Pumpkin Spice Date Syrup for Lattes + How to Make the Perfect Healthy & Dairy-Free PSL

I meant to post this recipe during the PSL frenzy at the beginning of fall, but alas, it was just not ready yet. After several attempts, I am happy to say that I think I've come up with the perfect pumpkin spice syrup. If you're anything like me, you haven't grown tired of all the … Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Date Syrup for Lattes + How to Make the Perfect Healthy & Dairy-Free PSL

12 Last-Minute Ideas for a Healthier Halloween

I'm almost too late for this post, but just in case some of you are procrastinators like me, here are some scary good (healthier) treats for Halloween that won't make you feel ghoulish! Carob Almond Candy Apples Pardon the vintage/early-days-of-FYB photo, because these are really so delicious! Also they have no sweeteners of any kind, … Continue reading 12 Last-Minute Ideas for a Healthier Halloween

Two Ingredient Classic Caramel Apples – No Corn Syrup, Refined Sugar, or Dairy (Vegan)

Traditional-tasting caramel apples without cream, sugar, butter, or corn syrup? It's true! Finally figuring out this recipe was like cracking a secret code. It was like making a world-changing discovery. It was like striking GOLD. Rich, buttery, sweet, and sticky caramel gold. Alright, alright, I'm being a bit dramatic. It's not my fault, you guys. It's … Continue reading Two Ingredient Classic Caramel Apples – No Corn Syrup, Refined Sugar, or Dairy (Vegan)

Vegan Pumpkin Pie Custard Cups or Pumpkin Pie Panna Cotta – Same Basic Recipe with One Small Tweak

  Not that I need an excuse to post another sweet recipe, but in case you didn't know, today is National Dessert Day, and I'm not about to miss out on that opportunity! This treat is yet another super easy recipe to add to your healthy dessert repertoire. A pumpkin recipe nonetheless! As a matter … Continue reading Vegan Pumpkin Pie Custard Cups or Pumpkin Pie Panna Cotta – Same Basic Recipe with One Small Tweak

Easy Baked Plums with Coconut Cream and Ginger Cardamom Syrup (vegan, refined sugar-free)

This dessert is so simple, I hesitated to post it as a "recipe." It was so delicious, however, that I decided I needed to share it with you. Plus, I thought it might be nice to throw in a non-pumpkin or non-apple recipe, every once in a while... you know, to mix things up a … Continue reading Easy Baked Plums with Coconut Cream and Ginger Cardamom Syrup (vegan, refined sugar-free)

Spiced Apple Donuts with Apple Cider Glaze (baked, vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free)

Could there be a more delicious time of year than autumn? I mean seriously... cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, apples, pumpkin, squash... baked goods... hot mulled cider. Goodness me! I know I say this about every season, but there is just something special about fall and all of its associated goodies. There's a hypnotizing coziness about it … Continue reading Spiced Apple Donuts with Apple Cider Glaze (baked, vegan, gluten free, refined sugar free)

Breakfast Peach Crisp (vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, oil-free)

Dear friends, summer is quickly dwindling down. Can you feel it? Even though the forecast here shows temps in the 80's and 90's for the next ten days, the air just feels different. The sun is still bright, but something about the way it falls on us is just a bit, well... different. It's hard to … Continue reading Breakfast Peach Crisp (vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, oil-free)

Double Chocolate Pecan Brownie-Cookies (vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, oil-free)

  These cookies. Oh. Em. GEEEEEEE.... I want you to take a moment (maybe even close your eyes) and imagine the most chocolate-y, buttery, chewy, melty, ooey-gooey, brownie that you've ever tasted and now form it into a perfect cookie. Now add a halo and wings because this cookie must have been sent from above … Continue reading Double Chocolate Pecan Brownie-Cookies (vegan, gluten-free, grain-free, oil-free)

Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Eggs

Growing up, my favorite treat in the Easter basket was, hands down, Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs. Oh. My. Word. I LOVED those things. Somehow the egg version was even better than the peanut butter cups. I suspect it's because there is less "ridgy" chocolate perimeter, and more peanut butter filling.   Although I plan to … Continue reading Salted Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Eggs

Pumpkin Pie Buckwheat Porridge (Date-Sweetened, Gluten-Free, Vegan)

Today I thought I'd step away from the apples for a moment to share a truly de-luscious recipe.  I hope you are all still riding on that pumpkin bandwagon with me because this one is really going to flip your little pumpkin lids.  It is the most smooth, creamy, pumkin-y, pudding-y, autumn-spiced, breakfast-disguised-as-dessert to ever grace these pie-loving lips! I mentioned … Continue reading Pumpkin Pie Buckwheat Porridge (Date-Sweetened, Gluten-Free, Vegan)