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Cranberry Apple Crumble

Cranberry apple crumble with an oat and SunButter crumble topping naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Perfect for a festive breakfast or dessert!

So, this recipe was originally going to be a Cranberry Crumble.

You know I love alliteration, and the double C around Christmas-time was just too much to pass up on.

But after I went apple picking I had an excess of orchard apples and decided it would be wrong *not* to throw the apples into the mix.

So the Cranberry Apple Crumble was born, and I think you’re going to appreciate the addition of apples in this mix.

The combination of tart cranberries and sweet juicy apples topped with a sweet Sunbutter and oat-based crumble is easy, delicious, and so versatile!

I’ve already made this Cranberry Apple Crumble THREE times this fall and each time I love it a bit more than the next.

It’s totally vegan, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free and created with no-added-oils.

It’s perfect for a fun breakfast, dessert, or snack for the holiday season to make and share!

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Pecan Pie Bars

Vegan and gluten-free pecan pie bars with an almond flour crust, naturally sweetened with dates and packed with pecans. The perfect vegan pie alternative!

For Thanksgiving last week, we had *three* kinds of pies.

Pumpkin, apple, and pecan.

I had the corner on Pecan, because I decided Thanksgiving was the perfect day to test Pecan Pie Bars on my family!

(I usually try to recipe test on days I see a lot of people to get rid of leftovers in exchange for honest reviews.)

The feedback was a resounding thumbs up!

Don’t worry, I perfected the recipe since then so you don’t have to test on yours.

These Pecan Pie Bars are made with just seven ingredients in under an hour for a sweet, nutty treat.

It’s kind of a pie, and kind of a bar, built in three layers of deliciousness.

They start with an almond flour crust, followed by a date-nut based filling, and finally, topped with crunchy whole pecans.

They’re totally vegan, gluten-free, and naturally sweetened with only dates!

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Vegan Mexican Hot Chocolate

Vegan Mexican hot chocolate made dark chocolate, cacao, and warming spices like chili powder and cinnamon. Perfect for a cold day treat with a kick!

How was your Thanksgiving, buds?!

I got to see my aunt and uncle for the first time since 2019, which was extremely special.

We sat around my parents’ dining room table and laughed and shared lots of delicious food together.

Then, on Black Friday, I started blasting Christmas music through my Sonos speakers around the house.

By 5 PM, M announced that he was feeling a bit underwhelmed by the songs on repeat already.

So I scaled back a bit to save room for the most wonderful time of the year.

But today is December first, so if it’s not a day to play holiday jingles then I don’t even know.

It’s also the season to make steaming mugs of hot chocolate!

If you’re looking for a new spin on your classic hot cocoa, this recipe is a fun upgrade!

The Vegan Mexican Hot Chocolate is a fun spin on plant-based cocoa with warming spices like chili powder and cinnamon.

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1-Bowl Apple Oat Cake

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