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The BEST Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies

November 7, 2018 by Bethany And Rachel 3 Comments

Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies are so gooey and delicious! You would never know that they are good for you! Also gluten-free, with vegan and paleo options!

Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies are so gooey and delicious! You would never know that they are good for you! Also gluten-free, with vegan and paleo options!

I was thinking about what I should make on my fall break and blondies came to my mind. Not surprising right!? They are our favorite and as thanksgiving is approaching, all I could think about was sweet potato casserole! That is truly the best dish because it basically tastes like dessert!

Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies are so gooey and delicious! You would never know that they are good for you! Also gluten-free, with vegan and paleo options!

These Sweet Potato Blondies legit taste like sweet potato casserole in blondie form! They are so gooey and delicious, perfect for fall/thanksgiving or anytime really! The ingredients are:

Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies are so gooey and delicious! You would never know that they are good for you! Also gluten-free, with vegan and paleo options!

Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies Ingredients:

Cooked sweet potato

Almond butter

Maple syrup

Egg/flax egg

Cinnamon

Baking soda

Vanilla extract

White chocolate chips

Pecans

Dried cranberries

Flourless Blondies Substitutions:

Nut Butter: use any type of smooth, natural nut butter such as cashew butter or sunflower seed butter.

Maple Syrup: sub in any liquid sweetener such as honey or agave.

Add-ins: you can add more of one add-in or sub in another type or simply omit.

Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies are so gooey and delicious! You would never know that they are good for you! Also gluten-free, with vegan and paleo options!

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Enjoy!

The BEST Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings 9

Ingredients

1 cup smooth natural almond butter/cashew butter
1 cooked sweet potato mashed
1 egg beaten (or flax egg)
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup crushed pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Combine all ingredients except for chips and pecans in a bowl.
Mix well until a thick, smooth batter forms.
Fold chips and pecans into batter and mix.
Pour batter into parchment-lined pan. Smooth out the top so the batter is even.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until done.
Let bars cool (make sure you let them cool extra long because they are gooey). Slice into 9 blondies.
Enjoy!

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Flourless Sweet Potato Blondies are so gooey and delicious! You would never know that they are good for you! Also gluten-free, with vegan and paleo options!

Flourless Pecan Apple Cake with Cinnamon Frosting {Paleo & Vegan }

September 29, 2017 by Bethany 12 Comments

Flourless Pecan Apple Cake is fluffy and moist made with only 8 real ingredients and topped with a cinnamon frosting! You would never believe it’s healthy!Paleo + Vegan option!

It was only a matter of time before I made a apple version of my favorite cake recipe. I swear my mind is like a broken record when coming up with new recipe ideas. I just keep coming back to this flourless cake base but I’m not too concerned about it😏

HOLA fall season, which means apples are in abundance and baking increases. Pumpkin is usually the star of this season, but let’s not forget the beauty of the apple. To give apples their proper recognition, I made them the star of this cake. Instead of almond butter (which I normally use), I made pecan butter because pecans and apples go tougher like pb and j.

To top it all off, this cake is complete with a fluffy, sweet cinnamon frosting made from coconut cream. It’s a great addition to this cake, but if you want to skip it all together I wouldn’t judge you either. A naked cake still tastes fab.

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applesauce

maple syrup

egg (or flax egg)

baking soda

cinnamon

chopped apple

cinnamon frosting

Flourless Pecan Apple Cake with Cinnamon Frosting

This pecan apple snack cake is completely flourless and made with only 8 real food ingredients! It’s topped with a creamy cinnamon frosting and makes the perfect healthy dessert or snack! It’s naturally sweet and completely paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free and grain-free. Also a vegan option!

Flourless Pecan Apple Cake with Cinnamon Frosting {Paleo & Vegan }

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings 9

Ingredients

1 cup pecan butter*
1 1/2 cup apple sauce
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 egg beaten (sub flax egg for vegan option)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 small apple finely chopped
Frosting:
1/2 cup coconut cream can also sub cream cheese
2 Tbsp.pure maple syrup
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Toasted chopped pecans for topping

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all ingredients in a bowl until mixture is smooth.
Spread batter into 9x9 or 8x8 square pan sprayed with cooking spray or lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 40 minutes, or until done. Let cool.
Place all ingredients for frosting in a large bowl. Use a handheld mixer to whisk until fluffy. Spread on top of cooled cake. Sprinkle toasted pecans on top
Slice into 9 pieces.
Enjoy!
*To make pecan butter, place 2 cups of chopped pecans in a food processor until butter forms

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Almond Flour Carrot Cake Tahini Bread (Paleo w/Vegan option!)

