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Banana Cinnamon Cranberry Muffins with Maple Sunbutter Frosting+ Sunbutter Review!

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Before a few days ago, I have never tried an other nut butter beside peanut and almond.  Now I can say I went outside of my comfort zone and tried the incredible SunButter!  I can even say I think it may be better than peanut butter (gasp)!  The flavor is just unreal, so perfect and so creamy, I’m obsessed!  I just knew I had to make a recipe where this beauty would shine through, and these muffins are the perfect thing!  Who knew bananas, cranberries and sunbutter blend perfectly together?

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Banana Cinnamon Cranberry Muffins with Maple-Sunbutter frosting

  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp. coconut oil
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp dried cranberries

Frosting

  • 2 Tbsp. creamy sunbutter
  • 2 Tbsp. maple syrup

1. combine all ingredients except cranberries in a food processor and blend until well mixed

2. Put batter into a bowl and mix in cranberries

3. divide batter into muffin liners/cups and bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, or until done.

4.  Mix maple syrup and sun butter together and spread on top of muffins.

5. Enjoy!

Health Benefits:

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Sunbutter:

  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free
  • Nut-free
  • High in vitamins E, magnesium, copper, niacin and zinc
  • High in fiber and protein

Nutrition Facts: 200 calories, 16 grams of fat, 4 grams of fiber, 3 grams of sugar and 7 grams of protein per serving.

Recipe as a whole:

  • All natural
  • No refined sugar
  • Natural sugars
  • No preservatives
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free
  • Nut-free
  • High in fiber
  • High in protein
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • High in vitamins and minerals

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10 Amazing Oatmeal Recipes You Have to Try!!!

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Do you like oatmeal for breakfast? Are you getting tired of the same old flavors and want to change it up? Well have no fear, below are 10 amazing and healthy oatmeal recipes from myself and other awesome bloggers that will leave you wanting more! Are you ready? Go for it!

1. Banana-Latte Baked Oatmeal from Athletic Avocado

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2. Apple Pie Breakfast Pizza from Athletic Avocado

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3. Caramel-Cookie Dough Oatmeal from The Big Man’s World

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Photo from Thebigmansworld.com

4. Hazelnut Mocha Oat Bake from Strength and Sunshine

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Photo from Strengthandsunshine.com

5. Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Oatmeal by Southern in Law

Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal

Photo by Southerninlaw.com

6. Snickerdoodle Oatmeal from House of Yum

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7. Banana’s Foster Overnight Oats from Laura Fuentes

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Photo from Laurafuentes.com

8. Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal from Chocolate Covered Katie

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10.  Pumpkin Oatmeal Brûlée with Maple-Ginger Cream from Athletic Avocado

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  • What’s your favorite way to eat oatmeal?
  • What’s your favorite breakfast?

Also with Regan Jones, The creator of Recipe Redux a happy 40th birthday! 🙂

Top 10 Recipes of 2014!!!

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Hey Everyone! Hope your celebrations before the new year are going well! Just wanted to post about my top 10 most popular recipes of the year! It’s been a great 6 months for the Athletic Avocado! Can’t wait for 2015, there are gonna be a lot of new and big things coming! Hope you enjoy! 🙂

1. Peanut Butter Banana French Toast Rollups

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2. Zucchini-Cornbread Pancakes

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3. Paleo Banana-Nut Breakfast Cereal

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4. Burrito Bowl Stuffed Peppers

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5. Carrot Cake English Muffin

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6. Pumpkin-Ricotta French Toast Rollups

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7. Gluten-Free Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins

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8. Peanut Butter and Banana  Hand Pies

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9. Papaya-Avocado Slaw

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10. Lemon-Blueberry Pie Bars

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  • What are your plans for the new year?
  • What is your favorite all-time dish?
  • Do you have any new year resolutions?

Have a safe and happy New Year!

Thanks to Jenn for linking up!

