt-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies that are healthy, vegan, and taste like pumpkin pie! Made with oat flour, almond butter, pumpkin puree, and sweetened with maple syrup. I just can’t get enough of these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies! Do you want to know how many times I’ve run back to the store to pick up… Continue reading Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Vegan Pumpkin Muffins

These Vegan Pumpkin Muffins are fluffy, moist, pumpkin-y, and refined sugar-free. Made with almond flour, rolled oats, gluten-free flour, and pumpkin puree. They’re gluten-free and dairy-free. The fact that we are only in the second week of October makes me so excited because that means fall is in full swing! Fall in Minnesota is the… Continue reading Vegan Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Pie Protein Smoothie

This pumpkin pie protein smoothie tastes like real pumpkin pie! It’s vegan and packed with plant-based protein, pumpkin puree, and lots of warming spices. Perfect for a post-workout snack! This past weekend, I spent the most beautiful fall afternoon with one of my girlfriends, sitting by the lake in Wayzata, sipping on smoothies from one… Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Protein Smoothie

Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie (Vegan)

This single-serve cookie is vegan, gluten-free, and packed full of chocolately goodness. Perfect for those days when you just want one giant cookie! Made with almond flour, plant-based protein powder, nut butter, and a few other simple ingredients. Comes together in less than 15 minutes! I love having a little sweet treat after dinner to… Continue reading Single Serve Chocolate Chip Cookie (Vegan)