March 1, 2017 by Bethany And Rachel 35 Comments

Healthy Almond Flour Carrot Cake Tahini Bread is a fluffy and delicious breakfast,snack or dessert filled with carrots, raisins, nuts and topped with a tahini-maple glaze! It’s also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!

I was talking with my Dad the other day and he asked me how to “get” on my blog!

Healthy Carrot Cake Tahini Bread is a fluffy and delicious breakfast,snack or dessert filled with carrots, raisins, nuts and topped with a tahini-maple glaze! It's also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!

Then he preceded to tell me that he’s only been on my blog a handful of times because he doesn’t know how to “find it” on the internet!! Like what is this? Adults and computers….. I guess I will never understand :(. Maybe he doesn’t really feel the need to look at all the recipes and pretty pictures of food because he gets the privilege of being the main ~~guinea pig~~ taste tester for Athletic Avocado and therefore doesn’t need to make the recipes…Which brings me to this recipe, my Dad LOVED this recipe. I mean every recipe on here is “Michael-approved” but this one really made him going back for ~~seconds~~ fifths.

Healthy Carrot Cake Tahini Bread is a fluffy and delicious breakfast,snack or dessert filled with carrots, raisins, nuts and topped with a tahini-maple glaze! It's also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!

The inspiration for this Carrot Cake Tahini Bread came from a desire to make some type of bread for breakfast without bananas because sadly, we were out. Buttttttttt my Mom did just buy a ten pound bag of carrots (no joke). So, I made carrot cake acceptable and healthy enough for breakfast!

Healthy Carrot Cake Tahini Bread is a fluffy and delicious breakfast,snack or dessert filled with carrots, raisins, nuts and topped with a tahini-maple glaze! It's also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!

This recipe is adapted from my Cherry Garcia Banana Bread and is oh so fluffayyyyy, moist and delicious all in one! It’s so easy to make, even your dog can make it. Okay maybe not your pup, but someone who has never really been in the kitchen ever can breeze through this recipe.

Healthy Carrot Cake Tahini Bread is a fluffy and delicious breakfast,snack or dessert filled with carrots, raisins, nuts and topped with a tahini-maple glaze! It's also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!

This bread is a hearty and delicious breakfast or snack made from whole ingredients like:

Almond flour

Baking soda

Spices

Tahini

Pineapple

Egg/Flax egg

Maple syrup

Carrots

Raisins

Nuts

Healthy Carrot Cake Tahini Bread is a fluffy and delicious breakfast,snack or dessert filled with carrots, raisins, nuts and topped with a tahini-maple glaze! It's also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!

Paleo Carrot Cake Tahini Bread

This carrot cake tahini bread is basically carrot cake in breakfast form! It’s a delicious and hearty breakfast filled with fresh carrot, pineapple raisins, nuts and coconut flakes! So naturally sweet and hearty, you would NEVER know that it’s good for you too! Also vegan, paleo, gluten-free. dairy-free and grain-free!

Healthy Carrot Cake Tahini Bread is a fluffy and delicious breakfast,snack or dessert filled with carrots, raisins, nuts and topped with a tahini-maple glaze! It's also paleo, gluten-free and vegan!

Almond Flour Carrot Cake Tahini Bread (Paleo w/Vegan option!)

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings 9 slices

Ingredients

1 cup almond flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of salt
1/2 cup tahini
1/2 cup pureed pineapple or applesauce
1 egg/flax egg
2-4 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 cup grated carrot
1/3 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped pecans or nut of choice
TOPPING optional
1 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp tahini
1-2 tbsp maple syrup
Unsweetened coconut flakes

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and coat a 9x9 pan with cooking spray
In a large bowl, add together flour, baking soda, spices and salt
In a small bowl mix together pineapple puree/applesauce, tahini, egg and maple syrup
Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until combined
Add in carrot, raisins and nuts and place batter in pan
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until done
Let cool and slice into bars
For Topping microwave coconut oil until melted and stir in tahini and maple syrup and drizzle over bars and sprinkle with coconut

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Gooey Cinnamon Toffee Flourless Blondies {Gluten-Free, Paleo + Vegan!}

November 9, 2016 by Bethany And Rachel 28 Comments

Gooey Cinnamon Toffee Flourless Blondies are so gooey and delicious! Would never know that they are good for you! Also gluten-free, vegan and paleo!!

