Breakfast

Green Galaxy Smoothie Bowl

Delicious banana-free smoothie bowl that takes you to the tropics with every bite! Packed with healthy fats, protein, and leafy greens, but tastes like ice cream.

There’s something about waking up and consuming something green that makes you feel unstoppable.

This Green Galaxy Smoothie Bowl has been giving me life on mornings when I roll out of bed and ask myself:

what time is it, 2. what day is it, and 3. what’s for breakfast.

The important stuff.

I had so much fun with (eating) my Blue Galaxy Bowl that I decided I might as well make an entire Galaxy Bowl series and share different galaxy color creations.

A reader requested green next, and I was secretly excited because I have a bit of a soft spot for green things before noon.

Do you?

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Low-Sugar Strawberry Avocado Layer Shakes

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Keep your shakes interesting with strawberry and avocado layers! Enjoy this refreshing combo as a healthy breakfast, snack, or dessert.

I remember the first time I added avocado to my shake.

I tapped my spoon on the edge of the blender, releasing a big green hunk of avocado into the pool of protein powder, fruit, and almond milk.

I didn’t have a good feeling about it.

Then I pressed blend anyway.

Thank goodness I did, because I’ve been adding avocado to my smoothies ever since.

I love starting my day off with healthy fats to stay satiated through the morning and avocado is up there with nut butter for me in my smoothie- additions!

Not only do they provide amazing health benefits, they also make your shakes and smoothies super creamy and decadent.

Like these Low-Sugar Strawberry Avocado Layer Shakes.

Swoon.

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Blueberry Hemp Heart Protein Pancakes

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Gluten and grain-free pancakes made with protein powder and hemp hearts, lightly sweetened with banana, and bursting with blueberries.

If you haven’t woken up to the smell of pancake batter bubbling on the stovetop, I highly recommend you try it.

There really is no better way to start off your weekend.

Blueberry pancakes are my favorite because they remind me of weekends at home when my parents made them on Saturday mornings.

Don’t tell my other pancake recipes that, though.

I carry on the weekly blueberry pancake tradition in my house by making protein pancakes at least once a week.

My signature pancakes are bursting with fruit and packed with protein.

These Blueberry Hemp Heart Protein Pancakes are my favorite version of the classic, combining fresh blueberries and raw hemp hearts for a nutritious start.

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Blue Galaxy Smoothie Bowl (Banana-Free)

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Delicious banana-free smoothie bowl with antioxidants, protein, and healthy fats to start your day. Perfect post-workout or anytime you need a little boost!

I’ve got the whole world…in my bowl.

The name for this Blue Galaxy Bowl came from a clever Instagram comment on my original version of this bowl.

It was one of those breakfasts I threw together in a hurry, not trying to make anything extra special or “out of this world”.

The comment read, “That galaxy color” and I probably sent back a bunch of emojis in agreement and I’ve been calling them Galaxy Bowls ever since.

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Strawberry Hemp Heart Muffins

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Strawberry muffins packed with fresh strawberries and hemp heart protein. Naturally sweetened and perfect to meal prep!

Happy Father’s Day, friends!

I love the challenge of taking old family recipes and making them new with fresh updated ingredients.

Altering the original recipe for my mom’s Strawberry Bread to make gluten-free, oil-free, and refined sugar-free muffins might be the best dad’s day gift ever.

I see you, Strawberry Hemp Hearts Muffins.

And so does dad.

I’ve told you about my mom’s Strawberry Bread before, haven’t I?

In case you missed it, let me remind you.

It’s amazing.

She made it before we went to the community pool on Friday nights growing up.

My sister and I waited impatiently in our flip flops until dad came home after work.

Then we sliced the bread warm, served thick in hearty pink pieces.

These Strawberry Hemp Heart Muffins are an ode to that delicious bread!

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Pink Pepper Pitaya Smoothie Bowl

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Delicious banana-free smoothie bowl with frozen pitaya, berries, and sweet bell pepper. Perfect for a unique sweet breakfast or snack.

