Breakfast

Vegan & Gluten-Free Cinnamon Raisin Bread

Vegan and gluten-free cinnamon raisin bread that’s packed with raisins and texture. Made cinnamon-y with a secret ingredient!

Hey you!

Do you have a gratitude practice?

Lately I’ve been enjoying writing down 5 things I’m grateful for each morning that happened within the past 24 hours.

This practice encourages me to continuously look for the good stuff that happens each day.

And these aren’t life-altering statements, friends, these are small every day things that spark joy.

Like, today, I gushed about my morning matcha, a phone call with my sister, my freshly rotated mattress, my Roomba, and my first day wearing boots.

What would you write today?

Tomorrow, I might write how grateful I am that this Vegan & Gluten-Free Cinnamon Raisin Bread came out of my oven.

Because I have so darn much gratitude for this sweet cinnamon loaf.

It’s sweet, hearty, and easy to make with just 1-bowl and plenty of cinnamon and raisins.

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Chocolate Chia Chai Overnight Oats

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Chai-based overnight oats with chia seeds and hints of chocolate served with cacao nibs and dried fig. Perfect for an easy workweek breakfast.

This weekend marks my second weekend of 200-hour yoga teacher training.

I feel like I just came out of the first, buzzing with new info on anatomy and gurus and sanskrit poses dancing on the tip of my tongue.

In the midst of completing my take-home quiz on the history of Yoga and feverishly reading the Bhagavad Gita, I decided making breakfast ahead was a must.

I have to be at the studio from 8-6 on Saturday, so I need something to grab and go quickly that will keep me fueled and on fire for long training days.

Simultaneously, I’ve been embracing fall with warm beverages on chilly mornings.

So, I thought, let’s fuse these two comforts into an overnight oat mix that’s easy to enjoy anywhere.

If you’re drinking a cozy cup of Chai with your oatmeal, why not combine them in these Chocolate Chia Chai Overnight Oats?

Mix up these easy overnight oats for a quirky mixture that’s sure to put some pep in your step…or in my case, my chaturanga dandasana.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars

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Easy pumpkin chocolate chip breakfast bars with oats, almond butter, and pumpkin naturally sweetened with maple syrup and dark chocolate.

Hello!

This week feels heavy and it’s only Tuesday.

Yesterday I had a a home photo shoot in my kitchen, which was awesome because I got to see my friend Michelle of Bosch Studios, but also because the deadline forced me to clean up my new kitchen.

I was grumbling around washing pots and pans before the sun rose, my pretty gray granite counters slowly becoming more and more visible as the dirty dishes became clean and shelved.

They say your living space reflects your mental space, or maybe it’s the other way around?

Either way, they both got a massive makeover yesterday.

Which made it way too easy to turn around and make something delicious for breakfast.

I highly recommend you clear your kitchen counters and whip up a pan of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars.

They’re packed with pumpkin, protein, healthy fats, and all the fall feels you need this autumn.

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Cherry Almond Flour Pop-Tarts

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Cherry Almond Flour Pop-Tarts made with a crispy almond flour crust and a tart cherry butter filling. Perfect for a fun weekend breakfast!

Do you guys use Facebook?

For years now Instagram has been my main space to post and engage, but lately I’ve been hopping on Facebook, just to see what I’m missing.

Anyway, I logged on this morning and was immediately aware that it was the first day back to school in my county.

Tons of first day photos filled my feed: lots of kids, parents, dogs, backpacks, and celebratory breakfasts.

While I’m not going back to school, I couldn’t think of a better way to do it than with Cherry Almond Flour Pop-Tarts.

These vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and refined-sugar free pop-tarts are perfect for a nutritious breakfast, snack, or dessert.

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Blueberry Pie Oatmeal

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Simple stovetop oats naturally sweetened with banana. Topped with an easy sugar-free blueberry pie compote. Perfect for workweek breakfast!

Well hello, lovelies, and welcome to August.

I started off the month with an early bird Solid Core class (5:30 AM!!!) and a big bowl of oats that taste like pie.

OK, I make it sound seamless, but the truth is that there was a lot of snooze button-slapping and matcha-slurping that propelled me here.

Wanna join?

OK, if you can’t make it to class, I get it, but you should at least join me for breakfast.

This Blueberry Pie Oatmeal is my current favorite way to eat oats.

It’s completely fruit-sweetened and packed with protein, fiber, and a 2-ingredient blueberry pie compote….

