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Mini Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffin Bites (Vegan, Allergy-Free)

September 17, 2018 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 56 Comments

Seasonal baking that’s healthy and delicious! Mini Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffin Bites! An easy, vegan, top 8 allergy-free recipe that’s kid-friendly, perfect for breakfast, snacking, or dessert! Bite-sized mini muffins at their best!

Chocolate chips, pumpkin, mini muffins, a combo made in food heaven! These chocolate chip pumpkin muffins are basically the seasonal iteration of the classic chocolate chip muffin, just with pumpkin and in tiny bite-sized form! Not to mention these mini muffins are gluten-free, vegan, top 8 allergy-free, and pretty darn healthy! Since they’re mini, these muffins are just perfect for little hands and/or satisfying that afternoon sweet tooth with just a “bite”!Read More

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

Gluten-Free Gingerbread Loaf with Vegan Molasses Cream Cheese Frosting

December 18, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 51 Comments

A classic Gluten-Free Gingerbread Loaf taken up a notch with a Vegan Molasses Cream Cheese Frosting for a deep and indulgent accompaniment to this seasonal dessert. A top-8 allergy-free recipe so everyone can enjoy a nice thick slice!

What did I tell you? I am ALL about the gingerbread! This gluten-free gingerbread loaf is yet another recipe I teased you with on Instagram last year (fun fact: I baked it after Christmas!) I felt so compelled to make an actual gingerBREAD. Probably the most uncommon way to enjoy gingerbread; instead, everyone opts for COOKIES (aka “men” or “houses”). The classic soft gingerbread loaf was actually started here in America during colonial times, while the cookies date way back to the Greeks in 2400 BC.Read More

Gluten-Free Gingerbread Pancakes with Vegan Molasses Yogurt (Allergy-Free)

December 6, 2017 by Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine 58 Comments

Ready for a delicious holiday breakfast recipe that will bring all the Christmas cheer? Here’s a stack of soft & fluffy Gluten-Free Gingerbread Pancakes with Vegan Molasses Yogurt! A top-8 allergy-free recipe that even gets Santa’s seal of approval!

If you follow me on Instagram (and you should), you might remember the teaser photo of these gingerbread pancakes from last December. I hadn’t made them in time to post before the holidays were over so I promised I’d bring them to you next (this!) year! Without further ado, I can’t make you wait any longer (a year is enough)! Gingerbread is one of my favorite things about this time of year. You just can’t be a scrooge when there’s gingerbread goodies around!Read More