Recipes

Simple French Toast Recipe

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Your favourite morning breakfast just got a healthy makeover!  Gather around the table and try this simple french toast recipe.  A great way to start your morning off with an extra pep in your step.

Ingredients (serves 2):

  • 1 egg
  • 1dL (100 mL) Almond milk (unsweetened)
  • Cinnamon
  • Maple syrup
  • Bread
  • Ghee

What exactly is ghee?  Ghee, is a class of clarified butter that originated in ancient India.  To learn more about the use and benefits of ghee, click here to read, “Ghee Benefits: Are They Better Than Butter?”

Simple French Toast Recipe Directions:

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together cinnamon, egg, and milk.
  2. In a skillet, melt ghee over medium heat.
  3. Dip bread in egg mixture, soaking both sides.
  4. Place in skillet and cook on both sides until golden.
  5. Drizzle maple syrup.
  6. Serve and enjoy!

If you enjoyed this recipe then I encourage you to try some of my other favourites including my orange walnut macaroons and my delicious healthy chocolate truffle using avocado.

Chocolate Brioche Bread Recipe

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Impress your friends with these decadent chocolate brioche beauties.  It’s the perfect pairing for Sunday Brunch or really any get together!  All you need is 40 minutes to make this brioche bread recipe and that includes baking time.

Ingredients For Brioche Bread Recipe:

  • 175g whole wheat flour
  • 2 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 Tbsp baking soda
  • 200g vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
  • 3 Tbsp dark chocolate chips

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 320 degrees Fahrenheit/160 degrees celcius
  2. In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon creating a sticky dough
  3. Shape the dough into a ball
  4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the dough on top
  5. Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown
  6. Enjoy your delicious chocolate brioche bread!!

Looking for more easy to make recipes?  Click here for my Homemade Chocolate Cluster recipe.  Also, click here to discover 7 Proven Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate!

Homemade Chocolate Clusters

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These healthy homemade Chocolate clusters are the perfect tasty treat for any chocolate lover.  Plus they’re packed with protein!  They can last 1 week in the fridge but lasted 2 days at home because of my son and husband.  Here is the recipe ⤵️

Ingredients:

– 1 can of chickpeas
– 1 bag (225g) dark chocolate chips 71% (I used @caminoamigos)

Want to learn why using dark chocolate is the way to go?  Click here to read 11 Amazing Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate!

Instructions:

1️⃣  Preheat oven to 365 F
2️⃣  Line a baking tray with parchment paper
3️⃣  Add chickpeas to tray
4️⃣  Roast in oven for 50-60 minutes or until crunchy
5️⃣  Stir twice to make sure undersides are also toasted.
6️⃣  In a large bowl, combine roasted chickpeas and dark chocolate chips and stir using the residual heat to melt.
7️⃣  Spoon the chocolate chickpeas candy onto grease proof paper using a dessert or tablespoon and chill in refrigerator for one hour.
8️⃣  Enjoy your very own homemade chocolate clusters without any guilt!

Looking for more easy at home recipes to satisfy the chocolate lover in your life?  Click here for my recipe for Healthy Chocolate Truffles.  You can Surprise your guests by making these healthy chocolate truffles using my secret ingredient, avocado!  Your guests will never know that these are a healthy alternative to the traditional truffle, only that they taste great.

Shrimp Taco Citrus Mix

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Today’s recipe is a twist on ‘Taco Tuesday’.  Included are several variations on how you can serve this citrus shrimp taco dish.  This is perfect for any picky eaters and offers a great way to change things up to suit your dietary needs.

The Inspiration Behind Shrimp Tacos Citrus Mix

When cooking for family and friends, I always seem to find myself in a endless battle of what to make for dinner.  Most dishes that are quick and easy often are not the healthiest as they are usually deep fried or loaded in carbs.  And I’m sure most of you reading this now can agree that getting a child to sit down and finish a plate of boring vegetables will seem like a life sentence.  This is when I concluded it was time to make a bold change.  So, I decided to challenge myself and my family to help hunt for ways to not only make our favorite dishes healthier, but ones where my kids could learn to prepare themselves, eventually, as well.

