White Chocolate Banana Bread

I have made you some white chocolate banana bread!  After I became vegan, I thought anything white chocolate was out of my reach.  Sure there are a couple vegan white chocolate chip brands out there, but most of those contain unwanted ingredients. 🙁 So I had to create my own “white chocolate.”  As you probably already know, white chocolate goes so well with banana bread.  This white chocolate banana bread is super delicious.

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Super Moist Flourless Brownies (Vegan)

Super Moist Flourless Brownies.  Who doesn’t like brownies?  My Thick and Fudgy Brownie recipe is very popular.  But it’s not flourless.  I also have a Grain Free Blondie recipe that still is not flourless.

Since so many people try to avoid those things, I started to think about black bean brownie recipes.  There are so many flourless brownie recipes out there.

I have actually attempted flourless brownies in the past, but many have been fails.  So I decided to try a successful black bean brownie recipe.

I even shared this black bean brownie recipe on my Facebook page in the past.  I used Sugar Free Mom’s recipe as inspiration, but slightly tweaked it to make it oil free.

If you haven’t checked out Sugar Free Mom, you need to.  She has great recipes and many are sugar free and gluten free.

 

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Homemade Cinnamon Rolls (Vegan)

I have been craving homemade cinnamon rolls for quite some time.  I am not sure why I was so intimidated by the idea of making them from scratch.  I guess it was because I wasn’t sure if I could get the cinnamon roll dough perfect.

For my homemade cinnamon rolls I didn’t want to rely on vegan butters like Earth Balance.  I wanted to try and use melted coconut oil instead. So I just dove right in and tried them. I have to say that I am pretty happy with the way these vegan cinnamon rolls turned out.

 

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Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan)

I made you cookies!  Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies. The other day I shared a Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe.  They were not gluten free cookies.

It was a recipe I had created a while back.  Nowadays, I am doing more and more gluten free baking, so I thought I would try a gluten free chocolate chip cookie recipe as well.  These healthy chocolate chip cookies came out better than I expected.

 

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12 Make Ahead Breakfasts for Back to School Mornings

It’s that time of year again.  The kids are going back to school.  Mine start in a couple of weeks.   So now is the time to get organized so you are not rushing on those busy mornings.  Here is a list of make ahead breakfasts you can freeze and easily pull out in a hurry.  I thought I would also share some of my favorite school lunch supplies.

Lunchbots Lunchboxes – We have had these going on 3 years and they are great.

Kids Drinking Thermos – Another product we have had 3 years so far.  They are very easy to pop open.  Perfect for little hands.

Lunchskins Re-Usable Snack Bags -These are easy to clean and quick drying.

Hot Food Jars – Perfect for bringing hot foods like pasta and oatmeal.

Kids Konserve Ice Packs – Made of non toxic materials and BPA free.

Olive Kids Lunchbox – Durable, BPA free and easy to clean.  Comes in many styles.

 

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Strawberry Banana Baked Oatmeal

This recipe will make a weeks worth of healthy breakfasts you can freeze and reheat for busy mornings.  You can swap out the fruits for what you have on hand as well.

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Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal

This recipe can also be made with peanut butter or sunflower butter.  The choice is yours.  Make, freeze and re-heat.

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Almond Butter Overnight Oats

Use this recipe as a base and add in your own flavors.  Fruits, nuts, seeds…the possibilities are endless!  Make a weeks worth of these and then grab them when you need them.

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Homemade Pop Tarts

Fill them with your favorite jams.  I personally love them with blueberry chia jam.  Then just freeze them and pull them out when needed.

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Homemade Nutri-Grain Bars

These are perfect to throw in your child’s lunch box.  My kids love them.  Add in your favorite jam and you are ready to go.  They freeze very well.

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Banana Blueberry Muffins

These freeze very well and all the kids love them.  They can also be done gluten free.

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Raspberry Coconut Smoothie

Make a big batch of these and then freeze them in ice cube trays.  Then on those busy mornings, just pop out and blend what you need.

Here are some other recipes from some blogs I follow.

Real Food. Real Deals No Knead Apple Pie Bread
Eat Good 4 Life Chocolate and Peanut Butter Chia Pudding
The Clever Carrot Gluten Free Zucchini Muffins
Sugar Dish Me Whole Wheat Poppy Seed Bagels
Chocolate Covered Katie Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Waffles

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