Vegan Chocolate Pistachio Shortbread Cookie Sandwiches
I was craving some dark chocolate short bread and my Mom had just gifted me with a jar of pistachio butter, so I thought why not combine the two and make Vegan Chocolate Pistachio Shortbread Cookie Sandwiches?! After all chocolate and pistachios are amazing together, look at all the Dubai chocolate items in the last […]
Vegan Golden Milk Shortbread Cookies
I love golden milk, it’s so warming and comforting and delicious! Definitely one of my favorite before bed treats! And I also love shortbread, because of its delicious buttery texture. So I was thinking, why not combine the two?! So a few weekends back I made some Vegan Golden Milk Shortbread! One of the things […]
Vegan Blueberry Chocolate Eggs
Even though the stores are filled with Easter candy, I like to make my own goodies every year, because most of the stuff I see at the store is not vegan, and is made with processed ingredients. I am not going to lie, I used to love that stuff as a kid. Chocolate was my […]
Vegan Carrot Cake Waffles
When I was little, I loved it when my Mom would make Belgian waffles. They were light and fluffy and so delicious! She made a recipe that used egg whites folded into the batter and they always came out just right. Now as an adult I still enjoy making waffles, and make them quite a […]
Vegan Iced Oatmeal Cookies
My husband Eric recently was telling me how much he loved iced oatmeal cookies when he was younger, and so I decided to make some last weekend. I love oatmeal cookies too, and I remember enjoying the iced ones also when I was younger. I have never made a veganized version so I thought […]
Vegan Strawberry White Chocolate Lavender Truffles
I’ve always loved making candy around Valentine’s Day! I love all things chocolate and so this year I decided to make some Vegan Strawberry White Chocolate Lavender Truffles! Berries and chocolate are one of my favorite combinations and I love lavender and chocolate and lavender and berries as well! For the white chocolate cream filling, […]
Vegan Raspberry Shortbread Sandwich Cookies
I have been craving shortbread lately, so I recently made some chocolate orange shortbread cookies, but I thought something with vanilla might be good too! Maybe something for upcoming Valentine’s Day with some raspberry jam! So I made some heart shaped Vegan Raspberry Shortbread Sandwich Cookies! I wasn’t sure how they would turn out, because […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Orange Short Bread
I love shortbread! It is so simple to make yet so delicious and has such a satisfying rich texture! I was recently craving some, so I decided to make some Vegan Dark Chocolate Orange Short Bread since we are in citrus season! There is nothing like aromatic citrus in baked goods this time of year, […]
Vegan Cherry Almond Pie
My Mom asked me if I could make a Vegan Cherry Almond Pie around Christmas, and so I was happy to come up with one! Cherries are kind of festive after all with their pretty red color and I can’t even remember the last time I made cherry pie so it sounded really good. Also […]
Vegan Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Cake
Eric told me that his favorite cake I had ever made was a Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Cake I made for his birthday a few years back. So I decided to make one again this year! Chocolate peanut butter is after all one of the best combinations ever! So I made my chocolate cake […]
Vegan Pumpkin Apple Pie
Pumpkin and apple pie are both Thanksgiving essentials as far as I’m concerned. My Grandma always served both, along with pecan pie and when I was little I would always have a little slice of each. This year I made some pecan baklava for thanksgiving but I also wanted to have pumpkin and apple pie, […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Baklava
I was craving some baklava, so I thought why not make some Vegan Maple Pecan Baklava since we are in pecan pie season now with thanksgiving right around the corner! I thought about making a pan of the baklava but decided instead on individual triangles since then there is no cutting involved and they are […]
Cinnamon Vanilla Body Butter
Now that the weather is cooling off and the air is a bit drier, I find myself using more lotion. One thing I always like to have at night to put on before bed during this season is a good body butter. I’ve made my own in the past and I decided to again recently! […]
Vegan Apple Filo Hand Pies
I am loving all things apple lately, and I have been making apple desserts almost every weekend since the start of the season! So last weekend was no exception, I decided to make some apple hand pies! Except not with the usual pie dough, with filo dough! I have made savory ones with it in […]
