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Baked Banana Bread Balls

Easy baked banana bread balls made simple with Simple Mills Banana Bread & Muffin mix! Perfect for meal prep and easy snacking on the go.

I started out with this whole “food” thing as a baker, not a cook.

My first introduction began at a young age was emptying out packages of Betty Crocker baking mixes into a bowl, adding all of the ingredients, and stirring like my life depending on it.

Even though I knew the effort was minimal, I couldn’t help but feel so proud of myself when everything came out of the oven *perfect*.

If only things could be that easy now…

Oh wait, they can!

These Baked Banana Bread Balls only require my favorite baking mix and a few easy additions to make a 1-bowl portable snack!

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No-Churn Maple Tahini Ice Cream Sandwiches

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No-Churn Maple Tahini Ice Cream Sandwiches made with coconut, cashew, maple syrup, and an optional tahini twist. Smash between two snack cookies!

Did you have an ice cream man growing up?

Ours was the coolest.

He’d roll up in that tacky white truck playing The Entertainer and all of the kids jumped out of the water to pool their change.

My sister and I stood in line waiting, dripping wet, fists full of quarters, and when we got to the front, he’d call us by name and recall our favorite order with remarkable accuracy.

So, basically, he reached for the cookie sandwich when he saw me coming.

This No-Churn Maple Tahini Ice Cream is so easy to make with only 4-ingredients, and even easier to smash together between cookies for an adult version of my childhood favorite! …

Vegan Chocolate Donuts

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Vegan chocolate donuts made with oat flour and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Topped with a decadent 2-ingredient chocolate ganache.

I’m feeling pretty impressed with myself today, friends.

I’m over here metaphorically twirling my index finger in the air ringed with round baked goods.

Behold!

The first donut recipe on Flora & Vino.

Of course it had to be chocolate.

These Vegan Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Hazelnut Ganache are ready in just 15 minutes with whole food ingredients you can feel good about!

I’ve had donuts on the brain for a while now, ever since a friend reached out asking if I had a go-to recipe to share.

At the time I didn’t, and honestly donuts were something I had dismissed from my diet as being too…not F&V.

I mean, there’s no way an oil-free, gluten free, refined sugar free, and vegan donut could exist, right?

Unless it could.

These Vegan Chocolate Donuts are a rare bird and you’re going to want to stop, stare, devour, and do it all over again.

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Raw Almond Butter Superfood Bars

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Raw Almond Butter Superfood Bars packed with superfoods, antioxidants, and protein for a nutritious snack or healthy dessert.

Hello, dears!

For a short week, it certainly has felt long.

Long weeks always feel a little shorter when you have a fun snack to dream about…

With that in mind, I made these Raw Almond Butter Superfood Bars to get us (read: me) through to the weekend!

They come together with only 10 ingredients, a handful of super delicious superfoods, and an optional chocolate drizzle. …

Chocolate Cherry Chickpea Chewies

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Chocolate Cherry Chickpea Chewies made with chickpeas, cacao powder, and nut butter, lightly sweetened with maple syrup and cherry butter.

Are you a city-dweller?

I just got back from New York after a weekend of exploring NYC with my sister.

It was her first visit to the city that never sleeps, and I loved seeing the best of city life through her fresh eyes: endless possibilities, unapologetic creativity, and diversity of life.

We walked, talked, ate, and then ate some more. (Walking everywhere really works up an appetite, ya know?)

It’s true, I’m more at home at a vineyard in the middle of nowhere than in the middle of Times Square, but I love the gentle perspective shift I always have after traveling.

My beloved little kitchen is just a small-ish slice of a much bigger menu!

“Oh, wait, you mean…not everyone eats chickpea cookies?!”

These Chocolate Cherry Chickpea Chewies require only a handful of ingredients for a protein-packed and antioxidant-rich treat that’s perfect for snacking.

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Chocolate Chunk Muesli Snack Cookies

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Chocolate Chunk Muesli Snack Cookies made in 1-bowl with muesli, almond butter and dark chocolate. Oil-free, gluten-free, and naturally sweet!

Cookie Confessions P1: I’ve never used muesli in any of the conventional muesli ways.

