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EASY Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal {Vegan + Gluten-free options}

November 20, 2018 by Bethany 1 Comment

This healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Baked Oatmeal is the ultimate decadent dessert for breakfast! Made with only 7 ingredients, gluten-free and vegan friendly!

This recipe is for all of you guys looking for a simple make ahead breakfast that your whole family will enjoy! I mean, who doesn’t love peanut butter, banana and chocolate together? I’ve never met a person who hasn’t loved the glorious trio (but I’m totally sure there are some folks out there, I just haven’t encountered them yet).

It’s been a good while since I’ve made a baked oatmeal recipe for the blog. I’ve been more into N’Oatmeal Bakes (made with coconut flour for a grain-free version of oatmeal ), but now I’m back with my fave grain.

I cannot stress enough how simple this baked oatmeal is to make. It takes maybe 10 minutes TOPS to prep, and then 20ish minutes to bake.

And in 30 minutes you can have breakfast for the whole entire week. That is, if you’re not sharing with your family. But if thats the case, you can always double the recipe😉

Only 7 simple ingredients are needed for this baked oatmeal. I can also bet you have most, if not the majority of these ingredients in your kitchen as we speak!

oats

cocoa

bananas

peanut butter

egg or flax egg

baking powder

dark chocolate

peanut butter drizzle

EASY Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings 9

Ingredients

3 cups oats gluten-free if needed
1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
1 tsp. baking powder
3 ripe bananas mashed
1/4 cup smooth natural peanut butter
1 cup non-dairy milk
1 egg beaten (sub flax egg for vegan option)
Toppings
Dark chocolate chopped into chunks
sliced banana
drizzled peanut butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 in glass pan with cooking spray and set aside.
Add oats, cocoa, and baking powder in a large bowl. Mix well.
In a seperate bowl, add bananas, peanut butter, milk and egg. Mix well until mixture is smooth. Add and combine to oat mixture.
Spoon mixture evenly onto pan. Top with dark chocoalte and banana slices. Baked for 20 minutes, or until done.
Let cool, and drizzle peanut butter on top. Slice into 9 squares.
Enjoy!
* Adapted from this recipe

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The EASIEST 5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars

April 30, 2018 by Bethany And Rachel 14 Comments

Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars are a healthy and delicious snack made easy with only 5 REAL ingredients! Also gluten-free and vegan!

Dang it feels good to recipe create again! It’s been such a long time since we got in the kitchen and made something because of grad school. Not saying that we couldn’t find the time to make a recipe, but we thought it was better if we focused on academics lol.

Needless to say, we’re back with another simple and easy recipes. We’ve found that our most popular recipes are those with the most simple ingredients such as this one, Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars. These are similar to our Sweet Potato Granola Bars! Super easy to make with only a few ingredients that you probably already have in your house:

Oats

Ripe bananas

Peanut butter

Maple syrup

Chocolate chips

The Peanut butter Banana Granola Bars are super easy to make with only a few ingredients. They are a delicious on-the-go breakfast or snack for you and your family. Also gluten-free and vegan!

5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Ingredients

2 cups dry oats
1 cup mashed banana about 1 large or 2 small
1/4 cup peanut butter or other nut butter
2-4 tbsp maple syrup depending on your sweet-o-meter
1/3-1/2 cup chocolate chips/chunks

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 and coat a 8x8 baking pan with oil or like with parchment paper
Add oats to a large bowl and combing banana, nut butter and maple syrup in a small bowl
Mix well and combine with oats.
Add chocolate chips and mix well.
Place mixture in pan and spread evenly, bake for 15 minutes or until done.
Let cool and slice into 8-10 bars.

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EASY Nutella Banana No-Bake Granola Bars {7 Ingredients!}

April 11, 2017 by Rachel 35 Comments

These Nutella Banana No-Bake Granola bars are the perfect on the go-snack for your busy day! Made simple with only a few ingredients!

Let’s talk snacks.

You know that you can’t ~~live~~ survive the day without them so they are obviously super important. You see, if I didn’t have at least 3 snacks per day, I would probably have a hissy fit because, hanger is reallllll. Snacks are life savers……if you remember to pack them! That’s my problem, so many times I forget to bring a snack which leads me to spends lots of $$$ on snacks when I’m out and about. So PUHLEASEEE remember to bring snacks!

