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Pumpkin Fudge Layer Bars

Pumpkin fudge layer bars made in two layers; a pumpkin-cashew-coconut based fudge on a layer of dark chocolate. Perfect for a fun fall dessert!

The Fall foliage is in full swing here on the East Coast.

I hiked White Oak Canyon Trail with my friends in the Shenandoah this past weekend.

Colorful leaves fell around us like snowflakes as we ascended the trail past *three* stunning waterfalls.

When we got to the final and largest falls we sat down and devoured lunch.

I had dark chocolate to share at the top, amongst other goodies.

“This is what you get when you take a food blogger hiking,” I joked, tossing my favorite snacks at my friends to share (but also to lighten my pack, HA!).

Afterthought: I wish I’d had these Pumpkin Fudge Layer Bars at the top.

They’re made vegan, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free in two delicious layers.

We start with a dark chocolate base topped off with a dairy-free pumpkin fudge!

They taste as good as the fall foliage looks right about now.

Ready to fall in love?

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Paleo Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge

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Paleo Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge with cashew butter, melted dark chocolate, and dark chocolate chunks. Perfect for a clean dessert!

Recently, I started turning my phone off at the gas station after realizing it was a safety hazard.

I’m probably the biggest rule follower you’ve ever met, so you bet I abide by all of the safety guidelines.

Anyway, those 60-100 seconds sometimes feel like the longest of my entire day.

Filling my tank tonight, I stood there, feeling a foreign sense of disconnection and unease.

Phone-less, stranded between two locations, completely immobile.

Lately I’ve been leaning into experiences like this that make me feel the discomfort of just BEING, you know?

No where to go, nothing to do, nothing to achieve.

On a more delicious note, I’ve also been leaning into this Paleo Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge.

You can make it in 10-minutes with only 2-ingredients– interested?

LET IT BE.

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Chocolate Fig Freezer Fudge

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Chocolate Fig Freezer Fudge sweetened with dried figs with just four ingredients! Store in the freezer for a quick dairy-free and refined sugar-free treat!

Let’s talk FUDGE.

When I was little my parents took us on a trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to see the Smoky Mountains.

Most notably during that trip, I remember riding the Sky Lift (these giant aerial cable cars that rode over the resort) purchasing my first three beanies babies (I know you’ve got some hiding in your closet!), and navigating the great outdoors.

We also got some of the first and best fudge I’ve ever tasted from a local fudge shop in the downtown area.

My parents carefully unwrapped the wax paper in our hotel, cut the dense sugary block into small rectangles, and handed out samples of Peanut Butter and Chocolate to my sister and me.

No words, friends.

The cliche “melts in your mouth” is the only semi-suitable description here.

Something I hoped to achieve in this Chocolate Fig Freezer Fudge.

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Apple Butter Truffles

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No-bake vegan apple butter truffles made with almond flour, warm spices, and dark chocolate. An easy gluten-free holiday dessert!

The house is slowly starting to feel like Christmas.

We’re in the middle of getting everything ready to host M’s parents and brothers visiting from Germany for the holidays, and I can already feel the anticipation building.

I’ve been deep-cleaning, arranging furniture, and making lists of everything I want to cook and share with them.

We don’t have our tree up just yet, but the stockings are already hanging, and I’m playing Christmas music every chance I get.

That means while cooking, cleaning, and recipe testing alike!

There’s something so special about sharing my American holiday traditions with M’s family for the first time, and it’s making this season feel even more magical.

In true holiday fashion, I’ve already started testing cozy, shareable treats for when everyone arrives, and these Apple Butter Truffles were one of the very first recipes I made.

They feel like the perfect welcome dessert: simple, festive, warmly spiced, and made for sharing from a platter by the fire with mugs of hot cocoa or mulled wine in hand.

If fall coziness could be rolled into a bite-sized dessert, this would be it.

These truffles are rich, spiced, naturally sweetened, and coated in a glossy layer of dark chocolate for the ultimate no-bake treat.

