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Chocolate Nut-Granola Bark

Chocolate Granola-Nut Bark

Heart healthy nuts, oats and dark chocolate all combine to make this addictive and super simple dessert! Vegan, gluten-free Ingredients ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ¼ cup almonds (I use Trader Joe’s roasted, half-salted) 1/4 cup raw almond slivers ¼ cup pistachios (salted or unsalted variety) ¼ cup cashew pieces ¼ cup granola + 2 tbsp [...]

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Chocolate Trail Mix Tart

Healthy Chocolate Honey Tart

Dessert out of healthy packaged snacks! This is a recipe makeover – a lightened up (and allergy friendly) version of Giada DeLaurentiis’ Chocolate Honey Almond Tart.   I substituted unsweetened almond milk for the heavy cream and sunflower seed butter for regular butter.  I also upped the nutrition content by incorporating a seed based trail mix [...]

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Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake

Chocolate Mug Cake

Instant, heavenly chocolate  cake in 3 minutes flat – no oven needed! The current mug craze is great for keeping portion control in check.  This recipe puts a vegan, gluten-free healthy twist on traditional mug cake.  It is light and fluffy and oh-so moist. Ingredients 3 tbsp brown rice flour 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder [...]

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Gluten-Free Cookie Bites

Enjoy Life Crunchy Cookies

I recently received a sample of all four flavors of Enjoy Life Food’s Crunchy Cookies.  Each box has 14 large, handcrafted cookies.  Flavors include Chocolate Chip, Double Chocolate, Suar Crisp and Vanilla Honey Graham.  Like all Enjoy Life products they are completely free of wheat/gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, soy and other common  food [...]

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    As a Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) with a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, my goal is to teach people that healthy cooking can still be gourmet and delicious. Follow me as I explore how to create healthy versions of my favorite dishes and learn why specific ingredients are good for your body. Many of my recipes are vegan and free of the most common food allergens.

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