Find Something They Love And Go With It!

Everyone in my family seems to enjoy avocados, so right there was a good starting point for me when looking for a healthy recipe.  Wondering why avocados so great?  Well, according to Medical News Today, “Avocados are a great source of vitamins C, E, K, and B-6, as well as riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and potassium.  They also provide lutein, beta-carotene, and omega-3 fatty acids.  Although most of the calories in an avocado come from fat, don’t shy away!”.  If you want to learn more click here to read, 12 health benefits of avocado.

Also, before purchasing your ingredients, be sure to click here to read, Do I Always Have to Buy Organic? Here’s What You NEED to Know.

Ingredients For Shrimp Taco Citrus Mix:

  • a small bag of cooked shrimp, thawed, and tails removed
  • 1 large orange
  • 1/4 cup red onions
  • 1/4 cup red, orange and/or yellow peppers (suit to taste)
  • 1 large avocado, diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 a fresh lemon
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil, sliced finely
  • 1 large head of Boston lettuce (optional)
  • 1 package of flat bread (optional)
  • sour cream (optional)

Directions: Suitable For Kids 8 and Older

  1. Begin by cleaning the orange skin, then finely grate 1 tsp of orange zest (as shown in picture) 
  2. dice the red onion and chop the peppers and peeled orange
  3. toss all the ingredients into a bowl with the oil and salt and pepper to taste
  4. Squeeze the juices from half a lemon
  5. set in the refrigerator for 30 mins to a few hours to allow the flavors to come together.  This also helps take away the sharpness of the red onion.
  6. Before serving, add in the diced avocado and fresh basil.  Add more salt or pepper if needed.
  7. Now that the mix is prepared your serving choices are endless!

Some enjoyed their’s spooned into a leaf of the Boston lettuce with a few dashes FRANKS RedHot sauce (as shown as feature picture).  Where as the kids both preferred their shrimp taco mix inside flatbread also with a drizzle of FRANKS.  My brother opted for it on it’s own, again drizzled with FRANKS and a dab of sour cream.

I would personally LOVE to try this dish again in the Summer, roasted on the BBQ for a smokier and perhaps sweeter flavour, topped on a bunless burger.  How will you be enjoying this dish tonight?

Basil Pesto Recipe

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Here’s my simple, quick and tasty basil pesto recipe.  It’s sure to get your mouth watering and please any crowd.  The recipe listed below is based on two people.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 30g fresh basil
  • 4 tbsp Grana Padano grated
  • 4 tbsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
  • 3 small garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 2 tbsp raw almonds
  • cooked pasta of your choice

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1.   Cook pasta according to package directions.
  2.   Peel the garlic cloves.
  3.   Add all ingredients (except the pasta) in a food chopper and blend until smooth.
  4.   Toss the hot pasta with the pesto in a large bowl.
  5. Serve and ENJOY!!

Looking for more tasty treats?  Click here for my Orange-Walnut Macaroons recipe

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Simple And Healthy Yogurt Parfait

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Make breakfast special with this appealing Breakfast Yogurt Parfait.  This is a very easy, yet effective way to impress the family or house guests.

As a child, an Ice-cream or Yogurt Parfait were our special treat if we behaved well enough while eating out in a restaurant.

I decided to recreate this childhood memory as a healthy breakfast option by using yogurt, fresh fruit, nuts, and seeds to create the same beautiful eye-catching layers.

A good quality, nutty granola can also be used for the crunchy layer.  Use any of your favourite seasonal fruits for the fruit layers.  I especially like seeded cherries or lychees, or chopped up peaches or apricots in my yogurt parfait.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup plain dairy or coconut yogurt
  • 1/4 cup fresh berries of your choice
  • 1/2 small mango, cubed
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped nuts and/or seeds

DIRECTIONS:

Simply start with your yogurt layer then add a layer of your fruits, nuts and/or seeds, followed again by another layer of yogurt.  Then repeat.  Decorate the top with extra fruit, nuts and/or seeds.  You can also add a drizzle of raw honey or maple syrup to add some extra sweetness.

