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Smoothie Bowl Recipe

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Know what’s even better than a thick and tasty smoothie???

       …A thick and tasty smoothie topped with even more delicious goodies!!!

Mmmmm…..mmmmmm….mmmmmm!!!!!

When I first saw an item like this on the menu at our local Costco, I was skeptical. I’ve always loved smoothies, but I had a hard time believing that adding all of these random textures to it would be all that palatable.

Boy…was I… wrong!

I also assumed the granola would get all soggy….but….nope! It’s crunch-ity, munch-ity right down to the very last bite! 

I’ve been HOOKED on this homemade Smoothie Bowl Recipe for months now, so I’m super happy that I gave the whole “smoothie bowl” thing a chance! 

If you end up loving it as much as I do, please leave a comment below!

Smoothie Bowl Recipe 

Makes about 2 cups: 2 small servings  (or 1 REALLY large serving)

*Confession: I usually eat it all!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 frozen, ripe banana (broken into chunks)
  • 1 cup frozen mixed berries (we like strawberries and blueberries)
  • Toppings of your choice: We like granola and (optional) fresh berries. I bet chopped nuts and seeds would be yummy, too! 

DIRECTIONS: 

Blend water with frozen banana and frozen berries. A high-powered blender like a Vitamix or Blendtec works best for this.

With a regular blender, you may need to add more water and/or stop a few times while blending to push the ingredients down into the blade. Still…totally worth it! Yum! 

Scoop the smoothie into a bowl, and add toppings of your choice.  

If you enjoy this recipe, let us know in the comments below! 

And be sure to check out our RECIPES PAGE for more great recipes!!!!

 

 

Almond Flour Blondies

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I. am. speechless.

No, seriously. I really don’t even know how to begin to describe to you how delish these are! OMG!!!

Just…just…just…be prepared to be ashamed of how many you’re gonna eat.

And don’t say I didn’t warn ya.

Buahahaha!

Did I mention they are just the right balance of crispy-on-the-outside-and-gooey-in-the-middle???? Just checkin’.

(Psst….If you enjoy this recipe,  be sure to get yourself a copy of our FREE e-book, “Eating Additive-Free“! It’s stuffed with 150+ more tasty recipes and a complete additive-free grocery shopping guide!!)

Almond Flour Blondies Recipe

Makes 12 bars

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup almond butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, divided

(Check out our FREE Grocery Shopping Guide for our tips on selecting the most additive-free versions of these ingredients.)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line a 9″ x 9″ baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. If your coconut oil isn’t melted, melt the oil in a medium bowl. Add the almond butter, and melt together a bit longer if needed.
  3. Stir in the egg.
  4. Mix in the sugar.
  5. Add the vanilla, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine.
  6. Stir in the almond flour.
  7. Add 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
  8. Spread the mixture in the parchment-lined pan, and press the batter around to fill the pan evenly (a small piece of parchment paper works great for this).
  9. Sprinkle the other 1/4 cup chocolate chips around evenly on top. Then press them into the batter.
  10. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
  11. Cut into 12 squares. Enjoy warm or cooled.

Enjoy the chewy deliciousness! And be sure to check out our RECIPES PAGE for more great recipes!!!!

Gluten-Free Oatmeal Cookies

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Don’t you just hate it when gluten-free cookies taste sooooo…. well…. sooooo….gluten-free?!

Me, too!

Well, hopefully you’ll agree that the recipe below is super tasty…and not at all gluten-free tasting!

Oh, and these cookies don’t require any obscure baking flours or special ingredients either! Score!

As long as you have a blender, you can just toss in some quick oats or old-fashioned oats to make yourself some oat flour real quick! Then, you’re good to go!

Boom!

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Gluten-free Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Makes 24 small cookies

INGREDIENTS:
2/3 cup softened butter
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup cane sugar
1 1/2 cups oat flour* (just grind some oats in a blender)
1 1/2 cups quick oats*
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

*Be sure to use oats that are certified “gluten-free” if you are gluten intolerant.

(Check out our Grocery Shopping Guide for our tips on selecting the most additive-free versions of these ingredients.)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium mixing bowl, use a hand mixer to cream together the butter, vanilla extract and egg. Then, beat in the sugar until creamy.

Stir together dry ingredients (except for the chocolate chips) in a separate small mixing bowl.

Add dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and stir to combine. Mix in chocolate chips (optional).

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto parchment paper. Bake 10-14 minutes, until golden brown.

Cool for a few minutes before removing from baking sheet. These are great warm or cooled!

Then, drop a few off at my house! Sluuuuurp! 

Enjoy! And be sure to check out our RECIPES PAGE for more great recipes!!!!

Glorious Beach Sunset!!

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Wow. Just. Wow.

Things definitely have a way of working out…

The weather was SO perfect here yesterday! But… We were at work. Boo….

I busted my tail all day in hopes of leaving work by 3:30pm, so we could ride our bikes to the beach in the glorious warm and sunny weather…

Well… Good news, bad news…

Good news, I was outta there at 3:30pm sharp.

Bad news, the friggin’ marine layer (aka, “fog”) rolled in at 3:30pm sharp also. Ahhhhhh…. Noooooo…..

At 4:30pm I checked the tide level and discovered it was low tide (and a MINUS tide at that). Perfect time to hunt for beach treasures. Yay!

So… Although it was now dreary and chilly, I convinced Chad we should at least drive down to the beach for a quick little treasure hunt before it got dark outside.

We enjoyed a nice beach stroll together, but didn’t really find anything special.

Until…

the sun started to set…

And the low tide created a wondrously reflective wet beach for some amazing sunset reflections!!

What an incredibly blessed stroll it turned out to be. So especially unexpected since at our campground just 1 mile down the road, there was 100% cloud cover with what we thought was ZERO chance of getting to see a sunset at all that night.

I still can’t believe how rich the colors were! Sooooooo grateful!!