These GF Peanut Butter Vanilla Pretzel Butterflies are a fun after-school snack that’s super easy to make and your kiddos will love! I promised I’d be back with a recipe soon and this is such a fun one!
This summer has literally flown by…
Category: Desserts & Snacks
The dessert category is full of recipes that will help you satisfy your sweet tooth while still staying as healthy as possible.
Chickpea Flour Apple Butter Snickerdoodle Bars
These Chickpea Flour Apple Butter Snickerdoodle Bars are incredibly moist with a rich caramel apple flavor. They’re also dairy-free (thank you coconut oil) and naturally gluten-free thanks to the chickpea flour. And did I mention, super yummy?!…
Silly Caramel Apple Faces | Fun for Halloween!
These Silly Caramel Apple Faces are not only incredibly delicious but they’ll have your little ones squealing with delight! Perfect for a fun Halloween treat!
I’ll be honest, while I love the Fall, Halloween has never been my favorite holiday…
Paleo Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Drizzle
These Paleo Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Drizzle are incredibly tender, full of pumpkin flavor, and more than a little addicting!
Is it too soon to have pumpkin on the brain? Am I the only one? Like so many others, Fall is my favorite time of the year. It was my mom’s, too…
Healthy Nut-Free Kid’s Bento Box
This Healthy Nut-Free Kid’s Bento Box is full of bright colors, nutritious foods, and fun details. Whether it’s the fruit kabobs, special shaped cheese, or delicious chocolate coconut rolls, your child is sure to find a few favorites!…
Animal Face Chocolate and Peanut Butter Rice Cakes
These Animal Face Chocolate and Peanut Butter Rice Cakes are the perfect after-school snack! Where fun meets healthy and tasty! Every time I make these, they’re devoured by smiling little faces!
It’s a little hard to believe that in just a few short weeks school will be back in session…
Raw Chocolate Almond Butter Brownies | GF Vegan
These Raw Chocolate Almond Butter Brownies are a serious FAV in our house. I literally make a batch just about every week and my kids beg for them – so yummy!
There are many recipes on here that I make over and over again. And then there are others that I’ve only made a couple times…
Vegan Gluten-Free Carrot Muffins + Natural Sleep Aid
These Vegan Gluten-Free Carrot Muffins are super moist, full of flavor and loaded with nutrition. The perfect way to sneak veggies in your loved ones!
With a nearly 3 and 5 year old, “treats” are in high demand at our house….
Lemon Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream
This Lemon Strawberry Cake with Lemon Cream Cheese Buttercream is delightfully addicting and perfect for Easter and Spring! I can’t say that it’s Paleo, Gluten-free, or healthy (definitely NOT)… but it IS super yummy, and made from scratch with love!…
Gluten-Free Easter Sugar Cookies | The Value of Friends
These Gluten-Free Easter Sugar Cookies are made with oat flour, almond butter and honey. They’re sweet without being too sweet, and the optional confetti sprinkles make them a lot of fun for the kiddos!
As difficult and confusing as this time has been the last several weeks…
Paleo Lemon Blueberry Raspberry Bread
This Paleo Lemon Blueberry Raspberry Bread is a tasty Spring-inspired quick-bread made with almond and coconut flour. It’s healthy enough for breakfast and just sweet enough to satisfy as a lovely dessert!
In a world where most of our rhythms and routines are a little out of sync, is it odd that a grocery store somehow brings a sense of normalcy to things?…
Turmeric Ginger Banana Muffins | GF + DF
I’m so excited to share these Turmeric Ginger Banana Muffins with you today! Inspired by one of my top-viewed recipes on the site, this Turmeric Banana Smoothie, these muffins are a delicious way to boost your immune system while fueling your body with healthy, whole foods!…
Homemade Apple Pie Lara Bars + Vegan|GF|DF
These Homemade Apple Pie Lara Bars are super easy and super affordable! I LOVE Lara Bars, but also love making them at home for less. If the Apple Pie flavor is a favorite of yours, I think you’ll love these!
Love Yourself Well with these Heart Healthy Dishes!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
On a day that’s focuses heavily on spreading the love with those around you, I thought we’d take a minute to look at how you can love yourself and your family well with several tasty Heart Healthy Dishes! It’s amazing the role our diet plays in our overall health, but especially our heart health…
SUPER One-BOWL Chocolate Football Snacks+Vegan Pizza
These SUPER One-BOWL Chocolate Football Snacks are gluten-free and vegan, made with simple, whole foods and full of chocolatey goodness! The perfect snack for the big game!…
Superfood Dark Chocolate Protein Brownies
These Superfood Dark Chocolate Protein Brownies are seriously rich and gooey + loaded with 6 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber and 0 added sugar!
