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Maple Vanilla Almond Waffles

Melissa King 13 Comments

This recipe was inspired by my Maple Vanilla Almond Granola which is my most favorite granola.  In the granola recipe, I use leftover almond meal from making my Homemade Almond Milk.  So I was hoping I could use some leftover meal in the waffle recipe as well.

waffles

It worked!  So excited.  Love when that happens.

Maple Vanilla Almond Waffles

Maple Vanilla Almond Waffles

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 10 min Serves 4-5 waffles     adjust servings

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups almond meal (or almond flour)
  • 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/2 cups milk (I used almond milk)
  • 2 T maple syrup
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 T coconut oil
  • 2 heaping tsp crushed vanilla bean (you can use vanilla extract, but the crushed vanilla bean s gives such a nice sweet flavor, so I like using it much better)
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 1 egg or egg substitute (I used a flax egg)

Instructions

  1. Turn on your waffle maker.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl.  I actually do this the night before so I can quickly make the waffles in the morning. 
  3. Mix all the wet ingredients into another. 
  4. Add wet to dry and mix until combined. 
  5. Spoon batter onto the greased waffle iron.  The batter will be thick. 
  6. I spoon about 1/2 cup amount and use the spatula to help spread the batter out a bit.

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Recipe Notes

I got about 4 1/2 waffles out of my batch. If you have leftovers you can freeze them and re-heat later. I do it all the time. Enjoy!

Raspberry Coconut Muffins

Melissa King 41 Comments

I haven’t come up with any new recipes for muffins lately, so I thought I would do one.  I came up with these Raspberry Coconut Muffins and they were pretty good.  I used to not really like coconut, but I love it now.  I think it must be an acquired taste.  Or maybe it was my Coconut Cream Larabars that got me hooked!

Raspberry Coconut Muffins from mywholefoodlife.com

My daughter loved these.  You can see her happily taste testing one here.

kids

I made these with more of the white whole wheat flour.  I am really liking it although I still would like to use spelt as well.

Raspberry Coconut Muffins

Raspberry Coconut Muffins

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 30 min Serves 5 large muffins     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl. 
  3. Mix all wet ingredients in another. 
  4. Add wet to dry and fold in the raspberries.
  5. Spoon batter into a greased or lined muffin pan. I used jumbo muffins for this and I only got 5 muffins, but if you are using standard sized muffin tins, you will most likely get about 10-12.
  6. I baked my jumbo muffins for about 30 minutes. If you are using standard muffin tins, you will probably bake them around 15 minutes or so.
  7. Let cool before removing from pan.

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Pecan Pie Granola

Melissa King 34 Comments

The other day I made Pecan Pie Larabars.  They came out really good.  I had some leftover pecans, so I wanted to try a Pecan Pie Granola.  I love granola and eat it almost every day.  It keeps me full until lunchtime, which is something that cold cereal could never do.

pecan pie granola

I was really happy with the outcome of this pecan pie granola so I am sharing it with all of you!  This makes a great afternoon snack as well.  I used ground vanilla bean instead of vanilla extract in this recipe and it really makes a difference.  I buy it off Amazon and I love the stuff.

pecan pie granola

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Pecan Pie Granola

Pecan Pie Granola

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. In one bowl, mix the dry ingredients. In another mix the wet. Add wet to dry and mix until everything is coated well.
  3. Spread granola out onto a lined baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes.
  4. Pull the trays out and shake them around a bit and place back in the oven for another 15-17 minutes.  Enjoy!

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pecan pie granola

Almond Joy Waffles (Vegan, Gluten Free)

Melissa King 31 Comments

Almond Joy Waffles.  Sundays at our house have a morning tradition of waffles or pancakes.  Lately, it has been waffles.  I think my older daughter really looks forward to it.

We used to do pancakes in my house growing up and I loved it. Today, I made some Almond Joy Waffles.

To get things going quickly in the morning, I mix all the dry ingredients the night before.  That way, it’s just as quick as store bought pancake mix, but much healthier!

 

Almond Joy Waffles

 

I wasn’t really a fan of the Almond Joy bar growing up.  I have grown  to love all things coconut now.  My husband, on the other hand, loved them so I knew he would enjoy these.

Almond Joy Waffles

Almond Joy Waffles

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 10 min Serves 4 large waffles     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Turn on your waffle iron so it can heat up. 
  2. In a medium bowl , mix the dry ingredients. 
  3. In a large bowl , mix the wet. 
  4. Add wet to dry and mix just until combined. 
  5. I scooped about a 1/2 cup amount of batter onto my waffle iron , but everyone’s is different.  I got 4 large waffles out of my batch.  If you are feeling extra frisky, you can top yours with some chocolate chips as well!

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Vegan Nutella Granola (Gluten Free)

Melissa King 51 Comments

Vegan Nutella Granola.  I bought some hazelnuts the other day to make my No Bake Nutella Bites.  I had quite a few left over, so I thought about making a Nutella granola.  Yes!

You can now have dessert for breakfast.  This granola is vegan, soy free, dairy free and contains no refined sugars!

 

Vegan Nutella Granola

 

This granola kind of reminded me of my Peanut Butter Cup Granola.  This would go perfect with my Homemade Hemp Milk.

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Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

Melissa King 80 Comments

I highly recommend this Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding.  I have been really into chia seeds lately.  They are so good for you and the high fiber content keeps you full for a long time.  So when Pacific Foods sent me a few samples of their unsweetened non dairy milk, I knew I had to make a chocolate chia seed pudding.

I already have a Chia Seed Pudding on the blog, but this time I decided to switch it up and do a chocolate version.  I used Pacific’s new unsweetened hemp milk for this recipe.

I love the unsweetened milk because I like to control the sugar in my recipes.  This tastes decadent enough to have for dessert, but it’s also healthy enough to have for breakfast!

I have been pretty stoked lately to see the organic berries coming back to the supermarket.  I have been waiting for them all winter.  They taste so good.

chocolate chia seed pudding.

Both my kids loved it.  Even my daughter Olive, who is tube fed, ate this up as you can see from the messy face in the next picture. Who can say no to anything chocolate?

Another great thing about this healthy chia seed pudding is that you can easily take it to work with you.  Just put it in a small mason jar and you are on your way to work!  It’s a healthy breakfast recipe that should keep you fueled all the way until lunchtime.

Olive

Here are some recipes you can add chia seeds to:

  • Granola Bars
  • Cookies
  • Overnight Oats
  • Muffins
  • Smoothies

So you can see they are very versatile.

Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding

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Prep Time 5 min Cook Time 30 min Serves 4-5 servings     adjust servings

Healthy enough for breakfast, but can be dessert too!

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Mix everything up in one big bowl.
  2. Stir well and stick in the fridge to set for at least a few hours.

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Recipe Notes

This recipe is super easy and my kind of recipe! If you like a thicker pudding though, you can add a bit less milk.