Chocolate Chip Muffin Baked Oatmeal
A chocolate chip muffin in the form of a single serving baked oatmeal. Easily vegan and gluten free. First of all, let me assure you that I have nothing against muffins. In fact, I love them (and I’ll...
View ArticleRaspberry Orange Beet Smoothies
Colorful, sugar free smoothies made with berries, an orange, carrots, beet puree and Greek-style yogurt. Let me be completely honest with you: the original idea behind this smoothie was to make a...
View ArticlePumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancake Oatmeal
Steel-cut oatmeal made with lots of pumpkin, chocolate chips, maple syrup and topped with mini pancakes. If you never know anything else about me, know this: I love oatmeal and I love pancakes. So it’s...
View ArticleApple and Cinnamon Oatmeal Muffins
Healthy muffins made from oats, some whole wheat flour and apples. No oil, dairy, butter or refined sugar! Not surprisingly, I love baking. Mixing everything together, licking the wooden spoon,...
View ArticleAlmond Joy Baked Oatmeal
The baked oatmeal version of Almond Joy candy: a coconut filling covered in chocolate, plus almonds! It’s National Candy Day! I don’t know who makes up these days, or why they’d have Candy Day five...
View ArticleBanana Chocolate Chip Coconut Pancakes for One
Single serving recipe for vegan banana pancakes with chocolate chips and shredded coconut. Truth time: Looking back on this year, one thing I regret is the shortage of pancake recipes on this blog. The...
View ArticleBlueberry Lemon Overnight Oats
Blueberries and lemon Greek yogurt add a burst of flavor to this easy, make-ahead breakfast for one. Nobody needs an excuse to love blueberries. I mean, they were superfoods before superfoods were...
View ArticleApple Pie in a Glass
Crustless, vegan apple pies made with spiced apples and a gluten free, granola-like topping. First things first: let me explain the title of this recipe. To be honest, I had no idea what to call this...
View ArticleGingerbread Baked Oatmeal
Pumpkin gingerbread baked oatmeal that’s easy to make, gluten free and vegan. Plus, it’s Christmas-y! It’s not too early. Is it? No. Definitely not. Maybe not. Generally, I try to avoid getting into...
View ArticlePumpkin Spice French Toast
Fall-inspired French Toast made with pumpkin puree and spiced with cinnamon, ginger and cloves. In le français, French Toast is known as ‘pain perdu’ or ‘lost bread’. The idea being that soaking bread...
View ArticlePumpkin Pie Baked Oatmeal
Pie for breakfast! This pumpkin pie baked oatmeal is easy, vegan and even has an oatmeal ‘crust’. Pumpkin pie! Pumpkin pie! Does anyone not love pumpkin pie? Uh, that wasn’t a rhetorical question. Does...
View ArticleHoney Nut Granola
Simple granola made with peanut butter, honey and coconut. Plus, there’s no added oil or refined sugar. To me, November is pumpkin pie month. Or, to be more exact, the last month where I can turn...
View ArticleChristmas Pudding Pancakes
Light and fluffy pancakes inspired by traditional Christmas pudding, and served with custard. It’s here – the final month of the year! December also happens to be my favorite of the twelve months. Why?...
View ArticleRed Velvet Oatmeal with Cream Cheese Frosting
Red velvet cake batter oatmeal made with beet puree (not food coloring) and topped with cream cheese. Is Red Velvet considered Christmasy? I mean, it’s red. And cream cheese frosting is white, so we’re...
View ArticleGingerbread Cut-Out Cookies
Soft cookies that are healthier than your average gingerbread man. These are butter free and vegan too. Deck the halls. Turn on some Christmas music. Pour yourself a (tall) glass of eggnog. Ready or...
View ArticleJelly Doughnut Mini Muffins
A dozen mini doughnut muffins made with yogurt, filled with jelly (or jam) and rolled in cinnamon-sugar. Meet my new favorite muffin: a jelly doughnut mini muffin! If you have a hankering for a jelly...
View ArticleEggnog Oatmeal
Eggnog steel-cut oatmeal made from scratch – no store-bought eggnog required! It’s easily dairy free too. Around this time every year I make myself a list called ‘Things I’d like to make before...
View ArticleGingerbread Cupcakes
Simple, butter free gingerbread cupcakes topped with cream cheese frosting. Healthier than you may expect! ‘Twas the week before Christmas and a creature was stirring, The oven was warm and the beaters...
View ArticlePanettone Baked French Toast
A baked French toast version of the classic Italian Christmas cake. No need to stand around and flip bread! It would be impossible for me to let Christmas come and go without referencing my love-hate...
View Article30+ Recipes for Christmas Breakfast and Brunch
Merry Christmas Eve! I realize this may be a little too late to be useful, but here’s my list of super-duper-last-minute ideas for Christmas breakfast. If you’ve already planned breakfast for the big...
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