Guys. These brownies. You have to try them. It took me 3 tries, but I think I finally got this recipe nearly perfect. The chocolate flavor is rich and deep, the texture is smooth and gooey…
Paleo Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
FRIENDS! I am so excited to share this post with you today! First and foremost, these Paleo Peppermint Oreo cookies might just be my new favorite Christmas treat, at least in the way of peppermint flavored sweets…
Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte Smoothie
This Pumpkin Spice Latte Smoothie is so easy I almost didn’t post it. It’s the easy things I throw together with little to no thought that feel not at all “blog-worthy”. But in truth, it’s those simple easy things that I actually eat on repeat and really enjoy..
Celebrating Brighton’s 4th Birthday!
I can hardly believe we have a FOUR year old. But somehow it’s true. Looking back on each of the other birthday posts I’ve shared, nearly all of them start with the same thing – “I can hardly believe…”. As a mother with little ones,…
Vegan Chocolate Coconut Shake with Granola
This Vegan Chocolate Coconut Shake with Granola is rich and totally satisfying, yet loaded with wholesome goodness! The perfect summer treat!
I am so excited to share this chocolate coconut shake with you. Summer is here and things are HOT and humid in Tennessee. Enter this Vegan Chocolate Coconut Shake and the heat is somehow bearable. Seriously, so good!…
Homemade Dark Chocolate Honeycomb
This Homemade Dark Chocolate Honeycomb is such a fun treat! Similar in flavor to chocolate covered toffee, but light and airy with the perfect crisp – so yummy!My first encounter with dark chocolate honeycomb was nearly four years ago. Sprouts was new to our area and a friend of mine joined me as we slowly perused the scoop-able bulk bin aisles…
Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars + GF
These Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars are gluten-free and vegan and so incredibly rich and satisfying! Good luck stopping with one!
I need to apologize. I’ve held out on you and I’m really sorry…
Vegan Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Bars + Gluten-Free
These Vegan Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Bars are a dream come true! With a soft almond flour cookie base, rich peanut butter caramel center and dark chocolate coating, they’re delicious and satisfying without being too sweet!…
Dairy-Free Homemade Chocolate Chips + Soy-Free
Looking at the image above, I realize you’re probably thinking, “those aren’t chocolate chips, they’re chocolate chunks”. And you’re right. But I figure chocolate chips verses chocolate chunks is kinda like tomayto tomahto, right? I mean same ingredients, same taste and texture, just a different look…
Real Food Bar Review + Enter for GIVEAWAY!
I don’t do many product reviews here without also sharing a recipe, but today is one of those rare exceptions. And I don’t feed bad about it, nor do I think you’ll be mad. Because while many of us love to cook and try out a new recipe, there are also times when we just need a quick, healthy meal or snack to grab and take on the go…
Raw Chocolate Oat Bars + Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free
Let me introduce you to these Raw Chocolate Oat Bars, they might just be my new obsession.
I’ve made them THREE times within the last ten days or so, making a few tweaks along the way, and as the saying goes, third time’s a charm..
Green Smoothie Chocolate Chip Muffins
I’ve made these Green Smoothie Chocolate Chip Muffins three times within the last week. The first round didn’t result in a muffin I was excited to share with you. It was okay, but not great. Truth be told, it tasted healthy…
Easy Roasted Salted Green Peas + Healthy Snack
After several months of birthday celebrations and baby showers, you can imagine I’ve had my fair share {or more 🙈} of cake. And while I love my sweets, I’m ready for a break. Enter these Easy Roasted Salted Green Peas, and I’ve got the perfect healthy snack!…
Chocolate Almond Probiotic Raw Energy Balls
Before having kids, I often heard the phrase “my kids are eating me out of house and home”. In my naivety, I took this to mean their older kids {like seven and up 🤷🏼♀️} consumed a lot of food in their rapidly growing bodies. I realize now they were referring to all kids, big and small…
Raw Dark Chocolate Healthy Brownies
These Raw Dark Chocolate Healthy Brownies are made with cocoa powder, ground flaxseed, peanut butter powder, soft pitted dates, and organic blue agave! Which means no gluten and no refined-sugar, yet oh-so-yummy!…