little palette cleanser after allllll the deliciously indulgent Christmas treats (I regret nothing ) !

To say I am obsessed with these adorable little muffins is a bit of an understatement. I may or may not have made them 3 x in 2 weeks (I totally did!) and each time I make them I feel like I fall more & more in love with them!

Subtly sweet, soft and tender with the perfect hit of light, fresh, zesty, lemony deliciousness!

Hear me when I say, you neeeeeed in on this.

Made with no refined flour or sugar using just a handful of ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and come together in 1 bowl with 1 spoon and can be ready to devour in less than 20 minutes!

Gluten free – Dairy free – Grain Free – Refined Sugar free – Low Carb  – Paleo – Keto – Vegan friendly – but most importantly they really are downright delicious and you need them in your life because, yum!

Super simple, seriously delicious and 100% worthy of their title.

Subtly sweet, soft, tender & bursting with deliciousness. They’re practically perfect in every way!

I hope you love them as much as I do which just in case you missed it, is A LOT!

FYI – these make THE PERFECT make-ahead grab & go breakfast  or morning/ afternoon treat for busy days! They are 100% freezer friendly so you can make a double, triple, quadruple batch now, then stash them in the freezer so they’re ready for the week , or just something to have on hand should unexpected visitors pop by. Look at you being all organized!

From my heart to yours,  Enjoy xo

• *I use Macro Mike vanilla buttercream (or caramelized white chocolate) plant based almond protein powder ! Its gluten free, dairy free, sugar free, boosted with probiotics & truly tastes all kinds of incredible. Its hands down without question the smoothest, most delicious, elite tasting protein power (plant based/dairy free or otherwise!!) I have ever tried. And I have tried A LOT!
• You “can” sub 1 tsp coconut flour in place of the protein powder but the flavour & nutritional boost the protein pwd adds really make  these muffins extra magical!
• **The lovely team @ Lakanto have given me a discount code to share with you – EMSWANSTON15 = 15% off all the things. let me know if you have any questions or need product recs. Happy shopping xo

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Question of the day –

What’s your all-time favourite flavour muffin (or cupcake)? any suggestions or requests on what I should make next?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your lovely lemon and poppyseed muffins (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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I cant even believe its been almost 3 months since I last published a blog post!

I am so sorry for skipping out on you, things have been cah-razy up in here!

Since we last spoke my sweet little family and I have very quickly packed up our teeny, tiny apartment in Melbourne (which we managed to do in less than 2 days!!) and moved back to Sydney (where we were originally from / have lived our entire lives), successfully survived a mandatory 14 day stay in hotel quarantine (#covidnegative !!!), found a new apartment, unpacked, got Eve re-enrolled in school, set her up with all her supplies, sent spunky husband back to work, settled in, and now at last, I feel like I can breathe again!

What a ride!

Now, I have been posting bits and pieces over on Instagram and my plan now that we are safe and settled is to get this blog all up to date with all the delicious things I’ve been creating and sharing then start to create and post more regularly on here again!

Although my arm is still bothering me, I am thankfully getting treatment with my amazing physio and finally feel like it’s starting to heal and make some progress on the road to recovery. Although I am under strict instructions not to over do it so although I plan to post more regularly and get things here all up to date I do have to pace myself.

Workouts may be on hold for a few more weeks but as soon as I’m cleared to start training again, you better believe fit Fridays will be back and just as fun, if not more so, than ever!

Before I get you all caught up and ready to dive in to the deliciousness that is soon to be your new fave snack – hello peanut butter cookie dough protein bites = best snack ever, if you have any specific requests, especially as we are heading in to the holidays please feel free to leave me a comment, sent me an email or if you have Instagram shoot me a DM. I would love, love, LOVE to hear from you!

OK, that’s enough waffling from me (MMmMMM waffles), on to the recipe deets . . .

Allow me to introduce you to your new fave snack . . .

Mocha fudge peanut butter cookie dough protein bites!

It’s everything I love in life all served up in one delicious little mouthful!

Chocolate = happiness

Coffee = soothes my soul.

Peanut butter and cookie dough bars = the glue that holds my body together!

Put them all together and you get pure magic and that my friends is EXACTLY what we have here!

