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Almond Pulp Chocolate Chip Bars

The most delicious Chocolate Chip Granola Bars made from leftover almond pulp! Or you can just use blanched almond flour if you prefer. These are full of flavor, are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and oil-free and only 8 ingredients! SO much better than store-bought! I make my own homemade almond milk. It’s ridiculously easy and SO…

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Chewy Maple Pecan Cookies

Vegan and gluten-free Chewy Maple Pecan Cookies! So easy to make, so delicious and just 8 ingredients! It’s the holidays, my Christmas tree and decorations are up and baking is in full swing. I feel like all I do is bake, but I love it and so does my daughter. She gets so excited to…

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Cumin Lime Pea Soup

This Vegan Cumin Lime Pea Soup is so delicious, is dairy-free, oil-free and requires just 5 ingredients (+ salt & pepper) to make it! It is loaded with protein and flavor and takes just minutes to prepare! Did you eat a lot of candy last night on Halloween? We took my daughter, Olivia, for the…

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Vegan Double Chocolate Espresso Almond Cookies stacked

Vegan Double Chocolate Espresso Almond Cookies

Vegan Double Chocolate Espresso Almond Cookies. These are everything I dream of in a cookie…super chocolatey, soft, moist, rich in flavor from the almond flour and robust from the espresso. Oil-free and dairy-free. VEGAN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO ALMOND COOKIES Meet my all-time favorite cookies. These are one of my most popular cookies I’ve ever created and…

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Vegan Cinnamon Ice Cream

This Vegan Cinnamon Ice Cream is only 7 ingredients, dairy-free and oil-free and made with coconut milk and cashews! So easy, fast and delicious to make. So much healthier than dairy ice cream and makes being plant-based just as delicious. VEGAN CINNAMON ICE CREAM Simple, sweet and bursting with cinnamon. This dairy-free Cinnamon Ice Cream is…

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Sweet ‘N’ Spicy Asian Salad with Peanut Sauce

This Sweet ‘N’ Spicy Asian Salad with Peanut Sauce is incredibly rich in flavor, easy ingredients and takes just 15 minutes to make! This is a recipe I adapted from my mother. During my pregnancy (10 months ago) and the couple months following my daughter’s birth, I consumed a lot of it. I’ve never been…

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Oil-free Vegan Spinach Arugula Pesto

This Oil-free Vegan Spinach Arugula Pesto is so full of flavor and whole food ingredients. It is made with fresh arugula, spinach and almond butter! It is delicious served on pasta or drizzled over buddha bowls! OIL-FREE VEGAN SPINACH ARUGULA PESTO I couldn’t decide what to make for dinner tonight….needed something quick and with leftover…

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