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Peanut Butter Pie (Vegan and Gluten Free)

May 27, 2014June 3, 2017 Melissa King 50 Comments

Peanut Butter Pie. I am a huge fan of all nut butters. My whole cookbook is dedicated to them. Personally almond butter is my favorite, but my husband’s favorite is peanut butter.

He just loves the stuff. So I created this super easy peanut butter pie for him as well as you peanut butter lovers out there!

This peanut butter vegan pie has 3 layers. A nut and coconut crust, creamy peanut butter mousse filling, and chocolate ganache on top.

It’s super rich and decadent. It wouldn’t take much to satisfy your sweet tooth. Just a small slice will do.

Since this recipe is rather rich and decadent, I would reserve it for those days when you want to splurge a little. Not an everyday treat. 🙂

If you didn’t want to use chocolate chips for the top layer, you can use the 3 ingredient chocolate recipe in this video. For more videos, you can subscribe to my You Tube Channel.

Smoky Sweet Potatoes and Avocado with Cauliflower Rice

May 12, 2014August 2, 2015 Melissa King 39 Comments

I have been wanting to try out cauliflower rice for a long time. For some reason, I thought it would be hard to make. Boy was I wrong! Making cauliflower rice is super easy. I first learned how to make it from Tasty Yummies. She has a step by step tutorial. This smoky sweet potatoes and avocado with rice is delicious and very filling for a grain free dish! I have been venturing into grain free meals lately. I already have a zucchini pasta with avocado pesto and a spaghetti squash with pesto on the blog. I will be making this recipe again in the near future!

I cooked the rice and the sweet potatoes the day before. So the following day I only had to quickly throw them together. Cauliflower rice has the same mouth feel as rice. I was really surprised how good it was! You have to try it.

Flourless Toasted Coconut Caramel Cookies

May 11, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 33 Comments

Hands up if you love coconut! People either love it or hate it. Personally, I hated coconut for years, but now I love it. Toasting coconut can add a new level of flavor to anything you are making. These flourless toasted coconut caramel cookies are no exception. If you were a fan of my flourless salted caramel cookies and my flourless chocolate chip cookies, you will love these flourless toasted coconut cookies!

Just like the other flourless cookie recipes, these are a cinch to make. They are also only sweetened with dates! That’s right. No sugar added to these. I hope you enjoy them.

Heathy Avocado Pesto Dip (Vegan)

May 9, 2014May 25, 2017 Melissa King 17 Comments

I am a huge fan of avocados. So I made some avocado pesto dip. In my opinion, avocados make everything better.

Avocados are great on their own, in salads or smoothies. This avocado pesto is fantastic. It is oil free and dairy free.

I loved this healthy vegan pesto dip as a dip, but I could also see it being used as a sauce or maybe in a wrap as well. 🙂

If you are worried about the avocado browning, you can always squeeze a small amount of lemon juice onto it. I ate it for a second time today and it tasted great even though it had browned a little.

Nut Free Truffles

May 5, 2014December 14, 2014 Melissa King 27 Comments

I know how hard it can be with a child that has allergies. My own daughter suffers from dairy, soy and sesame seed allergies. Nut allergies can be particularly challenging since so many things contain traces of nuts. Well I developed these nut free truffles with you in mind. You can now enjoy healthy sweets without a trace of nuts. These nut free truffles are not only nut free, but they are dairy free, and soy free too!

These delicious, nut free truffles are made with sunflower butter. Creamy sunflower butter with a decadent chocolate coating. I promise you it is delicious. A very easy recipe as well. Gluten free, grain free and vegan also.

Nut Free Truffles

Easy Strawberry Vinaigrette (Oil Free)

April 23, 2014May 25, 2017 Melissa King 31 Comments

Easy Strawberry Vinaigrette. I have a new dressing recipe for you! It’s strawberry vinaigrette. This time it’s an easy dressing that is perfect for spring.

I already have a balsamic vinaigrette on the blog. This oil free strawberry vinaigrette recipe is a twist on that.

If you like homemade condiments, you may want to also check out this post on 16 Whole Food Recipes for Condiments, Dressings and Spreads.

It’s so easy and a great way to use up those fresh strawberries.

I suppose you could also use frozen strawberries in this dressing recipe. I would just let them thaw out first. You can make this in just about five minutes.