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Chocolate Strawberry Cups

Chocolate Strawberry Cups with Endangered Species Almond & Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Bar and strawberries. Serve alone or with a scoop of vegan ice cream!

M’s brother just left and we need all of the comfort food.

It’s funny how quickly you can adjust from being a house of 2 to a house of 3.

I’ve never had a house guest living with me for more than a night, let alone an entire month.

This morning I placed the “Dog Person” mug he liked on the counter before I realized that he wouldn’t need it.

But we have a camera reel full of photos, a heart full of memories, and a stomach full of…chocolate + strawberries.

Well…at least mine is.

Luckily, having a house of three meant I had access to free taste testers, so I made these Chocolate Strawberry Cups!

These Chocolate Strawberry Cups are made with Endangered Species Almond & Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Bar and fresh strawberries.

It’s a foolproof summer dessert that you can make in 15 minutes and store in the fridge for days!

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Apple Cherry Tahini Crumble

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Apple cherry tahini crumble naturally sweetened with Apple Cherry Butter and topped with a tahini, oat, and almond crumble topping.

M’s brother is in town from Germany and staying with us for a few weeks!

It’s been so nice to have him here to share all of our favorite DMV things with.

But of all of the places and spaces, it’s the time being around each other at home that are the most special.

Laughing on the couch, razzing each other in the kitchen, and perched around the kitchen table.

Which also means that I’m currently not feeding just one, but TWO hungry boys.

So I’ve been pulling out all of the hefty meal prep recipes– casseroles, sheet pan meals, and stews.

Substantial meals and portions that will feed people for multiple days.

We all *really* enjoyed this Apple Cherry Tahini Crumble last week.

It’s naturally sweetened with Eden Foods Apple Cherry Butter and topped with a tahini, oat, and almond crumble topping.

Try baking a pan for an easy summer breakfast or dessert!

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Chocolate Chocolate Macaroons

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Double Dark Chocolate Chocolate Macaroons made with shredded coconut and dark chocolate ready in under an hour for a quick no-bake dessert.

Hi, everyone, how are you?

I’m grateful, energized, and inspired.

The last few weeks have been hard while I was recovering from a small surgery.

Don’t worry, I’m totally fine, but the hardest part was staying still during the recovery process.

Post- surgery I needed to refrain from working out for about two weeks to ensure I didn’t bust a stitch.

I was thinking about it, and this honestly might be the longest I’ve ever gone without unfurling my yoga mat!

If you’ve been around here a while, you know that daily movement is as much for my mental health as it is for my physical health.

So I kept myself busy with being a star plant mom, working a 1000-piece puzzle with M, and binge-watching Queen Charlotte and Firefly Lane on Netflix.

Those are all fun and good, but I’m PUMPED to get back to a workout routine this week, starting with a new Handstand Challenge I joined for the next four weeks!

This also means that I can also get back to content creation for YOU, which took an unexpected backseat as I rested.

I will say that it’s been powerful to watch my body go from hurting to healing in such a short time.

Today I’m celebrating all that my body does for me, by giving it a little something special.

These Double Dark Chocolate Chocolate Macaroons Double Dark Chocolate Chocolate Macaroons are made with shredded coconut and dark chocolate.

They’re ready in under an hour for a quick no-bake dessert this summer!

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SunButter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars

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SunButter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars mixed with plant-based protein, SunButter, and chocolate chips for a satisfying snack to fuel your day.

Whenever I’m on the go, I *always* have a plant-based protein bar buried somewhere at the bottom of my purse.

I take comfort in knowing that it’s always there if I need it.

While I’m good at remembering to stuff a pre-packaged bar into the depths of my handbag, I’m not always good about making my own bars.

And I should, and you should, because it’s *so* easy!

There are so many benefits to making your own bars at home.

You can control the ingredients, the level of sweetness, and the flavor profile, all while saving money and plastic!

These SunButter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars are mixed by hand and packed with plant-based protein, SunButter, and chocolate chips.

They’re the perfect satisfying snack to fuel your day, wherever it takes you.

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SunButter Cheesecake Cups

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Cheesecake in a cup made with a granola base, a creamy SunButter and yogurt filling, and a raspberry topping. Perfect for a spring dessert!

This post is dedicated to all of my cheesecake lovers who want cheesecake but don’t have hours to mix, bake, and chill.

Making cheesecake usually seems like a big undertaking, doesn’t it?

So what if I told you that you could make cheesecake in a cup made with just 5 ingredients?

Because I’m telling you that today!

These SunButter Cheesecake Cups are stacked in a cup and made with a granola base, a creamy SunButter and yogurt filling, and a raspberry topping.

This is the spring dessert of your dreams, friends!

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Orange Chocolate Pretzel Bark

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Orange chocolate pretzel bark with Endangered Species Orange + Dark Chocolate and gluten-free pretzels. The perfect combo of salty and sweet!

