Inspired by @eatingbyelaine, we make this vegan and gluten-free kid friendly recipe weekly but add a bit of cinnamon + maple sweetness to it! With only 3 main ingredients (sweet potatoes, quinoa, and oats), Elaine’s recipe is a wonderful savory option but over here, we’re generally team sweet! 🍁
Sweet Potato Quinoa Tots
Frosted Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
Nothing represents autumn more than warm spices, sweet raisins, and robust manuka honey. Added to the mix are chia seeds, sprouted rolled oats, carrots, yogurt, and vanilla. It’s such a wonderful way to start a chilly morning, all snuggled up to this cozy make ahead breakfast that’ll keep you satisfied for hours.
Pesto Cauliflower Steaks
An easy plant-based meal that’s vegan and nut free!! I love using cauliflower as the base to my meals because once grilled, it becomes caramelized, juicy, and wonderfully sweet. Paired with our homemade nut-free pesto sauce and served atop a bed of protein-rich quinoa, this meal is satisfying and naturally high in fiber and B-vitamins!
Lunchbox Inspiration- “Ladybugs on Leaves”
If you’re looking for a vegetarian, vegan, or plant based lunchbox idea for your little ones, we got you covered with this semi-homemade lunch comprised of mini avocado toasts, sweet bell peppers filled with hummus, plant based maple sausages made from millet, lentils, dates, and apples, and a dessert of blueberries and chocolate.
Apples ‘N Honey Cake
An easy and flavorful autumn recipe that incorporates warm apples, spicy cinnamon, nutmeg, and of course sweet honey! Drizzle some of our maple glaze over the top for extra goodness!!
Apples ‘N Honey Muffins
These apple muffins are a great make-ahead snack or breakfast option for both kids and adults alike, and are a great way to use all your autumn apples! Made with nutritious apples, whole wheat pastry flour, and oats, these muffins are made fluffy with protein-rich Greek yogurt!
Peanut Butter CRUNCH Popsicles
These popsicles are a MUST MAKE treat (or even breakfast) before summer ends! These gems taste like indulgent creamy peanut butter ice cream with little yummy oatmeal chunks but contain healthy, clean ingredients without any of the refined sugars!
Blueberry Zucchini Banana Bread
A great breakfast or snack recipe to get your kids to eat zucchini!! Naturally sweetened by ripe bananas and pure maple syrup, this bread uses yogurt to make it moist and whole wheat pastry flour for fiber and vitamins. The added blueberries add such a deliciously sweet flavor that’s a must try in your banana bread!
Black Bean + Sweet Bell Pepper Tacos
These vegan bean tacos are my favorite easy weeknight meal because they’re made in under 30 minutes, are high in plant protein, have an entire bell pepper hidden in them, and taste absolutely delicious. My 3 year old can’t get enough of these!
Roasted Spaghetti Squash Chickpea Bolognese
Spaghetti squash is a such a great nutrient-dense vegetable that’s low in calories and high in vitamins and minerals. It’s a wonderful substitute for regular spaghetti and is extremely kid-friendly (and they don’t even know how good it is for them!!). Paired with either our vegan chickpea Bolognese sauce, or my husband’s turkey or chicken Bolognese sauce (also linked in the recipe), it makes a complete and nutritious meal with plenty of leftovers for the week.
Banana Cream Pie Cupcakes
This family-favorite cupcake is baked with wholesome clean ingredients that make this treat great for an afternoon snack or even breakfast! Fruity ripe bananas and pure maple syrup naturally sweeten this gluten-free cupcake that’s spiced with the warm flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and aromatic vanilla.
Lunchbox Inspiration- “Cauliflower Mac & Cheese Bowl”
Nothing makes life easier than semi-homemade meals! Today’s lunchbox consists of cauliflower mac and cheese, cheddar broccoli quinoa muffins, and carrot cake breakfast cookies!