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Plant Based Sweet Potato Cheesecake with Gingerbread Hemp Crust
It’s taken me a while to perfect this recipe but all in all I think it came out extremely well! It’s a nice fall dessert and definitely something that could be served during the holidays. The star of this cheesecake besides the sweet potatoes is cashews. Cashews provide a nice creamy substitute for dairy. They are also high in protein, copper, which helps red blood cell count and immune system activation and vitamin K which is great for bone and…
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Super Easy Delicious Hemp Seed Butter
Peanut butter and I were really good friends at one time. We use to meet up at least once a day for lunch, sometimes after dinner for dessert and then there were times we would occasionally just hook up for a snack. The relationship was fun while it lasted but there was a point in time we had to cut ties. I just couldn’t tolerate peanut butter any more. After we would get together I just didn’t feel good. Because…
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Plant Based French Toast
Being plant based means you don’t have to miss out on foods you use to enjoy. You can enjoy those foods and so much more and be healthy at the same time.. One of the foods I enjoyed all the time was french toast. Finding a way to eat french toast again without animal products was not as challenging as I thought thanks to chickpeas. By using chickpea flour I was able to recreate french toast and not only have…
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Triple H Peach Smoothie
There’s nothing like making smoothies with fresh summer fruit. Peaches are summer fruit that takes me back to when I was a child growing up near farms. I always knew I was deep in the summer months when I saw peaches appearing in the markets and on farm stands. My memory of summer peaches is the inspiration for this delicious, nutritious and filling smoothie recipe. The Peach Peaches are native to China and was a fruit favorited by the…
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Amazing Dairy-Free Chocolate Mint “Ice Cream”
Chocolate Mint “Ice Cream” 5 frozen, slightly thawed Manzano Bananas (otherwise known as apple bananas) 2 Tablespoons of Cacao Powder (I used this one ) 3 sprigs of fresh peppermint 1/2 cup of unsweetened vanilla hemp milk (my fave) While bananas are still frozen and slightly thawed cut them in half and add to a blender or food processor (I used a food processor). Add the 2 Tablespoons of cacao powder, sprigs of peppermint and hemp milk (or any vanilla unsweetened non-dairy milk). …
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Desiree’s Matcha Latte
Desiree’s Matcha Latte 1 tsp of Matcha (I use Encha latte grade) ¼ teaspoon of Cinnamon or ¼ teaspoon of Cardamom 2 tsp of lukewarm filtered water ¼ cup of hemp milk ¾ cup of hot filtered water (165 to 175 F) 1 tsp of maple syrup *I use a 15oz Hasami mug for my matcha lattes. Place 1 tsp of matcha in a mug along with a ¼ teaspoon of the spice of your choice I normally use cinnamon or cardamom. Use 2 teaspoons of lukewarm…
