Flourless Almond Joy Blondies (Vegan)

As you know, I am a big fan of flourless treats.  These Flourless Almond Joy Blondies are the latest creation.  I got the idea as I was trying to go to sleep the other night.  Yes I think about food all the time lol!  So in the morning I stopped by the store to pick up everything that I needed .

These Flourless Almond Joy Blondies were a huge hit.  Especially with my 5 year old, who kept trying to sneak more and more bites.  She had no idea these were made with beans!  If you like flourless recipes, you may also like my Flourless Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies or my Flourless Healthy Chocolate Muffins.

 

Flourless Almond Joy Blondies - My Whole Food Life

 

These decadent almond joy blondies are vegan, grain free and gluten free.  You will seriously never taste the beans!  These are that good.

If you have been skeptical of desserts with beans, you really need to try!  Trust me, one of the most popular recipes on my blog is my black bean brownies.

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Pumpkin Raspberry Oat Bars (Vegan)

Pumpkin Raspberry Oat Bars.  Wow these are so good!  The other day, I came across this recipe in the Facebook recipe group I run.

The original recipe has much more oil than I typically use.  It’s also not gluten free.  So I made my Pumpkin Raspberry Oat Bars gluten free with 1/4 of the oil.

I also changed a few other things.  The recipe came out fabulous!  You can custom create your own flavors by changing up the jam.

I used some raspberry chia jam for my filling, but any jam would do well.

 

Pumpkin Raspberry Oat Bars - My Whole Food Life

 

Once again this is a recipe I used sorghum flour in.  I like it’s cakey texture and I thought oat flour with rolled oats might be too much oat flavor.

Feel free to use gluten free oat flour if you like.  I am sure it will work great too.   These bars are gluten free and vegan.

If you are not a fan of pumpkin, you could probably use sweet potato or butternut squash puree as well.  Applesauce may be another option for you.

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Coconut Lemon Crumb Bars

I have been obsessed with all things lemon these days.  I just love the way it freshens a dish up.   Lemon works great in sweet or savory dishes.  I am a huge fan of lemon bars and wanted to make something similar.  These coconut lemon bars are so good!  Vegan and gluten free.  The coconut and lemon just go so well together.  These coconut lemon bars didn’t even last the weekend at our house.  My husband ate them all!

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Homemade Nutri-Grain Bars

Who doesn’t like a Nutri-Grain bar? I made you Homemade Nutri-Grain Bars!  I used to eat them like crazy until I liked at all the ingredients in them.  If you read it as well, you probably know that they are laden with way too many chemicals and artificial dyes.

So naturally I had to create my own homemade nutri-grain bars.  My homemade nutrigrain bars tastes so much better and it’s made from wholesome ingredients.

Homemade Nutri-Grain Bars

Sadly, it took me two tries.

I did some tweaking the second time around and they still didn’t look that pretty, but I thought, what the heck, I will post them!  The second time I learned from my mistakes so hopefully, these will be easy for you to make.

I filled them with pureed dates and also with a fruit spread. I personally liked the dates better as a filling, but use what ever you like.  I know many people have said they filled them with homemade Nutella.  I bet that is amazing too! I’m not sure I trust myself with something like that haha.

Homemade Nutri-Grain Bars

Homemade Nutri-Grain Bars

Prep Time 30 min Cook Time 13 min

Ingredients

    For the bars

    For the filling

    • Your favorite fruit spread or 12 medjool dates blended up into a caramel with a bit of water

    Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350.
    2. In a food processor, grind up the almonds and oats. Measure them before grinding. 
    3. Once they are ground into a slightly course consistency, add them to a bowl with the rest of the dry ingredients. 
    4. In another bowl, add the wet ingredients. 
    5. Add dry to wet and mix just until combined. 
    6. Gather the dough into a ball.  It will be a bit sticky. 
    7. Wrap it in plastic and place in the fridge for about 30-60 minutes to firm up. 
    8. Once firm, cut a piece of parchment paper the size of a baking sheet, and lay it on the counter.
    9. Cut the dough ball in half.  I used a bench scraper to cut mine. 
    10. Take one piece and roll it out onto the parchment, putting some plastic wrap between the rolling pin and dough. 
    11. Roll it until it is about 1/4-1/2 inch thick. 
    12. Spread jam onto the top. 
    13. Roll the second ball of dough the same way onto another piece of parchment. Place that onto the dough with the jam. I made sure all the sides were sealed up. Then slice into squares with a pizza cutter. Bake for about 13 minutes. These should last a week or two. You can freeze them as well.  Remember to save your parchment paper.  You can re-use the same piece over and over again.  Enjoy!

