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5-Minute Pumpkin Yogurt Bowl

Whip up this easy pumpkin yogurt bowl in five minutes with less than five ingredients. Top with your favorites for a fun fall breakfast, snack, or dessert!

It wasn’t so much that it was cold but that it was windy.

Sooooo freakin’ windy.

Have you picked out a pumpkin yet?

We went to a U-Pick farm last weekend and took Harper along for the ride.

When we stepped off the wagon and onto the pumpkin patch, I was ready to pick the first pumpkin I saw, and yours, too, if you’d let me, just to get back on the wagon that led us back to the steady warmth of the car.

Usually we pick a pair of pumpkins for the front steps for symmetry and all, but given the (cold) circumstances, we grabbed a single handsome orange gourd and called it a day.

This 5-Minute Pumpkin Yogurt Bowl is a similarly good-looking orange situation that I think you’re going to want to dip into.

Ready in fewer minutes than it takes to freeze on a blustery ay at the pumpkin patch– I counted.

Grab some leftover pumpkin puree and let’s make breakfast!

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Caramelized Banana & Toasted Sunflower Seed Toast

By Flora & Vino 5 Comments

Caramelized Banana & Toasted Sunflower Seed Toast with sunflower seed butter and caramelized banana coins. Perfect for a hearty breakfast!

I’ve been sleeping hard lately, guys.

I’m attributing it to colder nights and darker mornings.

Can I also blame it on our blackout blinds?

They do their job all too well, making it feel like its in the wee hours of the morning when it’s actually…7 AM.

Cozy cold weather breakfasts are imperative to making that epic step out of bed, into my robe, and shuffling down the steps.

This Caramelized Banana & Toasted Sunflower Seed Toast makes me feel like a kid again– ready to wake up and hit the ground running.

My parents used to make peanut butter and honey sandwiches (did you ever try?), and peanut butter and banana sandwiches instead of the typical PB&J to keep toast and sandwiches interesting.

Consider this toast the vegan, nut free mash up of that homey smashed sandwich I used to pull out of my lunchbox.

Crunchy bread, creamy sunflower seeds butter, succulent and sweet caramelized banana rounds, and warm toasted sunflower seeds create a situation that’s totally worth toasting to.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Bread

By Flora & Vino 10 Comments

1-bowl pumpkin chocolate chip bread that’s vegan, gluten-free, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Perfect for fall breakfasts, snacks, and dessert.

Last night I had the weirdest dream.

I decided that I was going to drop everything and pursue my dreams…of becoming an actress.

Except that in real life even the thought of playing charades is enough to dissuade me from attending a party.

In front of an audience (or a camera) I become a self conscious shell of myself that probably wouldn’t be able to tell you my name if you asked.

I am NOT an actress.

So believe when I tell you, I’m not acting like you need this Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Bread in your life.

It’s the TRUTH.

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Butternut Squash Quinoa Risotto

By Flora & Vino 2 Comments

Easy creamy gluten-free and vegan risotto made with quinoa and roasted butternut squash! Perfect for a plant-based fall meal or side dish.

Yesterday Dan and I washed up a new set of silverware and I’ve been thoroughly enjoying eating off of them.

I ordered them last week after giving up the search for all of our tablespoons, which seemed to have sprouted legs Beauty & The Beast style and ran off to perform in the broadway musical.

Anyway, new silverware is good.

It’s similar to the feeling of getting new socks, or new bedsheets; the simple life upgrades that feel fresh and luxurious.

Basically, it feels like we’re fine dining somewhere out every time I pick up a fork.

By far my favorite thing to eat off them so far is this Roasted Butternut Squash Quinoa Risotto, which also extends that new new restaurant feel.

It’s equal parts easy weeknight meal or fancy dinner in but either way it’ll elevate your plate.

Grab a glass of Pinot and let’s warm up the oven!

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Roasted Fig Arugula Salad

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Roasted Fig Arugula Salad with Maple Tahini with juicy roasted figs, toasted walnuts, and an oil-free maple tahini dressing. Perfect for fall salads!

The other day I asked on Instagram if anyone could name a fruit sexier than a fresh fig.

My brother-in-law did chime in with a cheeky “Rambutan!” comment.

I also got several Passion Fruit and Pitaya responses, all very good contenders, boys and girls, but have you tried roasted figs before?

Now my main contender for the fruit beauty pageant.

They’ve got looks, taste, and a pretty intriguing backstory about being an inverted flower pollinated by a female wasp (I just did my research on this– did you know??).

Oh, and they’re absolutely delicious in this simple Roasted Fig & Arugula Salad with Maple Tahini that’s perfect to jazz up your fall meal prep!