Vegan Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
As soon as September hits, I am all about the pumpkin goodies! I love fall and all of it’s delicious treats, it is my favorite season! So last weekend I decided to make some Vegan Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls! Because they just sounded so good! There is nothing like a nice soft cinnamon scented roll with […]
Vegan Blueberry Maple Pie
Although autumn is just around the corner and I’m excited for those flavors, I’m holding onto the last bits of summer. There are still strawberries on the plant on my deck, and we just went blueberry picking a few weekends back so I’m not quite ready to say goodbye to berries quite yet. Last weekend […]
Vegan Blueberry Lavender Waffles
We just returned from our yearly road trip in celebration of our wedding anniversary and this year on the last day of our trip we visited a blueberry farm Rush River Produce in Maiden Rock Wisconsin and a near by lavender farm Lavender Bluff farm in Stockholm Wisconsin (these are in south eastern […]
Vegan Lavender Almond Raspberry Ice Cream
I love making my own home made ice cream! It’s so fun to just think of a flavor and then be able to make it and put into it whatever you want at the time! Since we are still in prime hot weather ice cream season, I decided to whip up a batch last weekend! […]
Vegan Peach Pie Bars
I had a bunch of peaches that I needed to use up and peach pie sounded good, but I wanted something that was more easily shareable so I decided on Vegan Peach Pie Bars instead! Peach pie is so good in the summer! When I make it, I like to give it a crumble topping […]
Vegan Vanilla Almond Lavender Short Bread
One of the things I have very much enjoyed doing the past couple of years is visiting a lavender farm or two during the summer. Lavender is one of my all time favorite scents and I love using it in recipes. So what better way to get your hands on some than to pick it […]
Vegan Berry Rose Layer Cake
It’s tradition that every year I make my own birthday cake! I suppose I could just buy one, but it’s fun to make my own and pick a flavor. So no matter how busy I am at the time, I always bake one! This year I decided on a Vegan Berry Rose Layer Cake! Layers […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Lavender Cheesecake
I realized recently that it’s been far too long since I’ve made cheesecake. There was a time when I was making one about every other week, because it is one of my all time favorite desserts. It’s been a few years now though so I decided that I needed to make one last weekend […]
Vegan Strawberry Rhubarb Streusel Pie
One of my all time favorite things in the spring is the combination of strawberries and rhubarb in desserts! So when I was at my Dad’s recently, I had to pick some rhubarb to make something with! I decided on an old classic, Vegan Strawberry Rhubarb Streusel Pie! I make my pie in a bit […]
Vegan Key Lime Pie Raspberry Ice Cream
We are almost into summer and it’s been pretty warm here the last few weeks, so I am definitely craving ice cream! I could just go buy some vegan ice cream at the store, but I really enjoy making my own unique flavors. Last weekend I was thinking something citrusy sounded good, so I made […]
Vegan Marbled Banana Coffeecake with Pistachio Streusel
Having over ripe bananas is always fun, because it allows me to think of something interesting to make with them! Banana bread is a go to but I thought I’d be a little more creative when I had some recently and make some Vegan Banana Marble Coffeecake with Pistachio Streusel! It turned out so yummy […]
Double Chocolate Strawberry Pistachio Bars
I love making my own candy! So last weekend when I was craving something chocolaty, I decided to do just that! I wanted something with strawberries since it is strawberry season and I’ve really been enjoying them lately. So I made some Vegan Double Chocolate Strawberry Pistachio Bars! They have white chocolate, dark chocolate, […]
Vegan Maple Date Carrot Cake
It’s carrot cake season! Every spring I have to make at least one, and so recently I decided to bake a carrot cake because it’s tradition and it just sounded so good! This time I decided to make a Vegan Maple Date Carrot Cake, because maple and dates go so well with the spices in […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Covered Caramel Eggs
One of my favorite things at Easter time growing up were the delicious chocolate eggs with all of the different filings. So now as an adult every year I make my own! This year I decided to make Vegan Dark Chocolate Caramel Eggs and they turned out so delicious! For these you make the caramel […]