Guys, I am supercalifragilisticexpialidociously excited to share these gooey blondies with you!

Flourless Cinnamon Toffee Blondies are so gooey and delicious! Would never know that they are good for you! Also gluten-free, vegan and paleo!!

“This post is sponsored by Frontier Co-op and Mambo Sprouts as a part of the #cookwithpurpose campaign. All opinions stated are my own.”

First of all, let’s talk about texture. I am one of those people who prefer gooey and doughy textures over hard and dry-ish textures, especially when it comes to baked goods. I will gladly under-bake some banana bread even if it barely holds together, just for that doughy center. So can probably understand why I am so stoked about these blondies, they are just SO GOOEY!

Another reason why you need to make these is that they taste like toffee and we all know that toffee if just friggin’ delicious, right? So not only are these gooey, sweet, and toffee-like, but they are also pretty darn good for ya too, as if you needed another reason to make these!

As you know from the majority of our recipes, we like to make them so that everyone can enjoy them, even those who partake in a vegan, gluten-free, paleo, etc. lifestyle and these blondies fit the bill! Every time I make a recipe, I’m alway thinking about how my recipes can improve the health and well-being of those who eat them, like my family. So how do I cook with purpose? I believe that making my treats with real and whole ingredients will not only make them delicious, but allow my family to understand that they can still have amazing tasting food with simple and natural ingredients! That’s why I’m so stoked to create these blondies with sustainable non-GMO spices from Frontier Co-op!

These blondies are incredibly easy to make and only have a few (real-food) ingredients:

Cashew butter

Banana or applesauce

Maple syrup

Coconut flakes

Frontier Co-op Organic Vietnamese Cinnamon

Frontier Co-op Vanilla

Baking soda

Mix-ins

Gooey Cinnamon Toffee Flourless Blondies

These blondies are so oozy-gooey and completely flourless, paleo, and vegan! No one will ever guess that they are made with only real food ingredients! They are super easy to make and will please even the pickiest of eaters! Ya gotta make these NOW!

Gooey Cinnamon Toffee Flourless Blondies {Gluten-Free, Paleo + Vegan!}

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Servings 9 blondies

Ingredients

1 cup cashew butter
1 ripe banana or 1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/4 cup pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8X8 pan with parchment paper. Combine cashew butter, banana, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla and baking soda in a bowl. Fold in coconut, white chocolate chips and nuts. Add batter to pan and smooth out the top so batter is even. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden. Let cool and slice into bars. Enjoy!
Recipe adapted from Detoxinsta

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Creamy Sweet Potato Oatmeal with Pecans and Cranberries {GF + Vegan!}

November 3, 2015 by Bethany And Rachel 36 Comments

This Creamy Sweet Potato Oatmeal topped with crunchy pecans, tart cranberries and a sweet drizzle of pure maple syrup is a delicious and healthy dessert for breakfast!

Long time, no oatmeal recipe – specifically a sweet potato oatmeal recipe!

I swear it’s been forever since we posted an oatmeal recipe, so this is long due. In fact, This Recipe was posted in early July! Anyways, it’s not like I haven’t eaten oatmeal since then, I eat it every single day.

My add in of choice is usually pumpkin, but I decided to change it up since sweet potato are gaining popularity this time of year because of thanksgiving. I’m not complaining though, sweet potatoes give oatmeal an incredible creaminess and sweetness that pumpkin doesn’t.

Sweet Potato casserole is my favorite thanksgiving dish, as Bethany already mentioned Here. So this oatmeal is pretty much a breakfast version of sweet potato casserole (with the addition of tart dried cranberries, crunchy pecans, and a sweet drizzle of pure maple syrup) that is healthy enough for a delicious and satisfying breakfast.

This delicious oatmeal is vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and an incredible dessert for breakfast!

