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 […]
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 Blackberry Almond Cream Cheese Swirl Brownies
When we visited Eric’s Dad last month, he gave us a bunch of his amazing jam. It is seriously some of the best jam I have ever tasted, made from local fruit he picks in his town in Michigan, and from his own garden. I love it plain or on toast, but it also inspired […]
Broccoli Almond Apple Slaw
I don’t know why everyone throws all of their broccoli stems away and just keeps the flowrettes, honestly the stems are the most delicious sweet part of the broccoli in my opinion! So, when I was making a big broccoli salad the other day at work and had a lot of stalks bound for the […]
Vegan Chocolate Almond Mousse Tarts
I am in a chocolate dessert sort of mood lately. Maybe it is because Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and chocolate just feels right, or because eating chocolate seems to make me forget about winter. Anyways, I decided that I needed something chocolaty last week, and since I had already recently made brownies […]
Vegan Almond Joy Bites
I admit that growing up, Almond Joy and Mounds candy bars weren’t my first choice when it came to the candy swapping. I wasn’t a big fan of that syrupy sweet weird textured coconut inside, that didn’t taste like actual coconut but more like it had coconut flavor in it or something. Which is why […]
Vegan Snickers Almond Cheesecake
I loved Snickers bars as a kid. They were always the thing I traded other candy for on Halloween (well tied with peanut butter cups of course), because I couldn’t get enough of them. Well, as an adult I like to make my own home made healthier veganized version of Snickers, as well as Snickers […]
Matcha Coconut Easter Nests
I love making Easter candy, and so when my Mom asked if I could make some white chocolate macaroon Easter nests I was all for it! I remember people always used to make them back in the day (they probably still do but I am out of the “normal” non-vegan food loop), and they were […]
Vegan Milk Chocolate Pomegranate Raspberry Almond Butter Cups
We got 9 inches of snow in the part of Minnesota where I live last Wednesday. It was beautiful, and perfect for skiing of course but it was not so fun trying to travel to and from work in. Especially in my little compact car. I drive like a granny when conditions are like this […]
Vegan Rocky Road Brownies
It’s kind of like rocky road here in Minnesota when you try to go running or walking outside right now on the trails. Because it was warm and it froze, there is a lot of ice and snow which can make footing tricky, but I still love to get out and get some fresh air. […]
Gingerbread Almond Butter
If you read my blog often, it is no secret that I am obsessed with nut butter of any kind. It all started with peanut butter and Nutella when I was little. When I discovered other types of nut butter they blew my mind! I remember begging my Mom for a jar of gourmet peanut […]
Vegan 8 Layer Bars
Magic cookie bars, seven layer bars, five layer bars 8 layer bars. They are all similar, and I loved them all growing up because they were all delicious. If you aren’t sure what I am talking about, they are typically made with a graham cracker crust topped off with coconut flakes, chocolate chips, peanut butter […]
Vegan Almond Butter Maple Blondies
It smells so good here right now, like you have walked into a secret garden if you close your eyes when you walk outside. The trees and flowers are all in bloom in all of their beautiful Spring glory, and they are loving the warm weather we have been having. It may not seem like […]
Blueberry Vanilla Almond Butter
It is no secret that I love nut butters of any kind. I am always including them in recipes (especially peanut butter but I love them all), and at any given time I probably have at least 8 different kinds in my pantry. Almond, peanut, pecan, cashew, walnut, and coconut butter are all staples, but […]
Vegan Almond Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Bars
I am so ready for strawberry and rhubarb season! Spring is way behind here this year, with ice still on the lakes, snow on the ground and the ducks and geese that flew back here to Minnesota look confused. Hopefully soon we will have green grass, tulips blooming and rhubarb growing. But until then I […]
Vegan Fig Almond Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
I was gifted a few bags of dried figs, and I decided that I wanted to make something delicious with them. I could have just snacked on them of course, and I did with some, but they deserved to be used in something exciting. I thought about it all day at work. Maybe some fig […]
Vegan Cardamom Pear Almond “Cream Cheese” Pie
Back when I was in college, one of my favorite things ever was roasted pears. It might not sound that exciting, but boy were they ever good! I know most people choose apples over pears for things like pies and roasting, but the sweet pears tasted amazing once baked to spiced caramelized perfection. I have […]
Vegan Toasted Almond Raspberry Ripple Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
When I was little, I always loved going to ice cream places with many flavors. You know, the shops that sold purely ice cream, and had at least 20-30 flavors at a time to choose from. It was always exciting to eyeball all of them, and imagine what they would taste like. Maybe asking for […]
Vegan Almond Joy Cake
If it ain’t broke, why fix it, right? Well, not always. Even when things are really good the way that they have always been sometimes there comes a time when you need to improve upon them. I have decided to remake some of my old recipes and revamp them. The old recipes were good (as […]
Summer Cantaloupe, Sun Dried Tomato and Macadamia Chevre Salad
I once overheard a woman yelling at the produce guy at the grocery store because they did not have any arugula at the time. She was mad because she wanted to make a recipe using it and nothing else would do. I felt like telling her that she could improvise and use spinach, or maybe […]
Vegan Almond Fig Bars
I bought a big bag of dried figs a while back thinking I was going to make something fabulous with them, and I got around to making a few things but still had a lot left since it was a 3 lb bag. It has been in my fridge ever since, and every time I […]
Vegan Almond Joy Cupcakes
My Mom asked me to make her something chocolaty that she could bring to a dinner with her friends, so of course I said yes. I am always up for making things for other people to enjoy, I can’t have my own Mom having to go out and buy some baked goods to share at […]
Vegan Almond Joy Mini Bundt Cakes
Since it is Mother’s Day, I thought I would post a recipe that I made for my own Mother. But first, I want to thank my Mom for being the wonderful Mom that she is. I have always been close to my Mom, we did everything together when I was younger which was easy because […]
Vegan Almond Joy Scones
At the deli where I work, we have almond joy scones. Buttery, flaky scones with toasted coconut and almonds. There is not any chocolate on them however, which always baffles me because I think there should be since they are almond joy, named after the popular candy bar. Anyways, these scones are not vegan or […]
Vegan Mocha Almond Granola
On a whim last weekend I decided that I needed to make chocolate granola. I had not made oat granola in ages…probably a 4-5 years, so it was about time. I had just been bragging to Eric about how good my oat granola was when I realized I had not made him any, ever! So I […]
Raw Almond Maple Crunch Truffles
There is just something so delicious about the combination of chocolate, nut butter and crunch. Sure, smooth plain dark chocolate or silky truffles are good sometimes, but I decided to go a little different route with my last batch of truffles. Ever since I made some Raw Butterfinger Eggs for Easter, I have been loving […]
Raw Green Tea Almond Raspberry Granola
My Mom drinks green tea every day, and she loves my granola for breakfast. So I thought I would create a recipe for her that combined two of the things she loves. Plus, I am a fan of granola myself and I can not resist anything with matcha in it lately. It has found its […]
Raw Dark Chocolate Glazed Coconut Almond Doughnuts
I realized last week it had been far too long since I had made raw doughnuts. I needed to remedy that. I haven’t had a real doughnut in probably 12 years, and I haven’t missed them because I know I can make some pretty amazingly delicious healthier doughnuts. I was never a fan of how […]