They’re everything I love about the season wrapped into one simple recipe: warm cinnamon, subtle nutmeg, and the slow-simmered flavors of apple butter in every bite.

These truffles are perfect for holiday gatherings, edible gifting, or a little something sweet to keep in the fridge for the busy days ahead.

Best of all, they come together with just one bowl, require no baking, and can easily be made gluten-free and refined sugar-free depending on your chocolate choice!

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Red Bean Brownies

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Flourless vegan brownies made with aduki beans, nut butter, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup and dark chocolate chips.

Hi, friends.

How are you holding up this year so far?

For the second time this year, I was forced to take time off work due to germs.

Being sick is already a small business owner’s worst nightmare, but not being able to eat as a food blogger really takes the cake.

Maybe it was the flu, maybe it was a stomach bug, but whatever it was, *nothing* sounded good to me last week.

Correction: Nothing I normally eat sounded good to me.

Let me introduce you to my sick week menu.

I lived on applesauce, frozen bagels with vegan cream cheese, plain oatmeal, plain rice and curry, copious sweet potato fries, and many scoops of vegan ice cream.

If you had passed me a vegetable to eat last week, I would have thrown it back at you.

We replaced cooking together on Valentine’s Day with raiding the fridge of anything plain Lauren could digest.

But I am excited to report that my stomach is back to itself, craving veggies and creating recipes (but still eating vegan ice cream because, because).

However, I think M and I deserve a re-do on Valentine’s Day, starting with a nutritious and delicious dessert.

These flourless vegan brownies are made with aduki beans, nut butter, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup and dark chocolate chips.

They’re packed with protein and fiber and still manage to taste like decadent dessert!

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8 Favorite Fig Recipes

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8 of my favorite fig recipes to celebrate the transition from late summer to early fall! Incudes both savory and sweet fig recipes!

It’s been a wild (almost) two weeks since becoming dog mom to Flora, our Australian Shepherd puppy.

Yes, it’s true that time flies when you’re having fun, but it also flies when you’re busy AF.

Flora has us in a new routine of getting to bed early and getting up even earlier, which I like more than I thought I would.

Between puppy training (read: watching Flora repeatedly get the zoomies), brainstorming fall recipes, and big yoga moves, it’s been a busy August so far.

Let my update you on my yoga.

Last weekend I attended a Restorative Yoga Workshop so that I can begin incorporating restorative yoga into my teaching.

I also recently started teaching yoga on a weekly basis (every Saturday!).

If you’ve been around here a while, you know that having my very own class has been a goal of mine since graduating from YTT.

So I’m super excited at the opportunity to teach more frequently.

Some other milestones to celebrate this past week are:

Flora had her first taste of peanut butter and is obsessed,
M and I took Flora to her first coffee drive-through,
and I found fresh digs at the super market.

Ah, figs. Which brings us to today’s collection of recipes that I have for you.

I love them so much, even if they have a weird origin.

Something about a wasp dying inside the the fig to pollinate them? Google it.

Either way, they’re delicious, and I’m excited to eat them for the next few months.

This recipe round up includes 8 of my favorite fig recipes to celebrate the transition from late summer to early fall!

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Cookie Dough Protein Truffles

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Easy Cookie Dough Protein Truffles made with Evo Hemp Cookie Dough Hemp Protein Bars and dark chocolate for a sweet bite packed with protein.

This weekend I cut my hair for the first time in….a while.

And I don’t mean a trim, I mean a *real* haircut.

The kind where your hair stylist chops off inches and holds it up in the mirror for you to gasp in excited horror.

I had been committed to growing out my hair since I had my pixie cut back in 2013.

Sure, I had a few slip ups where I went short instead of long, but for the most part, I’ve been on the “grow out” train for about 10 years.

So it felt so liberating to walk in and show my girl pictures of lobs (long bobs) with a deep side part and say, “Let’s do this!”

