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Chocolate Dipped Cashew Cheesecake Bites

Easy raw vegan cheesecake bites with soaked cashews and coconut milk coated in dark chocolate. The perfect naturally sweetened pre-portioned treat.

My life is currently split between two homes, each marked by bulging brown boxes.

I’m still primarily living from the condo, because that’s where the food and bed is, ya know.

But more and more I’m starting to feel out my new townhome.

Last Saturday I sat on the carpeted stairs, eating a raw bar and listening to the air conditioner, trying to imagine my whole life and business expanding within the angular white walls.

Each time a friend comes over to see the new digs it feels a little more like home.

The goal is to have everything out by early next week, and by everything I mean everything, from my favorite recliner down to the last Hu Kitchen gem.

So I’m currently accepting moving assistance for Chocolate Dipped Cashew Cheesecake Bites.

We should probably eat them up now, right, in case they don’t survive the move from current to future fridge?

Yes, yes, we should.

Show me your muscles and I’ll show you a raw vegan no-bake dessert with just 8 ingredients!

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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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Oatmeal Raisin Pecan Cookies

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Healthy oatmeal raisin pecan cookies that are packed with protein, fiber, and healthy fats. Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally sweetened.

Does anyone else get Memorial Day and Labor Day mixed up when referencing the holidays, like two bookends, that hug summer from either side?

Well, I do.

But Labor Day is fast approaching, which, to me, symbolizes the unofficial end of summer.

Overnight the pools close, the stores start showing sweaters, and everyone starts craving pumpkin.

This year, it’s also going to be moving weekend for F&V HQ.

I’m starting to think about “back to school” recipes and themes for my eats to share with you and to fuel the next chapter in my life.

And we all know that moving requires LOTS of fuel (read: cookies).

These Oatmeal Raisin Pecan Cookies are perfect to whip up for an easy back-to-school snack no matter what you’re going “back to”.

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Healthy Vegan Chocolate Frosty

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Healthy Chocolate Frosty with real food ingredients and naturally sweetened with banana and dates. Perfect for a nutritious snack or dessert!

Hello and happy Monday!

I know we’re past the small talk and all, but I wanted to share with you that the weather here in Virginia has been fantastic the past few days.

Think temperatures in the low eighties with low humidity and lots of sunshine.

I call these good photography days because the sun beams into the studio and bounces off the hardwoods and dances around my latest eats on display.

This weekend, said eats weren’t on display very long before they got swiped up for slurping.

You’re going to love these Healthy Vegan Chocolate Frosty that are made with real food ingredients and naturally sweetened with zero added sugars!

No drive-through necessary to enjoy one– all you need is some frozen fruit, a blender, and plenty of cacao powder.

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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….

Chocolate Ganache Lava Muffins

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Vegan, gluten-free, and oil-free chocolate ganache lava muffins naturally sweetened and overflowing with a 2-ingredient dark chocolate coconut center.

Last day of July– where exactly did that come from???

The biggest development this week so far is that the house finally sold.

It feels a bit surreal knowing that this place I’ve called home for three years will be somebody else’s in a little over a month.

What makes it more poignant is that Flora & Vino HQ, the first place I set up shop for this biz of mine, will be moving along with me.

But home is where the heart is, and work is where the food is, yeah?

On the bright side, this means no more showing requests and open houses and scrambling to throw eats together between staged visits.

Naturally, I had to celebrate by covering the newly sold kitchen in chocolate.

These Chocolate Ganache Lava Muffins are a celebration in themselves– vegan and gluten-free muffins with overflowing with a 2-ingredient chocolate ganache.

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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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Piña Colada Peanut Butter

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Three ingredient oil-free and refined sugar free piña colada peanut butter made with roasted peanuts, freeze-dried pineapple, and shredded coconut.

Wow, it was a long workweek, friends.

Can I interest you in a Piña Colada to kickoff the weekend?

“If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain…” #sorrynotsorry

No, this isn’t a mixed drink recipe, but I would argue that it’s better.

So, what do you say, how about some Piña Colada Peanut Butter?

Whether you’re a nut butter addict or a nut butter newbie, this recipe is for you.

You just need 3-ingredients and 5-minutes to make this sweet nutty spread!

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3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats

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3-ingredient homemade dog treats made with old-fashioned rolled oats, natural peanut butter, and banana. Perfect for your pups and human-friendly, too!

Hello!

This post is a little different but if you live with a furry friend or see one on the regular then they’re going to love it so you should stick around.

It’s Harper’s third birthday today so I thought we should celebrate!

For the past three years I’ve been making her these super simple baked dog treats to ring in her big day.

Each year I have to dig it up the recipe to make and share, so I’m finally sharing here so none of us lose it ever again!

It’s hard to forget, because these biscuits are done in under 30 minutes with clean pantry ingredients.

You just need peanut butter, banana, and oatmeal to make these 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Banana Dog Treats for a happy pup.

And if you’re so inclined, they’re absolutely human-friendly too, for a lower sugar cookie snack!

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Paleo Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge

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Paleo Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge with cashew butter, melted dark chocolate, and dark chocolate chunks. Perfect for a clean dessert!

Recently, I started turning my phone off at the gas station after realizing it was a safety hazard.

I’m probably the biggest rule follower you’ve ever met, so you bet I abide by all of the safety guidelines.

Anyway, those 60-100 seconds sometimes feel like the longest of my entire day.

Filling my tank tonight, I stood there, feeling a foreign sense of disconnection and unease.

Phone-less, stranded between two locations, completely immobile.

Lately I’ve been leaning into experiences like this that make me feel the discomfort of just BEING, you know?

No where to go, nothing to do, nothing to achieve.

On a more delicious note, I’ve also been leaning into this Paleo Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Fudge.

You can make it in 10-minutes with only 2-ingredients– interested?

LET IT BE.

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