Tag: coconut oil

Vegan Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Cinnamon Crumble | EmmaEats

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with Cinnamon Crumble, Vegan & Traditional

May 23, 2014 by EmmaEats

Chocolate. Cinnamon. Banana. Delicious. The girls have been really into muffins again lately. Whether picking a treat from the bakery, at an event that has desserts or just because, muffins are in high demand here. Both girls also adore banana bread. In our house, if chocolate, cinnamon and banana are included, inevitably, a popular recipe is born. Do you have similar ingredients in your kitchen? A much beloved treat, some muffins are considered a breakfast food. These are a little sweeter and lean more to the dessert […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks, Vegan • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Chocolate, Chocolate chip, Cinnamon, coconut oil, Coconut sugar, Cooking, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt, Vegan

Vegan MeyerLemon Blueberry Muffins | EmmaEats

Meyer Lemon Blueberry Muffins, 2 ways

May 6, 2014 by EmmaEats

Bring mum breakfast in bed with these fresh and healthy Vegan or Classic Meyer Lemon Blueberry Muffins. They are surprisingly light and fluffy even though they are made with whole wheat flour and are just delectable. Tips and Suggestions: Easily convert this to a conventional rather than vegan recipe. Substitute one large egg for the ground flaxseed and water, skim milk in place of the rice milk and butter in place of the coconut oil. No Meyer lemons? Substitute regular lemons. […]

Categories: Breakfast, Brunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Vegan • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Blueberry, Breakfast, Brunch, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Gift-giving, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Lemon, Maple syrup, Mother's Day, nut-free, Recipes, Vegan

The Ultimate Granola Bar [Vegan, Gluten-free]

February 4, 2014 by EmmaEats

We love to snack. What’s it like in your household? Are you snackers or is there one among you? Katie certainly is. When she’s on the move, which is always, she’s happiest when she has something delectable within easy reach. Emma loves to feel prepared for anything and so, in addition to tissues, hand sanitizer, spare books, an extra pencil and eraser, she often has a snack (or two!) in her school bag to enjoy during recesses. All this snacking […]

Categories: Breakfast, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks, Vegan • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Breakfast, Chocolate, Cinnamon, coconut oil, dairy-free, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, gluten-free, Granola, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Maple syrup, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Vegan

Chocolate Cinnamon Hearts [Vegan] | EmmaEats

Chocolate Cinnamon Heart Cookies [Vegan]

January 28, 2014 by EmmaEats

Love, love, love. Hugs and kisses. Red and pink. Sweets and chocolates. There are a bunch of entities synonymous with modern Valentine’s Day. And, now these Chocolate Cinnamon Cookie Hearts equal Valentine’s Day for us. Chocolatey, with a warm hint of cinnamon spice, these vegan cookies are versatile. I have a few alternatives here so when we make them, there’s a version for everyone. There are ones dipped in deep dark chocolate (my personal favourite), ones filled with raspberry jam […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Vegan • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Chocolate, Cinnamon, coconut oil, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Gift-giving, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Raspberry, Recipes, spelt, Valentine, Whole wheat flour

Spooky Halloween Cupcakes [Vegan] | EmmaEats

Spooky Halloween Cupcakes, 3 ways [Vegan]

September 26, 2013 by EmmaEats

Trick or treat! Halloween is a lively time at our house — one year, it warranted three costume changes on the big day. Even before we had a family, it was always a highly anticipated holiday. Hopefully, this year won’t be a triple-costume Halloween (there’s a habit I’d prefer to not encourage) but it doesn’t mean we won’t have some fun! These rich, dark, chocolatey vegan cupcakes and their “costumes” are quick and easy to make. This leads to a […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Vegan • Tags: Autumn Recipes, baking, Baking and Confections, Chocolate, coconut oil, Cooking, Cupcake, dairy-free, Dessert, Fall recipes, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Halloween, Halloween Cupcakes, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Martha Stewart, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes

Oatmeal Spelt Banana Bread [Vegan] | EmmaEats

Oatmeal Spelt Banana Bread, 2 ways [Vegan or Dairy-Free]

August 15, 2013 by EmmaEats

The first day of school will be here in a flash. Truth be told, I’m not ready for the first day of school quite yet. And, I’m pretty certain Emma isn’t either. How about you? Are you and the kids ready to call it quits on summer vacation already? Since the first few days of school will be rather bittersweet, I’m hoping to ease the bitterness with a few treats including these ever popular spelt crust pizza buns and this banana […]

