4.67 9 Published Aug 14, 2023, Updated Jun 04, 2024 They’re denser and more portable, making them perfect for a grab-and-go breakfast or snack or a great addition to your kid’s lunchbox. And don’t worry, they’re still packed with tons of cinnamon apple goodness. They’re so good! I can’t wait for you to try them. Why You’ll Love This Recipe Easy to make: They come together quickly in one bowl!...

5 4 Published Jun 07, 2024, Updated Jul 10, 2024 I know it may sound strange to add avocado to your brownies, but trust me on this one! The avocado helps to make these brownies incredibly fudgy, rich and chocolatey. It also adds a creamy texture and helps to keep the brownies moist without any oil or butter. If you’ve tried my chocolate avocado pudding or chocolate avocado truffles you know that avocado makes for a great addition to dessert recipes and goes unnoticed....

We’re going to start here like most recipes should start: with bacon. You can make plain bacon, but I’m playing up this sweet-savory thing here and I highly suggest you just go for it and do the same. I’m rubbing mine with just a tiny bit of brown sugar, but you could also do this easy Maple-Glazed Bacon instead. That would be amazing as well. Sweet bacon caramelizes as it cooks and makes the most amazing concoction that’s basically bacon candy....

Thanks for all the sweet birthday wishes you guys have sent me this week! It was yesterday and while we did have a mini celebration, tonight we have a babysitter so the hubs and I can go out. I’m not huge on dining at restaurants — I really do prefer to cook and eat at home — but we’re gonna stop in one of my favorite healthy spots for a light bite and then hit up a movie – Girl on the Train if I get the book finished!...

4.83 25 Published Jan 12, 2022, Updated Jan 21, 2024 Why You Need to Make This Recipe Who doesn’t love banana bread? Get the flavors of banana bread + the nutrients of baked oatmeal for a well-rounded breakfast. It’s made in one bowl! Only one dish to clean? Sign me up. It can be meal prepped for healthy breakfasts all week long or made for a fancy brunch. Here’s What You Need old fashioned rolled oats – my fave brand is Bob’s Red Mill gluten free old fashioned rolled oats....

Beans and rice. Rice and beans. A match made in heaven! They go so well together. They complete each other, in fact. (Rice plus beans equals a complete protein. Yes, I’m a nerd. I’m a health and nutrition editor for my day job so it kinda goes with the territory. ) Previously I’ve shared bean and rice burritos, which make a fantastic lunch or vegetarian dinner. They freeze great, too, and I love having some on hand to pull out for a busy week....

I originally created this recipe years ago in partnership with a brand and they shot this video, I think it’s fun to leave here! Ingredient and Equipment Notes Cheese Grater – A cheese grater is super helpful here for cutting in the butter. For crumbly crusts and toppings it’s important that the butter doesn’t get blended into a smooth dough, but rather dots the dough. This is what creates flakiness and layering in your desserts....

This post is sponsored by Bob’s Red Mill. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Today, I’m so happy to be sharing this blueberry scones recipe with you. They are something my mom and I have made together, and for each other, for various brunch get togethers over the years. We both adore them. So in honor of Mother’s Day coming up this weekend, I just had to share them with you, too!...

Below are some of my own recreations of my favorite Brazilian dishes. I’ll never claim anything to be authentic, as I was born and raised in the US! But from our many travels to Brazil, and our time spent living there, we’ve discovered some great ways to recreate our favorite Brazilian dishes in our American kitchen and I hope you’ll discover some things you love, too and enjoy a little taste of Brazil!...

I realize this could be seen as heresy–people tend to take their traditional recipes very seriously. But I never grew up eating broccoli salad; I grew up with the ’80s-chic layered salad with iceberg lettuce, bacon, peas, Miracle Whip mixed with sugar (yeah, that was me gasping), and Swiss cheese. So I don’t have any particular loyalty to traditional broccoli salad recipes. If you have a recipe you love, that’s awesome....