It’s cookie dough meets, mocha fudge meets, peanut butter cup and I am 100% here for it!

Subtly sweet, deliciously buttery soft and chewy (protein packed) peanut butter cookie dough encased in a cool, crisp layer of espresso infused dark chocolate.

Gluten free – Dairy free – Grain Free – Refined sugar free – Vegan – Paleo and Keto friendly.

1 bowl + 3 ingredients and 10 mins!!

Stop what you’re doing, this needs to happen, now!

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Protein Bites

Makes 5 bites of blissful deliciousness.

Ingredients –

For the cookie dough filling –

1 x PranaOn peanut butter cookie dough protein bar (I order online PranaOn
– use EMMA10 to get 10% off) – DIY cookie dough recipe below .

For the choc cups – .

1/2 blk dark choc (1/4 C once melted)

1 sachet of Before you speak coffee’s adrenal reset decaf mocha – discount code = EMS10
can sub 1 tsp of decaf (or reg) instant espresso .

1 tsp coconut oil – optional .

Method –

1 – Cut your protein bar into 4 or 5 pieces depending on how big you want to make your cups

2 – Roll into balls and set aside

3 – Melt choc by your preferred method

4 – Add espresso and coconut oil (if using)

5 – Spoon 2 teaspoons  of your melted chocolate into mini cupcake cases

6 – Freeze for 5

7 – Once your choc is set, remove from the freezer and gently press your cookie dough ball in to the chocolate base .

8 – Top with remaining melted choc

9 – Sprinkle with pink salt if you want – you do!

10 – Pop back in to the freezer for 5 to set

11 – Devour!

Keep refrigerated – can be frozen

For the DIY – peanut butter cookie dough –

Ingredients –

1/4 cup of peanut butter (or nut/seed butter of choice)

* You could also sub powdered peanut (or almond) butter + enough water to make a desired nut butter consistency

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla – more or less to taste

1 Tablespoon of vanilla protein powder  – can sub coconut flour for non protein version

A sprinkling of choc chips – as many or few as your heart desires

A pinch of flaky sea salt

1 scoop of collagen – optional for gut healing goodness

Method –

1 – Place it all in a bowl and stir until well combined.

Enjoy xo

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Question of the day –

What’s snacks are you loving lately?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make these peanut butter cookie dough bites (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to ox

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As another year draws to a close and we prepare to dive head first into a brand new year of deliciousness, I thought it would be fun to take a look at  your favorite recipes of 2019.

We have made a lot of delicious things together this past year and here we have the top 10, most popular recipes of 2019 as choose by you.

So, without further ado – allow me to present you with your top 10 – most clicked, commented on, shared and re-created recipes of 2019 –

1 – No Bake {Date Free} Salted Caramel Slice

2 – DIY Jerk Seasoning

3 – Strawberry and Cream Cashew Cookie Bites

4 – Lemon Berry Muffins

5 – Spicy Tuna and Tomato Burgers

6 – Healthy “Sugar Cookie” Bliss Bites

7 – Blueberry , Apple and Banana Super Smoothie

8 – Date Free Salted Caramel Bliss Bars

9 – Spring Fritatta

10 – Dark Chocolate Double Stuffed Dates

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To all of you who have re-created, commented on, posted and shared in any of my recipes either here on the blog, the Facebook page or Instagram: Thank you so much for sharing your love and appreciation for my recipes not only with me but with others too.

I honestly LOVE seeing you make and enjoy the recipes I share and it makes my heart all kinds of happy knowing that you’re enjoying a recipe that I created.

Seriously you guys, so much love and I can not thank you enough for all the support and encouragement you have shown me over the years.

Insert all of the feel good, happy, loved up emojis here !

Please comment below and let me know if there is anything in particular that you’d like to see more (or less) of in this coming year.

Thank you so much for being here – love you. Mean it!

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Question of the day –

Did your fave recipe make the list this year? If not I’d love to know – what was your fave?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make these any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to xo

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So here we are, just over a week into the New Year and I don’t know about you but I have a biiiiiiiiigggggg list of things I want to do and achieve this year.

How about you?

You do don’t you?!

I bet you have a monster list of super awesome, crazy cool goals, dreams and to-do’s that you’re chasing this year too, aren’t you?!