So this leads me to today’s recipe, AKA a tasty homemade snacky just for you! Okay, it’s for me too. I have a love/hate relationship with granola bars. I (mostly) hate store-bought granola bars and I always love homemade. Most store-bought granola bars contain icky ingredients that I can’t pronounce! But lucky for you, these homemade granola bars only contain 5 real ingredients that are already in your pantry:

Farmer’s Direct Co-Op Organic Quick Rolled Oats

Dates

Nutella

Maple syrup

Banana

These granola bars are not made with any oats, but with the best quality oats out these: Farmer’s Direct Co-Op Organic Oats. You would never think that you would be able to tell the difference between oatmeal brands but once you try this brand, you will recognize how much better they taste than other store-bought brands!

The combo of banana and nutella is TO DIE FOR! Especially when you add in chocolate chunks AND banana chips on top of it. You would never guess that these granola bars are healthy! They are no-bake and take less than 10 minutes to assemble, pretty awesome, ehhh? Oh and they are gluten-free and vegan if you weren’t convinced already!

These No-Bake Granola bars are the most perfect, quick, easy, healthy and cheap snack out there. You and your family will go crazy over these!

Nutella Banana No-Bake Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

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Prep Time 10

Total Time 3 10

Servings 9 bars

Ingredients

2 cups Farmers Direct Oats
1 cup pitted dates soaked for 10 minutes or until soft
1/3 cup nutella (either homemade or healthy chocolate-hazelnut spread
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 ripe banana mashed
banana chips
chocolate chunks

Instructions

Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper. Place oats in a large bowl. Add dates, Nutella, maple syrup and banana to a food processor and pulse until smooth, add to oats and mix well. Mix in banana chips and chocolate chunks, if using. Place mixture in pan, press down evenly and let sit in the fridge for at least 3 hours to set. Cut into 9 pieces and store in the fridge.

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These No-Bake Nutella Banana Granola bars are the perfect on the go-snack for your busy day! Made simple with only a few ingredients + gluten-free and vegan-friendly!

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Mint Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes {Vegan & GF)

March 9, 2017 by Bethany 21 Comments

Get a fresh start to your day with these Mint Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes! They’re sweet, filling + taste like the classic ice cream flavor! Vegan + GF

I know this isn’t an ice cream recipe, but lets talk about your favorite ice cream flavor. Now I know what you’re thinking, ” This girl is cray cray. Why is she bringing up ice cream right now?” Well the reason is because this recipe is based off my favorite ice cream flava🍦

How would you like to eat your favorite ice cream for breakfast? Yeah that kind of sounds like a bowl full of diabetes. But it doesn’t have to be a bowl full of diabetes, really. You see, I love mint chocolate chip ice cream, but if I eat it for breakfast, I can bet $100 that I wouldn’t feel energized after eating it. I’d probably get a little sugar rush, but then crash and fall back asleep.

When I eat breakfast, it has to be something that’s gonna fill me up and give me energy for the day ahead. You with me on that? I hope so😉

Butttt if something fills me up, gives me energy, has the taste of my favorite ice cream, and is easy to make, thats a whole other story😏.

I’m telling you, using real mint leaves in these pancakes makes ALL the difference. I was really curious when making the batter and so I licked the spoon. It literally tasted like melted mint chocolate chip ice cream. Literally. After that moment, I knew that I this was a winner. The only thing that bothered me was the color, or lack of color. It tasted like mint chocolate chip, but was the color of a regular pancake. I didn’t want these to look like any other pancake because they are soooo much more than that.

Insert a handful of spinach. Voila, problem solved. Don’t be scared by the veggies people. Once they are whirled and swirled in the blender, you won’t taste it. Pinky promise.

Minimal clean up.✔

Perfect mint chocolate chip flavor✔

Gluten-free✔

Vegan-friendly✔

Refined sugar-free✔

Whole food ingredients✔

Breakfast that you’ll love✔✔✔✔

Mint Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes

Wholesome ingredients are blended together to form an epic mint chocolate chip pancake batter! One bite and you’ll fall in love with these sweet, filling pancakes! No one could ever guess that the vibrant green color is made with the help of spinach!

