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Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies (Vegan)

August 5, 2014May 30, 2018 Melissa King 57 Comments

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies. My 4 1/2 year old is pretty picky when it comes to cooked veggies. She loves raw veggies, but I am always looking for more ways to sneak cooked veggies in.

That is where these zucchini chocolate chip cookies come in. She loved these zucchini cookies so much. She had no idea there was a hidden serving of veggies inside.

In fact, she kept trying to sneak more off the baking rack while they were cooling. If you like this recipe, you may also like my chocolate zucchini muffins and my zucchini chips.

zucchini chocolate chip cookies

These zucchini cookies are vegan and gluten free. They can be made in under 20 minutes! Can it get better than that? I added chocolate chips to my cookies because everything is better with a little chocolate right? 🙂

Quinoa Brownies (Vegan and Gluten Free)

August 4, 2014May 29, 2017 Melissa King 78 Comments

Quinoa Brownies that are vegan and gluten free!! Yes I did it. I made quinoa chocolate brownies. After I made the quinoa cookies and they were a hit, I thought I would experiment with quinoa brownies.

I promise you these brownies will not disappoint! They are really yummy and even easier to make! If you like healthy brownie recipes, you may also like this and this.

These delicious brownies are vegan, gluten free and grain free. Quinoa is technically a seed and not a grain. You would never be able to tell there was quinoa in these brownies.

These healthier brownies also come with a punch of protein. Did you know that quinoa is one of the few plant based, complete proteins? I hope you enjoy these brownies as much as I did.

Banana Nutella Popsicles

July 30, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 10 Comments

I have made you some Banana Nutella Popsicles. Growing up with a German mom, we always had Nutella in the house. I had been known to sneak that jar up to my room and enjoy a few bites form time to time. Sadly, the store bought Nutella is laden with unwanted ingredients. So I created these Banana Nutella Popsicles to hopefully curb that craving. These came out delicious!

Unlike some of my other popsicle recipes, these are free of cococnut milk. In stead, I added bananas for the creamy factor. They go so well with the hazelnuts and chocolate. This recipe makes a small batch of only 3 popsicles, so you may want to double it.

Homemade Vegan Twix Bars

July 29, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 23 Comments

Twix bars used to be my favorite, so naturally I had to come up with a recipe for vegan twix bars. These homemade twix bars are not only vegan, but they are also gluten free. These vegan twix bars only contain 9 ingredients and are super easy to make! I used chocolate chips for the coating, but you could also use my 3 ingredient chocolate recipe.

I have to be honest. These don’t taste exactly like twix bars, but they are still very delicious. I had a hard time keeping my hands off them! I hope you enjoy them as well.

Mini Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake

July 27, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 8 Comments

I made you some vegan chocolate cheesecake. 🙂 Yes that is right. Cheesecake can be vegan, and this vegan chocolate cheesecake recipe proves it. It’s the perfect little bite sized portion that will not leave you feeling guilty.

In addition to being vegan, these cheesecakes are also gluten free. The chocolate part is very rich and delicious so a little will satisfy your sweet tooth. If you don’t want to make these into mini cheesecakes, you can most certainly make 1 large cheesecake. You may have to double the batch though.

Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream (Vegan, Paleo)

July 24, 2014April 7, 2018 Melissa King 36 Comments

Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream. Omg this healthy ice cream might be my most favorite ice cream yet. It only contains 2 tablespoons of sweetener in the entire recipe!

Can you say that about store bought ice cream. Probably not. All you need is 5 simple ingredients to make this lemon blueberry ice cream! If you like my blueberries and cream popsicles, you will love this!

This blueberry ice cream is vegan, gluten free and paleo approved. Super easy. You can make it up in about 20 minutes. I love having an ice cream maker.

If you haven’t noticed. It’s much cheaper to make your own when organic ice cream at the store goes for about $6 a small carton. Plus, you don’t get any weird additives like carrageenan.