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No Bake Chocolate Gingerbread Almond Butter Cups {Paleo + Vegan}

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These No Bake Chocolate Gingerbread Almond Butter Cups are a seasonal take on the classic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup. These could not be easier to make and would be a great addition to your family’s cookie tray!

Is Christmas coming all ready? I feel like I just started this semester a week ago!

These Chocolate Gingerbread Cups are a seasonal take on the classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. These could not be easier to make and would be a great addition to your family's cookie tray!

Time really does fly when your having fun studying your bum off. At least hard work pays off (I hope!). I’m glad to be almost done and can’t wait to focus on making many more delicious recipes for you. With that said, Christmas is just around the corner and I feel like a little kid again.

I get so excited this time of year, not because of the presents but because it just seems like everyone is so happy, I blame it on the holiday desserts. Every one loves desserts and Christmas is filled with tons of desserts and desserts make people happy. Am I right or am I right?

These Chocolate Gingerbread Cups are a seasonal take on the classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. These could not be easier to make and would be a great addition to your family's cookie tray!

What could make people happier that tasty homemade Chocolate Gingerbread Almond Butter Cups? It’s like your chocolate and gingerbread got married and had a baby! They are like the holiday version of a peanut butter cup, and who doesn’t love peanut butter cups?

These Chocolate Gingerbread Cups are a seasonal take on the classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. These could not be easier to make and would be a great addition to your family's cookie tray!

Oh it doesn’t also hurt to mention that these Chocolate Gingerbread Almond Butter Cups are healthy, but you would never guess because they taste so decadent and delicious!

These Chocolate Gingerbread Cups are a seasonal take on the classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. These could not be easier to make and would be a great addition to your family's cookie tray!

No Bake Chocolate Gingerbread Almond Butter Cups

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Freeze time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 8 chocolate cups

Ingredients
  

  • Chocolate
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil. melted
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup/honey
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • Gingerbread Filling
  • 4 tbsp almond butter (can sub in any nut butter of choice!)
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • To make chocolate, mix all ingredients together in a bowl and divide between 7 or 8 mini cupcake liners and place in the freezer until hardened, about 15 minutes
  • To make filling, mix all ingredients thoroughly in a small bowl and place on top of chocolate, freeze at least hour before serving
  • Store in fridge or freezer.

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These Chocolate Gingerbread Cups are a seasonal take on the classic Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. These could not be easier to make and would be a great addition to your family's cookie tray!

    •  What’s your favorite Christmas/holiday dessert?
  • What are you most looking forward to this Christmas?

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Paleo Cranberry White Chocolate Gingerbread Mug Cake with a Lemon Glaze

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A moist Paleo Gingerbread Mug Cake studded with white chocolate chips and dried cranberries and topped off with a tangy lemon glaze all made in a matter of minutes!

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People always ask us how we write the posts:

Do you take turns writing recipes?

Do you work on recipes together?

Does one write the posts and the other makes the recipes?

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Well, I’m answering these questions because we never actually addressed them! We mostly take turns writing recipes, Bethany will make a recipe and I will do the same, so each recipe is mostly made by one of us.

We are a team and try to divide the duties of the blog evenly and take on different roles to keep it up and running. You may notice different styles of writing (and thats why!).

We love working together and are always helping each other come up with new ideas. Bethany is famous for making the breakfast pizzas while I specialize in mug cakes galore. 

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I can’t even begin to express my love for gingerbread, or mug cakes. I love both of them dearly. This mug cake is my first attempt at using cassava flour, which is now one of my favorite flours. It looks exactly like regular flour and can be subbed 1:1 in most recipes, plus it’s paleo.

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This Gingerbread Mug cake is filled with so much goodness, you would never know that it’s actually good for you! It is studded with dried cranberries, white chocolate chips and topped with a tangy lemon glaze. And the best part is, it’s single serving and made in less than 2 minutes!

Paleo Cranberry White Chocolate Gingerbread Mug Cake with a Lemon Glaze

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Servings 1 mug cake

Ingredients
  

  • Cake
  • 3 tbsp cassava flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tbsp molasses
  • 1 egg or flax egg beaten
  • 1 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 tbsp dried cranberries
  • 1 tbsp white chocolate chips
  • Glaze
  • 1 tsp coconut oil melted
  • 1/2 tbsp honey/maple syrup
  • 1/2 tbsp unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • lemon zest

Instructions
 

  • Grease a ramekin/mug with cooking spray
  • Combine together flour and spices in a small bowl
  • Combine molasses, egg, and milk in another small bowl, add to dry ingredients and combine well
  • Add in cranberries and chips to batter and place batter in mug
  • Microwave for 1-2 minutes
  • Mix glaze ingredients together and pour over cake

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Paleo Cranberry Dark Chocolate Gingerbread Coffee Cake

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This Paleo Gingerbread Coffee Cake is studded with dark chocolate chips and tart dried cranberries to make the best healthy holiday breakfast!

