Breakfast/Brunch, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Lightened Up, Low Sugar, Meal Prep, Vegan, Vegetarian

Autumn Oatmeal Bake with Pumpkin & Figs

It’s fig season! Bet you thought I was going to say pumpkin? That, too. I made a berry coconut oatmeal that became a summer staple, and with fresh figs in season and pumpkin filling the grocery store shelves, this only seemed like the natural progression. Although fall is officially here, we’re having a heat wave in Boston. Thus, it only seems fitting to enjoy this morning’s Pumpkin Fig Oatmeal Bake cold with some Greek yogurt, a drizzle of maple syrup, and a little almond butter.

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Dairy-Free, Dessert, Gluten-Free, Lightened Up, Snack, Vegan, Vegetarian

Decadently Dark Avocado Mousse

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I’ve been craving from Avocado Mousse and have been patiently, patientlyyy waiting for my avocados to ripen on the counter. This time, I wanted it to be dark — dark chocolate dark. Dark but even more healthy. You know what that means. I tossed in some of superfood power in Aloha‘s Chocolate Daily Greens (which includes servings of fruits and veggies — even more of a win win). Swapped for cocoa powder for carob, which was not intentional and totally by accident; I meant to buy cocoa but carob isn’t too bad. It has a different flavor than cocoa powder, but the dark chocolate helps blend everything together. A few minor changes and tweaks but still a delicious Dark Chocolate (Superfood) Avocado Mousse.

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