Spiced Winter Fruit Compote

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One of my favorite winter dishes is  this winter spiced fruit that my mom makes every year.  Its seriously so good and a nice change from pies and cakes for dessert.  The recipe calls for canned peaches, cherries, and cranberries in syrup.  It’s full of added sugar and unnecessarily  sweet, so I wanted to make my own version.  I used a little honey in place of the syrup and its just as good, if not better!  Using fresh fruit instead of canned makes all the difference!  This is perfect stirred in oatmeal, yogurt, drizzled on top of angel food cake or simply eaten by itself!  So easy to make and very healthy, you have to make it!

 

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  Spiced Winter Fruit Compote

  • 2 apples, chopped
  • 2 pears, chopped
  • 1 cup frozen cranberries
  • 1 cup frozen peaches or apricots
  • 2 cups frozen black cherries
  • 1/2 cup orange slices ( or about 1 whole orange)
  • 1 cup grapes
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 cup honey/maple syrup or 2 Tbsp. Nunaturals simple stevia syrup
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 cinnamon sticks, optional

1. Add all ingredients in a large saucepan over medium-low heat and let simmer for about 25-30 minutes, or until apples are soft

2. Serve on top of ice cream, yogurt, toast or simply enjoy a bowl on it’s own

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Health Benefits:

  • All-natural
  • Refined sugar-free
  • Full of fiber
  • No preservatives
  • No added sugar
  • Tons of antioxidants and vitamins
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Paleo
  • Primal
  • Whole 30
  • Gluten-free
  • Grain-free
  • Dairy-free
  • Egg-free

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Vegan Caramel Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

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Making cupcakes for a christmas eve family party has been a tradition of my ever since I knew how to use an oven.  I usually like to get creative and come up with cool unique flavors.  This year is going to be a little different because I’m making healthy cupcakes.  I’m sacrificing artificial ingredients, added sugars, and

artery clogging fat, without sacrificing flavor.  And I’m 99% sure my family will not even notice it.  They will only be focused on the dense doughy texture, the sweet caramel inside and the cinnamon-sugary glaze on top!

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Vegan Caramel Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

Makes 12 cupcakes

  • 2 cups  gluten-free oat flour
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar

Filling

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine  oat flour, coconut sugar,baking soda and cinnamon.  Mix well.
  3. In a separate bowl combine water, coconut oil, apple sauce, vanilla and apple cider vinegar.  Mix well and stir into dry ingredients.
  4. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners and spoon batter into 12 muffin slots about 2/3 full.
  5. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until done.

Cinnamon-Sugar Glaze

  • 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla
  • Coconut sugar for sprinkling

1. Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl and spread on cupcakes, sprinkle with coconut sugar

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Health Benefits

  • All-natural ingredients
  • No artificial ingredients
  • No processed ingredients
  • No preservatives
  • Refined sugar-free
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free
  • Egg-free
  • Vegan
  • High in fiber
  • Vegetarian

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Thanks to Jenn for linking up! Merry Christmas!

GF Cinnamon Apple Cheesecake Muffins +Daisy’s Cottage Cheese Product Review

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As much as I love trying new foods, I have to admit there are certain foods I HAVE to eat every day, Cottage cheese being one of them!  I’ve been becoming obsessed with the stuff lately, and been choosing it over my greek yogurt (gasp!).  I’m hooked on the creaminess and distinct texture it adds to certain foods.   You can add it to smoothies and oatmeal for added protein or sub it with cream cheese or ricotta cheese in baking and cooking! I was very grateful when Daisy Brand send me over some coupons to try their amazing cottage cheese!  I was amazed at the quality of the 100% all-natural ingredients that the 90 year old company uses!  Daisy uses no preservatives which sets them apart from any other dairy products!

 

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Only 90 calories and a whopping 13 grams of protein per half cup!  Super creamy and chunky even though its low in fat!  There are only a few all-natural ingredients :Cultured skim milk, cream, salt, vitamin A palmitate.  Whats not to love?