And you know what big dreams and monster to-do lists need?!

Lots of yummy snacks to help keep us energized, fueled and focused on the task at hand!

Lucky for us I have just the thing . . .

Allow me to introduce you to my current snack obsession aka –  my deliciously simple, healthy, homemade summer berry snack mix.

You guys, this summer berry snack mix is so good!

It’s the perfect combination of crisp, crunchy, buttery, sweet and I know you’re going to love, love, love it!

A combination of our favorite nuts and seeds are combined with an array of sweet and juicy, dried summer berries and a delicate sprinkling of finely shredded coconut

Crisp, crunchy almonds, classic cashews and deliciously buttery, melt in the mouth macadamia nuts are combined with sunflower seeds and pepitas to make our delicious, nutritious nut base.

Cranberries, blueberries and some pretty little Goji berries add that all important burst of light, fresh, tart, tangy, deliciously chewy sweetness.

And a delicate sprinkling of finely shredded coconut adds a fun contrast in texture along with a subtly sweet, slightly smoky, crazy, cool coco-nutty crunch.

It’s summer in a bowl and it’s just so good!

I seriously can’t stop!

Well, that’s not true, I probably could if I wanted to.

But I don’t

Not even a little bit.

I mean why would I?!

Our deliciously simple, healthy, homemade summer berry snack mix is made with just a handful of real food ingredients that I bet you have on hand already.

It comes togehter in one bowl (or even just a giant ziplock bag) in a matter of seconds!

And, for those of you whole resolved to eat a little healthier or are doing the Whole 30, rest assured I got your back!

Our summer berry snack mix is not only naturally vegan, gluten free and paleo friendly it also happens to be 100% Whole 30 compliant!

Deliciously winning on so many levels!

Eat it simply by the handful, serve it with some coconut or Greek style yogurt for a delicious, nutritious, quick and easy, energizing, powerhouse breakfast bowl, sprinkle some on your post workout smoothie or throw in a handful of dark chocolate chips or cacao nibs and call it dessert.

Either way you can’t go wrong.

All natural, quick and easy, crisp and crunchy, deliciously buttery, sweet and chewy, healthy, homemade summer berry snack mix;

Fun to make, fun to eat, fun to share with the ones you love

Enjoy xo

Summer Berry Snack Mix
{Vegan, Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly}

Makes approx 4 cups of all natural, quick and easy, crisp and crunchy, deliciously buttery, sweet and chewy, healthy, homemade summer berry snack mix

Ingredients –

1 cup raw almonds

1 cup raw cashews

1/2 cup macadamia nuts

2 Tablespoons of sunflower seeds

2 Tablespoons of pepitas (or pumpkin seeds)

1/4 cup dried cranberries

1/4 cup dried blueberries

1/4 cup dried goji berries

1/2 cup finely shredded coconut

Method –

1 – Place all ingredients into a bowl (or large ziplock bag) and stir (or shake) to combine.

2 – Store in an airtight container

Enjoy xoxo

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Question of the day –

What snacks are you loving lately? Sweet or Savory? What’s your poison?

Let me know in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your summer berry snack mix  (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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Happy New Year!!!!

Now that the holidays are over and a brand New Year has arrived raise your hand if you’re looking to get back on track, clean up your diet and start eating a little healthier?!

Yep, me too!

So, I thought I would go through the archives and pick out some of my favorite quick and easy, deliciously simple, seriously flavorful, lightened up meals to help kick start the New Year.

Below is a collection of 78 (!!!)  of my families favorite eats.

You guys, it was so hard to narrow it down to just 78!!!

I honestly could have listed hundreds of recipes but I didn’t want to overwhelm you with options.

But, I wanted to make sure I included a little something for everyone – so 78 it is!

We have – breakfast, mains, sides, snacks, smoothies and shakes as well as a handful of sweets ans treats – because it’s all about balance baby!

Most of the recipes included are made with no refined flours or sugars using just a handful of real food ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and come together in around 30 minutes.

Most of them also happen to be naturally gluten free and paleo friendly and many. if not all, are easily adaptable to fit special dietary needs or be made Whole 30 compliant.

