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

November 16, 2015 by Bethany And Rachel 38 Comments

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….

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 🙂

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!

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 15

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1 55

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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2 Minute Flourless Pumpkin Sticky Bun

November 11, 2015 by Bethany And Rachel 38 Comments

Healthy single serving paleo Flourless Pumpkin Sticky Bun made with in 2 minutes with only a few ingredients

Have you ever played the game three truths and one lie? Well, we are going to play right now, but instead of three truths, there will be three lies and one truth. See if you can spot the truth:

Bethany and I are pro softball players (hah)

My favorite food is Bleu Cheese (yuck)

We own 18 dogs (lol)

I made a flourless pumpkin sticky bun in less than 2 minutes!

Ok so I gave you a few hints, but the last one is actually truth.This Sticky Bun is inspirited by my Pumpkin Spice Sticky Bun Fudge, which has gotten rave reviews! Don’t have time to make a batch of sticky buns and don’t want to eat all of them in one sitting?

I got’cha covered! it is possible to make a single serving, paleo, flourless, sweet and sticky pecan bun in less than two minutes and it’s not a fib! You’ll never want to slave in the kitchen to make sticky buns ever again!

Chances are, you probably have all the ingredients in your house, which means that you can make this right now!

2 minute Paleo Pumpkin Pecan Sticky Bun

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Prep Time 2

Cook Time 2

Servings 1 serving

Ingredients

Cake
1.5 tbsp almond butter
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 egg beaten or flax egg
1/2 tbsp maple syrup
1/8 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp cinnamon
Topping
2 tbsp raisins or dates chopped
2 tbsp pecans chopped
1/2 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

Coat a mug with oil/butter
Mix all cake ingredients together in mug and microwave for 1:30-2 minutes
Let cool and go around edges with a knife before taking out
Mix all ingredients for topping and serve on top of cake

This is paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free, can be vegan

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What’s your favorite easy dessert to make?

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Gluten-free Sweet Potato Oatmeal Bread with Pecan Streusel {GF + Vegan!}

October 25, 2015 by Bethany And Rachel 52 Comments

Looking for a good quick bread recipe for fall? Make this Gluten-free healthy Sweet Potato Oatmeal Bread with Pecan Streusel!

You know those dishes/foods that you eat so much of, but you don’t get sick of? That’s my relationship with sweet potatoe (and that is why I’m coming to you today with this sweet potato oatmeal bread).

In fact, I eat them so much that my skin is slightly tinted orange from the beta carotene overload! Don’t worry though, people actually tell me I look tan! I’d say that’s an added plus for eating sweet potatoes.

At Thanksgiving, I’ve alway been the person who skips the turkey, stuffing and other classic dishes to dig right into the sweet potato casserole. And then I manage to eat half of it while everyone is stuffing their face with turkey.

I’m also that person who buys 10 pounds of sweet potatoes at one time because the little 2 pound bag ain’t got nothing on my sweet potato obsession.

Now I’m a huge fan of any quick bread, so naturally I had to make a sweet potato version. Pumpkin bread and banana bread are good, but when compared to sweet potato pecan streusel bread, well lets just say there is no comparison. Its moist, doughy, dense, naturally sweet, full of fiber, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan-friendly and everything you want in a quick bread.

Sweet Potato Oatmeal Bread with Pecan Streusel

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Total Time 45

Servings 10 servings

Ingredients

2 cups gluten-free oat flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup mashed sweet potato about 2 sweet potatoes
1 egg beaten (can sub 1 Tbsp. ground flax mixed with 3 Tbsp. water for flax egg)
1/2 cup almond milk
1 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
1/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
TOPPING
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup gluten-free oats
2 Tbsp. coconut sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. coconut oil

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl and whisk together.
In a separate bowl combine sweet potato, egg, milk, oil, maple syrup and vanilla. Whisk together until mixture is smooth.
Add sweet potato mixture to dry ingredients. Mix well until all ingredients are equally and completely combined. Fold in chopped pecans
Spray cooking spray in a loaf pan and spoon in mixture, smoothing the top so its not lumpy.
For topping, combine all ingredients together in a small bowl. Sprinkle on top.
Bake for 35 minutes, or until golden.
Let cool and take out of loaf pan.
Enjoy!
*lightly adapted for Ambitious Kitchen

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Toasted Coconut Pecan Streusel Muffins

August 23, 2015 by Bethany And Rachel 13 Comments

e weIts hard to believe that these Toasted Coconut Pecan Streusel Muffins are gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free and healthy for you!

