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vegan almond apple cinnamon muffins

Almond Apple Cinnamon Muffins

I’m very excited about this recipe! These muffins are really yummy and super healthy, with lots of plant-based protein, whole grain nutrition and no oil. I hope you’ll give this recipe a try and that you like it as much as I do! I’m also pretty psyched to tell you about a …

vegan matcha mint chip green smoothie recipe

Mint Chip Matcha Green Smoothie

It’s the perfect fuel for your morning, with nutrient-dense greens, plant-based protein and a little rev-up-and-go in the form of matcha green tea powder. Best of all, it’s super yummy. If you’ve never heard of it, matcha is a powder of finely ground green tea leaves, often consumed dissolved in water as …

Spiced Pumpkin Muffins

It’s officially the holiday season. It can be a stressful – or at least hectic – time of year, so it’s important to start each day with some healthy fuel. Cue these delicious and seasonally-appropriate breakfast muffins. Make a batch on Sunday and have a quick, easy, grab-and-go breakfast all ready for the …

Cinnamon Plum Coffee Cake

A wholesome accompaniment to your afternoon tea or coffee break, this treat melds the fall flavors of cinnamon and plums, and swirls them into a whole-grain-and-oat-based snack that’s just a tad sweet, but absolutely delicious. Another attribute to its credit: this cake is oil free. All the richness comes from cashews and coconut …

Healthy Two-Bite Brownies

You’ve surely heard of zucchini bread, and you may also be familiar with the concept of chocolate zucchini bread. If not, it may sound strange, but I assure you: chocolate and zucchini go together surprisingly well! This recipe takes that idea one step further to make chocolate zucchini brownies. These bite-sized …

Roasted Garlic & Bell Pepper Hummus

Hummus is so versatile! You can serve it as a dip with veggies and pita, use it as a sandwich spread, or make it one of the feature flavors in a spinach wrap or tea sandwiches. I recently received a request for a hummus recipe from a loyal Green Sage reader, …

Banana Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

Make a batch of these bars over the weekend and have them on hand for the rest of the week. They make a lovely breakfast-on-the-go, and the combination of oats, almonds, oat bran, coconut flour, flax seed, hemp seed and amaranth means that these little bars are not only filling, …

Crunchy Almond Pecan Granola

Crunchy granola. Breakfast of champions and timeless trailside snack? Ah yes, you know it well. But Dictionary.com offers an alternative interpretation: Adjective, Slang. Characterized by or defining oneself by ecological awareness, liberal political views, and support or use of natural products and health foods. (I’d like to add that, in …