Looking for another breakfast idea?   Click here for an amazing breakfast egg muffin!

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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These vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies taste as good as they look!!  Parent and kid approved, they are a great mid day snack to treat your taste buds and fuel your body right.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup gluten free oats
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tsp of vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp melted coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp cashew butter
  • 1 tbsp flaxseed
  • Handful of vegan chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Mix wet ingredients first and then add in dry ingredients
  2. Add in the chocolate chips
  3. Freeze dough for 10 minutes
  4. Roll dough into balls and flatten with hands
  5. Bake 350 for 10 minutes
  6. ENJOY!!

Looking for more vegan snacking idea’s?  Click here for my Gluten free Vegan Fat Bombs!

Blueberry Coconut Cashew Bread

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This blueberry bread with coconut and cashews is one of my favorite recipes to date.  You can be extremely flexible with what you choose to add to and all together it makes a great combo! The texture perfectly consistent and also low in sugar!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2/3 cup oat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1tsp cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup apple sauce (I made my own homemade and it was mouth watering delish)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 tsp of maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup coconut sugar
  • 3 tsp of nut milk
  • 1/2 cup organic blueberries
  • Coconut shreds
  • Cashews

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Add all ingredients together in a bowl
  2. Mix and place into a bread pan
  3. Add toppings of your choice
  4. Bake 350 for 30-35 minutes

ENJOY!!  Let me know how you made this blueberry bread your own by sharing your favorite substitutions.  Looking for another tasty treat??  Then these vegan cornbread muffins are the perfect fit for you!  Try them straight out of the oven with some vegan butter for a little extra indulgence.  Click here for the full recipe.

Orange-Walnut Macaroons

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These orange-walnut macaroons are perfect for this time of year!  Not only are they in season but they’re packed with vitamin C and other minerals and antioxidants.  It’s because of this that baking with oranges is always a smart idea.  Don’t wait and treat yourself (and your loved ones) with those delicious macaroons.  Perfect for your afternoon snack as well.  Do you know the difference between a macaron vs macaroon?  Click here to find out!

Note:

I did not add sugar in the recipe because the vanilla yogurt is already sweetened.  I also recommend buying organic oranges because we need the zest and the outer skin may contain pesticides in conventional ones.  To learn more about whether always need to buy organic click here!

This recipe makes 18 pieces:

Ingredients:

  • 100g whole wheat flour
  • 1 orange (juice + zest)
  • 1 egg
  • 85g almond flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp baking soda
  • 120g Vanilla Greek yogurt
  • 3 tbsp chopped walnuts (+ some for the topping)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 370°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. In a bowl, combine whole wheat flour, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda and the chopped walnuts.
  3. In another bowl, add the orange juice and zest, vanilla extract, egg and yogurt. Mix until well combined.
  4. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients in the other bowl and stir until combined.
  5. With a small cookie scoop (or 2 spoons), scoop the macaroons into small balls. Place on the baking sheet.
  6. Place a walnut on the top of each macaroons.
  7. Bake for about 25min or until macaroons are lightly golden on top.

Enjoy!!

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

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These thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies are sure to make any mouth water! Not only are they easy to make, they’re also a healthier than other cookies.

INGREDIENTS:

-1 cup & 2 tbsp of almond flour
-2 tbsp coconut flour
-1 organic egg
-1/4 cup raw honey
-1/4 cup avocado oil
-1 tsp vanilla
-1/2 tsp pink salt
-1/4 cup almond milk
-Desired amount of chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

1.Mix together egg, honey, avocado oil, vanilla, salt, and almond milk
2.Add almond and coconut flour mix. MIX WELL.
3. Add in chocolate chips
4.Place in fridge for 20 minutes
5. Form into balls with avocado oiled hands. Press flat
6. Bake at 350 for 11-13 minutes. Let cool. Cookies will look slightly “doughy”

Lastly enjoy every single satisfying bite of these thick and chewy chocolate chip cookies!