Nope, I’ve never enjoyed it soaked, on the stovetop, or in yogurt.

But I do use it in regularly in cookies, so I can work my way backwards from creative to generic, yeah?

I’m so excited to share these Chocolate Chunk Muesli Snack Cookies with you!

Well, maybe not these cookies specifically, (that might break my heart) but the recipe is up for the taking!

You’re going to love their hearty texture, short ingredient list, and gooey dark chocolate chunks.

Let’s get baking!

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No-Bake Lemon Pie Bars

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No-bake vegan lemon bars made with a “cookie” crust. Naturally sweet and gluten-free. Perfect for a healthy warm weather treat.

Hi guys!

Show of hands…who else is a fan of lemon?

I’ve been on a major lemon kick this week.

We bought a bunch of gorgeous golden lemons this week and I’ve already used them all up, squeezing and zesting them into everything.

And you know what else goes well with lemon?

Pie. That’s what.

These No-Bake Lemon Pie Bars with “Coco-Roon” Crust come together with just 7 ingredients for a sweet and tart treat that’s perfect for spring!

In case you’re wondering about the “Pie” part…let me explain.

I called these bars Lemon “Pie” Bars because the filling is soft and creamy instead of the firmer lemon bars you might be used to.

These bars are gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and entirely plant-based with ingredients you probably already have on hand.

So don’t wait for life to give you lemons, take ’em for yourself, and let’s do some raw vegan dessert-ing.

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Peanut Butter Banana Bread Swirl Muffins

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1-bowl peanut butter banana bread swirl muffins! Oil-free, gluten-free, and naturally sweetened with bananas and coconut sugar. Perfect for meal prep!

I feel like I’ve been ever so slowly and painfully moving through quicksand all week.

Struggling through a metaphorical mess without a whole lot to show for it.

In other words, it’s been a week.

But then there’s that archetypical voice in my head, the one in the action movie that warns, “Stop moving! It’ll only make you sink faster!”

Doh. Well, guys, I’m a goner.

But wait!

These Peanut Butter Banana Bread Swirl Muffins are proof that I did in fact, accomplish something.

I made muffins, yo.

Last week I shared with you a cookie recipe that started out as a muffin and now I’m sharing a muffin recipe that started out as a bread.

Isn’t it funny the way that recipe ideas grow and evolve?

Flora & Vino isn’t exactly hurting for lack of muffin recipes, so I originally intended for these muffins to be bread!

But there’s something so perfectly concise and oh so approachable about a muffin, isn’t there?

You guys obviously thought so, too, because when I asked you if you preferred this combination as muffins or bread, muffins WON.

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Blueberry Banana Breakfast Cookies

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Hearty breakfast cookies made with oats, almond butter, and blueberries. Sugar-free and naturally sweetened with banana and applesauce.

Happy Easter!

I hope you’re celebrating with a big basket of your favorites.

Spring has always felt like one big celebration to me, mostly because my sister and I have week apart Aries birthdays, with Easter falling somewhere in between birthday bashes.

Can I tell you guys a secret?

Tomorrow is, in fact, my birthday, and it’s a big one.

Yup, the big 3-0.

I know, I know, its no big deal in the macrocosm of time, but for me in my daily grind, it feels epic.

If age is just a number, then breakfast is just another meal, and for my first meal of the new decade, I want cookies.

These hearty Blueberry Banana Breakfast Cookies are the perfect way to start your day!

They’re 5- ingredients, oil-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, and popping with blueberry banana flavor.

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Super Green Fat Balls

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5-ingredient balls packed with greens and healthy fats. Kale, coconut butter, and avocado with protein powder and unrefined coconut sugar.

I’m finally home from California, and, as what tends to happen after I’m out of town, I came home craving all of the greens.

It might not be the kind of greens you were thinking, though.

Were you thinking a kale salad with a green smoothie on the side?

I’ll save that for later.

These Super Green Fat Balls are packed with leafy greens, my favorite healthy fats and protein!

They’re perfect to meal prep for a satisfying snack, dessert, or anytime treat for Saint Patrick’s Day Weekend.

If anyone tries to pinch you, just throw a fat ball at them.

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