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Kristen Helmstetter

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Holiday Recipe Roundup

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Holiday recipe time. I wrote this post filled for myself – I wanted an easy way to access my best holiday recipes on my blog in one place. Some are raw vegan recipes and some are for the omnivore crowd. Even though I am not vegan anymore, I certainly still enjoy and love many vegan recipes.

Holiday Chia Pudding Recipe

Holiday Chia Pudding

This holiday recipe made the rounds heavily when I first introduced it because it is so creamy, delicious, and full of holiday flavors. Healthy, too. That’s what makes it a winner. Healthy and fabulous.

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Simple Baked Granola Recipe

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Simple Baked Granola

 

I make this simple baked granola recipe almost weekly. 

I love saving money by making my own recipes like this, and I prefer using healthier ingredients than I find in most granola on the shelves of stores (specifically the oil and sweeteners).

Lightly sweet and crunchy.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups oats
  • 4 tablespoons grass-fed ghee or coconut oil (melted/liquid)
  • 3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
  • 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup dried, unsweetened, shredded coconut
  • big handful raisins (or more)
  • big handful hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, or chopped nuts (or more)

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.  

2. Combine the oats, oil, sweetener, and salt, making sure the oats are coated.

3. Place the mixture onto a baking sheet and spread evenly.

4. Bake for 30 minutes. Take it out if the oven and let it cool. 

5. Add the coconut, raisins, and seeds. Store in an airtight container.

Perfect on yogurt.

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Golden Chia Pudding For Breakfast or Dessert

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Golden Chia Pudding – Come to mama.

Chia pudding is a staple these days in our house. It can be both a tasty breakfast or dessert. 

Sweetened with raw honey. Satisfying chewy – almost crunchy texture from the chia seeds and big chunks of shredded coconut. Thick and creamy deliciousness from coconut cream. Yum, right?

Oh and of course turmeric for all over body benefits. (I wrote a whole ebook of turmeric recipes.)

This recipe yields 2 to 4 servings.

Golden Chia Pudding Recipe

  • 6 tablespoons chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup large shredded, unsweetened dried coconut
  • Pinch salt
  • Can coconut cream
  • .5 ounce melted cacao butter/oil, optional (or coconut oil)
  • Big glob of raw honey
  • 1 cup warm water (about 120 degrees F)*
  • 1-2 teaspoons ground turmeric
  • Few grinds of fresh black pepper**

Put the chia seeds and shredded coconut in a quart size glass mason jar. 

In a blender put the coconut cream, cacao butter (if using), honey, warm water, turmeric, and black pepper. Blend on high until mixed well. 

Pour this mixture into the glass mason jar with the chia seeds and coconut. If the jar isn’t filled almost to the top, you can add more of anything before shaking. For example, some more water or chia seeds or both. 

Put a lid on the jar and shake shake shake. Wait a few minutes and shake shake shake again. Wait a few minutes more and shake shake shake again. Do this a few times. 

Put the mixture in the refrigerator to chill for up to four hours before eating.

* Warm water helps the honey melt a bit to blend better with the coconut cream.

** Black pepper helps you assimilate the turmeric.

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Recipe: Matcha Breakfast Coconut Ice Cream (Low-Carb)

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Matcha Breakfast Coconut Ice Cream - Start your day with this.
Matcha Breakfast Coconut Ice Cream – Start your day with this and have the best day ever.

It’s no secret that I love matcha green tea powder.

I’ve been diving deeply into the green goodness for little while, and I love it.

You can read here on the many ways I use matcha green tea powder as an energy giving beverage that keeps me calm and feeling a-mazing.

UPDATE APRIL 18, 2016 –

I now have a book featuring over 50 matcha recipes, Matcha Cookbook…

it’s filled with fun matcha recipes. Get your copy here NOW!

Today, I’m sharing a recipe I whipped up, after being inspired by Dave Asprey’s “Get Some” Ice Cream.

My recipe for Matcha Breakfast Coconut Ice Cream is low-carb and great for the brain and body. It has Brain Octane MCT oil in it for energy boosting brain power… plus grass-fed butter for brain, skin, and gut health, and coconut oil which also benefits brain and body in many ways.

And… of course, it has matcha green tea powder in it which is so ridiculously fabulous for our health, too. So good. So good. So good.

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(Recipe) Chocolate Coconut Cookies (almost paleo, gluten-free, oat-free)

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Chocolate Protein Cookies (almost paleo)
Chocolate Protein Cookies (almost paleo)

One of my favorite cookies from childhood is a no-bake cookie. Over the years I’ve tried to make a Kristen-approved version that I can enjoy without a second thought, but honestly… I always fail.

Sure my cookies meet my high health standards, but do they remotely resemble no-bake cookies? Nope. I don’t even try anymore. They really need peanut butter to make that ol’ no-bake cookie flavor, but I can’t bring myself to buy peanut butter.

That said, my Chocolate Coconut Cookies are so good(!) and they don’t need to be baked. They have vitamin E rich sunflower seeds, they’re full of texture and flavor, and they have ample protein and fat. They’re pretty much paleo if you don’t mind a bit of butter (you could substitute some delicious grass-fed ghee if you wanted, or coconut oil).

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(Recipe) Ginger Essential Oil Green Smoothie w Flax Power

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Ginger Essential Oil Green Smoothie w Flax Power
Ginger Essential Oil Green Smoothie w Flax Power

Eating healthy is what I do.

It matters to me because, well, I like to feel good. Who doesn’t?

I want to live a looooong time, too. I still have a lot to do in life. I mean, like, have you seen my skills bucket list for bad-ass-ed-ness?

At the risk of being obvious I’ll state that a key to living a long time (and feeling well, too) is eating healthy (and exercising and meditating, but let’s keep this post focused on the food part or we’ll be here all day). One way to accomplish healthy eating is getting fresh organic produce in your diet.

Enter: Green Smoothies… with smart ingredients.

Today, I’m adding an ingredient that you might not have tried in your green smoothie.

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