All Posts by Ashley

Banana bread is so . . . classic! And yet this is the first recipe for it that I am posting after over 4 years of blogging! And because I am all about getting creative and updating classics, I couldn’t resist adding a healthy dose of cinnamon and a few splashes of cold brew to the batter 😉 The result is a fluffy, tender, cinnamon-spiked cake with an unexpected (but welcomed!) rich, earthy flavor from […]

Chai Latte meets Hot Chocolate in this sugarless spicy cocoa! Oh, yes! We’re going there. Let me start by giving a shoutout to rooibos chai tea. It’s the BEST. All your favorite chai spices with the naturally sweet and relaxing properties of red tea. This means the tea is naturally very sweet from the cinnamon and vanilla in the chai, and from the blissful sweetness of Rooibos. In my opinion, it’s too sweet to sip […]

If you’re looking for an indulgent, yet easy (and no-bake!) dessert that captures the essence of Fall, look no further! This vegan and gluten-free superfood pumpkin cheesecake is ultra-creamy, autumn-spiced, maple-kissed, and is luscious in texture! And as much as I personally love ALLLL the squash, this dessert doesn’t have that typically in-your-face pumpkin flavor and texture you get from pumpkin pie. It’s much more subtle, and rather refreshing! And like many of my other […]

I once hated soup. Crazy, I know. And then I learned how to make soup, and my feelings changed. Soup became this cozy comfort food and realized what I had been missing for the first 2 decades of my life. Everything from the chopping, sweating of the mirepoix, simmering of the stock, pureeing, adding cream (or non-dairy milk these days), became therapeutic and filled me with gratification. And the wonderful savory scent is enough to […]

I know. I know. The words chia pudding and sugarless don’t exactly make ya salivate. And they certainly don’t evoke memories of warm, gooey cinnamon rolls. But if you can get over the fact that this is a light, healthy meal without any bread-like texture or painstakingly sweet icing, this is a flavorful breakfast you will certainly enjoy! The magic here is thanks to . . . 1) Cinnamon bark oil – it adds mega […]

Three of my most beloved fall flavors come together in these Cinnamon Maple Oat Cookies with Pumpkin Buttercream. Cinnamon: the ultimate sweet Autumn spice. Maple Syrup: the scent alone is sweet, rich, and intoxicating. Pumpkin: obviously, a late-September requirement! The result is a chewy cookie with a soft center enveloped in a fluffy pumpkin-infused frosting. Think the Oatmeal Creme Pie of your childhood – but a lot more sophisticated, and dare a say, HEALTHY?! AKA, […]