This Paleo Gingerbread Coffee Cake is studded with dark chocolate chips and tart dried cranberries to make the best healthy holiday breakfast!

I just realized that the amount of sweet recipes we post on Athletic Avocado outnumber the savory ones like 10 to 1. And I also realized how much of a sweet-tooth we both really are…. #sorrybutactuallynotsorry.

I do eat savory meals for dinner and mostly lunch, but I can’t help myself with coming up for sweet recipes, that’s just where my creativity blossoms. Hence this Dark Chocolate Cranberry Paleo Gingerbread Coffee Cake.This Paleo Gingerbread Coffee Cake is studded with dark chocolate chips and tart dried cranberries to make the best healthy holiday breakfast!

I’m telling you guys, this is one of my proudest moments yet, I don’t wanna toot my own horn, but this is literally perfection. I mean, can you go wrong with a moist gingerbread cake studded with dark chocolate chunks, tart cranberries and topped with a almond-molasses streusel! 

If you like gingerbread, you will fall in love with this coffee cake, so much so that your gonna wanna marry it (is that even legal? #whocares ).

This Paleo Gingerbread Coffee Cake is studded with dark chocolate chips and tart dried cranberries to make the best healthy holiday breakfast!

This is the perfect holiday treat, and no, I’m not gonna specify if this is a dessert, breakfast or snack, that’s up to you to decide. A big piece of this along with a hot beverage of choice (COFFEE!) is where it’s at.

This Paleo Gingerbread Coffee Cake is studded with dark chocolate chips and tart dried cranberries to make the best healthy holiday breakfast!

It also doesn’t hurt that these are completely healthy, paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free and can also be vegan!

Paleo Gingerbread Coffee Cake

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 9 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 3 eggs beaten (can sub in 3 flax/chia eggs)
  • 3 tbsp molasses
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup dried cranberries
  • 1/4 cup dark chocolate chunks/chips
  • Topping
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
  • 2 tbsp molasses
  • 2 tbsp dark chocolate chunks/chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 and grease a square cake pan with oil/butter
  • Combine flour and spices in a large bowl
  • Combine eggs, molasses, milk and vanilla in a small bowl and add to dry ingredients, mix well
  • Add in cranberries and chips, mix well
  • Spread cake batter in pan and combine topping ingredients in a small bowl
  • Sprinkle topping on cake evenly and bake for 25-30 minutes or until done

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  • Are you a fan of gingerbread?
  • Do you like making sweet or savory recipes better?

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14 Healthy Sweet Potato Side Dish Recipes

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If your anything like me, sweet potatoes are one of your favorite sides for dinner! My favorite thing ever is to make sweet potato sides recipes. Thanksgiving and Christmas are no different. My favorite side dish is sweet potato casserole! Here are 14 Healthy Sweet Potato Side Dish recipes for you and your family to enjoy by amazing healthy food bloggers!

Cranberry Sweet Potato Salad from Athletic Avocado

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Sweet Potato Spaghetti casserole from Cotter Crunch

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 Cinnamon and Sugar Sweet Potato Fries from the Roasted Root

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Butternut Sqaush and Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumble from Making Thyme for Health

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Quick Sweet Potato Apple Hash from Pancake Warriors

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Spicy Spiralized Sweet Potato Fries from Strength and Sunshine

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Mexican Quinoa and Sweet Potato Casserole from Sprint 2 the Table13298898643_df1f29ea5b

Sweet Potato Almond Soup from Veggie Inspired Journey

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 Scalloped Sweet Potatoes from Food Faith Fitness

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Lentil and Sweet Potato Salad from The Healthy Mavenlentil-and-sweet-potato-salad-2

 Sweet Potato Casserole with Molasses Candied Nuts from the Organic DietitianSweet-Potato-Casserole-680x1024

Paleo Sweet Potato Stacks from A Healthy Life for Me

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Cinnamon Sugar Sweet Potato Fries with Toasted Marshmallow Sauce from With Salt and Wit

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Lemon Meringue Sweet Potatoes from Turnip in the Oven

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Do you love sweet potatoes? Here are 14 Healthy Sweet Potato Side Dish recipes for you and your family to enjoy for the upcoming Holidays!

4 Ingredient EASY Cranberry Sweet Potato Salad {Paleo & Vegan option!}

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4 Ingredient EASY Healthy Cranberry Sweet Potato Salad is made with a yogurt dressing and studded with cranberries and pecans for a thanksgiving take on potato salad!