Mint Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes {Vegan & GF)

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Ingredients

2 cups of gluten-free old fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups almond milk or other milk of your choice
1 cup fresh mint leaves loosely packed
1 cup spinach
1/4 cup almond butter
2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a Vitamix or other high power blender. Blend until batter is smooth.
Heat a skillet or griddle on medium-low heat and spray with cooking spray.
Spoon on pancake batter, add a few chocolate chips to each pancake and cook as you normally would.
Repeat with remaining batter ( should make about 15 medium sized or 20 small pancakes).
Enjoy with maple syrup and fresh mint.

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The BEST Peanut Butter Cup Oatmeal Breakfast Pizza { Vegan-Friendly!}

October 26, 2016 by Bethany And Rachel 45 Comments

Peanut Butter Cup Oatmeal Breakfast Pizza is a decadent and delicious breakfast that you would NEVER guess is healthy! It’s only made with 5 real ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes to make! Also vegan and gluten-free friendly!

Gasp! No pumpkin or fall-inspired recipe? How can this be? Well friends, it’s a little celebration I would like to call HALLOWEEN that takes place next Monday so how could I not make a recipe inspired by my favorite candy, AKA the peanut butter cup!? You are going to love this oatmeal breakfast pizza recipe!

Can you believe that it’s almost been 2 full years since we’ve posted an oatmeal breakfast pizza!? I mean, This One happens to be our most popular recipe of ALL TIME! Yeah that’s actually like ages in foodie years. I think we’ve just been so content with the other oatmeal pizza recipes that we have forgotten to make more variations, but behold, we’ve got another one comin’ your way in this post! There’s no need for me to explain our love for all things dessert-for-breakfast because if you many of our recipes are like that, but no complaining here, those are our most popular recipes! You know what they say, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!”

We all know and love that most perfect combination of peanut butter and chocolate all too well so I don’t need to explain how amazing it is because I am 99.9% sure that you are obsessed with it, unless your allergic to peanut butter, in which cause I feel bad for ya! So friends, let’s not delay any longer! Let’s cut to the chase and talk about how insanely perfect this Peanut Butter Cup Breakfast Pizza is!

It’s made with only 5 ingredients, yes only 5 such as:

Oats

Applesauce

Cocoa powder

Greek/non-dairy yogurt

Peanut butter

Peanut Butter Cup Oatmea; Breakfast Pizza

You would never guess that this decadent Peanut Butter Cup Breakfast Pizza is healthy! It’s made with REAL food ingredients like oats, . This breakfast pizza is such an easy and tasty breakfast to make and takes less than 10 minutes making it perfect for busy mornings and can easily be made-ahead. Anyone who is trying to eat healthy but is also a fan of the classic peanut butter cup will be in LOVE with this breakfast pizza!

What are you waiting for!? Make this NOW!

Peanut Butter Cup Breakfast Pizza

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Ingredients

1 cup oats
1 tbsp dark cocoa powder
1 egg or flax egg beaten
1/4 cup applesauce
1 tbsp sweetener optional
TOPPING
1/2 cup vanilla greek/non-dairy yogurt use sweetener if plain
1-2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
Chopped peanut butter cups or chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, Mix ingredients for pizza crust in a bowl and shape into a circle on parchment paper, bake for 15 minutes or until done. For topping, yogurt and peanut butter in a small bowl and spread on pizza. Top with chocolate chips or chopped peanut butter cups, if desired.

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Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

October 4, 2016 by Bethany And Rachel 22 Comments

Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars are a healthy and delicious snack made easy with only 5 REAL ingredients! Also gluten-free and vegan!

Do you remember those quaker chewy granola bars (my main inspiration for these sweet potato granola bars)?

I’m pretty sure you do unless you’ve been living under a rock for several years. Throwback to middle school when I used to eat at least 2-3 per day. My Mom would get a giant box of 90 from Costco so we were always stocked up with them. They used to be my go-to snack -now these chocolate chip sweet potato granola bars are my go-to.

I remember how incredibly chewy and sweet these little bars were and perfectly studded with baby chocolate chips ensuring that you got chocolate in every bite. Flash forward to 10 years later, and I haven’t had a chewy granola bar in FOREVER!

I was seriously craving one so bad the other day that I had to give in and make my own healthier version. This is how these Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars were born.

