Grain Free Sugar Cookies

I am super excited to share these Grain Free Sugar Cookies with you!  These came out so delicious and they have the texture of real cookies without all the unhealthy ingredients!  These cookies are paleo approved, vegan and gluten free.  If you love to bake during the holiday season, you may want to check out this post as well.

Grain Free Sugar Cookies - My Whole Food Life

These cookies are hard on the outside and chewy in the middle.  Perfect in my opinion. 🙂 I was going to frost them, but I realized I was out of coconut butter to make my 5 minute frosting recipe.  So I just topped them with some natural sprinkles instead. I made my cookies kinda big, so I only got 12 in the batch.  If you make them smaller, you should be able to double that.

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No Bake Peppermint Brownies (Vegan)

No Bake Peppermint Brownies that are vegan.  They are the perfect holiday bars!  All you need is about 10 minutes to make  them!

These no bake Mint chocolate brownies only call for 5 simple ingredients!  I was eating the batter right out of the food processor and let me tell you it’s delicious!

If you have some guests with dietary restrictions, then these might be a good option.  If you are a lover of all things peppermint, you may also like my 4 ingredient peppermint fudge or my peppermint truffles.

 

no bake peppermint brownies

 

I used pecans in this recipe, but walnuts would be good as well.  I think even sunflower seeds may work for a nut free option.

This easy no bake recipe could be made ahead of time so you have on less thing to cook on the day of your holiday party.

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Homemade Orange Chocolate Bars

This time of year I think of so many familiar flavors and sweet treats.  Orange chocolate is one of them.  So I made you some Homemade Orange Chocolate Bars.  They are so delicious.  Subtle hints of orange with creamy, melt in your mouth chocolate.  It was hard to stop eating these Homemade Orange Chocolate Bars!  They are super easy to make too.  Just 4 simple ingredients!

Homemade Orange Chocolate - My Whole Food Life

This recipe is super simple!  It’s a great alternative for those who are allergic to dairy.  These homemade orange chocolate bars are vegan, gluten free and even paleo friendly!  For more holiday treats you can check out this post.

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Maple Cinnamon Cheesecakes

I have the perfect holiday dessert for you!  Maple Cinnamon Cheesecakes.  OMG.  These are so good and perfectly bite sized.  These vegan cheesecakes are super easy to make too.  If you preferred, you could probably make 1 large cheesecake as well.

Maple Cinnamon Cheesecakes

These Maple Cinnamon Cheesecakes are vegan, gluten free and paleo.  The gingerbread crust is to die for! I promise they will be a hit at any holiday party.   Perfect for those that have dietary restrictions.  I got 12 mini cheesecakes out of my batch.  This is a dessert you can make ahead of time so you will not feel stressed.  It should last a couple weeks in the fridge too.  I could see my 3 ingredient chocolate drizzled over the top of these.  Yum!

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