Let me tell you the story about how I decided to make these toasted coconut pecan streusel muffins. Here we go:

You know those restaurants that you only go to because of one item on the menu? Like when you go to Olive Garden just for the breadsticks because the rest of their food isn’t actually real food ( its frozen people!).

My parents and I always go to this one restaurant at the beach that a great atmosphere and awesome breads/muffins.

The only reason I go is for the muffins. They have a bread girl who walks around with a big basket of muffins and sweet breads who hands out whatever you ask. They have these toasted coconut muffins that are to-die-for! So moist and fluffy, I’d gladly eat 15 of them in one sitting.

My dad actually always makes sure “bread girl” comes around more than once so he can eat all the muffins he pleases. He even calls her “bread girl” instead of by the name on her name tag ( its actually embarrassing). I feel sorry for “bread girl” because my dad is a pain when it comes to bread/muffins.

Getting back to the muffins, I have always wanted to recreate these heaven-sent pastries and I finally got around to doing so!

I used Almond Breeze Almondmilk Coconutmilk Vanilla Unsweetened to give it coconutty flavor (on top of the coconut). I added toasted pecans for extra crunch and a streusel topping because why not? These muffins are gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan-friendly! Woohoo!

Toasted Coconut Pecan Struesel Muffins

Toasted Coconut Pecan Streusel Muffins

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings 12 Muffins

Ingredients

1 cup shredded or flaked unsweetened coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour ( I like This One
2 tsp. baking powder
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cup Almond Breeze Almond Milk Coconut Milk Vanilla
1 egg beaten (can sub flax egg for vegan option)
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 Tbsp. coconut oil melted
1/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp. coconut oil
1 Tbsp. coconut sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place coconut and pecans on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes, or until slightly toasted. Reserve 1/2 cup for topping.
While coconut and pecans are in the oven, combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a large bowl.
In a separate bowl, combine milk, egg, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla. Add to dry ingredients and stir together well.
Mix in toasted coconut and pecans (not including reserved 1/2 cup) and combine well.
Line muffin tins with muffin liners and spoon on batter about 2/3 full (will make about 12 muffins).
In a small bowl combine remaining coconut and pecans, coconut oil and coconut sugar. Spoon on top of each muffin.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until golden.
Enjoy!

“This post is sponsored by Almond Breeze Almondmilk.”

Healthy German Chocolate Cake Oatmeal

May 26, 2015 by Bethany And Rachel

You would never guess that this decadent German Chocolate Cake oatmeal is good for you! It tastes exactly like the popular dessert!

I actually never had German Chocolate Cake until last summer (thank goodness I did because it’s amazing!). So as a self-proclaimed oatmeal enthusiast, I thought it would be a good idea to incorporate the flavors of this cake into oatmeal (and thats how healthy german chocolate oatmeal was born!).

I gave it to my mom for breakfast (she is pretty picky and will tell me flat-out if she doesn’t like anything, guess it’s payback from when I was a kid ) and let her decide if this was blog-worthy. Needless to say, she confirmed it was!

Healthy German Chocolate Oatmeal

So if you want cake for breakfast, I’d advise you to make this Healthy German Chocolate Cake Oatmeal for an unbelievably healthy and delicious start to your day!

Healthy German Chocolate Cake Oatmeal

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings 1 serving

Ingredients

1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1 tbsp cacao powder
1/2 tbsp maple syrup/honey
1 tbsp ground flaxseed
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Glaze
1 tsp coconut oil
1/2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp crushed pecans
1 tbsp unsweetened flaked coconut

Instructions

1. Place all oatmeal ingredients in a saucepan and heat over medium heat for about 10-15 minutes or until thick, stir periodically
2. Place oatmeal in a bowl
3. For the glaze, melt coconut oil and honey in a microwave-safe bowl for 20 seconds and then pour glaze on top of oatmeal
4. Top oatmeal with pecans and coconut and enjoy! 🙂

Pizza for Breakfast! : Peach Pie Breakfast Pizza

July 31, 2014 by Bethany And Rachel 1 Comment

Oatmeal is great for breakfast, but the same ole’ variations can get a little boring, let’s face it, sometimes we get tired of having oatmeal prepared the same way, day in day out! If you want to keep the great benefits of oatmeal, but want something different, you have come to the right place! This breakfast includes oatmeal, but in a totally different light, we’re talking PIZZA! I think I got your attention there! Yes, you can have pizza for breakfast, and not any pizza, but peach pie pizza! Now your probably wondering, how can that be healthy, well friends, this baby is made with only the healthy and cleanest ingredients, but don’t let that fool you, it tastes just as decadent and tasty as any other type of dessert pizza!

