Healthy snacks

  • ALMOND JOY BALLS

    ALMOND JOY BALLS That is without the bad-for-you-ingredients and chocolate. Oh my gosh I forgot the chocolate. Yes yes, chocolate usually makes everything better, but I opted to leave it out of these balls for a healthier treat. My chocolate consumption has been off the wall lately. These Almond joy balls are made with 3 ingredients: pitted…

  • FALL SPICED GRANOLA

    FALL SPICED GRANOLA Hip Hip HOOORayy for fall! Seriously, I am loving the fall colors in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Here’s some photos from yesterdays run…I even saw a wild turkey! When I got home from my run, I was in one of those moods….a BAKING MOOD. Sometimes I just get the itch to create! Other times,…

  • VANILLA CASHEW BUTTER

    VANILLA CASHEW BUTTER Well this is just my luck…I had the entire post written and apparently WordPress didn’t feel like saving it after I refreshed. Can you say “I got a case of the Mondays?” There wasn’t really anything that compelling in the post that I had prepared, just that I dran a lot of…

  • PALEO BANANA CHIP MUFFINS

    PALEO BANANA CHIP MUFFINS I’ve never made an “on-purpose” paleo recipe…but I was surfing Pinterest like I do most days and came across a fabulous looking paleo muffin recipe on the blog Chocolate and Carrots. I couldn’t believe how fluffy they looked even though they are grain free, so I had to try the recipe out myself!…