Breakfast

Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

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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Glowing Green Protein Pancakes

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Protein pancakes packed with all of your favorite greens! Gluten-free, grain-free, refined sugar free, tons of fun to make and even more fun to eat.

When I like something, I want it in all the colors.

The Gap had an incredibly soft line of basic t-shirts a few years ago and I’m fairly certain I own one in every color.

And there were a lot of colors, guys.

I remember standing there in the store, squinting, trying to decide between magenta and turquoise before I threw them all crumpled on the cashier register.

Shop the rainbow?

Of course, this applies to my breakfasts too.

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Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Pancake Pizza

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Giant peanut butter protein pancake that is grain-free and packed with protein. Top with peanut butter and berry compote and slice like pizza!

Pancakes for breakfast might be a staple in your kitchen on weekend mornings.

And maybe pizza on Friday nights, like we did while I was growing up.

And don’t forget about the classic smashed PB&J in your brown bag lunch…

So how’s about we smash all of those together for a fun breakfast that you can enjoy any day of the week?

Ditch the silverware for breakfast tomorrow, because you don’t need any to devour this Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Pancake Pizza!
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Quinoa Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies

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Quinoa carrot cake cookies perfect for busy weekday mornings. Oil-free, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and high in protein to keep you fueled for hours.

Imagine cookies for breakfast. Are you with me?

Now imagine carrot cake for breakfast. Yes?

Picture those two spectacular scenes smushed together plus all of the health benefits of eating a bowl of oatmeal and then some.

These Toasted Quinoa Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies make all of those imaginings a reality next to your cup of coffee.

Fun fact: My first ever birthday cake was a carrot cake.

I remember seeing it in pictures, a yellow cake with the face of Big Bird smiling up at us under frosted yellow feathers.

Maybe just despite this, at an early age, I decided that I didn’t like carrot cake.

I cringed whenever someone selected it for their birthday.

It was too carroty, too nutty, too something.

Too much carrot and not enough cake.

I had a thing about texture in foods as a kid.

I didn’t do orange juice with pulp and I certainly didn’t do nuts in my breakfast cookies.

Apparently my younger self didn’t appreciate the beauty of sneaking vegetables in desserts (and everything).

My how times have changed, because I absolutely love the texture of these cookies.

They’ve got a little bit of everything.

They’re packed with creamy almond butter, nutty flax seed, hearty oatmeal, sweet raisins, crunchy walnuts, shredded carrots, and even a bit of banana and applesauce.

I didn’t want you to miss out on anything first thing in the morning, so I packed in all of the goods.

They’re full of fiber, protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats that will give you tons of energy for the day ahead!

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Banana Free Smoothie Bowls (4 Ways!)

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Easy banana-free smoothie bowl 4-ways with berries, frozen cauliflower, and healthy fats. Perfect to blend up for a lower sugar protein-packed breakfast!

Banana Free Smoothie Bowls (4 Ways!) by Flora & Vino

Spring came early and it brought all the smoothie bowl cravings.

It was close to 70 degrees both days here this weekend. I never realize how much the sun elevates my mood until those first few days of warmth after winter.

You know, those days where sunshine feels like a personal gift and you throw open all the windows and doors and dance around with a dust rag while cleaning because life is good.

And you make a smoothie bowl.

Banana Free Smoothie Bowls– are they really possible?

I’m here to tell you, that yes, yes they are, and they are delicious and nutritious and they come in FOURS.

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Banana Chia Chocolate Chip Muffins

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Banana chia chocolate chip muffins made with oatmeal and chia seeds. Gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and packed with protein.

We go through a lot of bananas a week.

Like a lot.

I’m talking three bunches of bananas at the check out line with zero shame a lot.

Usually I get 1 really green bunch, 1 slightly underripe bunch, and one perfectly ripe bunch for eating right away.

This way the bananas ripen throughout the week and we use them in shakes and stuff as they come into their prime.

I periodically check throughout the week, freezing any super bruised and brown bananas for smoothies and leaving their better looking buddies on the counter.

Sometimes during a particularly hectic week I forget to do a freezing sweep and I’m stuck with a bunch of ugly bananas on Saturday/Sunday.

That’s when I take a hint from the universe that it’s time to make some Banana Chia Chocolate Chip Muffins.

I’ve been talking for a while about recreating a family recipe for Oatmeal Banana Chocolate Chip muffins that my mom used to make when I was a kid.

I even highlight these muffins in my About Me section, they’re that good.

My mom timed it perfectly so they’d emerge from the oven right as my sister and I walked into the door after hopping off the school bus.

I’d sit at the kitchen table, talking about homework and school cliques between mouthfuls of banana goodness with chocolate covered fingertips.

Let’s recreate that scene in adult life, shall we?

Minus the homework, please.

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Creamy Stovetop Cauliflower Oats

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Easy stovetop creamy cauliflower oats recipe with hidden cauliflower! The perfect weekday breakfast that you can dress up or down in 10 minutes.

Even though it’s New Years, we still have our tree up.

I know some people like to take it down right away to signal the end to the holiday season and the beginning of a new year, but I like to leave it up as long as possible to hold onto the holiday cheer and the smell of pine.

But that’s OK because Dan’s grandma told me that it’s customary to leave your tree up until at LEAST mid-January.

And who am I not to listen to my elders?

As well as being a total rebel in the tree department, I’m also rocking the oatmeal world with these Creamy Stovetop Cauliflower Oats.

Say whatttt?

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Apple Acorn Squash Muffins

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Apple acorn squash muffins made with sweet roasted acorn squash, tart apples, and hearty gluten-free oatmeal! Perfect for a healthy snack or quick breakfast.

Flora & Vino had to begin with muffins because that’s where I started, too…

With baking mitts, a muffin tin, and flour everywhere.

Before I ever assembled a macro bowl, knew that oats could soak overnight, or blended a shake thick and teeming with frozen fruits and veggies, I baked.

My love for those dome shaped baked cups reaches back to elementary school.

I remember the best days when I walked in the front door after school assaulted by the smell of banana and chocolate.

These Apple Acorn Squash Muffins are special because they’re the *first* muffin recipe shared on the blog.

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