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Baked Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Doughnuts (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

April 8, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 58 Comments

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These are the best Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Doughnuts you'll ever bake! Healthy donuts topped with a delicious vegan cream cheese frosting, they're allergy-free, sugar-free, easily whipped up in one bowl, and baked in 12 minutes! This kid-friendly breakfast or dessert recipe is perfect for any springtime treat or Easter celebration!You can't have too much carrot cake! Nor can you have too many doughnuts! Combine the two and you'll have a new favorite dessert (okay, and breakfast!) on your hands! You know we're all about carrot cake for breakfast and carrot cake for dessert here on Strength and Sunshine. Since doughnuts can go either way, carrot cake doughnuts seemed like just the Springtime recipe you'd need! Baked in a quick 12 minutes, gluten-free, vegan, allergy-free, and sugar-free! Topped with an easy, creamy, sweet dairy-free cream cheese frosting...what more could you want? … Read More...

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting (Allergy-Free)

April 1, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 50 Comments

Everyone loves a moist & fluffy cupcake! These healthy Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting are allergy-free (no nuts!), sugar-free, and perfectly flavored! The best carrot cake cupcake recipe you'll find using simple and real ingredients! A fantastic Spring, Easter, or any holiday dessert!If you're new to Strength and Sunshine then you get a pass if you didn't know that carrot cake is my favorite flavor of cake! Even over Funfetti and good 'ole chocolate! Carrot cake seems to be a flavor that you either love or hate, and if you fall in the latter, just give me a few minutes to change your mind! These gluten-free carrot cake cupcakes have all the goodness of sweet carrots, a small dose of chewy raisins, a splash of pineapple, and a perfect combination of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg! … Read More...

Gluten-Free Easter Bunny Cut-Out Sugar Cookies (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

March 25, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 50 Comments

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Everyone will love this easy and festive Easter treat! These Gluten-Free Easter Bunny Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are vegan, allergy-free, kid-friendly, and fun to decorate and customize with sugar-free icing! A delicious, cute, and healthier dessert recipe to serve to your holiday guests!Spring is in the air and that means Easter is right around the corner! While that also means it's prime time to go carrot cake crazy, a little traditional holiday cookie baking and decorating is called for too! Classic cut-out sugar cookies are always a great holiday dessert to serve to guests, but these Gluten-Free Easter Bunny Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are a perfect allergy-free and vegan alternative to Easter egg dying and traditional baking! … Read More...

3-Ingredient Crispy Cocoa Air Fryer Chickpeas (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Allergy-Free)

March 18, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 51 Comments

Looking for a quick & easy chocolate snack? These 3-Ingredient Crispy Cocoa Chickpeas are gluten-free, vegan, allergy-free, and sugar-free! This recipe can be made quick and oil-free in the air fryer or roasted in the oven! A healthy, sweet, and protein-packed snack the whole family will love!When that chocolate craving hits midday, but you just know that chocolate bar won't be a good idea...Don't worry, there's an easy solution that's healthy, protein-packed, crunchy, sweet, o, and did I mention...perfectly chocolaty! The best thing about this snack is that it only requires 3 ingredients! You can whip up a batch of these crispy cocoa chickpeas at the beginning of the week and have them ready to go for any snacktime dilemma! … Read More...

Air Fryer Gluten-Free + Vegan Chicken & Waffles (Allergy-Free, Oil-Free)

March 11, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 41 Comments

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Comforting American soul food made healthy and plant-based! This Gluten-Free Vegan Chicken & Waffles recipe is not only a meatless wonder, but allergy-free, oil-free, made with crispy air fried cauliflower "chicken" and fresh, fluffy, homemade waffles. Serve it with maple syrup and maybe some hot sauce for an ultimate treat!This recipe has been a long time coming! I've been tossing the idea around in my head for so long and finally got around to testing some variations out! Chicken & waffles is a dish so far from being allergy-friendly and gluten-free, let alone vegan! But, is that ever a problem on Strength and Sunshine? Not if I have any say! Lucky for you, I actually put an allergy-free, gluten-free, and vegan chicken & waffles recipe to the obsession with learning and reading about all types of Southern and soul food. From hot chicken to dirty rice, these dishes are rich with history and just begging to be made accessible for all special diets! … Read More...

Traditional Vegan Irish Colcannon (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free, Paleo)

March 6, 2019 By Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 29 Comments

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Who doesn't love some mashed potatoes? This traditional recipe for Vegan Irish Colcannon is gluten-free, allergy-free, paleo, made with cabbage, but without the dairy! A cheap and easy staple Irish side dish that will quickly become a comforting family dinner staple!Calling all potato lovers! One way to know you have the Irish blood running through your veins is if you have an unwavering love for all the spuds in the world! And how about mashed potatoes? They're like a soft, pillowy pile, or creamy fluffy clouds. How could you not like mashed potatoes?! Did you know that the Irish have their own version of mashed potatoes? Irish mashed potatoes are called "Colcannon" and they contain a little something extra along with those spuds! … Read More...