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Vegan Desserts

Vegan Strawberry “Ice Cream” Truffles with Cacao

 

 I interrupt zucchini week to bring you… truffles! I finally cracked the recipe, so please let me know what you think of these. Something about them reminds me of ice cream. In fact, if you stop after step 1, it’s pretty much a delicious chocolately strawberry gelato-ey smoothie that’s miraculously breakfast worthy […]

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COCOA vs CACAO. Why it matters for your health.

 

  Chocolate is a superfood, right? Well, not exactly. Cacao is not the same as the cocoa powder we all know and love. Pronounced CUH-cow, cacao has some incredible superfood benefits that simply don’t apply to the processed stuff, even though I can’t seem to say it right (something about saying […]

Vegan Desserts

Low-Fat Carrot Cake Loaf

 

  Gooey. Glorious. Gone. I made 2 loaves of this and they’ve already been gobbled up. My kids loved it, and I’m obsessed. Making more today, because I can’t decide which one is better, the one with the egg or the one with the flaxseed “egg”. I will say that the flaxseed […]

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Vegan Carrot Top Pesto

 

  Pesto is a rock star. It goes with just about anything and while it might not look like the prettiest food on the planet, it will make your taste buds sing. Plus, I love the fact that this recipe uses up the tops of the carrot, which someone on […]