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Healthy Flourless Chocolate Muffins

August 17, 2014May 23, 2017 Melissa King 417 Comments

Oh wow! These healthy flourless chocolate muffins are seriously good! They are also super easy to make. All you need is 4 ingredients!

These chocolate muffins are very rich, and would probably be great for cupcakes as well. These healthy flourless chocolate muffins only take about 20 minutes from start to finish. No mixer required. We all need more chocolate muffins in our life right?

I used peanut butter in these chocolate muffins to add a rich texture. You could also use sunflower butter if you have a peanut allergy. If you want the rich texture, but not the strong flavor of the peanut butter, you can try using macadamia butter or cashew butter.

Macadamia butter works awesome in my fudgy flourless brownies, so I know it would be good in these as well. I also often use cashew butter as a base for my flourless cookie recipes. These healthy chocolate muffins are vegan, gluten free and grain free. I hope you enjoy them.

Blueberry Bliss Bars (Vegan, Gluten Free, Paleo)

August 13, 2014May 27, 2017 Melissa King 237 Comments

I don’t know if you noticed, but I love recipes that use only a few ingredients. These Blueberry Bliss Bars are just that. All you need is 4 simple ingredients to make these blueberry bliss bars!

This no bake recipe is perfect for summer. I know I don’t want to spend time in my kitchen with the oven on. It’s hot down here in Dallas!

These yummy bliss bars are vegan, gluten free and paleo. This was my first time using creamed coconut and I have to say that it was pretty much exactly like coconut butter. The only difference I noticed, was that creamed coconut seemed to soften faster out of the fridge.

Another great thing you could do with these no bake bars is drizzle a little of my 3 ingredient chocolate over the top. Yum! If you do that, then you will need to keep the bars in the freezer.

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.

Vegan Nanaimo Bars (Gluten Free)

July 23, 2014May 30, 2017 Melissa King 26 Comments

Vegan Nanaimo Bars. I must be honest. I had never heard of a nanaimo bar, let alone vegan nanaimo bars.There was a discussion about these bars in the healthy living Facebook group I run.

Apparently, the nanaimo bar originates from Nanaimo, British Columbia. It’s a bar that requires no baking.

There are 3 layers to the nanaimo bar. The bottom is a chocolate, wafer-like layer, followed by a creamy layer, and topped off with a chocolate layer.

I thought I would try my hand at a vegan nanaimo bar. I have never tasted a real one, but I improvised based on some non vegan recipes I found online.

My vegan nanaimo bars are also gluten free, grain free and free of refined sugars. In fact, there is very little added sugar at all in my recipe.

These homemade nanaimo bars are very decadent. In fact, just a little piece would satisfy your sweet tooth. There are 2 ways you can do the creamy layer.

I used coconut butter and got a harder layer. If you want a softer middle layer, I suggest going with coconut cream instead of coconut butter. I hope you enjoy this.

Flourless Cinnamon Pecan Cookies

July 11, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 27 Comments

I have been on a flourless cookie kick lately. These cinnamon pecan cookies are my latest creation. These flourless cinnamon pecan cookies are so good and they have no added sugar! Yep. These delicious cookies are sweetened only with dates! I made a caramel out of the dates and it was so good. The recipe is similar to my flourless salted caramel chocolate chip cookies and my toasted coconut caramel cookies.

If you like the taste of pecan pie, then you will like these little cookies. This recipe makes a small batch so you don’t have to worry about having a lot of extra cookies in the house. These cookies are vegan, gluten free, grain free and paleo friendly.

No Bake German Chocolate Bites

June 28, 2014May 21, 2017 Melissa King 61 Comments

I am super excited to share these no bake German chocolate bites with you. Now that we are in the middle of summer, no one wants to heat up the entire kitchen with the oven on. That is why these no bake German chocolate Bites are so great. I just love no bake treats, don’t you?

I also made these with NO added sugar! My husband took one bite and said they taste just like German chocolate cake! Win!

When you think of a typical German chocolate cake recipe, it is very involved and intimidating. Not these! You can make them up in a matter of minutes without a mixer! These no bake German chocolate bites are vegan, gluten free, paleo and nut free. They are only sweetened with dates!

For the chocolate coating, I used my 3 ingredient chocolate bar recipe. I just left out the maple syrup. If you tend to like things a little sweeter, you can add 1 tablespoon maple syrup to the chocolate.

Here is a quick video on how to make the chocolate.