Spring Lentil Wild Rice Soup
Spring may be technically here, but it was snowing most of the day today, so I am still into warming hearty soups at the moment. It’s the perfect weather lately for staying inside, being cozy and cooking something delicious! Like this Spring Lentil Wild Rice Soup I recently made! It was so good I had […]
Vegan Double Chocolate Banana Bread
I have always loved banana bread. It is something that my Mom and Grandma always made when I was little (the same shared recipe) and it was always so good no matter the variation of it that was baked that day. Sometimes it had nuts or chocolate chips but the chocolate chip version was my […]
Vegan Strawberry Lemon Scones
I used to work at a natural foods store that made all of their baked goods from scratch. They made the best scones, that were very popular with the customers, and we would always make different flavors. I learned how to make them from a lady that worked there before me, and then came […]
Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Sugar Cookies
I have been craving desserts with lemon, mostly because it is in season, but also because Spring is just around the corner and I love lemon in the spring! It is such a bright sunny flavor! I have always loved lemon poppy seed muffins, ever since I was a kid, they are sweet but scented […]
Vegan Raspberry Vanilla Sweet Rolls
I’ve always loved fluffy sweet rolls with fluffy frosting on top. Of course cinnamon rolls are the classic, it’s hard to beat a good cinnamon roll, but I love them with fruit in the filling as well. Especially for a lazy weekend morning you can’t go wrong with fresh sweet rolls. So last weekend when […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Orange Cookies
Normally I am all about the vanilla, but lately I have been in the mood to make chocolate desserts, including these Vegan Dark Chocolate Orange Cookies I recently made. I used to make vegan double chocolate cookies at my last job and they were always delicious, but I thought why not make them with orange […]
Vegan Dark Chocolate Orange Doughnuts
I am loving all things citrus lately, and also anything involving chocolate. So last weekend when I decided to do some baking, I wanted to combine chocolate and orange since it is such a heavenly combination! I thought about making a cake, but I decided that it would be fun to make baked doughnuts instead […]
Vegan Lemon Lavender Short Bread
It has been really cold this past weekend in Minnesota so it was the perfect weekend to stay inside and do some baking! I love citrus season so I wanted to make something featuring lemon. It is such a bright flavor and we could all use a little sunshine right about now. So I decided […]
Vegan Turtle Brownies
I love baking brownies! They always make my home smell amazing and one can not possibly be in a bad mood while making brownies, they just have a way of making you happier! Plus I always have the ingredients on hand for classic brownies for when the mood strikes. Last weekend I decided it had […]
Vegan Gingerbread Cupcakes
It is finally looking a bit like Christmas around here with a bit of snow on the ground and not so brown outside. So I have been baking some festive treats! Of course I made some Christmas cookies, but also I have been craving gingerbread so I decided that I needed to make some. As […]
Vegan White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Christmas cookie baking season has always been one of my favorite times of the year, since I was a little kid making cookies with my Mom. We would always pick out several different kinds to make that sounded good to us or old favorites, make batches of them and freeze them to enjoy throughout the […]
Vegan Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie Bars
I can not believe how fast this Fall is going. It seemed like it had just started, and now it is dark outside early, the leaves have fallen off the trees and we are way into November and Thanksgiving is this week! So I am thinking about the Thanksgiving desserts. I don’t usually make pecan […]
Pecan Pie Brittle
Pecan pie was always my favorite pie at Thanksgiving. My grandma would always have pumpkin, apple and pecan and I would have a little of each, but the pecan was the best! Not that I don’t enjoy the other two, because I love them as eel but I have to pick a favorite! I think […]
Vegan Maple Date Pumpkin Cakes
I am all about enjoying the pumpkin baked goods lately. It is something I look forward to every year, pumpkin spices and pumpkin treats rolling back around! Last weekend I was in the mood for some pumpkin cake, but I didn’t want to make a giant one, or one I had to frost, so what […]