Creamy Sweet Potato Oatmeal with Pecans and Cranberries {GF + Vegan!}

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Servings 1 serving

Ingredients

1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup mashed sweet potato
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
topping
2 tbsp crushed pecans
1 tbsp dried cranberries
1/2 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

Place a saucepan on low-medium heat. Add oatmeal and almond milk. Mix in mashed sweet potato and maple syrup.
Cook for about 7-10 minutes, stirring periodically. Oatmeal should start to thicken.
Place oatmeal in a bowl and add toppings on top. Enjoy!

What’s your favorite thanksgiving dish?
When’s the last time you ate oatmeal?

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Flourless Apple Pecan Muffins {GF, Paleo + Vegan Option!)

October 27, 2015 by Bethany And Rachel 33 Comments

These Flourless Apple Pecan muffins are the perfect grab n’ go breakfast for a chilly fall morning!

The fall weather is starting to grow on me.

For years I was convinced that I needed to move to a warmer area of the states because I hate cold. I am now starting to appreciate the season changes and the pretty views and have come to realize that fall would not be the same without the changing weather. I still hate the cold, but what I love fall is

sweat pants/sweat shirts

big sweaters

fuzzy socks

boots

pumpkin

seasonal flavored coffees

apples

cozy dinners

Let’s face it, New England has the most perfect fall weather, but let’s not get into winter so fast. All of you fall-loving people will appreciate these flourless Apple Pecan Muffins to satisfy your needs for all-things-autumn! Eat these in your fuzzy socks, sweat pants, big sweaters on a cold fall day and you’ve got the perfect breakfast/snack/dessert!

These apple pecan muffins are fall-inspired, paleo,vegan, GF, DF, pecan-apple-cinnamony deliciousness!

EASY Flourless Apple Pecan Muffins

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Servings 6 muffins

Ingredients

Flourless Apple-Pecan Pie Muffins
1 cup pecan meal grind 1 cup of pecans in food processor until fine
1 egg or flax egg for vegan
2 tbsp unsweetened apple sauce
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1-2 tbsp honey optional ( I like it w/o, but if you can add if you want)
1/4 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1 Finely chopped apple

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven at 350 and put cupcake liners in a muffin tin
2. Throughly mix all ingredients together in a large bowl, divide batter among cupcake liners (makes about 6)
3. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until done

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What’s your favorite thing about fall?
Is it getting cold where you live?

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Pumpkin Sticky Bun Fudge {Paleo + Vegan!}

October 21, 2015 by Bethany And Rachel 49 Comments

hatEasy-to-make and healthy Pumpkin Sticky Bun Fudge that is a combination of your favorite seasonal desserts in one!

One dessert that i rarely make is fudge and to be honest, I don’t know why. I just never thought about making it for some odd reason! Well anyway, this weekend I decided it was time to make fudge for my older Sister’s baby shower (because she requested that i make something seasonal and I’ve already made pumpkin in the form of every other dessert ).

Since the Recipe Redux theme this month is Nut’s Galore, I knew that adding two types (almond butter and pecans) of nuts in this recipe was a perfect idea!

I know there are a lot of pumpkin fudge recipes out there and I didn’t wanna just make another pumpkin fudge recipe. I combined two of my favorite fall-inspired desserts into this fudge to make it original (sticky buns and pumpkin pie).

So technically this recipe is 3 desserts in one and nothing short of amazing.

My older sister and everyone at the baby shower was raving about it (and they didn’t even know that it was healthy!) You should have seen the look on their face when I told them that there was no refined sugar, butter or condensed milk in it.

This is just proof t desserts can be made with whole ingredients and still be just as, if not more delicious than unhealthy recipes!

EASY Pumpkin Sticky Bun Fudge

I didn’t even tell them that it was paleo and vegan too, mostly because they don’t know what that means! Whether you are vegan, paleo, a conscious eater or neither, you will love this Pumpkin Sticky Bun Fudge!

adapted from This Recipe from Be Whole Be You

EASY Paleo Pumpkin Sticky Bun Fudge

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Prep Time 10

Freezing time 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings 16 pieces

Ingredients

1 cup almond butter
1/4 cup coconut oil melted
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup pecans chopped
Topping
1/4 cup pecans
2 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

Mix all ingredients( except topping) in a large glass bowl and add to a 9x9 pan and place in freezer for about 2 hours or until firm
Mix topping ingredients together and serve on top of fudge

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