The change feels so fresh and fun and I can’t stop reaching for the excess hair like a phantom limb where I used to be able to pull it back into a long pony.

I have a fun new recipe for you to try today.

It’s a bit snacky, a bit dessert-y, and a lot delicious.

It’s a Cookie Dough Protein Truffles, made with my favorite Evo Hemp Cookie Dough Hemp Protein Bars and dark chocolate for a sweet bite packed with protein.

You’re going to love them for a quick pick me up that’s packed with protein and energy and gift-wrapped in chocolate!

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Halloween Recipe Round Up

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20+ vegan and gluten-free Halloween inspired recipes including candies, baked goods, and snacks. Mix and match to create the perfect spooky spread.

Friends, I can’t believe that I’m running my first marathon THIS WEEKEND.

Me. 26.2 miles. Chicago. Let’s go.

As I tend to do with big milestones, I find myself subconsciously dividing my life into two eras: pre-marathon and post-marathon.

Mostly, it’s a lot me saying in response to any given task, “I’ll get to it after the marathon”.

But that’s because my brain is full of the race map, carb-loading, running gear, and, oh, you know, SURVIVING it.

The longest I ran on my training plan was 20 miles, which felt challenging but doable.

They say that the last 6 miles is all *mental*; a comforting belief that I’m clinging to.

At least I won’t be running it alone!

My friend in Chicago will be joining me for the race.

And M will be there, too, meeting me at checkpoints so I can throw layers at him and chug electrolytes and dried fruit.

In the midst of planning and prepping for a long weekend in the windy city, it occurred to me that I don’t have a proper Halloween recipe round up on F&V.

So, instead of stressing about whether I will or will not return a marathoner (I will, I will!), I put together a fun mix of Halloween recipes for you.

This Halloween Recipe Round Up includes over 20 vegan and gluten-free Halloween inspired recipes including candies, baked goods, and snacks.

Mix and match them this year to create the perfect spooky spread!

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Vegan Blackberry Sundae

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Vegan blackberry sundae made with plant-based vanilla ice cream and a homemade refined-sugar-free blackberry compote. Serve with more berries and mint!

This summer my mom mentioned about a blackberry sundae she’d had some 20+ years ago.

The recipe idea stuck with me throughout the sticky humidity and heat of August in Maryland.

I’ve always loved sundaes; strawberry and hot fudge and banana split.

But a blackberry sundae was something new to my dessert repertoire.

Naturally, I had to try making one at home for the holiday weekend.

I know the hot days left in the season are numbered, but I want to share this Blackberry Sundae recipe as one last ode to summer.

This Vegan Blackberry Sundae is made with your favorite plant-based vanilla ice cream and a homemade refined-sugar-free blackberry compote.

It’s easier and faster to make at home than driving to your local diner or ice cream parlor!

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20 Pumpkin Recipes to Make Today

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20 of my favorite pumpkin recipes that will get you excited for fall! Pumpkin is amazing in breakfast, bread, cookies, bowls, soups, and more!

This afternoon when I walked to the mailbox to collect the mail it just felt…fall-ish.

You know that feeling, right?

The sun seems softer and the days are just a little shorter and I love the lessening.

Even though it isn’t Labor Day yet, I’m already digging through the cabinets looking for last years’ pumpkin cans.

If you’re like me, you’re ready to turn all of your foods orange from pumpkin everything!

If you’re not a pumpkin-lover yet, I bet I this recipe round up can convert you.

(I’m still working on converting M, but I’m confident that this will be there year!)

Today I’m sharing 20 Pumpkin Recipes to Make Today.

And by today I mean, like, right now!

I *love* adding pumpkin to my recipes because it adds Vitamin A, fiber, and creaminess to vegan and gluten-free recipes.

This round up has it all: from baked goods to soups to dips and spread, and of course, pumpkin bread, butter, and pie.

Grab a couple of cans of pumpkin and try some new ways to add my orange to the fall season!

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