Category: Recipes

Apple Crisp

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After our visit to the apple orchard last week, it took all of two hours for an Apple Crisp to be whipped up! It is for sure a family favourite.

A few ingredients and free of refined sugar, dairy and wheat. You can replace the Almond flour for Oat, Spelt or Wheat flour if you would prefer.

Apple Crisp

  1. Slice and peal 4 medium size apples
  2. place them in the bottom of a baking dish. Sprinkle with 1-2 tsp of cinnamon. Mix with hands until all the apples are covered. Spread apples evenly on the bottom of the dish.

Crumble:

  • In a medium size bowl, add:
    • 2 cups of oats
    • 1.5 cups almond flour
    • 1 tsp cinnamon
    • dash of sea salt
  • Mix dry ingredients and add:
    • 1/4 cup avocado oil
    • 1/2 cup apple sauce
    • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • Mix all ingredients and spread crumble evenly on top of your apples in the baking dish
  • Bake at 350 for approx 30 minutes

Enjoy!! Happy Fall Baking!

From my home to yours,

Kristin

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Our little miss is very anxious to learn to bake – she wants to be a pastry chef when she grows up! She is watching baking shows and taking cake decorating books out from the library. She said her goal for this new (school) year was to bake on her own. So we started simple with a batch of our favourite cookies. She did everything from start to finish and was so proud! Her brothers called them “DELICIOUS!”

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

1/2 cup apple sauce 

1/4 cup avocado or coconut oil 

1/3 cup coconut sugar

– mix 

1 egg (or 2 flax eggs)

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda 

1 tsp vanilla 

1/2 tsp cinnamon

sea salt

-mix 

1 cup oats

2 + 3/4 cups oat flour – mix 

1/2 cup chocolate chips or chunks (or both)

– mix – bake at 350 8-10 min

Enjoy!

From my home to yours,

Kristin

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

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Made these quick & easy peanut butter bars on my Instagram stories yesterday. After so many comments & so many of you already whipping up yourself a batch (yay!! & thankyou!) I had to add the recipe here on the blog!

Just a few simple ingredients & no bake – these bars are a winner FOR SURE! Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

  • on your stove top, in a sauce pan melt:

1 cup peanut butter

1/3 cup maple syrup

2-3 tbs coconut oil

  • once melted & mixed add:

3/4 cup unsweetend shredded coconut

2 cups oats

1/4 cup ground flax seed

2 tbs chia seeds

2 tbs hemp hearts

  • mix & press into the bottom of a 9×13 pan
  • in same sauce pan melt 1 bar 85% chocolate or 3/4 of a bar + 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips (for a sweeter version)
  • pour & spread onto of oats & peanut butter base. sprinkle with sea salt
  • refrigerate for 1-2 hrs – remove from fridge for 10 min before cutting.
  • store in fridge

Enjoy!!

From my home to yours,

Kristin

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Nicecream

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Summer and Strawberry season has arrived! Here is a perfect recipe that combines both those seasons!! 


What started as me making my chocolate peanut butter Nicecream, shifted quickly to this creation thanks to being out of some key ingredients! And I can’t say I am mad about it! I snuck in a veggie cause, why not?! And because I have a three year old who is currently refusing all veggies except cucumbers, so I am sneaking in that veg everywhere I can! 

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Nicecream


slice and freeze two bananas for a couple hoursonce frozen, add to your food processor with:

 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries 

(optiona) 1 cup frozen cauliflower  

  • Mix in your food processor, stopping to scrape the sides every couple minutes. I added a coupleTbs of almond milk – would not recommend if you using fresh strawberries, only frozen! But don’t add too much, as the bananas melt and break down you’ll start to see that thick, creamy texture. 
  • Chop a couple squares of dark chocolate and pulse to mix. 
  • Place in a pan lined with parchment paper and sprinkle top with another square or two of dark chocolate. 
  • Place in freezer for an hour.

Serve and Enjoy!! 

From my home to yours,

Kristin

Cookie Dough

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I love to share our family favourites – everything I share is kid & husband approved! And this recipe is no different. A perfect dessert, snack or even a filling for the middle of a cake (oh yeah, trust me! Its unreal!) We love to eat this dip with pretzels, apples, cellery…or just eat with a spoon! All you need is a handful of ingredients, a food processor & 5 minutes!

Cookie Dough


1 can of chickpeas (drained & rinsed) 
2 tbs nut or seed butter (my favourites are almond or pumpkin seed)
3 tbs maple syrup 
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Toss all your ingredients into a food processor and blend. Stop to scrape the sides every minute or so. Blend well until very smooth. Add 1/3 cup chocolate chips – We love Enjoy Life mini chips.

Enjoy!

From my home to yours,

Kristin

Zucchini Banana Bread

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Zucchini season is right around the corner! Why not sneak it into everything?! This is one of our favorites – naturally sweetened, uses simple ingredients and the texture is perfect! If allergies are a concern, you can swap out almond flour for 3/4 cup more oat flour. Enjoy Friends!