Double Chocolate Pecan Caramel Corn
It is finally feeling like fall! In October we had temps in the 80s a good chunk of the month it felt like, and definitely didn’t feel like fall. But it snowed on Halloween so that means it is officially now cool weather season! Since we are now in cozy season, I am all about […]
Vegan White Chocolate Macadamia Oatmeal Cookies
Fall is the perfect time for baking, so I have been in a cookie baking mood as of lately. So when I was gifted some macadamia nuts and vegan white chocolate chips, I thought what would be better to make than Vegan Macadamia White Chocolate Cookies? I love these two ingredients in cookies after all! […]
Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Fall is in full swing, the trees are so beautiful with all of their warm colors and dropping their leaves like confetti and I am all about the pumpkin treats right now! Last weekend I decided I needed to make a pumpkin dessert, and I was craving chocolate chip cookies, so I thought I would […]
Vegan Maple Apple Crisp
It definitely feels like fall is here now, and so I had to make an apple crisp with the apples we bought at the orchard recently! Apple crisp is one of the essential fall recipes as far as I am concerned. When I was little, I remember coming home from school many times in the […]
Maple Pecan Oatmilk Latte
One of the things I love about fall is the cozy drinks. I am a big lover of pumpkin spice lattes, and even make my own at home. But I also love other fall flavored lattes as well! I keep seeing all of these delicious drinks at local coffee shops, and have even tried a […]
Vegan Maple Apple Spice Cake
Since fall is finally here, and apple season is in full swing, I am all about the apple baked goods lately. It is the perfect time to do some baking now that it is cooling down a little outside. I was really craving some spice cake, so last weekend I decided to bake a Vegan […]
Vegan Maple Pecan Ice Cream
It might be almost fall, but I am still completely in the mood for ice cream! It is still hot here after all, and I love ice cream year round even if it wasn’t. I decided last weekend I wanted to make some of my own home made ice cream, because it sounded good and […]
Vegan Apple Crumb Cake
It’s starting to cool down here slightly, the days are getting shorter and I can tell fall is knocking on the door. Apple season is here and I couldn’t be more excited! I love fall and all of the goodies that come with it involving apple, pear and pumpkin! I picked up some apples last […]
Vegan Macadamia Chocolate Chunk Date Cookies
Now that fall is just around the corner I feel like it’s a good time to start baking lots of cozy goodies! I’ve always loved macadamia nuts in cookies, ever since I first enjoyed them as a kid. It was usually macadamias paired with white chocolate chips. But I love them paired with dark chocolate […]
Baked Streusel Peaches
I love peach pie, and I love peach crumble and peach cobber, but one of my all time favorite things to make with peaches that is way easier than any of those desserts is these Baked Streusel Peaches! The peaches have been amazing lately and I have been buying them every week when I […]
Vegan Peaches and Cream Cookies
One thing I love about this time of year is the awesome produce, especially the stone fruits! I am really loving the fresh peaches right now! They smell amazing as you walk past them at the store, and I have been buying a bunch of them and just snacking on them as well as making […]
Vegan Nectarine Lavender Galette
I love peach and nectarine season! There is nothing like perfectly ripe peaches in the summer and I love to snack on them as well as use them in desserts. I could smell the fragrance of the nectarines at work last week, so I decided that I had to buy some and make something […]
Vegan Lavender Brownies
It has been really hot here lately in Minnesota as we are at the peak of summer, and you would think that I would not want to heat up the oven to do any baking, but that is not the case! I do love enjoying delicious baked treats year round after all! While I was […]
Vegan Raspberry Lavender Cake
Today is my Birthday, and the last couple weekends I have been choosing fun activities to celebrate it, because everyone gets a Birthday month right? So a couple of weekends ago we did something I have always wanted to do, visit a lavender farm! We went to The Lavender Barnyard in Farmington MN, and it […]
Vegan Banana Bread Muffins
Banana bread has always been my go to for over ripe bananas on the counter. My Mom used to make my Grandma’s recipe for it, which I then veganized and it is always so good! I switch up the add ins, sometimes I will just make it plain, sometimes with chocolate chips, sometimes with nuts […]