I also made sure to include a little of everything so we have some vegan and vegetarian options as well as recipes using chicken, turkey, beef, salmon, tuna you name it I think we have it covered but most importantly all are insanely delicious and I hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Breakfast

1 – Apple and Cinnamon Muffins with Maple Vanilla Almond Butter Frosting
Gluten Free & Paleo Friendly

2 – Apple and Cranberry Grain Free Granola
Vegan, Gluten Free, Paleo Friendly

3 – Banana Fig and Walnut Muffins
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

4 – Coconut Raspberry and Dark Chocolate Muffins
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

5 –  Cranberry and Coconut “Muesli”
Vegan, Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

6 – Healthy, Grain Free Black Forest Granola
Vegan, Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

7 – Jamie’s Spring Fritatta
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

8 – Protein Packed, Pumpkin Spiced Overnight Oats

9 – Pumpkin and Cranberry Grain Free Granola
Vegan, Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

10 – Quick and Easy Carrot and Zucchini Fritters
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

11 – Seriously Moorish Strawberry Banana Bread
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

12 – Sweet Potato Egg Boats
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

13 – Vanilla Spiked Protein Pancakes

14 – Vanilla Spiked Protein Waffles

Mains

15 – Asian Style Turkey Burgers
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

16 – Balsamic Grilled Chicken with Sweet and Spicy Strawberry Salsa
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

17 – BBQ Chicken Green Chili Baked Potatoes
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

18 – BBQ Chicken and Green Chili Meatloaf Muffins
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

19 – Best Ever Grilled Steak
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly -Whole 30 Compliant

20 – Chicken Bruschetta
Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly

21 – Healthy, Homemade Asian Style Lettuce Wraps
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Complient

22 – Healthy, Homemade Taco Salad Lettuce Wraps
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Complient

23 – Healthy Homemade Teriyaki Chicken with Pineapple-Jalapeno Salsa
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Complient

24 – Healthy, Homemade Teriyaki Salmon
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly- Whole 30 Compliant

25 – Healthy, Homemade Teriyaki Turkey Burgers
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Complient

Jamie’s Spring Fritatta
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Adaptable

26 – Loaded Mexican Baked Sweet Potatoes
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

27 – Deliciously Simple Garlic and Rosemary Chicken –
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

28 – Raw Rainbow Spicy Peanut Lettuce Wraps
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly & Whole 30 Compliant – switch PB for almond butter or nut butter of choice

29 – Sesame Crusted Smoky Sweet Potato Burgers
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

30 – Spicy Sun-dried Tomato and Chargrilled Red Pepper Tuna Burgers
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

31 – Spicy Tuna and Tomato Burgers
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

32 – Sweet and Saucy Mexican Spiced Slow Cooked Chicken
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

33 – Sweet and Spicy Sesame Zucchini Noodles
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

34 –Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Pesto
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

Sides

35 – Creamy Roasted Garlic Whipped Cauliflower Mash
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

36 – Deliciously Simple, Perfectly Roasted Pumpkin
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

37 – Oven Roasted Vegetables
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

38 – Pan-fried Spinach with Garlic and Lemon
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

39 – Roasted Garlic, Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Mash
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

40 – Spinach and Kale Roasted Garlic Pesto
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

Snacks

41 – All Natural, Healthy, Homemade Almond Butter
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

42 – All Natural Salted Caramel Coconut Bliss Bites
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

43 –Choc Banana Super food Snack Bites
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

44- Cocoa Roasted Almonds
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

45 – Date Chia and Coconut Energy Bites 
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

46 – Deliciously Ugly Lemon Berry Muffins
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

47 – Healthy, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Power Bites
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly (swap PB for almond butter or nut butter of choice)

48 – Healthy, Homemade Tropical Trail Mix
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

49 – Healthy, No-Bake, Sugar Cookie Energy Bites
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

50 – Hummingbird Muffins with Coconut Yogurt Frosting
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

51 – Maple Cinnamon Roasted Almonds
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

52 – Mango and Passionfruit Muffins with Coconut Yogurt Frosting
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

53 – Oven Roasted Beet Chips
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

54 – Oven Roasted Honey Mustard Cashews
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

55 – Pistachio Choc Fudge Bliss Bites
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