Zucchini Banana Bread

wet ingredients:

mash 2 bananas

1/3 cup grated zucchini

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/4 cup almond milk

1 tbs apple cider vinegar .

dry ingredients:

1 cup almond flour

1 cup oat flour

1 cup oats

1/4 cup hemp hearts

1/4 cup ground flax seeds

3 tbs chia seeds

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

dash of sea salt

1/3 cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips (Optional, but sooo good!!)

  1. mix wet & fry separate
  2. fold the dry ingredients into the wet
  3. optional: we added a couple tablespoons of chocolate chips on top
  4. Fill prepared loaf pan
  5. bake 350° 30-40min

Chocolate Granola

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most new creations come from my mood…I know – Kristin in the chocolate mood, what else is new?! but I also happened to be in the mood for granola! so I ran with the combo craving, using a very similar ingredient base as the Cinnamon Granola & it turned out perfect! 

Chocolate Granola

wet ingredients:

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/4 cup maple syrup

2 tbs coconut oil (melted, room temp)

dry ingredients:

3 cups oats

3 tbs cocoa powder

1/4 cup ground flax seed

3 tbs chia seeds

3 tbs hemp hearts

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup nuts and/or seeds of your choice (pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, slices almonds, pecans etc)

pinch of sea salt

  1. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Add all of the dry ingredients and mix.
  3. Pour all of the mixture on a pan lined with parchment paper and press flat with the back of the spoon.
  4. Bake at 300 for 40 min. Pulling the pan out to flip and gently mix the granola every 10 min.
  5. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely before touching it!
  6. Store in an airtight container. I like to store mine in the fridge – Keeps its extra crunchy (because of the coconut oil!)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Nicecream

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The love for ice cream runs REAL deep! But unfortunately my tummy doesn’t always feel the love!! This is my go to when the ice cream craving strikes! Combining my love of ice cream & my love for the peanut butter/chocolate combo!! 

  • Slice 3 peeled bananas. Lay flat on parchment paper and place in freezer until frozen – approx 2 hrs. 
  • In a food processor add: 
    the 3 sliced frozen bananas & 1 tbs peanut butter 
  • Mix, stripping to scrape the sides every minute or so. It will be choppy & thick! You’ll be tempted to add liquid, but don’t!! As the bananas melt they will start to get creamy!! 
  • Once 95% smooth, add: 1-2 tbs cocoa powder 
  • Continue to mix until smooth & mixed. Chop 1/4 of a 85% chocolate bar into chunks. Add & pulse to  mix! 
  • Scrape into a loaf pan lined with parchment. Sprinkle some dark chocolate chunks on top & place in freezer for an hour. Serve & enjoy!!! 

* for a bit free version – Sun Butter is a great alternative

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Pizza Pockets

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Saturday nights are family movie night around here. It’s a little tradition that started a couple years ago with Christmas movies. The kids loved it so much we have just kept it going, we all look forward to it every week! 

We normally do fun food for dinner – on the menu the past couple weeks has been homemade pizza pockets.  It has been a huge hit!

Here are the steps using my Spelt Pizza Dough:

  • Follow Spelt Pizza Dough instructions. Roll thinly on a floured surface and cut into squares.


  • Place a heaping tablespoon of marinara sauce into the center of one square. Add a cheese of choice & fold in half.

  • Fold edges and pinch together to seal the pocket.

  • Place on a lines baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes or until dough is slightly golden.

  • Allow to cool and Enjoy!

From my home to yours,

Kristin


Cinnamon Granola

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I love granola! I start to crave it this time of year, I often add it on top of a big smoothie bowl! Perfect when the sun starts shining and the temps warm up! I am a BIG fan of nut butter and always up for something sweet – Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola?! YUM!! But I was craving something light! That is where this recipe was born. Simple ingredients, one bowl and could be allergy (nut free) friendly if you omitted the pecans!

Cinnamon Granola

wet ingredients:

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/4 cup honey

2 tbs coconut oil (melted, room temp)

dry ingredients:

3 cups oats ( I used 1 cup steel cut, 2 cups quick)

1/4 cup ground flax seed

3 tbs chia seeds

3 tbs hemp hearts

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 cup nuts and/or seeds of your choice (I used pumpkin seeds & pecans)

pink of sea salt

  1. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Add all of the dry ingredients and mix.
  3. Pour all of the mixture on a pan lined with parchment paper and press flat with the back of the spoon.
  4. Bake at 300 for 40 min. Pulling the pan out to flip and gently mix the granola every 10 min.
  5. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely before touching it!
  6. Store in an airtight container. I like to store mine in the fridge – Keeps its extra crunchy (because of the coconut oil!)
press mixture on pan before baking
baked & cooling

Enjoy!

From my home to yours,

Kristin