Easy Vegan Peach Pecan Crisp

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Vegan peach crisp with a wholesome gluten-free crumble that’s oil-free and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Perfect for summer breakfast or dessert.

When brainstorming for this recipe, I honestly couldn’t decide between a crumble and a bar.

I think the crumble vote won on Instagram, but you know sometimes I like to go rogue.

A bar takes more structure, and I’m feeling a little haphazard and carefree in the kitchen lately.

We’re still in the process of showing our home, so I’m cutting corners (but not deliciousness) on my recipes where possible to create more flow in my day.

And what’s better than an Easy Vegan Peach Pecan Crisp ready in under an hour and made with just 7 real food ingredients?

You know the drill– in additional to being vegan it’s also oil-free, gluten-free, and refined sugar free.

Now be a peach and grab some pecan butter and let’s do this.

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No-Bake Tropical Protein Bars

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No-Bake Tropical Protein Bars with dried fruit, cashews, coconut, and SunButter. Naturally sweetened with orange juice and no-added-sugar.

What’s your preferred form of expression?

I’m much better at expressing my feelings through writing than speaking.

This won’t surprise you, friend, because you’re reading this on a screen somewhere.

When I was a little girl and needed to get something off of my chest, I wrote it all out on a wide rule sheet of paper and placed it under my parents’ pillows for them to find.

It always felt a little less scary to and chaotic to corral words on a page instead of on the tip of my tongue, you know?

These No-Bake Tropical Protein Bars might get you tongue tied, too, but only because they’re so darn good.

You just need 10-ingredients and lots of tropical fruit to create them!

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Dark Chocolate Chia Pudding

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Easy dark chocolate chia pudding sweetened with maple syrup and topped with cacao nibs and fresh mint. Perfect for meal prep snacking.

Do any of you have green thumbs?

What I want: A house filled with green plants like the striking minimalist photos I thumb past on Instagram.

The Reality: To be honest I’m really bad about caring for plants.

The few we do have around the house, a healthy money tree, a snake plant my parents gave me when we moved in, and a large Ivy that Dan trained to wrap around the speakers and windows of his “man cave”, are only alive and well thanks to Dan’s diligence.

Dan is good about watering them, pruning them, and positioning them in the right amount of sunlight

….and I’m good at admiring them and that’s about the extent of it.

So when my friend gifted me some home-grown mint this past weekend at book club brunch, I accepted it with excited determination.

I vowed to use the mint in a recipe, and to keep the darn thing alive.

I did one of those things already…

and it’s called Dark Chocolate Chia Pudding.

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Blueberry Banana Breakfast Bread

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1-bowl Blueberry Banana Breakfast Bread made with gluten-free oats, banana, almond butter, and lots of blueberries. Perfect for breakfast or snack!

Longest short week ever, am I right?

This week I went to an outside the studio yoga event that involved meant meeting lots of new yogis.

When was the last time you did something outside of your comfort zone?

Being an adult means you get to make all (or most) of your own decisions, so it’s really easy (for me) to decide to keep things cozy and predictable.

Especially working from home, I find that it even more imperative that I, you know, leave the house every once in while.

It was so fun connecting with like-minded yogis and I was proud of myself for taking a step into the unknown.

So, now the rest of our week and weekend decisions should be easy.

Like…do I want to bake this Blueberry Banana Breakfast Bread now or later?

…always now!

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Oatmeal Tahini Chocolate Chip Scones

By Flora & Vino 20 Comments

Easy oil-free, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free scones with tahini, oatmeal, and chocolate chips. Perfect with a warm beverage in the morning or evening!

To get through tedious homework in elementary school I used positive conditioning in the form of candy.

I opened a bag of bag of plain or peanut M&Ms next to my textbook and wide rule paper.

For every time I finished a math problem, I popped an M&M or two (or three) in my mouth.

On to the next question.

Solve, savor, swallow, repeat.

Kind of what I did while testing these Oatmeal Tahini Chocolate Chip scones, except instead of M&Ms I popped chocolate chunks.

What, did you think I was going to say an entire scone?!

Friends, this is my first ever scone recipe on the blog!

And because art imitates life, it’s also my first in real life.

Why the first?

Well, I spent most of my adult life baffled by scones.

Maybe it’s because I’ve never been across the pond to England, or maybe it’s because triangles in geometry were never my favorite shape.

Regardless, these triangles of oat-y goodness are now my new favorite dainty treat.

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