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Almond Butter Chocolate Overnight Oats

Melissa King 189 Comments

This Almond Butter Chocolate Overnight Oats is the ultimate indulgence in your daily breakfast.  The best part?  It’s totally healthy!

Yes that’s right. This healthy breakfast is made with good for you ingredients like almond butter, cacao powder and steel cut oats.

 

Almond Butter Chocolate Overnight Oats

 

This is one of the easiest breakfasts you can make yourself.  I make 5 at a time and eat them all week.  My husband even takes them to work with him.  They travel very well.  Between the chia seeds and the cacao powder, you are getting a lot of antioxidants.

Also a lot of protein and fiber!  This will keep you full until lunchtime.   If you don’t know what cacao powder is, it is chocolate in it’s most raw form.

It can be bitter, but it’s so good for you.  I usually put a chopped medjool date in my oatmeal and it turns into a caramel overnight.  It gives just a hint of sweetness.  You can also use maple syrup.

Some other overnight oats flavors to try:

Almond Butter Chocolate Overnight Oats

Almond Butter Chocolate Overnight Oats

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Prep Time 10 min Serves 1 serving     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Throw everything in a jar
  2. Mix well and store in the fridge overnight to eat.

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Recipe Notes

My recipe makes a thicker oatmeal. If you like yours thinner, just add a bit more milk. Take out in the morning and enjoy. I eat mine cold right out of the fridge. You can also try my Overnight Oats in a Jar.

Watermelon Mint Popsicles

Melissa King 157 Comments

When I think of summer, one of the first things that comes to mind is watermelon.  How awesome is a fresh slice of watermelon, right?  It reminds me of being a kid again.  I have already done a watermelon punch , so why not do some popsicles too!  These watermelon mint popsicle are perfect for a refreshing treat on a hot summer day. And who doesn’t like a good watermelon popsicle recipe?

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My kids are loving these popsicle molds by Tovolo.  One of the things I like best about the molds, is the drip catch.  Perfect for my kids, who tend to eat these slowly.  Do you have them too?  If not, you should get some.

Watermelon Mint Popsicles

Watermelon Mint Popsicles and a Giveaway!

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Prep Time 5 min Serves 6 popsicles     adjust servings

Ingredients

  • 4 cups watermelon
  • 10 mint leaves

Instructions

  1. Blend both ingredients in a blender for about 90 seconds.
  2. Pour into popsicle molds . They should be ready to eat in about 4 hours. Enjoy!

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Asian Slaw

Melissa King 16 Comments

I have been wanting to so an Asian slaw for quite some time now.  This week, we had some leftover red cabbage and I took that as a sign.  What we came out with was so good!

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This Asian slaw would be great in some spring rolls, or in an Asian wrap with your favorite protein.  It is definitely a dish that will be made often in our house.  Just today, I added some cashews to it for my husband’s lunch and he said they were amazing on top.  So even though it’s not pictured, I will add it to the recipe. 🙂 This is a quick dish that can be made in a few minutes.

Asian Slaw

Asian Slaw

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Prep Time 20 min

Ingredients

  • 1 head red cabbage chopped
  • 2 apples diced (I used gala apples, but any would work)
  • 3 carrots shredded
  • 1 tsp ginger minced
  • 1 tsp garlic minced
  • 2 T toasted sesame oil
  • 2 T rice vinegar
  • 1/3 cup toasted cashews
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Throw the cabbage, apples, cashews and carrots into a large bowl .
  2. In a small bowl , whisk
  3. the remaining ingredients to make the dressing.
  4. Pour the dressing onto the salad and toss.

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Recipe Notes

This made about 4 servings and should last for a week in the fridge. Enjoy!

Lemon Larabar Bites (Vegan and Gluten Free)

Melissa King 58 Comments

Lemon Larabar Bites that are vegan and gluten free.  If you have been following this blog for a long time, you know that I love larabars.

Especially if they are homemade larabars!  I have had several requests to do a lemon larabar recipe, so here it is.  I absolutely love lemons, so I was excited to create the larabar version.

 

Lemon Larabar Bites

 

They came out so good!  I am happy to tell you that these are grain and gluten free.  If you have a nut allergy, you can try making them with sunflower seeds.

These homemade lemon larabars make the perfect snack because it only takes minutes to make them and there is no sugar added!

Looking for more larabar recipes?

Lemon Larabar Bites

Lemon Larabar Bites

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Prep Time 10 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In the food processor , grind up the almonds and cashews. 
  2. Once they are ground, add in the dates and the lemon juice.  You may need to add in a small amount of water if the mixture looks too dry. 
  3. Once the dough is formed, roll into balls and place them in the fridge to firm up.

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Recipe Notes

I got 14 balls out of my batch. Enjoy!

Grain Free Sugar Cookies

Melissa King 22 Comments

Did someone say sugar cookies? I love sugar cookies. I have also been inspired to do some grain free baking lately, so a grain free sugar free cookie just seemed to make sense.  I have already tried doing some grain free baking with my Grain Free Blondies and my Grain Free Blueberry Tart.  I hadn’t really used any coconut flour though.  So today at Whole Foods, I bought some.  I was so excited to use it that I baked these sugar cookies this afternoon.

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I knew they were good as soon as I saw my daughter lick the beater clean.  If you are new to baking with coconut flour, there are some things you need to know.  Coconut flour absorbs a lot of moisture so it’s good to add an egg for every 1/4 cup coconut flour.  I used flax egg replacements in this recipe.  I was a little worried because I have heard that if you use more than 2 flax eggs, it messes up the recipe, but I used 3 and this came out great.

Grain Free Sugar Cookies

Grain Free Sugar Cookies

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Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 15 min Serves 15 cookies     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl .
  3. Mix all wet in another.
  4. Add wet to dry and mix.
  5. Roll dough into balls.
  6. Place them on a lined baking sheet , and then flatten each ball with your palm.
  7. Bake for about 12-15 minutes.

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Recipe Notes

Enjoy!

No Bake Snickerdoodles

Melissa King 49 Comments

What is better than a snickerdoodle?  How about no bake snickerdoodle cookie dough bites!  Now we are talking.  I already have a Gluten Free Snickerdoodle on my blog, so this was only a matter of time.

No Bake Snickerdoodles - My Whole Food Life

These can be made in just minutes and are gluten free!  Can it get better?  My daughter just loves cinnamon.  In fact, to get her to drink her milk, I add some cinnamon to it.  I call it Meadow’s Secret Milk and she drinks it right up!  So these were right up her alley.  I hope you enjoy them as well.

No Bake Snickerdoodles

No Bake Snickerdoodles

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Prep Time 10 min Serves 12 cookies     adjust servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. In the food processor , grind up the oats and almonds.
  2. Then add in the rest of the ingredients until a dough starts to form.
  3. Roll into balls and then flatten them with your palm.

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Recipe Notes

I kept mine in the fridge on a plate with parchment paper. I got 12 out of my batch. Enjoy!

No Bake Snickerdoodles