Sweets & Treats

2-Ingredient Vegan Jello Cups (No-Sugar-Added!)

Easy vegan jello made with unsweetened fruit juice and agar agar seaweed gelatin flakes. Perfect for a fun snack or light dessert!

Did you guys grow up eating jello?

My mom made it for us sometimes in a large baking dish that I pulled from the fridge and cut giant squares of.

Cherry as my favorite flavor.

The cafeteria at my school sold jello too, a questionable jiggly block that no one ever really grabbed.

I definitely didn’t.

Anyway, it’s been a while since I’ve had a cup of jello.

Honestly, I thought my jello days were over after going plant-based vegan.

Can you make jello with gelatin?

I’m so glad you asked.

Why, yes. Yes, you can!

These 2-Ingredient Vegan Jello Cups (No-Sugar-Added!) are made with real fruit, no added sugar, and agar agar seaweed flakes!

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Homemade Vegan Chocolate Bunnies & Eggs

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Vegan dark chocolate bunnies and eggs made with fun silicone molds for an easy 1-ingredient refined sugar-free Easter treat!

How is everyone doing?

I ask this a lot now, and I know I asked it before, too.

But now I ask it with more urgency, because I think we all need to ask and be asked that simple question right now.

I’ve been keeping myself busy making plans to see faces even when I can’t give hugs.

My Skype and Zoom calendar is booming with virtual yoga classes, virtual girls night, virtual game night, and even virtual happy hours.

It’s such a weird time to navigate, feeling simultaneously extremely isolated yet connected to everyone around the globe.

I’m definitely making more of an effort to show up in different ways for my friends, family, and community.

Today I went live on Instagram for the first time in years to talk pantry staples and getting back to the basics with plant-based cooking.

And it doesn’t get any more basic than the Easter dessert idea I’m sharing today.

Luckily, social distancing doesn’t require me to stay away from dark chocolate.

These Homemade Vegan Chocolate Bunnies & Eggs are the perfect quick and easy Easter treat you can make from hom!

All you need is some seriously delicious dark chocolate and your favorite silicone molds.

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No-Bake S’mores Cups

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No-bake s’mores cups with an oat-date crust, dark chocolate center, and cashew marshmallow top. A vegan and gluten-free dessert with no campfire necessary!

This week has been weird.

A lot happened and yet nothing happened.

My trip to the west coast was canceled, so I stayed home and caught up on work, life, and sleep.

I felt a weird internal conflict between wanting to spring-clean my entire home top to bottom and wanting to lie in bed all day.

To be honest, I did neither.

I binge-watched Love Is Blind (have you watched???). in an embarrassingly small number of days by night and continued to show up in my studio and work during the day.

I did start a new habit of walking outside for 15 minutes every day; one that I hope will stick as we continue into spring.

Also, I made s’mores indoors in compact edible cups for serving and I think you’re going to want to make them too.

These No-Bake S’mores Cups come together with just 6 ingredients for a decadent refined sugar-free treat without the campfire or the oven!

Please sir, I want s’more.

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Chocolate Molten Lava Cake

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Vegan and gluten-free chocolate molten lava cake for two! Made with an almond-flour base and plenty of oozing dark chocolate. Perfect for a date night in!

I’ll never forget that time on Instagram when I was reporting back on my time on the West Coast, fondly referring to California as “Cali”.

Which I thought was totally cool and hip, ya know?

Like Cali was my bestie and we referred to each other on a nickname basis and such.

“Just so you know, only people who don’t live in California call California “Cali”, the text popped up in my DMs.

“Just to help you out,” they said.

My relationship with “Cali” instantly felt a little less special and intimate.

Since then I’m very careful to say Cal-i-for-nia, in all it’s five syllable glory, just so you won’t know I’m secretly *that* wanna be beach babe.

But I am.

I’m excited to be spending some time in good ‘ole Cali, soon, though.

I have an upcoming business trip there at the beginning of March– one I’m taking with my little sister.

She’s never been to California so I’m really excited to show her my favorite spots on the West Coast.

Also, it’ll be the first *real* sister trip we’ve taken as adults.

Sure, we went to New York together a few years back but we did the trip in 24 hours so it was a blur of grabbing Ubers and Times Square chaos and SO MUCH pollen (it was May– allergy season!).

So I’m excited to take a full week with her and fully settle into PST before getting back to EST.

We’re already planning our meals and restaurant stops.

I can only hope we have a dessert as delicious as this Chocolate Molten Lava Cake for two.

It’s made easily with an almond-flour base, Frieda’s Stokes Purple® sweet potatoes (also from California!), and plenty of oozing dark chocolate for a delicious dessert to share!

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Chunky Monkey Superfood Banana Chip Bites

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Banana chips topped with melted chocolate, shredded coconut, crushed peanuts, goji berries, and chocolate chips. The perfect healthy alternative to candy!

Hello, friends!

Since we last chatted I graduated from yoga teacher training.

I know, how did that happen so quickly?

The last 6 months were a whirlwind of asana and anatomy and sequencing and while many times during training I felt like I was a hot mess I know now that I was exactly where I needed to be.

You can read more about my struggles and wins from training in this Instagram post.

I have no current plans to teach, but the stuff I learned in training has forever changed the way I see yoga, myself, and really everything around me.

When I was struggling to make the big decision– to YTT or not to YTT, I asked a few former students for advice.

“Just do it,” they said.

“It’ll change your life,” they said.

They weren’t wrong.

So now I’m going to say the same thing to you in a different content.

If you’re looking for a fun alternative to candy this Valentine’s Day, check out these Chunky Monkey Superfood Banana Chip Bites.

To quote my yoga instructor pals– Just do it. It’ll change your life.