56 – Pumpkin and Pistachio Cashew Cheese Truffles
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

57 – Roasted Garlic Beetroot Hummus
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

58 – Roasted Garlic Cashew Cheese Dip
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

59 – Salt and Vinegar Kale Chips
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

60 – Strawberry and Cream Bliss Bites
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

61 – Sweet and Spicy Savory Nut Mix
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

Smoothies and Shakes

62 – Berry, Oat & Yogurt Super Smoothie
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly (swap oats for cashews or almonds)

63 – Energizing Green Apple Super Smoothie
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

64 – Maple, Almond and Banana Smoothie
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

65 – Mango and Banana Super Smoothie
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

66 – Gorgeous Green Smoothie (That actually tastes good!)
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

67- Tropical Green Super Smoothie
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

68 – Tummy Taming Anti-Inflammatory Tropical Smoothie
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly – Whole 30 Compliant

Sweets and Treats

69 – Chocolate Orange Chia Pudding
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

70 – Classic Choc Chip Cookies
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

71 – Carrot Cake Muffins with Vanilla Spiked Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

72 – Decadent and Rich Raw Chocolate Brownies
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

73 – Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

74 – Espresso Choc Chip Cookies
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

75 – Small Batch Double Chocolate Cupcakes with Raw Chocolate Frosting
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

76 – Secretly Healthy, Double Chocolate Mini Muffins
Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

77 – Strawberry Choc Chip Chia Pudding
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

78 – Whipped Chocolate and Coconut Chia Pudding
Vegan – Gluten Free – Paleo Friendly

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Question of the day –

What are some of your fave quick and easy, deliciously simple, lightened up meals?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make these any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it, you know you want to

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Please tell me I am not the only one having one of “those” weeks?

I keep knocking my poorly finger, my “baby” is still sick, the rain won’t stop and I feel like I’m starting to lose my mind . . .

help me?!

I honestly wasn’t sure I was going to have a recipe to share with you today because well, I just couldn’t seem to get it together and I’m not one of those organised food bloggers who has months of recipes planned, photographed scheduled  ready to post ahead of time.

What you see is what you get, Real life baby, reeeeaaaallllll life!

And then sometimes life throws you a bone . . . like today I got this massive craving for something salty . . . and crispy, and crunchy  and a little bit cheesy. But did you see the weather?! Um hello raining cats and dogs ! No way was I going out in that cah-razy weather to get myself a crispy, crunchy, cheesy little snack.

Not.

A.

Chance.

So what’s a girl to do?!

She goes digging through her fridge and pantry to see what she can conjure up in the comfort of her own home thats what.

And that my friend is how todays recipe was born.

Light and crispy, melt in your mouth, garlic infused, cheesy little chips that come together in less than 20 minutes and also happen to be totally healthy?!

Yes, yes just yes!

I love the way those curly little leaves just hold onto so much flavour.

Little pockets of cheese get all crisp and golden brown and tucked away discreetly in-between those pretty little ruffles.

Then when you shove a handful into your mouth and bite on in to that crispy, crunchy, pretty little chip . . .

Oh

My

Deliciousness!

You guys!!!!!!

Hello flava flave!!!!

I gotta tell you I am feeling pretty pleased with myself right now.

A delicious little chip that will not only satisfy the most intense crispy, crunchy, salty, cheesy craving . . . but they also happen to be all kinds of healthy and come together in less than 20 mins.

That’s what I call a win my friend.

I mean come on now, look at all that flavour!?

And I haven’t forgotten about my vegan and paleo (or lactose/dairy free) friends, If for whatever reason you can’t do the parmesan simply sprinkle over a little nooch (aka – nutritional yeast) and boomshakalocka, cheesy craving sat-is-fied!

Seriously . . . can not, will not stop with the kale chips!

All natural, totally healthy, crispy, crunchy, garlic infused, cheesy bites of deliciousness.

Make them, eat them, love them

Garlic and Parmesan {Oven Baked} Kale Chips
Makes approx 2 heaping cups of light and crispy, seriously addicting garlicky, cheesy kale chips

Ingredients –

2 cups (firmly packed) of  kale, washed and dried

1 Tablespoon of freshly grated parmesan  (or nutritional yeast)

1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder

1/8 teaspoon of onion powder

1 teaspoon of coconut oil, melted and cooled

salt and pepper to taste

Method –

1 – Preheat oven to 120′C (250′F). Line a large baking tray (or 2) with baking/parchment paper and set aside.