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  • 1 1/4 cup Gluten-free oat flour
  • 1/2 Tbsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup no sugar added apple sauce
  • 1/4 cup milk (I used almond)
  • 1 egg or 2 egg whites, beaten
  • 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 Tbsp. pure maple syrup/ honey
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped apple
  • 2 Tbsp. finely chopped pecans (optional)

Filling

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl combine oat flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Mix well.
  3. Add in apple sauce, milk, egg vanilla and maple syrup.  Combine well then add in chopped apple and pecans and mix.
  4. In a food processor, combine remaining ingredients for filling.  Process until smooth, or about 10 seconds.
  5. Line a muffin tin with liners and add batter one-third of the way for each slot.  Then add a spoonful of the cheesecake mixture.  Finish it up with another spoonful of batter.  Repeat for each muffin.
  6. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until muffins are done.
  7. Enjoy!

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What’s your favorite way to eat cottage cheese?

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Gluten-free Peppermint Brownies

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With christmas peeking behind the corner, I just couldn’t help myself getting into the christmas spirit a little early.  I always look forward to baking desserts for holiday parties, but this year things are going to be a tad different.  Instead of using tons of butter and unhealthy ingredients, my plan is create healthy clean eating recipes without my family evening knowing!  The same great taste but way less calories and tons of health benefits!  Peppermint is one of the official flavors of Christmas so what better way then to make healthy clean eating peppermint brownies?  Packed with loads of health benefits like fiber, vitamins, healthy fats and so on, you won’t know they are healthy!

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Gluten-free Peppermint Brownies

(adapted from Fit Foodie Finds)

  • 1 cup garbanzo bean flour (or any gluten-free flour)
  • 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 egg or 2 egg whites, beaten (or flax egg)
  • 1/4 cup agave nectar/maple syrup/honey
  • 1 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
  • 1 tsp. peppermint extract (use 1 1/2 tsp if not using stevia)
  • 1/2 tsp. peppermint stevia
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, melted (can be vegan)
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl combine flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Mix well.
  3. In a separate bowl combine egg, agave, coconut oil and extracts.  Combine well.
  4. Combine wet ingredients into dry ingredients, making sure to mix well and scraping sides of bowl to ensure evenly mixed.
  5. Add melted chocolate and stir batter well to evenly distribute chocolate.
  6. Spray cooking spray in a glass pan.  Spoon in batter and spread evenly throughout pan.
  7. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until done.
  8. Enjoy!

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Health Benefits

  • All-natural
  • No preservatives
  • No processed sugar
  • Refined sugar-free
  • Healthy fats
  • Full of fiber
  • Clean ingredients
  • Gluten-free
  • Dairy-free(if using dairy-free chocolate)
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Tons of antioxidants and vitamins

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Healthy Pumpkin Apple Butter

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I am totally obsessed with all kinds of fruit butters, peach, pear, apple, pumpkin, you name it, I love it. But the downside of these sweet condiments is that many of them contain more than fruit, they contain sugar and other additives, with the exception of Kauffman’s.

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They can also be pricey, reaching up to 4-5 dollars for a small jar. Good thing I decided to make my own, not only is it healthy, clean and no sugar added, It’s dirt cheap as well. This butter is the perfect topping to almost anything, toast, waffles, pancakes, ice-cream, yogurt (I Love mixing it into plain greek yogurt!)

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Pumpkin-Apple Butter

  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 baked apple (chopped then cooked in microwave for 3-4 minutes or until soft)
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp Nunaturals stevia simple syrup or 1 tbsp maple syrup, honey, agave

1. Place all ingredients in a small sauce pan over medium-low heat

2. Constantly stir and keep on the stove for 10 minutes 

3. Take off stove top after mixture is hot, let cool and place in a mason jar, if desired

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Be sure to check other amazing meals at Peas and Crayons!

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