If you love peanut butter cookies, then these cookies are for you! I found this recipe from Tasteslovely.com and it’s so easy to make! Ingredients: 1 cup almond butter 1 cup coconut sugar 1 large egg, room temp 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp pure vanilla extract Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees & line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine all ingredients in a medium size bowl. I use my food processor, but you can mix it by…
Craving something chocolaty and sweet, but don’t care for all the extra additives? Try out my Vegan “Reese’s Cup” recipe. Feel free to be creative and add in additional things like pre-soaked raw almonds, or pre-soaked raw pecans. Or if you’re looking for something to sweeten it up more, maybe add in some fresh berries or sliced bananas. Ingredients: 1/3 Cup Coconut Oil 1/2 Cup Almond Butter (or any nut butter) 3 TBS Maple Syrup 1/4 Cup Cacao Powder Optional-…
This dairy free frosting is super easy to make and taste great! I’ve tried dozens of different dairy free frosting recipes out there, but wasn’t really excited until I came across this one. I used powdered monkfruit sweetener, which tastes like sugar but has zero carbs or calories in it. It is zero glycemic, which means it will not raise your sugar levels. I found this at Whole Foods, but you can purchase online as well. Ingredients: 1 cup powdered…
This recipe was inspired by a recipe from “Lady Behind the Curtain.” I altered it to make a gluten and dairy free version. It turned out great! If you love cinnamon, then you’ll especially enjoy this one. Cupcake Ingredients: 4 eggs room temp 1/3 cup coconut oil melted 3 Tbsp coconut milk full fat ½ Tbsp lemon juice 2 tsp vanilla extract ¼ cup maple syrup 1/3 cup coconut sugar or pure maple sugar ½ cup + 1 Tbsp coconut…
My girl Carine has done it again! If you haven’t checked out her website, you’re missing out. It’s no secret I’m a bit obsessed with chocolate and brownies are my absolute favorite. These brownies are paleo, low carb, gluten free and dairy free. For the original recipe click here. Pumpkin brownie batter: 1 cup pumpkin puree 1 cup almond butter 1 cup cacao powder ½ cup maple syrup 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp pumpkin pie spices 1/3 cup chocolate…
These gingerbread cookies are so delicious! If you love allspice or cinnamon these are for you. You can find the original recipe by clicking here. I sprinkled some of the cookies with coconut sugar and some with monk fruit sugar. To be honest I couldn’t tell much of a difference. They were both great! I used my food processor to make this, but you can also do this with an electric mixer. Ingredients: 1 egg PLUS 1 egg yolk 2/3…
These Twix Bars are AMAZING!!!! They are Vegan, Paleo (gluten free), and super easy to make. I came across this recipe at Food Faith and Fitness. You can find the original recipe by clicking here. I’m impatient, so I did not follow all of the steps listed in the original recipe. From start to finish this took me about only 35 minutes and turned out SO good!!! ~*~ You will need a smaller food processor for this recipe to work.…
If you’re a fan of blueberries, then you’re going to love this “nice cream.” It’s so creamy and delicious! My recipe was inspired from Wife Mama Foodie’s website. You can click here for the original recipe. In her recipe she used an ice-cream machine. I do not have one, so I just used my blender. My version turned out great, so I’m sure the ice-cream machine version is just incredible. Ice-cream Ingredients: 1 Cup pre-soaked cashews (soak x 4…
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these Paleo Brownies by Sweet As Honey! Carine’s recipes really don’t disappoint. I attempted to make my own Paleo brownie recipe last night and lets just say hers smoked mine! LOL Check out the original recipe by clicking here. Ingredients: ½ cup pre-cooked sweet potato puree (about ½ a sweet potato) ½ cup avocado puree (I used ½ of an avocado- it was on the bigger side) 2 eggs 1/3 Cup maple syrup 1 Cup cacao…
This recipe was inspired from One Green Planet. I don’t have an ice-cream maker and I also wanted to make a version that I could do with my Paleo diet. So I switched up a couple things, and it still turned out delicious! It tastes more like a pumpkin pie ice-cream, even though there is absolutely no pumpkin in it. This is a guilt free treat to enjoy! Check it out and let me know what you think. Ingredients: 1…