*mic drop*

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Avocado SunButter Swirl Brownies

By Flora & Vino 7 Comments

Avocado SunButter Swirl Brownies made with avocado and SunButter. Perfect for a clean chocolate-y dessert packed with healthy fats.

Hey you, how was your weekend?

I had girlfriends over for brunch on Saturday with an F&V inspired spread, followed by an epic trip to Target (does an un-epic version even exist?), and some serious fall cleaning around the house.

The usual combination of fun and mundane before the workweek begins again.

Oh, and most importantly, I made these Avocado SunButter Swirl Brownies!

They require only eight ingredients and are packed with healthy fats, protein, and plenty of fudgy chocolate flavor.

Are you team chewy or team fudgy brownie?

My high school boyfriend used to eat around edges of the big brownie sheet pan his mom made, enjoying the crispy edges, so when I came over only the haggard center remained.

Which was fine by me, because I’m more of a center brownie-pan kind of a girl.

You know, the ooey gooey center part that’s kind of half-baked, intensely chocolatey, and amazing?

That’s what these Avocado SunButter Swirl Brownies are– for the WHOLE pan.

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Maple Tahini Overnight Oats

By Flora & Vino 8 Comments

Overnight oats with a spoonful of tahini lightly sweetened with maple syrup. Prep several jars in advance for easy weekday breakfast on the go!

A friend of mine recently pointed out to me laughing over the cellphone that I tend to do things either all the way or not at all.

Yes, that’s about right.

As much as I strive for balance, my brain thrives on that black and white, 100% or 0% mentality.

This week, for instance, I was ALL IN with reinstating some structure into my mornings to make for smoother day-sailing.

This translated to getting up before the sun, sipping on a cinnamon almond matcha latte, and shuffling through a quick home workout before the world wakes up.

I flirt with being a morning person, but I think I’m finally ready to commit.

Spending that time for me myself and I makes me feel invincible all day long.

Like, throw all of the poorly lit photography days and major recipe fails at me, because I can TAKE IT.

And because I was 100% committed to making my mornings the sturdy foundation for a high-vibe day, I made breakfast for days.

I decided to prep for success with some super simple overnight oats.

Hi there, Maple Tahini Overnight Oats, my most special 5-ingredient friend and fuel.

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Oil-Free Sweet Potato Fries with Lemon & Tahini

By Flora & Vino 2 Comments

Easy oil-free baked sweet potato wedge fries served with lemon and tahini. Enjoy as a healthy plant-based snack or side dish.

Isn’t it funny how sometimes the recipes we love the most are the ones we are the least likely to share?

Maybe it’s that they seem too literal, too basic, too ordinary.

Don’t get me wrong, I love all of the recipes I share with you guys here at F&V, but some appear on my literal table more than others, you know?

Like this simple sweet potato fry plate combo that I’ve been making for a few years now.

It shows up at least once a week just to leave me drooling and re-establish that ordinary foods make extraordinary meals.

If you’re thinking, “OMG Lauren, you’ve been sitting on this deliciousness for over 365 days?!

I know, I know.

All I can do is offer to share with you now, in hopes that you’ll accept my most sincere apologies.

From one sweet potato lover to another, these Oil-Free Sweet Potato Fries with Lemon & Tahini are timelessly tasty.

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Vegan Chocolate Nougat Bars

By Flora & Vino 69 Comments

Vegan Chocolate Nougat Bars with an almond flour base, date caramel center, and dark chocolate topping. Gluten-free, vegan, and refined sugar-free.

If you were planning on waking me up when September ends, the time is NOW.

I actually couldn’t quite believe my eyes when I saw on my big tear-off calendar that today was the last little block in September.

Do you derive that instant satisfaction from ripping off the old month to reveal the new like I do?

All of those fresh numbers and lines waiting to be filled with too many things.

Oh, hi, October dates, I’m going to fill you with pumpkin everything, warming soups, and sweet candy.

You’re definitely going to want to sink your teeth into these Vegan Chocolate Nougat Bars that require only SIX whole foods ingredients!

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Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins

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Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins with dried figs and smashed banana. The perfectgrain-free easy bite-sized snack for fall!

This week has been rainy and dark and wet, guys.

It’s the kind of rain that really sets in, the damp dank that latches onto your heartstrings and threatens to color ’em gray.

Instead of wallowing in the gloom, Harper and I have kept ourselves busy in the kitchen!

Well, we also took a long flooded walk this evening that left us both dripping, but if you have to choose your rainy day therapy, definitely go with baking.

Especially since I’m excited to share a new fall baked good with you that’s figgin’ delicious.

These Chocolate Fig Hazelnut Mini Muffins have a short ingredient list and even shorter stature, but a BIG taste.

Who’s ready to get figgy with it?

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