These granola bars mimic the Quaker ones without all of the added sugar and artificial sweeteners. You won’t believe that they are only made with 5, yes 5, REAL food ingredients! Let’s take a look at the ingredient list:

Dry gluten-free oats

Roasted Sweet potato

Almond butter or other nut butter of choice

Maple syrup of liquid sweetener of choice

Dairy-free chocolate chips/chunks

5 Ingredient Homemade Granola Bars

Not only are these homemade granola bars made with 5 nutritious ingredients, they are also so easy to make! They are the perfect kid-approved grab-n-go snack or make-ahead breakfast. They are also gluten-free and vegan-friendly!

5 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Total Time 25

Servings 8 granola bars

Ingredients

2 cups dry oats
1 cup mashed sweet potato about 1 large or 2 small
1/4 cup almond butter or other nut butter
2-4 tbsp maple syrup depending on your sweet-o-meter
1/3-1/2 cup chocolate chips/chunks

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 and coat a 8x8 baking pan with oil or like with parchment paper. Add oats to a large bowl and combing sweet potato, nut butter and maple syrup in a small bowl, mix well and combine with oats. Add chocolate chips and mix well. Place mixture in pan and spread evenly, bake for 15 minutes or until done.
Slice into 8 bars. Enjoy!

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Vegan Soft-Baked Maple Banana Oatmeal Cookies

September 20, 2016 by Bethany And Rachel 20 Comments

Soft-Baked Maple Banana Oatmeal Cookies are a healthy and delicious breakfast or snack loaded with protein and whole grains. Also gluten-free and vegan!

True life: My favorite kind of food is food that I can eat with my hands.

If I had it my way, I would make all of my favorite foods in a more portable form so I wouldn’t have to use any utensils.

That’s why you see lot’s of hand-held recipes on our blog such as muffins, breakfast pizzas, cookies, bars, etc. It’s not that I don’t like eating food with a spoon or fork, I just likened using any utensils better ’cause I’m simple like that.

So all this talk about eating food with hands brings us to today’s recipe: Soft-Baked Banana Maple Oatmeal Cookies. The inspiration for these babies come from a childhood favorite: my Mom’s soft-baked Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies which fit’s perfectly into this month’s recipe redux theme, First Cooking Recollections.

“Stir up some of your earliest culinary recollections. Did you stand at your grandmother’s elbow to learn to cook? Or did you learn by stumbling through a cookbook by yourself? Share a healthy recipe and the accompanying story about one of your first cooking memories.”

The earliest cooking/baking memory I can think of is helping my Mom make here famous cookies. Okay, maybe I didn’t help all that much with the baking process, but I sure “helped” in the eating process, ya know, making sure they didn’t go to waste!😉

Now, I wanted to remake these oatmeal cookies with my own little twist. I re-created them by keeping the “soft-baked” aspect but obviously replacing the unhealthy ingredients (butter, white sugar) with healthier ingredients, changing the flavor combo and adding frosting. Needless to say, I think I like these EVEN MORE than my Mom’s famous cookies (shhhhhh don’t tell!).

They are so simple and easy to make with only 7 ingredients and take only 15 minutes to make. I also wanted to make these cookies with added protein powder for extra nutrition to go along with their whole-grains and heartiness. These cookies can honestly be eaten for breakfast, snack or dessert. I had them for all three!

Soft-Baked Banana Maple Oatmeal Cookies

These cookies are a healthier remake of My Mom’s classic soft-baked oatmeal cookies . They are so soft, have a slight chewy texture to them and are naturally sweet but not-too-sweet thanks to banana, organic stevia-sweetened protein powder and a touch of maple syrup.

These cookies are even topped with a sweet and tangy maple cream cheese glaze. You would never guess that these are good for you! Also vegan and gluten-free!

Soft-Baked Maple Banana Oatmeal Cookies

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Ingredients

1 cup oats
1 cup oat flour
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 ripe banana mashed
2 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 cup milk
GLAZE
2 oz. cream cheese softened (can use dairy-free)
2 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder and baking soda. In a small bowl combine banana, maple syrup and milk. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir well. Spoon into 6-8 cookies and place on baking sheet, bake for 10 minutes or until done. For glaze, mix ingredients in a bowl and spread on cooled cookies.

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Peanut Butter & Jelly Vegan Coffee Cake {Made with Chickpeas!}

July 26, 2016 by Bethany And Rachel 24 Comments

Peanut Butter & Jelly Vegan Coffee Cake combines the classic flavor combo and is a healthy breakfast or brunch treat made flourless with chickpeas! So easy-to-make with REAL ingredients! Also vegan and gluten-free!