5 16 Published Jun 01, 2018, Updated Sep 24, 2024 I love getting inspiration for new recipes to post here on EBF from different restaurants and grocery stores… and Whole Foods is the perfect spot for this! The garlicky kale salad with the garlic tahini dressing will always have my heart, but I recently discovered the chili almond dressing and it’s quickly becoming a new favorite. Whole Foods carries it in their salad bar, made by Cindy’s Kitchen, but you can’t buy it on it’s own!...

4.05 57 Published Jun 16, 2020, Updated Apr 12, 2023 I’ve made (and shared) so many different overnight oat variations, but this one is a little different because there’s chocolate involved! It’s like dessert for breakfast, only healthy and packed with protein, healthy fats and smart carbs. Per the usual with overnight oats, the process is quite simple. Simply add your oats, protein powder, mashed banana, chia seeds and almond milk into a bowl....

4.12 21 Published Jun 16, 2020, Updated Jun 03, 2024 Chocolate and peanut butter is the ultimate combo and these overnight oats are perfect especially if you’re looking for something with a little less chocolate than what my peanut butter cup overnight oats provide. Ingredients Needed for Chocoalte Chip Overnight Oats old fashioned rolled oats – rolled oats are the best for overnight oats. Instant/quick oats and steel cut oats don’t work the same because they don’t absorb liquid the same way rolled oats do almond milk – I like using unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but any type of milk will work Greek yogurt – yogurt gives overnight oats an extra creamy texture while adding a bit of protein....

Today I am happy to be sharing my favorite healthy chocolate chip zucchini bread. I started making this years and years ago, back when I grew zucchini in my garden. It took me a couple of years to catch on to the fact that those suckers can disguise themselves extremely well. I’d check my garden regularly and still somehow end up missing multiple zucchini under their big leaves and suddenly have a huge haul....

Place butter and sugar in your bowl. I use regular, salted butter and omit the additional salt in this recipe. (Ask me how much I love my glass KitchenAid bowl. So so much.) Cream it together until it’s nice and fluffy. Properly creamed butter and sugar actually does make a difference in your cookies! It should beat fast for a full 1-2 minutes at least. Then in goes some vanilla and an egg....

4.77 19 Published Jan 17, 2023, Updated Sep 12, 2023 These little bites have all the flavor of regular oatmeal raisin cookies, but they’re protein-packed and don’t have any processed sugar or flour. Plus, there’s no need to turn on your oven! Why You’ll Love This Recipe They taste like an oatmeal raisin cookie, but in protein ball form! You only need 6 simple ingredients that you likely already have in your kitchen....

He loves German chocolate cake, so I was going to make a big, decadent layer-y chocolate cake. But, as I’ve mentioned before, June is when we celebrate most of our family birthdays, plus Father’s day, so we already had a cheesecake and an ice cream cake lying around, and since most of those recipes have, like, 4,000 calories a slice, I decided to tone it down. Just a little. You know our Candied Coconut Sweet Potatoes?...

I’ve created yet another vegan brownie recipe! I may have a bit of a brownie obsession. Already on the blog are the Best Ever Vegan Brownies, Chewy Vegan Brownies and Vegan Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies. All of which I love for various reasons. But these coconut oil brownies have become my go-to brownie indulgence lately, and I’ll tell you why: They use coconut oil, which is easier to find than vegan butter....

Today I’m excited an old, tried-and-true family recipe with you! I love this cranberry apple salad for breakfast, for a snack, even for dessert at night. It’s also a beautiful salad to serve at brunch for a crowd. We’ve been making it at the holidays in my family for as long as I can remember. We always have it at Christmas and it’s one of my favorite things to pile on my plate on Christmas morning!...

Today, I’m sharing a comfort food winner. This creamy chicken gnocchi soup is warm, hearty and oh so satisfying. It’s a copycat of the favorite Olive Garden soup, and there’s a reason it’s so popular. We’ve got tender pieces of chicken, plump, fluffy potato gnocchi, spinach, carrots and a creamy base to bring it all together. It’s thick and rich and just warms you up from the first spoonful to the last....