Sweets & Treats

Black Sesame Butter Brownies

Decadent dark chocolate brownies with black sesame butter. Sweetened with unrefined coconut sugar and frosted with an oil-free black sesame cacao frosting.

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We’re about to leave for Expo West tomorrow and so far I’ve only managed to pack my luggage full of snacks!

Before I rush to the west coast and T-shirt weather I want to leave you with something sweet.

Black Sesame Butter Brownies is the plant-based dessert you’ve been waiting for before you knew you were waiting.

This super fudgy stack can be on your table tonight for dessert with only 1- bowl and 20 minutes in the oven!…

Cacao Chickpea Cookie Dough “Snackwiches”

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Cacao chickpea cookie dough “Snackwiches” made with chickpeas, nut butter, and your favorite cookies. Perfect for a snack or dessert.

What was your favorite ice cream flavor as a kid?

I went through a bunch of favorites– mint chocolate chip, cookies ‘n’ cream, butter pecan…

I’d stand in the line at Baskin Robbins with my family, changing my order over and over again in my head until it was my turn standing in front of the guy at the cash register.

At the last minute, I’d revert back to my original choice.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, duh!

I’m bringing it back in this post with this 6-ingredient Cacao Chickpea Cookie Dough that comes together in under 10 minutes for a nutritious snack or dessert!

Smash it between equally delicious snack cookies and you’ve got yourself a Cacao Chickpea Cookie Dough Snack-wich.

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Dark Chocolate Beet Muffins

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Dark Chocolate Beet Muffins made with cacao powder and cooked beets. Perfect for snacking, breakfast, or dessert!

Hey, hey.

It’s me, the vegan muffin woman, popping in to share another delicious muffin recipe.

The groundhog saw his shadow this past week, so, does that mean 6 more weeks of winter recipes?

I feel like I bake even more after Christmas than I do during the holiday season, just to fill these cold dark months with something warm and cozy.

It snowed here on Sunday so, naturally, I stayed in and experimented with beets and chocolate.

The result was these Dark Chocolate Beet Muffins that require only 1-Bowl and a handful of ingredients!

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Pink Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cups

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Happy February!

I can’t help it, when I think of February I immediately think of Valentine’s Day.

We ate a lot of lean mean greens in January, and I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for something sweet.

So let’s kick off the month with a sweet treat that just happens to be PINK.

These 7-ingredient Pink Peanut Butter Cheesecake Cups are perfect for Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, or pretty much anytime you want your taste buds to party with a pop of pink.

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Vegan Tahini Date Halva

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Super easy 3-ingredient halva made with tahini, dates, and pistachios. Perfect for a clean treat packed with healthy fats and fuel.

Where has January gone?

I can’t believe we’re almost half way through this first month of the year.

Confession: I had originally planned a dessert-free month here at Flora & Vino, but I think we’re all detox-ed and ready for something a little sweet, yes?

Especially if you made my Detox Salad from earlier this week or my Detox Zoodle Soup for earlier this month.

If you’re still in detox-mode, don’t worry, this recipe is refined sugar free, packed with protein, and ridiculously easy to make.

I don’t know about you, but I think I’ll HAVE some HALVA, OK?

It doesn’t get much simpler than this Vegan Tahini Date Halva.

You just need three ingredients to make this easy treat made with tangy sesame and sweet Medjool dates!

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Raspberry Cheesecake Bliss Balls

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Raspberry Cheesecake Bliss Balls with cashews and freeze-dried raspberries. Perfect to prep for easy and energizing snacking.

Hi, friends!

How has the new year been for you?

Have you been busy getting back into the swing of things after the holidays?

I’m actively reaching for those New Years intentions while trying to appreciate the steady “sameness” that comes with the post-holiday rush.

Did I tell you that I gave up caffeine for the first week of January?

To be fair, it did start rather unintentionally.

You know how your palette changes drastically when your sick?

Well, I just couldn’t fathom drinking inky black coffee in the mornings like usual so I went without.

