Eating Style: Refined Sugar-free

Coconut Payasam (Sweet Coconut Pudding)

Coconut Payasam (Sweet Coconut Pudding)

Sweet coconut pudding with fresh young coconut meat, coconut water, cashews, vanilla, and ghee.

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Pineapple Payasam (Sweet Pineapple Pudding)

Pineapple Payasam (Sweet Pineapple Pudding)

Payasam; also known as kheer in Northern India, specifically in the Punjabi community, is a rice pudding, traditional in South Asia. It’s made by boiling rice, noodles, or broken wheat with milk and sugar, and flavored with cardamom, raisins, saffron, cashews, pistachios or almonds. Out of all the payasam I enjoyed, coconut, cashew and cinnamon were the most popular. It is typically served during a meal alongside your curries or rice, or consumed alone as a dessert.

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5 minute Breakfast Cup-cake

5 minute Breakfast Cup-cake

A gluten-free breakfast cake that’s 300 calories, made in under 5 minutes, and has over 8g fiber and just about as much protein. You make it in a cup, wait 3 minutes, and you’re chowing down on a healthy breakfast!

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Grain-free Banana Bread Protein Cake

Grain-free Banana Bread Protein Cake

A mini gluten-free banana bread for one! It’s higher in protein and fiber than your average cake making it a perfect light snack, treat, or breakfast.

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Dhal Aloo Kofta (Vegan ‘Meat’balls)

Dhal Aloo Kofta (Vegan ‘Meat’balls)

The word kofta is derived from Persian k?fta which means “to beat” or “to grind” or meatball. The kofta in India is generally made vegetarian by replacing the ground meat with a variety of vegetables and cheeses. In my homemade rendition I chose to use lentils (aka dhal) and potato (aloo).

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Apple Spice Fruit Dip

Apple Spice Fruit Dip

Slather this simple applesauce based dip on any fruit. Enjoy for breakfast, snack, or whip up for your first barbecue of the season!

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Baked Oatmeal to Go

Baked Oatmeal to Go

Baked oatmeal in serving size cups that can be customized depending on the preferences of everyone in the house. Can be prepared ahead of time and eaten on the road if need be.

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5 Ingredient No Bake Fudge Drops

5 Ingredient No Bake Fudge Drops

Satisfy your chocolate craving with simple vegan fudge balls made with nut butter, dates and cacao powder.

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Sweet and Green Juice

Sweet and Green Juice

The color of this juice is out of this world! Just looking at it makes me feel like it’s working it’s healing magic on me!

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Sautéed Fennel and Lentil Soup

Sautéed Fennel and Lentil Soup

This puréed soup is delicious and comforting. I completely forgot I was on a cleanse while I indulged in my first spoonful.

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