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Gluten-Free Strawberry Quick Bread (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

May 30, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 55 Comments

Put those ripe strawberries to good use in this healthy, sweet, and delicious quick bread recipe! This Gluten-Free Strawberry Quick Bread is vegan, allergy-free, and perfect for breakfast, brunch, dessert, or as a seasonal snack! It’s spring and summer baking at its finest!

I know it can’t just be me when I say I just LOVE strawberry season! The sweet aroma, beautiful bright color, and perfect blissful bite of a super fresh ripe strawberry is like no other. Strawberry season came early to New Jersey this year. Walking into the grocery stores in April to find $1.99 containers of perfect strawberries…how glorious! Eating strawberries straight from the carton is great, but why don’t we put those beautiful berries to use in another way…Read More

Slow Cooker Pear Butter (Gluten-Free, Vegan, Paleo)

January 17, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 61 Comments

Smooth, creamy, and sweet Slow Cooker Pear Butter that’s so simple to make! Your favorite combination of pears cooked down in the crock-pot for a perfectly sweet and aromatic spread recipe that’s gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and allergy-free!

I gave you apple butter, pumpkin butter, and I promised you some pear butter, so I had to deliver before season’s end! I would have posted sooner, but the holidays got in the way and it had to be gingerbread and cookie everything! But winter is prime time for pears so we’re going with it now! Pears are one of my favorite fruits and I’ve always had a lover affair with pear butter.Read More

Slow Cooker Apple Butter (No Peeling Required!)

October 18, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 97 Comments

Thick, creamy, and sweet Slow Cooker Apple Butter with no peeling required! All those freshly picked apples cooked down in the crock-pot for a perfect sweet and aromatic spread recipe that’s gluten-free, vegan, paleo, and allergy-free!

I did it guys! The long awaited APPLE BUTTER! I am so excited to share the whole story with you…finally! Now you can make this bundt cake with some proper “butter” and I get to tell you about my apple picking experience (if you can even call it that!) This apple butter is not as quick as the slow cooker pumpkin butter I’ll be sharing next week, but it IS just as delicious (so it’s worth it!)Read More

Gluten-Free Crustless Apple Pie (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

October 2, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 81 Comments

Everything an apple pie should be, but better and easier! A Gluten-Free Crustless Apple Pie that’s vegan, top-8 allergy-free, and naturally sweet! Even if you’re not a pie-lover, this fun and healthy take on the classic dessert will be a winning recipe for the season!

Ugh, finally! I hate apple pie! I’ve never liked it. The gross stale crust and chunks of half-cooked apples with gooey…something strewn about. NOT a fan! So why is there finally an apple pie recipe in front of you right now? Because I made it exactly how an apple pie SHOULD be made so it’s actually delicious! Remember this Crustless Pumpkin Pie? A yearly family favorite during the season. So I took that method and made it apple pie instead!Read More

Homemade Gluten-Free Fig Newtons (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

August 16, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 74 Comments

The classic cookie now baked right at home! Homemade Gluten-Free Fig Newtons, naturally sweet, vegan, and top-8 allergy-free. A healthy dessert or snack, these fig filled soft cookie rolls will be a new staple recipe in your home!

We’re getting “figgy with it” today! Welcome to the FIRST of many “old school” back-to-school recipe remakes I’ll be sharing over the next two months! One of the biggest reader requests I get is for gluten-free/allergy-free versions of some of those classic and iconic American processed foods we all used to love and grow-up with. I also get a lot of my recipe inspiration from my own childhood favorites or just the memories and events surrounding certain foods.Read More