2 – Remove the middle stalk from the kale leaves and cut into smaller pieces (the size you want your chips) and place into a large bowl.

3 – Add oil, garlic and onion powder along with a good pinch of salt and pepper and your freshly grated parmesan (icd using nutritional yeast, sprinkle it over once your chips are baked)  then toss to coat, gentle massaging all that incredible flavour into those pretty little leaves as you go.

5 – Place kale leaves in a single layer on your prepared baking tray.

6 – Bake for 10-12 mins or until slightly browned and nice and crispy. (Sprinkle over your nutritional yeast if using)

7 – Devour Serve immediately or, store in an airtight container (or even just a large ziploack bag) for up to 2 weeks (as if they will last that long;))

Enjoy xoxo

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Question of the day –

What’s your favourite savoury snack?

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Let me introduce you to my new favourite snack.

Light and crispy, oven baked, perfectly seasoned kale chips!

You guys have you had kale chips before?

I am sad to say that until this past weekend I had not!

Sad because of all those years that I could have, should have been inhaling devouring enjoying those light, crispy, perfectly seasoned delicious little kale chips . . . lost.

It’s just so very sad!

But don’t you worry, I’m totally making up for lost time.

You guys these chips are insanely delicious! Like, “where are you been all my life?” delicious!

And so outrageously simple to make. Just 3 ingredients, 15 mins in the oven and boomshakalocka, you are on your way to snack town my friend!

If you have had kale chips before you will be well aware of how incredibly light they are. They are wafer thin and crispy as all get out! You pop a handful one in your mouth and you get this delicious little crunch and then, like magic they just melt away.

I can’t even really explain it so you’ll just have to trust me on this one. Or go make some and experience the magical deliciousness for yourself. Actually you better make a double batch because the first batch, like magic has a tendency to just disappear?! No idea how that keeps happening

And you know what else? These all natural, oven baked, crispy, crunchy kale chips also happen to be totally healthy. Like seriously healthy.

Did you know –

– Kale is a known anti-inflammatory, which helps to fight against arthritis, asthma and autoimmune disorders.

– Kale is also high in vitamin A which is great for your eyes and skin, it’s also super high in fibre, folate and magnesium!

– Kale is high in iron, and vitamin C which in itself is a powerful combination. Did you know that your body absorbs iron more easily when paired with vitamin C? Well now you do

– Kale is also rich in antioxidants such as carotenoids and flavonoids which are proven to help protect us against various cancers.

Superfood say wwhhaaaattt?!

Super easy to make, super, insanely delicious, super (dangerously) easy to eat and, super, super good for you.  

Light, crispy, all natural, oven baked, seasoned to perfection, 3 ingredient, oven baked kale chips . . .

Ugh so good I can’t even stand it!

I gotta say a huge thank you the one and only Pete Evans for opening my eyes to the simple glory that is the oven baked kale chip and giving me the confidence to finally test it out for myself.

Make them, eat them, love them

Oven Baked Kale
Scaled down, and re-written in my own words as appears in Pete Evans – Healthy Every Day
Makes approx 2 heaping cups of crispy, crunchy, slightly salted, seriously healthy, dangerously addicting kale chips

Ingredients –

2 cups (firmly packed) of  kale, washed and dried

1 teaspoon of coconut or avocado oil, melted and cooled

salt flakes to taste

Method –

1 – Preheat oven to 120’C (250’F). Line a large baking tray (or 2) with baking/parchment paper and set aside.

2 – Remove the middle stalk from the kale leaves and cut into smaller pieces (the size you want your chips) and place into a large bowl.

3 – Add coconut oil and a sprinkle of salt and toss to coat.

4 – Place kale leaves in a single layer on your prepared baking tray. Take care not to overcrowd/overlap them.

5 – Bake for 10-15 mins or until slightly browned and nice and crispy.

6 – Devour Serve immediately or, store in an airtight container (or ziploack bag) for up to 2 weeks (as if they will last that long;))

Enjoy xoxo

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