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No-Bake Healthy Chewy Almond Granola Bars

January 21, 2017 By Christina Leave a Comment

Hi hi hi! I’m Christina over at Run Lift Eat Repeat and I’m SO excited to be joining the family over here at My Cooking Spot! One of my goals for 2017 was to commit to always having healthy snacks on hand (at home, in my purse, etc.) for those times you need something to hold you over or you’re just hungry.

Enter the BEST granola bars.*

I typically make a huge batch of these on the weekend so I’m set for the week. Sometimes I even double the batch and freeze half. And the best part: there’s no baking involved!

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Coconut Almond Butter Granola

July 5, 2016 By Megan Turner 2 Comments

Hi, My Cooking Spot Readers! My name’s Megan and I am the creator of The Emotional Baker, a blog focused on creating tear free vegan treats. For my first post, I thought I would share one of my favorite breakfast foods – & that’s granola.

I love creating new recipes. I’ve made Chai Tea, Cashew Butter, Chocolate – the list goes on and on – and ideas keep coming.

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bread

October 16, 2015 By Erin Skinner Leave a Comment

‘Tis the season for Pumpkin Bread! What’s better than the traditional recipe? A gluten free Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bread, chock full of pumpkin, oats and dark chocolate, and baked to perfection.

I cannot get enough pumpkin this season.

As in, I’m making EVERYTHING with it. Including baby food. (Yeah, I’m totally that person. In my defense, it’s really easy to blend up some canned pumpkin puree with a little milk or water, freeze it into 1 oz. cubes, then heat it up whenever it’s time to give the baby solid foods.)

Pumpkin is good in so many combinations and delicious for so many things.

But my favorite recipes for pumpkin are breakfast recipes.

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