Don’t know what dessert to make for a christmas party? How about some candy-cane-inspired mint chocolate cupcakes with booze in them?! I planned these cupcakes months ago when a potluck was announced for this week. I first planned on making candy cane cupcakes. Because everything is better with chocolate, they became candy cane chocolate cupcakes, which is really just a christmasy synonym for mint chocolate
Gingerbread Granola (vegan, gluten-free, oil-free)
Christmas is in a few weeks. What does that mean? One of my favorite flavours is in season! Yep, gingerbread! Because I love gingerbread and also love making granola, a gingerbread granola had to be made at some point. This granola has a deep gingerbread flavour thanks to blackstrap molasses and delicious spices. It will also make your house smell a-m-a-z-i-n-g. The dried cranberries add
Matcha Crispy Rice Treats (vegan, gluten-free, oil-free)
I always loved rice crispy treats, but haven’t eaten any for years, and never tried vegan ones. While in Vancouver last summer, I saw some matcha rice crispy treats in a coffee shop. Although I didn’t buy one, I loved the idea (I love matcha!) and planned on making some. They turned out wonderful: the earthiness and slight bitterness of the matcha gives a nice flavour
Cranberry, Apple & Rosemary Breakfast Cakes (vegan + oil-free)
I was at a restaurant earlier this month and saw that their special was a cranberry and apple savoury scone with rosemary in it. I loved the idea of using rosemary in scones and although I never think to use fresh cranberries in my recipes, I actually love them! So I decided to recreate the savoury scones are home. And then because I wanted to use applesauce
Double-Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Squares (vegan, gluten-free, oil-free)
I’ve been seeing sun-dried bananas a couple times at the grocery stores and wanted to try them. I do love banana chips, but was intrigued by a more chewy dried bananas (the ones I found at my grocery store are by PRANA). Sundried bananas are chewy and taste like extra-ripe bananas (those that are ready to make banana bread with!). They are quite tasty, but