It’s Smoothie Bowl season!

By now most of you have tried throwing a handful of kale or spinach into the blender, and you might even be on the frozen cauliflower train, too.

So I was thinking it’s time we branch into some more distinctive veggies.

Are you ready for a sweet graduation?

Allow this Pink Pepper Pitaya Smoothie Bowl to be the perfect peppery introduction.

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Strawberry Rhubarb French Toast

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Plant-based and protein-packed French Toast with a strawberry-rhubarb compote. Enjoy for a special breakfast treat in less than 30 minutes.

Have you ever eaten breakfast in bed?

I can’t say that I have.

It’s one of those things that sounds so perfect in theory, but when it comes down to it is actually kind of hard to pull off.

Once I’m up, I’m up.

And then there’s the logistics of serving and eating without getting breakfast ON your bed…

If I had to pick a breakfast in bed meal, though, it would be these Strawberry Rhubarb French Toasts.

They’re the perfect balance of cozy and fancy to brighten up your bedspread.

And since it’s Mother’s Day and all, you should probably make them for your mom and serve them to her in bed Sunday morning.

I thought this recipe was appropriate for Mother’s Day because rhubarb always reminds me of my mom’s rhubarb pies.

The best part was the rhubarb filling.

I used to dig my spoon deeper and deeper into the interior of the pie, extracting all of the sweet pink until finally I was left with a concave pie crust.

It was really good filling. I’ve never been a big pie crust eater, unless it’s graham crackers crust.

But that’s a story for another post.

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Triple Berry Banana Muffins

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Oatmeal, berry, and banana muffins naturally sweetened and packed with protein and fiber. Perfect to meal prep for snacks and breakfast.

I used to have a blog called The Vegan Muffin Woman where I only created and shared muffins and cupcake photos and recipes.

Basically anything made in a muffin tin was fair game.

Sometimes when I make muffins now I remember TVMW and I have to laugh.

I remember the struggle to get excited about the same shape every post.

These Triple Berry Banana Muffins, though, I wouldn’t mind seeing an a weekly basis.

Did you ever eat the Entenmann’s Little Bites Muffins?

Those mini muffin packs were one of my favorite snacks, and blueberry was by far the best flavor.

I remember ripping open a packet and being overwhelmed by that sugary sweet blueberry bakery smell.

MMM.

Well, these Triple Berry Banana Muffins are even better than that because they smell amazing *and* they’re amazing for you.

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Golden Beet Protein Pancakes with Easy Raspberry Compote

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Fuel with these golden beet protein pancakes made with sweet golden beet and protein powder paired with an easy sugar-free raspberry compote.

These Golden Beet Pancakes with Easy Raspberry Compote weren’t planned.

I was in the process of making regular protein pancakes and that gorgeous golden beet (see photo below) in my produce drawer caught my eye.

And then a cordial conversation with said beet ensued and it went something like this.

“Hello, gorgeous.

You’re stunning.

But I think you’d be even prettier blended in a protein pancake and then smothered in red raspberry sauce.

Say yes?”

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I took that as a yes and got to protein pancake-making.

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Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

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Satisfy your chocolate cravings with these Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins. You won’t believe they’re packed with fruits and veg!

If you’ve been hanging with me for a while, you know that muffins hold a special place in my kitchen.

(Read about me for my back story on my obsessions with all things muffin!)

Needless to say, I’m really excited to share these Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins!

They’re kind of the superhero of muffins because they have special powers.

They take ordinary greens and transform them into mouth watering bites of chocolate.

Pretty cool, right?

I’m going through a serious “hidden greens” phase right now and these muffins are my latest experiment in their disappearing act.

They not only have one, but TWO greens hiding under their oatmeal exterior.

In the last phases of mixing, I remembered some extra spinach in the fridge and on impulse threw it in the blender with the zucchini to grate.

Double chocolate, double green.

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