Among other things, M has brought a love of pretzels back into my life.

While M likes his pretzels extra salt-y with savory dips, I like mine…with a little sweetness.

A few weeks ago, while polishing off a bag of pretzels, I paired a pretzel with a piece of dark chocolate.

The combination of bittersweet with crunchy salty pretzel was ridiculously good.

So I went back for another, and another.

Now, I know I’m not the first person to think of salty-sweet or even chocolate with pretzels, (hello chocolate covered pretzels!), but I hope you’ll indulge anyway.

I decided to infuse the chocolate and pretzels together in a 2-ingredient chocolate bark with an orange twist.

This Orange Chocolate Pretzel Bark combines salty and sweet with a hint of orange that is citrus-y sweet and salty perfection for spring!

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Raspberry Baked Oatmeal Cups

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Easy baked oatmeal cups bursting with raspberries made totally oil-free, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free. Perfectly portioned cups for meal prep!

Did I ever tell you that I named my car?

Well, technically M did.

If you ever watched episodes of the old show “Psych” (M and I binge-watched during pandemic) you might remember that Shawn and Gus’s car was referred to as “the blueberry”, because it was a brilliant color of blue.

That’s when M started calling my car the raspberry, because it’s candy apple red.

The nickname stuck, and 3 years later we still refer to it as “the raspberry” in conversation.

Which I’m sure might be confusing for eavesdroppers…

“The raspberry is totally covered in pollen!”

“The raspberry could really use an oil-change.”

“Did you lock the raspberry?”

But it’s fine, because it makes car conversations cute and approachable (not usually the case in my experience) and also because I love raspberries.

Speaking of raspberries, I have a new raspberry recipe for spring.

These Raspberry Baked Oatmeal Cups are bursting with raspberries and made totally oil-free, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free in under 30 minutes.

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Vegan SunButter Date Caramels

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Vegan SunButter Date Caramels made with a SunButter and date caramel center surrounded by dark chocolate. Keep them in the freezer for a sweet treat!

So, how do you feel about chocolate + caramel?

I’ve always had a bit of a thing for Rolos.

I discovered them in college and kept a bag in my backpack to share with a friend who was equally obsessed.

They’re chewy, chocolate-y, and the caramel gets stuck in your teeth in the most attractive way…right?

If you’ve been around here a while, you know that it’s easy to make the *most* delicious vegan caramel with dates.

And the possibilities are endless as to what vegan candies you can create with said no-sugar-added caramel.

Now that you’ve read my caramel + chocolate history, allow me to introduce you to my latest obsession.

These are Vegan SunButter Date Caramels and my freezer is a happy place when it’s full of them.

(And my girlfriend’s freezer, whose baby shower I brought these to and begged her to keep!)

They’re made with a SunButter and date caramel center surrounded by a dark chocolate shell.

My advice: Have a copycat ROLO, because, YOLO!

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Lemon Almond Flour Thumbprint Cookies

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Lemon almond flour thumbprint cookies made vegan and grain-free with cashew butter and lots of lemon. Perfectly sweet, bright, and fluffy.

Are you ready to SPRING forward this weekend?

I’m excited for the extra evening daylight but can already anticipate the sleepiness.

Luckily, I’ve got some delicious cookies to counteract the loss of that extra hour of sleep.

These Lemon Almond Flour Thumbprint Cookies are the cookies that you need this spring.

They’re perfectly sweet, bright, and fluffy and made vegan and grain-free with almond flour, cashew butter, and lots of lemon.

You’re going to love the combination of lemon cookies paired with a berry jammy center.

I can guarantee you they’ll put a *spring* in your step!

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Chocolate Avocado Chia Pudding

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Chocolate Avocado Chia Pudding with ripe avocado, raw cacao, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Perfect to prep for a quick snack!

The most exciting news that I have to share is that we *finally* got some furniture for the deck!

One of my goals for this year is to really be able to enjoy our patio space.

I say this every year and then every year it kind of becomes an afterthought of unswept leaves and gardening relics.

But not this year!

I’m envisioning our new patio table and chairs, some herbs and flowers, and of course, lots of plants.

It really is starting to feel like spring here in Maryland, so the spring cleaning itch has set in…hard.

The last two weekends I attended baby showers for two special women, both about to welcome little baby boys into the world this spring.

I can’t wait to meet them and feel so honored already to be a part of their “village”.

While I mother my plants and try not to unearth the house with my spring cleaning, let’s prepare ourselves a sweet snack.

This Chocolate Avocado Chia Pudding is the perfect chilled treat to welcome spring.

It’s make super creamy with avocados and thick with chia seeds.

It tastes like dessert but is packed with plant-based protein, fiber, and healthy fats!

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