Vegan Strawberry Shortcake Cookies
It definitely feels like summer here lately and with summer comes berries! It think berries (I can’t pick just one type I love them all) are my favorite fruit. I am loving all things strawberry right now, while they are in season here in Minnesota. I love baked goods with berries, like scones, muffins, cakes, […]
Strawberry Basil Foccacia
I love foccacia bread! It is always so delicious and it is fairly easy to make. I love it served with soup, salad or just for snacking! Although I have only ever made simple foccacia usually just with herbs and garlic or just plain, I see lots of them made topped with veggies, so I […]
Vegan Blueberry Swirl Brownies
You know what always makes me happy and puts me in a good mood? Listening to some good music and baking brownies! There is nothing quite like the heavenly aroma of chocolaty goodness that fills your home when you bake them! So I decided that I was going to make some last weekend and enjoy […]
Vegan Vanilla Strawberry Lavender Short Bread
I love shortbread, the buttery melt in your mouth texture, the fact that it can be flavored with many different things depending on what you are in the mood for and the fact that it goes wonderful with coffee for a mid-morning pick me up! Last weekend I decided to make some shortbread and I […]
Vegan Rhubarb Cookies
Tis the season for all things rhubarb, so I have been making a lot of desserts with it lately! I picked a ton of it in my Dad’s backyard because why not enjoy it while I can?! The season is only in the spring here after all, and soon we will be on to summer […]
Vegan Vanilla Almond Rhubarb Cake
I have always loved all things rhubarb, so I get excited when rhubarb season rolls around here in Minnesota. My grandma used to grow a bunch behind her garage and she would always make the best rhubarb treats, especially her strawberry rhubarb sauce! It has actually been rhubarb season here for a while now, but […]
Blueberry Muffin Oat Milk Iced Latte
We are definitely now way into iced latte season. It was in the 80s yesterday outside, I definitely felt very warm on my run and wanted my coffee to be refreshing so iced latte it was! I heard of a local coffee shop serving blueberry muffin lattes and really want to try one but have […]
Vegan Blueberry Muffin Cookies
Blueberry muffins remind me of lazy weekend mornings growing up. I remember making them with my Dad often and enjoying them with brunch. Even though they came from a boxed mix I still enjoyed them and looked forward to them. I especially loved scraping the last bit of batter from the bowl to enjoy. I […]
Dark Chocolate Lavender Shortbread
I love all things lavender. I enjoy the aroma of lavender in my home, lavender vanilla lattes are one of my favorite things ever, and I love lavender in baked goods! So last weekend I decided to make some Vegan Dark Chocolate Lavender Shortbread! I have made chocolate shortbread before and vanilla lavender short bread, […]
Vegan Strawberry Lemonade Bars
I have always been a fan of tart sweet lemon desserts, especially things involving lemon curd like lemon bars! I saw some lemon bars on Instagram that someone had recently made and it reminded me of how delicious they are and how much I love them! So I decided to make a lemon bar […]
Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Cupcakes
I have always had a love of all things lemon when it comes to desserts! I love tart lemon bars, lemon pound cake, lemon poppy seed muffins! There is just something so delicious about the aroma of lemon zest and refreshing about the balance of tart sweet lemon. I especially love to make lemon desserts […]
Vegan Strawberry Lemon Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies
I am so ready for spring! The weather is finally getting warmer, and I think the snow is behind us finally. Just waiting for the grass to be greener and everything to start blooming but I am just happy to be enjoying time outside with it above 50 degrees. I am also all about the […]
Vegan Lemon Pistachio Carrot Cake
I am sooo ready for spring and all of the things that come with it. It has been snowing for a few days here in Minnesota right now so it doesn’t feel like spring quite yet. Yesterday we went to a flower show just to escape the snow and cold and forget about the fact […]
Vegan Samoa Doughnuts
Samoas were always my favorite Girl Scout cookies growing up, what’s not to love about a vanilla cookie with chewy caramel, coconut and chocolate?! So now I love making desserts with that same flavor profile. I have made cakes, cupcakes, replica cookies, granola, energy balls. This time I decided to make Vegan Samoa Doughnuts! I […]
