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Vegan Dark Hot Chocolate

Rich vegan dark hot chocolate made with simple ingredients you already have in your pantry. Perfect for a cold day treat!

This time of year is weird, isn’t it?

We’re sitting in an awkward limbo somewhere between colorful Christmas presents and sequined New Years parties.

People are everywhere and nowhere at the same time, with tons of events to attend but hardly any traffic on the streets.

The Christmas tree is still up, looking a little weary and wiry, a telling metaphor for how I feel post holiday-hustle.

I want to push myself to get things in order for the new year, but I also want to lay in bed all day and do absolutely nothing.

Do you feel me?

How about we find a happy medium between the two?

Let’s cozy up to a mug of Vegan Dark Hot Chocolate while we wait to ring in the new year on a sweet note. …

Vegan & Gluten Free Graham Crackers with Chocolate SunButter Frosting

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Crispy Vegan & Gluten Free Graham Crackers with Chocolate SunButter Frosting. Enjoy as is or top with a 3-ingredient SunButter icing!

My favorite cake growing up was yellow with chocolate frosting.

Arguably the best part of the cake, pillowy yellow insides aside, was the homemade chocolate frosting that my mom made to top it.

It was rich, chocolately, and creamy, the kind of frosting you lick the mixers clean of before releasing them into sudsy water.

When we had extra, my mom spread thick layers of the stuff on cinnamon graham crackers for snacking.

If you’ve never had frosting on graham crackers, you’re going to love this recipe.

If you have, in fact, had frosting on graham crackers, you’re going to love this recipe, too, because it’s made with simple whole foods ingredients.

These Vegan & Gluten Free Graham Crackers are made with less than 10 ingredients!

Enjoy them as is or top them with a decadent 3-ingredient Chocolate SunButter frosting.

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Raspberry-Beet Thumbprint Cookies

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Easy vegan, gluten free, grain free, and Raspberry-Beet Thumbprint Cookies filled with a sugar-free raspberry-beet chia jam.

There was a Christmas card writing marathon in my living room over the weekend.

I scribbled addresses furiously in my messy hybrid of cursive and print, sometimes oscillating from one to the other in the same sentence.

I can’t vouch for their complete legibility, but friends, they’re done.

I’ve been baking and cooking and shopping and wrapping and partying and visiting and talking and planning and doing it all again.

This time of year can be complicated, so you know what?

Your cookies shouldn’t be.

These Raspberry-Beet Thumbprint Cookies require less than ten ingredients.

(Well, technically, only FOUR if you make the Raspberry-Beet Chia Seed Jam in advance…)

Turn on the oven and get your thumbs ready for some autographing.

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Cacao Dusted Dark Chocolate Truffles

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Easy vegan chocolate truffles made with dark chocolate, coconut milk, and a light cacao powder finish. Perfect for a simple decadent treat!

Happy December!

Today we decorated our freshly cut blue spruce it with all of the ornaments while Harper watched with attentive curiosity.

What are your holiday traditions?

When I was little we had advent calendars that I tended to each day in December, gingerly opening the cardboard door to reveal a new festive scene.

Opening those tiny squares gave me the same instant satisfaction that crossing off a day on the calendar does on my massive wall calendar today.

Moving toward something GREAT.

So, I need to know, without the advent calendar, can we still eat the chocolates behind the open doors?

How about we truffle it out these 25 days of Christmas.

These Cacao Dusted Dark Chocolate Truffles are the perfect way sweet way to start the holiday season simply and sweetly.

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Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies bursting with cranberries and chocolate chips. Oil-free, grain-free, and sweetened with maple syrup.

Who else agrees that baking > shopping?

This might be the first Black Friday in the history of Black Fridays that I didn’t purchase anything.

Nada. Zilch. Zero.

This speaks volumes, because I used to create tactical lists and battle tactics to ensure I hit all of my favorite stores and their enticing sales.

These days, combating hundreds of humans hungry for the sweetest savings makes me tired and anxious just thinking about.

I did, however, brave the day for a yoga class with my sister, embark on a grocery trip (can we have a day of savings there, please?!), oh, and I did some serious holiday baking.

You’re going to want to add these Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies to your holiday baking list.

They’re bursting with cranberries and chocolate with a modest ingredient list and a fool-proof almond flour base!

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5-Ingredient Pumpkin Hummus

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5 ingredient pumpkin hummus naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Perfectly paired with apple chips, fresh fruit, or spread on toast or crackers.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

Are you busy making all of the things?