Then, with the New Year approaching, I decided to continue the trend, just to see how it affected me.

While I did feel a bit calmer in the mornings, I was suffering from some pretty low energy levels during the day.

Like fighting the urge to crawl back to bed at 10 AM energy depletion.

Today I added back in a bit of Matcha green tea, and friends, I feel like a whole new LAUREN.

That, paired with a new shorter haircut, has got me feeling like 2018 is going to be pretty amazing.

And these bliss balls, of course, which are super energizing!

We’re one week in and I don’t know about you, but 2018 has got me craving some bliss balls!

I figured we could all use a quick nutritious snack to prep in advance to take on the day, this week, and the rest of the year.

These Raspberry Cheesecake Bliss Balls require only 5 ingredients and 10 minutes to roll together for nutritious delicious snacking.

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Coconut Almond Rolled Dates

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Make your own coconut almond rolled dates in under 10 minutes with dates, almond butter, almonds, and shredded coconut!

Recently, I keep seeing the cutest containers of coconut rolled dates at my local Mom’s Organic Market.

Multiple times now the container has almost made it into my cart, until I quickly chastise myself because…I could make that.

So finally I did.

These Coconut Almond Rolled Dates are the simplest treat that require only a handful of ingredients you’ve already got in your cabinet.

The week between Christmas and New Years always seems a bit ghost-like, doesn’t it?

We’re daydreaming through a workweek stranded between two major holidays.

The anticipation of the new year is tangible, but 2017 hangs on hard for seven long days.

I simultaneously want to do everything and nothing at the same time, you know?

I haven’t done either very well, though, because Dan caught a nasty cold over the weekend and I caught his.

Maybe I had a few too many cookies.

You bet I’m drinking my kombucha, eating my leafy greens, and manifesting my speedy recovery hard to start off 2018 with wellness.

If you had a few too many cookies, too, or are totally dessert-ed out after a sweet Christmas, these Coconut Almond Rolled Dates are for you.

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Raspberry Matcha Muffins

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Raspberry Matcha Muffins made vegan and gluten-free in one bowl and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Top with more raspberries!

Annnnnnd the holiday baking continues!

These Raspberry Matcha Muffins are sort of “accidentally festive”, but I decided to go with it, because, ’tis the season!

When I first shared these Matcha muffins on my Instagram page, a couple of you commented these muffins looked totally Grinchy.

I don’t disagree, friends!

So…don’t be a grinch.

Make a batch to share with your family, friends, and maybe little Cindy Lou-Who, too.

Matcha lovers, this one’s for you!

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Maple Pistachio Goji Berry Chocolate Bark

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Festive chocolate bark with a hint of maple packed with pistachios and goji berries! Easy vegan, gluten-free, and oil-free holiday dessert.

With the countdown to Christmas getting closer and closer, I’m finding excuses to throw red and green in everything.

From salads to oatmeal bowls, nothing gets by without a little holiday sprucing.

I’ve had such a sweet tooth, lately.

Anyone else?

If we’re going to be eating all the sweets, we could at least make them festive, right?

This Maple Pistachio Goji Berry Chocolate Bark requires only 4-ingredients, a bit of a sweet tooth, and a lot of holiday cheer!

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Almond Butter Avocado Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Almond butter avocado chocolate chip cookies that are gluten-free and made with avocado instead of oil! Perfect with almond milk for dessert.

This weekend I’m going to Christmas Cookie Party with girlfriends!

I’m pretty excited about the whole thing.

I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, but most of that time is spent alone.

Well, that’s not entirely true.

Miss Harper is always there to catch the crumbs and lick the dirty dishes.

But I’ve never baked with a group of girls, so it should be interesting and I’m not sure what to expect.

If you’re imagining giggles and flour flying on brightly colored sweaters with Christmas music setting that holiday background tone, that’s exactly what I’m imagining too and I’m PUMPED.

I wish I could take you with me, but instead, I’ll share these Almond Butter Avocado Cookies.

These cookies taste sinfully decadent but are made with only a few simple nutritious ingredients!

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