Tag: refined sugar free
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Persimmon Toast

So this isn’t so much of a “recipe” as it is just a beautiful, delicious, food combination. This is my current breakfast OBSESSION!!! Like everyday for the past week, obsession. The sweet of the persimmon, with the tang of the pomegranate, and creamy cream cheese with the bite of the onion – just perfect! Recipe…
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Healthy Homemade Twix

Per usual – not much to say here. Just a girl who historically loves Twix but wanted a better option. BTW…don’t let the weird convoluted directions scare you – this recipe is so easy! I just didn’t use the right shaped pan which complicated everything Recipe Serves: ~10 bars Cook Time: 1 hour + 1…
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Pumpkin Seeds: 3 Ways

Not sure if I’m the only one, but potentially my favorite part of carving pumpkins and the Halloween season is making pumpkin seeds! I love trying out to spice combinations. So this year, we have a trio of flavors: cinnamon vanilla, classic sea salt, and cheesy garlic chive (sort of a take on sour cream…
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Black Bean Brownies

Don’t let the black beans scare you!!! These are pure, fudgey, goodness. When I started grad school at USC I just gone vegan and kept seeing all this hype around black bean brownies…then I tried it, and I made all my friends try it. It may or may not have turned into a running joke…
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Crispy Honey Tofu

I’ve been sharing plant based recipes on this blog for almost a year now…and I haven’t posted a tofu recipe?? What kind of vegan am I?? JK. But really…I used to (pre-vegan) constantly say how I was scared of tofu, then I learned what everyone says is true: if you don’t like tofu, you haven’t…
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Chia Jam

We all love a good PB&J right? Right. But in trying to clean up what I eat a bit I decided to check out the ingredients on the jelly I would buy…I was truly shocked. There tends to be an excess of added sugar, and just ingredients that aren’t needed in most pre-made jams or…
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Cozy, crispy, baked salad

I have this thing where I LOVE salads, and really crave them…but when it gets the slightest bit cold out I forget how much I love them and only want warm things. Which, does not typically describe a salad. We really needed a solution. Baking lettuce? Not so great. But baking kale, Brussels sprouts, and…
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Chocolate Pomegranate Bites

Valentine’s (or Galentine’s if you prefer) Day is just around the corner, so of course I HAD to share this recipe. But let’s face it, you don’t need a holiday or any excuse to enjoy this deliciousness. With only 3 (mandatory) ingredients, these chocolate pomegranate bites come together so quickly! You can customize them with…
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Put-on-everything Salad Dressing

This is the put-on-everything salad dressing because it’s so good and so versatile you can put it on everything…is there really any more explanation needed? Recipe Serves: 12oz Cook time: 5 minutes Ingredients: Instructions:
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2 Ingredient Applesauce

Applesauce is one of those foods that just oozes nostalgia. Here’s my problem though: it is PACKED full of sugar when you buy it in stores. The solution? make it yourself! It only takes 2 ingredients and 10 minutes. Trust me, once you make it yourself, you’ll never go back! Recipe Serves: ~12 oz Cook…