They’re made with 5 ingredients for a gluten-free, grain-free, and refined sugar-free treat!

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3-Ingredient Chocolate Strawberry Truffles + Rosso

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3-ingredient chocolate strawberry truffles made with canned coconut milk, dark chocolate, and freeze-dried strawberries. Try pairing with Rosso wine!

I recently re-watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for the first time in over a decade.

Have you seen it?

It’s one of my all-time favorite films, even though it’s not the kind of movie I can watch every day (or every decade, apparently).

Anyway, I had to chuckle when Jim Carrey’s character says that V-day was “invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap.”

I definitely wallowed a bit in the perceived truth in that quote, but then I dusted myself off and made some plans.

This year, I’m celebrating all of the love surrounding me.

Familial love, deep friendship, passion for my blog and business, and love for you, too, friend.

I’m also celebrating my love for all things wine and chocolate in this new plant-based wine pairing.

Get your heart right and make these 3-Ingredient Chocolate Strawberry Truffles enjoyed with a glass of Rosso!

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2-Ingredient Roasted Hazelnut Nutella

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Homemade Nutella made with roasted hazelnuts and dark chocolate. Lower sugar and oil-free with just 2-ingredients! Try serving with apple chips!

Hi guys!

Since we last chatted I taught a 60-minute yoga class to my yoga teacher training group and finished a 6-hour YTT final exam.

I definitely clutched my sequence paper a little too tightly while teaching and scratched my head at a few questions on the final, but guys, I DID IT.

I passed. Whew.

My graduation is in two weeks and then I will officially be certified.

So this week has been all about rest and recovery, and getting my life together off the mat.

I’ve been looking for excuses to treat myself, because that sh** was hard!

Enter 2-ingredient Roasted Hazelnut Nutella.

It comes together in less than 30 minutes for a sweet nutty spread that is totally oil-free and refined sugar-free!

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Chocolate Dipped Vegan Do-Si-Dos

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Healthier do-si-do cookies made with nut butter, and almond flour naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Dip in melted dark chocolate for a sweet twist!

Hi, friends!

How is your new year treating you so far?

Honestly, I’m still struggling to accept that it’s already over a week into January in a new decade!

I mean, how did we get here?!

Over the holidays I took a long break from recipe creation and focused on friends, family, and fun.

It’s the first “real” break I’ve taken from posting on the blog in three years!

I also took the time to do a lot of behind the scenes re-org for Flora & Vino.

For example, I made a giant excel doc categorizing all of my recipe ideas for 2020– starting with sandwich cookies.

I thought we could kick off the decade with these Chocolate Dipped Vegan Do-Si-Dos.

These nutty compact cookies have a decadent chocolate finish that you can assemble with 10 ingredients!

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SunButter Cinnamon Rolls (Yeast-Free!)

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Enjoy these yeast-free cinnamon rolls for breakfast naturally sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar and topped with a sugar-free SunButter glaze.

Happy Christmas Eve!

What’s that one iconic holiday breakfast that instantly brings you back to Christmas morning as a youngster?

I used to wake up in the wee hours of the morning, terrified that if I moved even an inch under my quilted comforter that I might scare away old Saint Nick.

If I didn’t smell orange danishes and sausage egg and cheese breakfast casserole wafting up the stairs to my bedroom I knew it was too early.

These days I usually try to sleep in and let Kris Kringle make the rounds undisturbed before I start the oven and bang pots and pans.

Anyway, it’s been a tradition here for me to publish one final recipe on the day before Christmas.

So here it is– in case you, like me, don’t decide what you’re making until it’s time to make it.

In fact, I just braved the grocery store (yes, on Christmas Eve!) after deciding this morning to make a few last minute dishes for Christmas Eve Dinner tonight.

You’ve probably got all of the ingredients you need to make these SunButter Cinnamon Rolls (Yeast-Free!) for a special occasion breakfast or brunch!

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Pomegranate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies with a pomegranate twist! Vegan, gluten-free, and grain-free with an almond flour base.

Confession: Lately I haven’t been feeling much like a food blogger.

Let me explain.

I put so much energy into creating eats for the blog during the day that when it comes time to make anything extracurricular, I just can’t.

For example, last Friday night book club when we all brought a dish to share…you bet I showed up with a bottle of wine, a package of my favorite hummus, and a box of grain-free crackers.

And I felt pretty OK watching my friends roll in the F&V recipes while I stood there dunking crackers into pureed chickpeas that I didn’t puree myself.

I blame the season for my slight identity crisis.

It’s hard to show up in all the ways you normally show up plus get all the gifts, send all the cards, and bake all the cookies.

I set an alarm this past Wednesday morning (ONE week before Christmas!) and scribbled out all of my Christmas cards in one furious four-hour sitting.

I wrote my name and address over and over and over again on red envelopes with achey glitter dusted hands.

Last night I had a massive Amazon shopping spree, adding items to my cart and obsessively checking the ship date to ensure arrival before Christmas.

All of the expectation of gifting and receiving can be tough, but you know what should be effortless?

Your holiday cookies– these Pomegranate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.

You’re going to love these healthier holiday cookies packed with pomegranate arils and dark chocolate chunks!

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2-Ingredient Vegan Jello Cups (No-Sugar-Added!)

Homemade Vegan Chocolate Bunnies & Eggs

No-Bake S’mores Cups

Chocolate Molten Lava Cake

Chunky Monkey Superfood Banana Chip Bites

3-Ingredient Chocolate Strawberry Truffles + Rosso

2-Ingredient Roasted Hazelnut Nutella

Chocolate Dipped Vegan Do-Si-Dos

SunButter Cinnamon Rolls (Yeast-Free!)

Pomegranate Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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