Categories: Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, banana bread, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Chocolate, coconut oil, Coconut sugar, Cooking, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, School Snacks, spelt, Vegan, Vegetarian

Vanilla Bean & Cocoa Pate Sablees [Vegan] | EmmaEats

Vanilla Bean and Cocoa Pâte Sablées [Vegan]

August 8, 2013 by EmmaEats

One cannot predict when inspiration will strike. And, with all the warm summery weather, one might think that turning on the oven for anything, let alone to bake cookies might be the last thing on my mind. Maybe. But probably not. Over Emma’s break from school, we’ve made an effort to explore a few local bakeries and I was pleasantly reminded of a favourite childhood treat when we visited a nearby French patisserie. We’ve since been back a few times […]

Categories: Desserts, Recipes, Vegan • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Chocolate, chocolate pinwheels, Christmas, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, icebox cookies, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Recipes, Vanilla, Vegan

Oatmeal Banana Pancakes [vegan] | EmmaEats

Oatmeal and Banana Pancakes [Vegan]

August 1, 2013 by EmmaEats

When it’s summer vacation, every day can be Saturday. We’re halfway through the summer and have been working hard making the most of it. How has your summer been so far? On hot sunny days, we’ve been out on the lake, visiting the beach, splashing in wading pools and running through sprinklers. On overcast or misty, rainy days, we’ve been visiting galleries, playing games, watching movies and spending some time in the kitchen coming up with treats to celebrate our time […]

Categories: Breakfast, Brunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks • Tags: Breakfast, Brunch, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Maple syrup, nut-free, Pancake, quick and easy, Recipes, Vegan, Whole wheat flour

Chocolate and Raspberry Cake with Marshmallow Fluff Frosting

Chocolate and Raspberry Cake with Fluffy Marshmallow Frosting [Dairy-free]

July 25, 2013 by EmmaEats

We’re back! Happy Happy! We kicked off our summer by celebrating Katie’s birthday with a big old backyard barbecue on a rainy, hot, steamy and finally sunny Saturday. For those that have been visiting EmmaEats for awhile, you might know that our house doesn’t have central air-conditioning so hosting a large group, indoors, in the heat of the summer would likely make for a short and sweaty party! As we were pulling together the last-minute preparations, I was certainly […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Chocolate, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Raspberry, Recipes

Vegan Strawberry Scones

April 18, 2013 by EmmaEats

I’ve experienced a major shift in cooking and baking this year. It’s revolutionary from my family’s perspective — a family of accomplished bakers and cooks who have relied entirely on using butter and animal fats to concoct so many marvelous creations. Slowly, I’ve been expanding into unknown territory – using new techniques and new ingredients. Alternate flours, vegan margarine, cocoa nibs, chia seeds (apparently they are the seeds used in Chia Pets!) and coconut oil: they’ve all come into our kitchen […]

Categories: Brunch, Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks, Vegan • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Biscuit, Brunch, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Dough, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, scone, spring, strawberry, summer, Vanilla, Vegan, Whole wheat flour

Braided Easter Bread [Paszka] | EmmaEats

Braided Easter Bread, 2×2 ways

March 14, 2013 by EmmaEats

Food is more than just sustenance. It’s appreciation. It’s an exercise for your senses. It’s family. It’s tradition. Every Easter (and most Christmases), my Mother and prior to her, my Grandmother, made a golden sweet braided bread, similar to challah, baked in a large bowl to be shared during our celebratory feast. As a child, I didn’t really understand the meaning of the bread, only that I loved it and that it was a tradition of our family to share […]

Categories: Appetizers, Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Christmas, Cinnamon, coconut oil, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Easter, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Recipes

Dairy-free Dark Chocolate, Apricot and Granola Muffins

[Dairy-Free] Dark Chocolate Granola Muffins with Honey and Apricots

February 28, 2013 by EmmaEats

It’s been a muffin-eating frenzy here lately. We don’t normally eat muffins very often. Many years ago, I had a failed attempt at making them (imagine mini boulders) and was scarred by the outcome. Now suddenly these little babies saunter into our kitchen and have been utterly irresistible to all members of our household. Emma even requested them for her snack day at school. Unbeknownst to her, these muffins are little fibre powerhouses. Between the whole wheat and spelt flours, […]