I always talk up the spread I’m going to make for the big day, excited to show my family and friends just how cool plants are even on “turkey day”.

But, if you’re overly ambitious like me, sometimes some of those dishes just don’t get made.

And the important thing is that you show up, yeah?

Well, and that you show up with an epic lazy girl orange offering.

If you’re scrambling for a contribution to bring to your gathering, you really can’t go wrong with a seasonal dip.

This 5-Ingredient Pumpkin Hummus is the perfect spread to whip up in under 10 minutes to wow guests!

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Vegan & Grain-Free Sweet Potato Casserole

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Healthier sweet potato casserole that’s low sugar, gluten-free, and grain-free with a pecan cookie crumble. Perfect to share with family as a holiday side!

Confession: I may or may not have started listening to Christmas music this week.

In my defense, I always feel a few weeks ahead of the rest of the world because in the “blogger-sphere” we constantly anticipate the upcoming seasonal recipes.

Dan came downstairs and told me it was a little weird, seeing as how it wasn’t Thanksgiving and all.

Ok, ok. We can give thanks first.

In my last post, I talked about how Thanksgiving sides rule, so today I want to introduce you to the one side that rules them all.

This Vegan & Grain-Free Sweet Potato Casserole is low in sugar and super easy to whip up in advance for your guests this week!

All you need are a bunch of taters and a cookie crumble topping!

Let’s get casserole-ing.

You guys are going to love this casserole as a healthy side for the whole family.

If you’re like me, I probably had you at sweet potato, but I’ll continue anyway.

Ahem.

It’s lightly sweet, nutty, and warm, while being packed with some serious Vitamin A, healthy fats and protein.

I’m talking smashed sweet potatoes, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, shredded coconut, and toasted pecans.

It’s also gluten-free, grain-free, vegan, paleo, and low sugar, making it ideal for guests of all lifestyles and diets!

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Vegan Chocolate Pie

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Vegan chocolate pie made with 6 ingredients! Grain-free chocolate crust topped with a chocolate, almond butter, and coconut cream filling.

Ah, Thanksgiving is upon us!

I was talking to a friend on the phone this past week (I know, the phone!) and we admitted to each other that the holidays can be so busy that somewhere in the logistics we lose sight of, you know, the holiday.

It would be like making this Vegan Chocolate Pie and getting so wrapped up in serving it and washing the dishes that you don’t sit down and enjoy a slice.

Do me a favor– you need to sit down and enjoy this one, guys.

I’m thankful for you and I’m thankful for chocolate and pie and these things need to be celebrated!

Grab a pie pan, put your frenzied holiday shopping on hold, and make a wholesome chocolate pie this holiday season.

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Purple Sweet Potato Muffins

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Sweet potato muffins made with purple sweet potato purée and oats naturally sweetened with maple syrup, applesauce, and raisins. Perfect for a fall snack!

Hey, everyone.

How was your week?

Also, how is Thanksgiving day in exactly TWO WEEKS?

Yes, the Thanksgiving feast is coming, but I thought we could start out small, with an appetizer of sorts.

I thought we could start the festivities with Purple Sweet Potato Muffins.

They’re oil-free, gluten-free, vegan, and refined-sugar-free, making them a suitable treat for everyone in the fam.

If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably know that I’m pretty obsessed with purple sweet potatoes.

When my girlfriends came over for brunch a few weeks back I made them goodie bags of my favorite products.

In passing, I threatened to stuff a purple potato in there, because they’re that good!

I have quite a history with purple sweet potatoes so far.

Remember when I added them ti Overnight Oats, stuffed them with Tandoori Spiced Chickpeas, and whipped them into hummus on toast?!

And now it’s time to bake them into muffins.

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Pumpkin Spice Pecan Granola

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Pumpkin Spice Pecan Granola that’s gluten-free, no-oil-added, and refined-sugar-free with pumpkin purée and pecans. Perfect for breakfast or snacking.

Today I stocked up on pumpkin purée…again.

Every time I put armfuls of the 15 oz. cans in my cart I think to myself, yes, for sure, this should get me through pumpkin season.

But then it doesn’t, and this trip probably won’t either, because pumpkin is so darn good.

And because pumpkin season at F&V is more of a 365 day affair.

Lately I’ve been loving it in this Pumpkin Spice Pecan Granola that’s gluten free and made with no-added-oil.

You’re less than ten ingredients and 30 minutes away from your new fall favorite!

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