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    Homemade Fig Newtons Recipe

    Homemade Fig Newtons for you.  Before we cleaned up our diet, Fig Newtons were a big staple around here.  We all know how fig newtons are often touted as a healthy cookie option for kids.  But if you ever looked at the ingredients, most are not good.

    My healthy fig newton recipe is so much healthier than store bought ones and a fig newton you can feel good about giving your kids. These fig newtons also taste better in my opinion. You definitely need to try them.

    Homemade Fig Newtons

    These are made with whole grains and no refined sugars, unlike the real cookies.  The real cookies contain high fructose corn syrup. 🙁  You can also use the recipe as a base to add in your own fillings.  If you filled these with fruit, they would almost taste like a Nutri-Grain bar as well.

    The possibilities are endless.  I also added a little cinnamon to the dough to spice it up a bit.  I think it turned out well that way.  One other thing to note is, using the coconut oil will not make them taste like coconut at all, but it does help add a sweetness to the cookies.

    Another great thing about this recipe is that it freezes well.  So you can make up a huge batch and freeze some for later. I suggest storing them in an air-tight container with a piece or parchment between each row of cookies.  That way, you don’t have to worry about them sticking together.

    Homemade Fig Newtons

    Homemade Fig Newtons

    Prep Time 1 hr Cook Time 15 min Serves 16 cookies     adjust servings

    A healthier version of the classic cookie.

    Ingredients

      For the cookie

      For the filling

      • 15-20 figs (I used dried Turkish Figs I got at Sprouts)
      • 1 T maple syrup
      • water

      Instructions

        For the filling

        1. In a food processor, grind up the figs, 1 T maple syrup and a bit of water. You want the figs to be the consistency of peanut butter so only add a bit of water. I think I used about 1 tablespoon.
        2. Blend into a paste and set aside.

        For the cookie

        1. Preheat oven to 350.
        2. In one bowl mix all the dry ingredients.
        3. In another bowl, mix the wet.
        4. Add dry to wet and mix only until combined. Be careful not to over-mix. The dough will be sticky and a bit wet.
        5. Gather it in a ball and wrap it.
        6. Put the dough in the fridge for about an hour to firm up.
        7. Once firm, roll the dough onto a floured surface. I tried to roll my dough as square as possible.
        8. Once the dough is rolled out, spread the fig mixture onto half of the dough.
        9. Once the fig mixture is spread, fold 1 half of the dough onto the other and cut into squares. I cut mine into about 2×2 squares and used a pizza cutter to do so.
        10. Place on lined baking sheet and bake for about 12-15 minutes.
        11. I got about 16 out of my batch.

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        Recipe Notes

        They should last a couple of weeks, but you can refrigerate them to make them last even longer. Enjoy!

        Apple Pie Larabars (Vegan and Gluten Free)

        Apple Pie Larabars.  It’s been a while since I have posted a larabar recipe.  I had several people request the apple pie larabar flavor, so here you go.  I hope you enjoy these homemade apple larabars.

        For more larabar recipes you can check out this post.

         

        apple pie larabars

         

        My husband really enjoyed these.  I was not a huge fan myself.  Mostly because I am obsessed with the Coconut Cream Larabars.

        That just means there will be more for him and my daughter to share. 🙂  These are just as easy to make as all the others.  I cut  mine in squares, but you can do bars or roll them into balls as well.

        These homemade larabars travel great too.  Perfect for on the go.  I always have some in my purse just in case.

        Apple Pie Larabars

        Apple Pie Larabars

        Ingredients

        Instructions

        1. In a food processor, mix the nuts into a fine powder.
        2. Add in the dates, cinnamon and the applesauce and pulse until a dough starts to form. 
        3. Line an 8X8 pan with parchment paper, leaving some paper sticking out the sides. 
        4. Spoon mixture into the pan and use the extra parchment to press the dough down. 
        5. Stick in the fridge to firm up. 
        6. Then, remove the whole thing with the parchment and slice into squares or bars with a pizza cutter.  Store them in the fridge.  Enjoy!

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