Peach Pie Breakfast Pizza

1 cup oats
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 Tbsp. crushed pecans
1 egg ( or flax egg)
1/4 cup apple sauce
1 peach, sliced
2 Tbsp. greek yogurt/ soy yogurt/ coconut yogurt
1/2 Tbsp. raisins
1/2 Tbsp. pecans

Preheat to 350 degrees.
Place oats, cinnamon, vanilla, pecans, egg and apple sauce into a bowl. Mix well.
Place parchment paper over top of a cooking sheet. Add oats on top of parchment paper and form into round crust. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden.
Let crust cool, then add remaining ingredients for the toppings.
Enjoy!

Health Benefits

Fiber
Protein
Healthy fats
No added sugar
No preservatives
All-natural
Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Vegan
Vegetarian
Low-glycemic
Vitamins
Minerals
Antioxidants
100% clean

Cinnamon-Pecan Pumpkin Granola Bars

July 21, 2014 by Rachel 7 Comments

It’s officially the pumpkin season and you all know what that means, pumpkin-flavored everything! Woo-hoo! I just love pumpkin, I just don’t actually eat it in fall though, I literally have it all year round! What’s not to love about this versatile and delicious squash!? It can be added to virtually almost every type of dish: oatmeal, pancakes, yogurt, chili, pie, wraps,lasagna, you name it, and there is a pumpkin version. Packaged granola bars seem really easy and convenient, but most of the time you are actually doing yourself, and your body a disservice when buying them! First of all they can be uber expensive, loaded with sugar and preservatives, and can be heavily processed. On average, a granola bar typically can cost 75 cents or more per bar, doesn’t sound like much, but when you are buying 12, it really adds up. The good news is that you can make your own for dirt cheap! Plus these ones are pumpkin filled!!! These granola bars taste like fall, cinnamon, crunchy pecans and pumpkin, and such a quick and easy grab-and-go snack or quick breakfast!

Cinnamon-Pecan Pumpkin Granola Bars

2 cups dry oats
2 ripe bananas, mashed
3 tbsp sliced almonds
2 tbsp sunflower seeds
2 tbsp pumpkin puree
2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
10 whole pecans

1. In a large bowl, mix everything together except pecans, mix until thoroughly combined

2. Spray some cooking spray in a jelly roll pan and place oven at 350 degrees

3. Spread mixture evenly in the pan and press one pecan where each granola bar will be cut after baked

4. Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until golden

5. Let cool and cut into 10 even bars

6. Enjoy!

Health Benefits

Vegan
Gluten-free
Dairy-free
Protein from nuts
Healthy fats from nuts
Fiber from oats and pumpkin
All natural sweetness
No preservatives
Non-GMO
Vitamins, Antioxidants, minerals
No-sugar-added

Cinnamon Peach Pie Layered Yogurt Parfait

June 22, 2014 by Bethany And Rachel 4 Comments

I went to the farmer’s market today to grab some fresh summer produce. To my surprise, the peaches were on sale and just beautiful looking! I had to get them, and quickly came up with this awesome and easy recipe! This is so EASY and taste exactly like a peach pie or peach crumble (the healthified version of course)! It takes a whopping 2 1/2 minutes to make and so filling it will keep you full for a while. Not to mention, ITS DELISH!!

Cinnamon Peach Pie Layered Yogurt Parfait

1 small peach, chopped
1 tsp. honey
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. oats
1 Tbsp. chopped pecans
1 cup plain greek yogurt (low fat or fat free)

Combine peach, honey, oats, pecans and cinnamon in a bowl. Mix well and microwave for 2 minutes.
Layer peach mixture with greek yogurt in a wine glass.
Enjoy!

Health Benefits

Protein and calcium from the greek yogurt
Fiber, antioxidants and vitamin C from peaches
Natural sugar from honey
Healthy fats from pecans
Stabilizing blood sugar and lowering cholesterol with cinnamon

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

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