My Mom gets so mad every time Bethany and I make a recipe….

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and actually, I don’t blame her. She loves the end result but the process of making the recipe is what gets her angry and we are both 100% to blame because it looks like a tornado has gone through the kitchen.

I don’t ask her to clean up either but she can’t stand seeing messes so she does anyone, so shout out to Mom for being the real MVP! She forgives us overtime she tastes one of the recipes though 🙂

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This is actually one of the rare times I did not make my Mom angry because I actually left no mess! This  Cranberry Sweet Potato Salad is like a thanksgiving version of potato salad and only contains 4 ingredients, yes only 4!

It couldn’t be more easy, simple, tasty and healthy, especially since it’s made with Stonyfield plain whole milk yogurt instead of mayo!

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It’s also customizable to your diet too, so if you are dairy-free, you can just sub in any dairy-free  yogurt of your choice! Everyone will love this super-duper easy and amazing recipe, especially your Mom!

EASY 4 Ingredient Sweet Potato Salad

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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large or 4 medium sweet potatoes cubed
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1.5 cup frozen cranberries
  • 1/2 cup plain whole milk yogurt or dairy-free/coconut cream for paleo, vegan and whole 30
  • 1/4 cup crushed pecans

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Place cubed sweet potatoes on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, bake for 30-40 minutes or until done and put in a large bowl
  • Place cranberries in a small saucepan over medium heat until cranberries "pop" and create a sauce
  • Mix together cranberries, yogurt and pecans in a small bowl and add to sweet potatoes, mix well
  • Serve hot or cold

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Healthy Cranberry Sweet Potato Salad made with only 4 ingredients and coated with a yogurt dressing and studded with cranberries and pecans for a thanksgiving take on potato salad!

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  • Do you make a mess in the kitchen?
  • If so, who cleans up the mess?

This post is sponsored by Stonyfield and all of my opinions are my own.

Paleo Maple Banana Donuts

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These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

🍩 worry, be happy.  Sorry for the corny intro, but it had to happen because DONUTSSSS.  Today I’m sharing with you a recipe that I actually posted on the blog in summer 2014 (aka one of the first recipes every posted on Athletic Avocado).  

After seeing how popular they were with less than ideal pictures, I went on a quest to recreate them.  The first pictures back from two years ago didn’t do justice to present how good these donuts actually are.

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

You pretty much have to be insane if you don’t like donuts.  Like 🍩 talk to me if you don’t like them, we can’t be friends (sorry I did it again).  Jk we can be friends, but you’re missing out big time.

 How does one live without eating donuts?  That’s a question for another time.

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

But today lets talk about the magic of donuts.  Personally, I’m all about the glazed ones.  The frosted are just ok, the filled ones are decent, and the sugar coated are meh.

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

I remember when my eyes would light up with joy when I sunk my teeth into a glazed donut.  It just melts in your mouth, then the fluffiness of the donut takes the show away.  Ahhhh I’m drooling.  But regular donuts are fried and sugary and  give me no energy what so ever.  These donuts on the other hand, different story😉

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

These donuts are baked, taste like banana bread and have a maple glaze.  No refined sugar, grains, gluten or oil in site.  Now you may be thinking, “then how do they taste good?”

 Trust me friend, they’ll wow you with taste and are able to keep you full so you won’t crash mid afternoon.  Thats the magic of using real unprocessed whole food ingredients.

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

With only about 96 calories per donut, you can have two or three without feeling guilty.  Take that Dunkin!🙅

These Paleo Maple Banana Donuts with a Maple Glaze are a delicious and healthy breakfast with a large mug of coffee! They are also Paleo and Gluten-free!

Paleo Banana Walnut Donuts with a Maple Glaze

A sweet maple glaze encases a soft banana donut and is studded with toasted walnuts!  Did I also mention that they’re healthy?  No need for Dunkin Donuts anymore!

Paleo Maple Glazed Banana Walnut Donuts

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 donuts

Equipment

  • Donut Pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 ripe bananas mashed
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp. maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts toasted
  • Glaze
  • 1 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
  • 3 Tbsp. maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon. Mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine banana, eggs, vanilla and maple syrup. Mix well then add to flour mixture.
  • Add in chopped walnuts and stir batter well until evenly mixed.
  • Spray cooking spray in a donut tin and add in batter. Bake for 20 minutes, or until done.
  • Let cool and take out of donut pan. Combine coconut oil and maple syrup for glaze. Dip donuts in glaze.
  • Enjoy!

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Questions of the day!

What’s your favorite kind of donut?

Do you dunk your donuts in coffee or nah?

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