Robust Recipes

Healthy, Flavorful Food

Soft Matcha Blueberry Cookies (Gluten Free)

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These matcha blueberry cookies took several forms before they were cookies. First they started out as muffins, three times to be exact - but the color wasn't right, instead of a beautiful green matcha color the muffins were the color of mud. Next, the muffins turned into bread, which was also the color of mud. Finally the bread turned into cookies because cookies take the least amount of time to bake preserving the color. And thus are the beautiful green matcha blueberry cookies you see before … [Read more...]

Red Wine Brownies with wine “Buttercream” Frosting

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Red wine brownies, you say???!!! Oh yes, I went there!!! One of my fave flavor combos is to enjoy a little dark chocolate with some red wine, anyone else?! Naturally, red wine baked into brownies needed to happen. I took it one step further and made some wine "buttercream" frosting to spread on top. AKA my healthier vegan "buttercream" frosting with a little reduced Merlot stirred in. So insanely yum! Just try to not lick the bowl clean before you frost the brownies. Now that's a … [Read more...]

Chocolate Mint Protein Bars

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Healthy, nutrient dense protein bars that taste like brownies are HEEEEERRRREEE!!!!! I made them just for you. Because I love you. Okay, that's partially a lie. I also made them for me, because I also love me. BUT I so want to share these mint chocolate protein bars with you. Because you deserve a little chocolate-y goodness that's super duper healthy for you. You know that I am a big fan of energy balls always stocked in my fridge and ready to go for my morning pre-work out … [Read more...]

Coconut Whiskey Chai Latte

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The day after Christmas!!! How was it?!?! I hope it was relaxing, fun, filled with love, laughter, and a little bit of magic. As a recipe blogger I ask myself, what do I even post the day after Christmas? I asked myself the same thing the day after Thanksgiving.  There is only one answer to that: coconut whiskey chai latte. BECAUSE we need a cozy alcohol-y drink for New Year's Eve, right?! Okay so this isn't your typical bubbly champagne drink or sparkling wine drink you think of … [Read more...]

Healthy Mint Chocolate Edible Cookie Dough

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How many times do you make cookies and just want to eat ALL OF THE DOUGH, instead of actually baking the cookies?! That's me pretty much every time. Yup, eggs or no eggs, I don't care, I will lick that spatula and that bowl clean! YUM! Anyone else with me on this one? COME ON, I know you are!!! Guys, I did this thing once in high school that I'm not exactly proud of...but that's actually kind of impressive.....I hid a whole thing of store bought cookie dough under my winter coat and snuck it … [Read more...]

Healthier Vegan “Buttercream” Frosting

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I have re-tested and re-shot the photos for this post to improve it's quality. The original post is called Vegan Cashew Frosting. The recipe has been updated there also. Hi, have you noticed that I have been gone for ummm a little over a week? Did you miss me? Maybe I shouldn't tell you, you may not have even noticed.... I was sick for a week and the idea of cooking and photographing with snot coming out of my nose was not the first thing I wanted to do. What a pretty picture, … [Read more...]

Chickpea Pumpkin Blondies with Crumble Topping (Vegan + Gluten Free)

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It's officially Thanksgiving week!!! Are you excited?!?! I'm not going to lie...I am a little bit sick of eating desserts! I know, what's wrong with me?! I have been testing and photographing dessert recipes for Thanksgiving and Christmas so much that I'm just not sure that I can eat another bite. Just give me a  huge salad already! Don't get me wrong I've still been eating my veggies but sometimes when I have this much dessert, even of the healthier variety I need a bit of a veggie detox to … [Read more...]

Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Cashew Frosting (Gluten Free)

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You know those soft sugar cookies you can buy at Walmart or Super Target, or pretty much any grocery store with a bakery? The super soft fluffy ones that are slathered with some kind of delicious frosting and then sprinkled with festive sprinkles to coordinate with whatever season or holiday or football team we are currently celebrating. Well these soft pumpkin cookies with cashew frosting are inspired by those sugar cookies and IMHO I hit the nail right on the head and made them even better! … [Read more...]

Gluten Free Apple Pie

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It's here, It's here, It's finally HERE!!!! A delicious slice of homemade gluten free apple pie is waiting for you. Well, actually I didn't save you a slice....err sorry. BUT you can totally make this recipe yourself. And if you are like me, a tough pie critic with very little knowledge of how to actually bake pies just trust me, if I can do it, you can do it! Making an apple pie has been on my list forever. And by forever I mean since 8th grade! Allow me to explain. My grandma was a very … [Read more...]

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies (Gluten Free)

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Hi friends, I recently realized that there is a serious problem with my blog. I don't have a CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE!!! Sure I have cookie recipes, they even include chocolate chips. BUT they aren't a good old, simple delicious chocolate chip cookie. I knew this needed to be fixed ASAP! I went for a soft over a crunchy chocolate chip cookie because those are my fave! And of course it had to be refined sugar free (coconut sugar), gluten free, easy to make, and well just down right … [Read more...]