These healthy little nuggets are amazing! Made up of only peanut butter, dates, and an egg (+ a dip in dark chocolate if you’re so inclined), they are definitely a treat you can feel good about. I enjoyed these while watching Great British Bake-off with a cup of black, pumpkin-flavored coffee and it was the scrummiest delight 🙂 Peanut Butter-Date Cookies Yield: about 14 cookies Ingredients: 1 cup natural peanut butter 1 cup dates (8 oz.) 1 egg Optional: Dark chocolate (I used this 88% bar) Flaked sea salt Method: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a slipmat or parchment paper. If your dates are hard…
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Pecan-Walnut Butter
Have you ever made your own nut butter? If you haven’t, now is the time. It is super easy to do and FUN because you can come up with any flavors you like. This butter is made with a mixture of pecans, walnuts, a few dates and cinnamon for sweetness. Next time I think I’ll make pecan butter brownies, but today, I think I’ll just slather it on some apples and call it a day. 🙂 Pecan-Walnut Butter Ingredients: 12 oz. raw pecans and walnuts 5 dates 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp salt Method: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Toast nuts for 8 minutes, then allow to cool for…
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Seeded Spelt Bread
You should know, that I am a bread person. Deeply and unapologetically. Perhaps one might even define me as a bread snob. I respect those that make white flour varieties like baguettes and brioche, but those aren’t what get my engines going. The breads I love are the ones that are difficult to master, and the most delicious to eat. Particularly, whole grains, ancient grains, seeded, and fermented varieties. The ones with respectable chew, tons of nutrients, and loads of flavor. The recipe I’m sharing in this post is very exciting because it is all of those things I just described loving above, yet it is super easy to make.…
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Healthy Banana Bread (sweetened with dates)
The base recipe for this loaf is is my absolute favorite for quick breads. And bananas (plus choco chips most times) is my absolute favorite type of quick bread. Easy, super healthy, and completely delicious. Enjoying this bread with coffee in the morning before I face the world is the only thing that makes me a civilized human being some days. This recipe is essentially the same as my pumpkin bread, just swapping pumpkin for bananas and mixing up the spices a bit. I also used oat flour this time, which makes it even more breakfast-y. This bread literally gets me out of bed in the morning I look forward…
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Whole-Wheat Pumpkin Bread (sweetened with dates!)
Guys. No but, guys. This is real. This pumpkin bread is ridiculously good. Seriously. It has that delightfully fluffy texture you’d expect from a bakery or coffee shop pumpkin bread, but unlike something you’d find at most bakeries, this one is SO GOOD FOR YOU. This bread is made from locally milled whole-wheat flour, which I highly recommend. You could also try oat flour or rye flour–my other favorites. I haven’t tried them with this recipe yet though. The dates in this bread not only provide a beautiful caramel flavor, but also good-for-you vitamins, minerals and fiber. I’m also a fan of warm spices, so this bread is packed with…
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Whole-Wheat Skillet Cornbread
My strategy is simple. Cook and bake as if it were the crispest fall day and the weather will follow suit. So far it hasn’t worked. It was almost 90 degrees when I was making this cornbread and chicken chili. This cornbread is super delicious and is due in large part to the perfectly crisp crust, which is achieved by heating the pan before pouring in the batter. That shock of hitting the butter slicked cast iron causes the batter to instantly create a barrier, which allows the bread itself to remain soft and crumbly while the crust continues to darken and crisp. Next up, I’m swapping a portion of…