I used to think that coffee cake had actual coffee in it when I was younger. Embarrassing, I know.

It’s funny because I am obsessed with coffee now but I used to HATE coffee until I was about 15 years of age. So I never wanted to try coffee cake ever because I despised coffee and little did I know that coffee cake gets it’s name because your supposed to eat it with coffee, not because of coffee in it.

Well friends, I can say now that I’m a bit wiser than I was in my younger years because A., I know that coffee cake does not have coffee in it, and B., I actually like coffee now!

Anyways, I think we can all agree that coffee cake is pretty much the most perfect breakfast/brunch treat. How could you not want cake for your first meal, especially when it has a CRUMB TOPPING!? #canigetanamen?

Now let’s talk about this unique and delicious coffee cake. First off, it’s peanut butter and jelly flavored which brings me back to my childhood and I’m sure it will bring you back too.

And second of all, it’s made with…….drumroll please…. CHICKPEAS! Yes, that might sound weird to you, but I promise that chickpeas are amazing to bake with and have amazing nutritional value.

Chickpeas are a member of the pulse family, along with lentils, beans and dry peas which contain double the amount of protein of quinoa and double the iron in a serving of chicken.

Pulses are sustainable and affordable food choice that can be made in a variety of ways from baked goods to pasta to burgers! We were so happy when the nonprofit councils of growers of pulses in the US and Canada reached out to us to create a recipe using pulses, so we are excited to present you this epic coffee cake using chickpeas.

I promise you that this coffee cake DOES NOT taste like chickpeas and does not contain coffee, but it does taste good along side a nice big cuppa. The Chickpeas act as a base and binder for this cake and also add to the nutritional value. This Peanut Butter & Jelly Coffee Cake is:

Nutty

Sweet

Salty

Flourless

Easy-to-make

Rich

Peanut Butter & Jelly Chickpea Vegan Coffee Cake

This coffee cake is extremely easy to make and only contains a few ingredients. You would never guess that it’s completely flourless and is made with chickpeas. It has the classic flavor of peanut butter and jelly that kids and adults-alike will adore. This coffee cake makes the perfect healthy brunch or breakfast treat. Also vegan and gluten-free friendly!

Peanut Butter & Jelly Coffee Cake {Vegan + Gluten-Free!}

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings 8 people

Ingredients

1/2 cup oats
1 tsp baking powder
1 can chickpeas rinsed and drained
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4-1/2 cup maple syrup depending on your sweet-o-meter
Filling
1/2 cup jelly of choice I used homemade chia jelly
1/2 cup fresh blueberries/berries of choice
Topping
1 tbsp coconut oil melted
2 tbsp coconut sugar
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup peanuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place a 8x8 baking pan with cooking spray. Combine oats and baking powder in a food processor, pulse until flour-like then add to a large bowl. Add chickpeas, peanut butter and maple syrup to food processor and pulse until a dough ball forms, add to oat mixture. spread mixture in pan and top with jelly and berries. Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over filling. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until done.

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Healthy Blueberry Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cake {Vegan + Gluten-Free!}

June 16, 2016 by Rachel 40 Comments

This Healthy Blueberry Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cake is a delicious, quick, easy-to-make and guilt-free dessert for one! Also vegan and gluten-free!

If you could think of a cake that screams SUMMER, what would you think of? Obviously there’s ice cream cake, but I believe strawberry shortcake is the epitome of an easy summer dessert cake.

A simple vanilla cake base filled with fresh whipped cream and piled with juicy strawberries; How could this get any better?

Let me tell ya friends, if strawberry shortcake was even simpler to make, made single serving and included bloobs in the mix, you’d swoon even more at this dessert. We all know how much I like to share, so hence the reason that I made this classic dessert single serving.😉

Also, I feel like blueberries are just as good (if not better) than strawberries, so they deserve to have time to shine here too.

Everybody has those days when they just need dessert, and they need it NOW and all to themselves. This blueberry strawberry shortcake is for those days, but also for any day. We all know how impatient people are, so we make recipes that fit the needs of these people.

If you have a good 3 minutes on hand, you should go and make this. All you gotta do is mix the ingredients, microwave for 1-2 minutes, slice in half, and top with the coconut cream and berries. No need to make a mess in the kitchen on a hot summer day, thank God!🙌

Blueberry Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cake

This simple easy-to-make Blueberry Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cake uses crushed gluten-free graham crackers and oat flour to create a vanilla-graham flavor that tastes like the classic summer dessert! Filled with whipped coconut cream and fresh summer berries, you won’t believe that its vegan, gluten-free and made in the microwave!

