Tag Archives: brown rice syrup

Chocolate Chip Espresso Walnut Cookies

These chocolate chip espresso walnut cookies are made with top quality espresso, plus wholesome ingredients like fiber-rich oats, walnut flour, and plant-based milk. Give yourself a boost of energy with this super healthy and decadent snack. I’m a coffee snob. I’ll admit it. But I have a defence – I lived in Italy for four […]

Cinnamon Flax Pancakes

These healthy cinnamon flax pancakes are the fluffiest pancakes you’ll ever make! Mostly plant-based, these pancakes are wholesome, packed with heart-healthy omega 3’s, and a generous dose of earthy cinnamon. Sunday mornings are reserved for pancakes. On that note, we’ve been so busy lately that I’ve been resorting to cereal, even on Sunday mornings when […]

Healthy Vegan Bonbons

Healthy treats that require zero cooking time are my favourite to prepare for the family. These healthy vegan bonbons are a twist on traditional bonbons, plus they’re gluten, sugar, and dairy-free. The south of France’s got nothing on these delectable two-bite confections! I’ve lived in the south of France. Nice, to be exact. The mesmerizing […]

Peanut Butter Pumpkin Crispy Treats

Healthy peanut butter pumpkin crispy treats that only require 5 ingredients to prepare. This gluten-free bars are 100% vegan, and also kid-friendly! This recipe is a STAPLE in my kitchen. You can enjoy these as a mid-afternoon snack, a skinny (or least skinnier than most) dessert, and a sweet fix in the morning for breakfast. My […]

Vegan Peanut Butter Sesame Cookies

Chocolate and sesame. They’re a match made in culinary heaven, which affirms that these vegan peanut butter sesame cookies taste just like heaven. Crumbly, light, decadent, and the perfect combination of savoury-sweet. Two months of living la dolce vita every summer in Italy makes it easy to adapt the traditional Italian way of life. And no Italian life […]

Lemon Cherry Oat Bars

Guys, have I got a recipe for you! These wholesome, vegan lemon cherry oat bars will blow your mind…but not your diet! Just imagine. Tangy lemon zest and tart dried cherries married together in a chewy, sweet soft-baked treat. These bars have every quintessential quality that any oat bar should have. Rather than babble on about all […]

Chocolate Cherry Puffed Rice Cupcakes

Nothing can be easier than preparing no-bake treats for the kids. Not only are they quick and easy to make but also fun to make with the kids. These nut-free, gluten-free chocolate cherry puffed rice cupcakes are a decadent, vegan snack that the kids will love! These little morsels are packed with flavour and wholesome […]

Homemade Baby Cereal

Cereal has to be the easiest breakfast option there is. Just open the box, pour some milk in a bowl, and voila! Breakfast is served. The downside about packaged cereals is tht they contain so many hidden sugars, refined ingredients, and unhealthy additives and preservatives. This homemade baby cereal recipe is so easy and foolproof […]

Pumpkin Spice Muffin Bites

This is an adaptation of a recipe I found in a Canadian Living magazine. By replacing oil for applesauce, sugar for brown rice syrup, and eggs for flax seed I made an even healthier version! This recipe makes 12 muffins.  I failed to realize when I made this recipe that in baby “bites” these  muffins would […]