Vegan Strawberry Monkey Bread
I have always loved monkey bread! My Grandma used to make it, and it was always one of my favorite treats, especially warm from the oven all gooey and caramelly. Classic monkey bread is a pull apart bread with a sweet buttery caramel coating the pieces of bread and sometimes crunchy nuts (my Grandma […]
Vegan Birthday Cake White Chocolate Bars
I love birthday cake flavored things with sprinkles, all year round not just on my Birthday or around my Birthday. I mean, what is not to like about vanilla and sprinkles?! I have made birthday cake waffles, birthday cake cookies, and birthday cake flavored popcorn, but the other day I decided to try something new […]
Strawberry Granola
I love home made granola! It is so easy to make, and so much better than store bought that since I started making my own I have never gone back. I love that I can create my own flavors as well! The only problem with it is that when I have a pan of […]
Vegan Strawberry Dark Chocolate Bars
I keep seeing ads for delicious looking vegan chocolate bars, and it is so tempting to buy some. I saw some really good looking white chocolate ones with flavors. But what I was really craving was something with a vegan strawberry white chocolate combined with dark chocolate so I decided to make my own. […]
Vegan Strawberry Rosewater Cake
Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays to make desserts for because I love all things pink and berry flavored! So this year I thought it would be fun to make a Vegan Strawberry Rosewater Cake! I know Valentine’s Day is not for a few weeks, but I make stuff for the entire month […]
Tahini Pretzel Crunch Date Bark
I am all about the chocolaty treats lately, especially date bark! I love how easy and non fussy it is to make, and I can use what I have on hand at the time. Dates are one of my all time favorite things and combined with chocolate they are even better! Like a healthier caramel […]
Winter Vegetable Lentil Pie
Christmas snuck up so fast this year, I can’t believe I am already posting my Christmas food! I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season so far! Normally I make lasagna for Christmas but I decided to make something different this year. I have always wanted to make a savory pie for Christmas […]
Vegan Marble Peppermint Cake
It’s not exactly a white Christmas here in Minnesota right now, we had rain last weekend, it is above freezing and it is rather brown outside. That is ok though. It is better for driving, perfect for running and I am still feeling festive as ever! We visited a Christmas market last weekend, made a […]
Vegan Peanut Butter Truffle Blossom Cookies
Every Christmas my Grandma would make tons of cookies and treats of different varieties then gift people tins or plates of them. She would always make spritz cookies, rosettes, krumkake, divinity, and peanut blossoms. The peanut blossoms were my favorite. They were also my Dad’s favorite, I think he could have just eaten a whole […]
Gingerbread Oatmilk Latte
As much as I like to go to local coffee shops and make fancy drinks, it gets a bit expensive to do so more than once a week, so I like to make my own at home sometimes on my days off. My drink of choice lately has been a Gingerbread Oatmilk Latte! I saw […]
Vegan Pumpkin Pie Bars
I have been making pumpkin goodies for the last several months, and guess what? I am not sick of them yet! I wait all year for all things pumpkin so I enjoy them all during the fall and winter while I can! Last week for Thanksgiving I decided to make some Vegan Pumpkin Pie Bars […]
Vegan Chai Spiced Cinnamon Rolls
One of my favorite things to bake on a lazy weekend morning is cinnamon rolls. I was recently craving them so I decided to whip some up on the weekend! There is nothing I enjoy more sometimes than an oatmilk latte and a sweet baked treat, and cinnamon rolls are perfect with coffee! I […]
Spiced Pumpkin Seed Brittle
I love making peanut brittle around the holidays. I remember my Grandparents always had peanut brittle around during Christmas and enjoying it as a kid. I like to make it now around Christmas, and I plan on doing it this year. But this Fall I thought some Spiced Pumpkin Seed Brittle would be delicious! Why […]
Vegan Marbled Pumpkin Layer Cake
We are getting into the final part of fall where the colors are starting to fade and it is getting more chilly. So I am soaking up every last sunny day before it is completely brown outside and the leaves are gone, enjoying running through the crunchy leaves (one of my favorite parts of fall). […]
Vegan Black Tahini Cookies
