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Double Trouble: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (vegan/dairy free)

Double Trouble: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream (vegan/dairy free)

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With the return of the warmer weather, it is the perfect opportunity to give this delicious ice cream recipe a shot. If you’re like Arnaud and I and love peanut butter, chocolate, and above all any combination of these two, then this recipe is for you! What could be best than eating peanut butter cups by the spoon, in a frozen version? The consistency of this ice cream is great, even without ice cream maker (I don’t have one yet but it’s on my…

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Vegan Mocha Scones

Vegan Mocha Scones

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I had been wanting to bake some scones for a while and decided it was time to give it a try! I opted for a coffee mocha version (my favorite drink of the moment!). I thought I might as well make this one a vegan – dairy free version for all of you out there being in this mindset and having a sweet tooth. Given how many of these scones Arnaud ate, I guess we can say this recipe was…

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Secretly healthy chocolate brownies with fudgy frosting

Secretly healthy chocolate brownies with fudgy frosting

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Friends, I am pretty excited about this new recipe! These brownies are so moist and fudgy, yet I didn’t use any butter nor refined sugar to make them. That must be some kind of miracle, right? The frosting is great too and will melt in your mouth, although it is so much healthier than regular buttercream frosting -and it is super easy to make too! The secret ingredient that allowed me not to use butter and to reduce the amount of sweetener in…

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Double chocolate and double healthy cookies

Double chocolate and double healthy cookies

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Here is a cookie recipe that I came up with by mixing up my sweet tooth cravings along with a lot of healthy ingredients that I found in my kitchen. One of my (and Arnaud’s… although he doesn’t know it yet ;-)) New Year’s resolution is to eat (a lot!) less refined sugar than what we used to. Here’s a good start with those double-chocolate-cookies made with natural sugar only (except for the one in the chocolate… But I am…

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Healthy chewy banana chocolate chip cookies

Healthy chewy banana chocolate chip cookies

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Because apparently, old bananas forgotten at the bottom of your race-day backpack seems to turn into a habit at home (and also because we love love love cookies), here’s another recipe that allows you to use them ripe bananas for something good. On top of that, these cookies are made without butter or other shortening, and require only very little sugar. They make a great pre- or post-workout snack! Makes about 15 cookies: 2 ripe bananas 1 egg, yolk and…

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Chewy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

Chewy chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

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Here’s an easy and yummy recipe of chewy chocolate chips cookies that can be fun to make with (or for) kids. Tried and tested by the big child I have at home 🙂 You can easily double the quantity and share with everyone at work or at school -and become the hero of the day. Makes about 15 cookies: 2/5 cup (80gr) granulated sugar 2/5 cup (80gr) brown sugar Vanilla extract ½ cup (120gr) butter 1 egg 1 ¼ cup (150gr) flour 1…

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