Blueberry Strawberry Shortcake Mug Cake {Vegan + Gluten-Free!}

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 1

Total Time 6

Servings 1 mug cake

Ingredients

Mug CAKE
1/4 cup oat flour
1 Gluten-Free Graham Cracker Sheet finely crushed
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 egg or flax egg
1/2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp almond milk
FILLING + TOPPING
vanilla greek yogurt/coconut cream
fresh strawberries and blueberries
crushed graham crackers

Instructions

Grease a ramekin/mug with oil/butter.Mix all ingredients for cake in a small bowl and spoon batter into mug. Microwave for 1-1:30 minutes, be careful it doesn't overflow. Let cool than cut in half and serving with filling and toppings.

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EASY Cherry Chia Seed Pudding {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

May 31, 2016 by Rachel 33 Comments

Cherry Pie Chia Pudding is a healthy, filling snack, breakfast or dessert that tastes like the classic dessert! It’s easy-to-make, vegan, refined-sugar-free and gluten-free!

I think I’ve probably said it 100000x before on this blog, but we hate pie crust. Okay, maybe hate is too strong of a word, but we both extremely dislike pie crust.

But yes, we both still eat pie. We just eat the filling and don’t touch the crust and pretty much act like it’s poison haha. The pie also has to be topped with a crumb topping, not a lattice, because pie crust😵.

So I guess you can say we both like pie filling, not the whole pie itself. Let me just clarify, it has to be fresh homemade pie filling because store-bought pie filling is NASTY.

I made the mistake of ordering pie at a restaurant sometime last year and I was literally scarred for life because the cherry pie was filled with fake gooey, un-naturally red, and ungodly sweet. Yeah, NEVER AGAIN! So this brings me to my next point, just don’t ever eat store-bought pie filling, ever.

Okay enough pie ranting, on to this Cherry Pie Chia Pudding, as I just mentioned, homemade pie filling is boss, especially made with fresh, in-season fruit like sweet dark cherries. This chia pudding contains 3 parts to it to create a cherry-pie-like taste:

Traditional chia pudding base

No-bake cherry filling

Oat crumble topping

Cherry Pie Chia Seed Pudding

All ya gotta do is assemble it together and bam, you’ve got a healthy, delicious and filling breakfast, snack, dessert, or whatever-you-want-to-call-it-meal. It’s super easy to make and put-together, even for people who claim that they “can’t cook” (ahem my Dad) also vegan and gluten-free friendly!

EASY Cherry Pie Chia Seed Pudding {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Sitting time 10

Total Time 35

Servings 2 people

Ingredients

CHIA PUDDING
2 cups milk I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1/2 cup chia seeds
TOPPING
1/2 cup oats
1/2 tbsp coconut oil melted
1-2 tbsp maple syrup
CHERRY FILLING
1.5 cups fresh cherries pitted and chopped
1 tbsp coconut sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

CHIA PUDDING: mix milk and chia seeds very well in a bowl and let sit overnight
TOPPING: Preheat oven to 350 and coat a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and spread on baking sheet, bake for 15 minutes or until crispy
CHERRY FILLING: mix all ingredients in a bowl and let sit for at least 10 minutes
TO ASSEMBLE: Divide chia pudding between two bowls, divide cherry filling and add topping.

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EASY Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal

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5 Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars

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Nutella Banana No-Bake Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

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Mint Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes

Mint Chocolate Oatmeal Pancakes {Vegan & GF)

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Peanut Butter Cup Oatmeal Breakfast Pizza is a decadent and delicious breakfast that you would NEVER guess is healthy! It’s only made with 5 real ingredients and takes less than 15 minutes to make! Also vegan and gluten-free friendly!

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Peanut Butter Cup Breakfast Pizza

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Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars are a healthy and delicious snack made easy with only 5 REAL ingredients! Also gluten-free and vegan!

These granola bars mimic the Quaker ones without all of the added sugar and artificial sweeteners. You won’t believe that they are only made with 5, yes 5, REAL food ingredients! Let’s take a look at the ingredient list:

5 Ingredient Homemade Granola Bars

5 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Granola Bars {Gluten-Free + Vegan!}

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