I love tahini. I love it in hummus, or for just drizzling on my salads, or eating with a spoon. What I really love it in though, is desserts! It may sound odd using it in a dessert, but halva is a dessert and it is delicious! It has a flavor similar to peanut butter […]
Vegan Spider Web Peanut Butter Cups
Peanut butter cups are my all time favorite Halloween candy. Or just favorite candy growing up in general. Whenever we would get home with our stash of Halloween candy, we would dump it out on the floor and divide it into piles of what we wanted to keep and what we wanted to trade. I […]
Vegan Maple Apple Streusel Pie
We recently went to a local apple orchard on the last warm weekend of the year and brought home loads of apples. They were all Honeycrisp and Sweet Tango two of my favorites because I feel like they are the perfect balance of tart and sweet. It doesn’t get any fresher than picking them yourself, […]
Almond Maple Crunch Date Bark
I have been seeing everyone make all kinds of date bark on my social media so I finally decided to give it a try myself! The general idea is to lay out dates, layer things on top of them and top it off with melted chocolate. Sounded pretty dark delicious to me! A lot of […]
Warm Vegan Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cakes
I love a good pumpkin cake, whether it be a layer cake a loaf cake or cupcakes! There is just something so quintessentially fall about it and enjoying baking it in your kitchen while relaxing on a crisp cool day! I was craving some pumpkin cake last weekend and I wanted something simple so I […]
Vegan Pumpkin Maple Date Granola
You can feel fall in the air even if it is not technically fall yet. The overly hot days are gone, replaced with cool mornings and moderate temperatures. I love it though! This is my favorite time of year and running outside on a cool morning is refreshing! I have also gotten into baking fall […]
Vegan Peach Muffins
One of my favorite things to eat on weekends when I was little were muffins that my Dad made. Yes, they happened to come from a box, but there is just something so delicious about fresh baked muffins on a lazy weekend morning! I loved muffins in general as a kid. I would eat the […]
Vegan Peach Coconut Macadamia Crumble
We have been eating loads of peaches lately. My Dad gave us half a case of Colorado peaches a week ago, and we have made it about half way through them. They are all so good and flavorful so I have been eating most of them as is. But I decided a peach crumble sounded […]
Vegan Double Chocolate Macadamia Cookies
When I was little, I thought white chocolate macadamia cookies were fancy! After all, they are not something that everyone makes often so whenever I got one I thought it was a treat! I mean macadamia nuts are a bit spendy after all, so I guess that might a good reason to call them fancy. […]
Vegan Peach Almond Ice Cream
I have been buying lots of peaches lately because they are amazing right now! I am mostly just eating them as is, but I was thinking of how delicious they would be in some ice cream as well! It was hot and humid last week, so it was the perfect time to make and enjoy […]
Vegan Tahini Date Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream
Last week was definitely a week for ice cream! It was hot and humid every day, and in the 90s and I felt like I was sweating all day from working out in the morning, being hot in the kitchen at work and driving home in a hot car. So I decided some ice cream […]
Vegan Marble Birthday Cake
Today is my birthday, and I always make my own birthday cake. Most people are surprised when I tell them, but I actually like making it because I think it is fun, and that way I always get exactly the cake I want. I think making cakes is enjoyable and kind of relaxing! This year […]
Vegan Chocolate Dipped Maple Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pops
We have been all about the ice cream lately. Why not, since it is the peak of summer! I have been enjoying mostly the scoopable variety of ice cream. But Eric bought some chocolate dipped peanut butter ice cream popsicles at the store, and they sounded so good that I decided to make my own, […]
Vegan Strawberry Shortcake Iced Latte
Last weekend I decided to recreate a delicious coffee drink that I enjoyed last summer at a local coffee shop. It was one of my favorites and they don’t have it on the menu this year so I figured why not?! Also it is fun to make fancy drinks at home and sip them outside […]
Vegan Strawberry Lemon Mug Cake
Sometimes you just want cake, but you don’t want to make a whole giant cake, and go through the trouble of frosting it. Which is where mug cakes come in! They are perfect for a single serving of cake just for yourself and want it fast! Which is why I decided to make this Vegan […]