Categories: Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks • Tags: Apricot, baking, Baking and Confections, Breakfast, Brunch, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Dried fruit, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Granola, Homemade, Honey, Kid-friendly, Muffin, Nigella Lawson, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Whole wheat flour

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cherry Bites

December 6, 2012 by EmmaEats

It can’t be so. Cookies with no nuts, no butter and no eggs and entirely irresistible. Well, it is indeed so. These incredibly flavourful cookies are definite crowd-pleasers and even diehard non-vegans won’t even notice that these tasty morsels are in fact without the butter, egg and nut triumvirate. Emma picked these for her school snack day awhile back and the platter came back clean. Empty. As were the bowls of them at her birthday party. As was the tray […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks, Vegan • Tags: Autumn Recipes, baking, Baking and Confections, Cherry, Chocolate, Chocolate chip, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Dried fruit, Fall recipes, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt, Vegan

Ginger and Spice Cake

November 29, 2012 by EmmaEats

Not all cakes have to be frilly, frosted and fantastical in nature to knock your socks off. We’re heading into the holiday season and this cake is the perfect way to kick it off. It doesn’t sparkle. It’s not iced. It isn’t fancy in any sense of the word. But what it lacks in wow factor at first sight, it makes up for with the first bite. We’ve been eating it ever since the coolness of autumn started to roll […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: Autumn Recipes, baking, Baking and Confections, Brunch, Christmas, Cinnamon, coconut oil, Cooking, Dessert, desserts, Fall recipes, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Ginger, Gingerbread, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Maple syrup, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt, Spice Cake, Whole wheat flour, Winter recipes

Dairy-free Vanilla Birthday Cake with Rose Ombre Frosting

November 15, 2012 by EmmaEats

Another year has flown by in the blink of an eye. Actually, the last five years have flown by in the blink of an eye. Yesterday, we celebrated Emma’s 5th birthday. How could it be five years already? What a wonderful young girl you’ve become, Emma! She wows us often with her inquisitiveness, her kind heart and cheerful nature. There are so many things we love about our Emma. She brings her artistic creations home from school everyday […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, coconut oil, dairy-free, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Recipes, Stuart McLean, Vanilla

Ein Prosit — Whole Wheat and Honey Dairy-Free Pretzel Bites

October 18, 2012 by EmmaEats

Oktoberfest is here. Or at least it was here until earlier this month. Years ago, living in Waterloo, we celebrated with the locals at the second largest Oktoberfest celebration in the world. There was lots of warm, comforting and filling Bavarian food including bratwurst, sauerkraut, schnitzel and pretzels. Things have changed since then — now that we are parents, the only biergarten we occasionally see is the one at the German pavilion at Disney’s Epcot. Thankfully, they have good pretzels! […]

Categories: Appetizers, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Sides, Super School Snacks • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Germany, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Oktoberfest, Pretzel, Recipes, Whole wheat flour

What have you got — Cheerios Cranberry and Granola Magic Wands (dairy-free)

October 4, 2012 by EmmaEats

Now here’s a snack fit for a princess. Or your superstar. In our household, we are currently going through very large quantities of Cheerios. Boxes of them. Are Cheerios something that your little ones enjoy a lot? Katie loves handfuls them. Emma loves bowlfuls them. Dry or in milk — it’s all very well-received and quickly consumed. This is why it is no surprise that a) Emma was flipping through a Cheerios cookbook; b) she came across a Cheerios snack […]

Categories: Desserts, Recipes, Super School Snacks • Tags: Baking and Confections, Cheerios, coconut oil, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Dried cranberry, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Gift-giving, Granola, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Marshmallow, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes

Whole Wheat Banana Flax Baked Pancakes on fresh fruit skewers

I can make it on time — Whole Wheat Banana Flax Baked Pancakes

September 27, 2012 by EmmaEats

There is no longer any reason to start your morning without pancakes. Even when you’re running late. Like you, I try to do my best to provide a well-rounded healthy breakfast for my kids. Even though it only takes a few minutes to scramble an egg in the microwave/make toast/have a half a banana, somehow, that is too much to coordinate some mornings. Overhearing Emma’s teacher asking the children what they had for breakfast one morning got me thinking. Nearly […]

Categories: Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, banana bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Chocolate chip, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Dessert, Family-friendly, Flax, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Maple syrup, nut-free, Pancake, quick and easy, Recipes, School Snacks, Whole wheat flour