Looking for a last minute holiday gift for that special herbivore in your life? (Which, admittedly, might be yourself)…. How about the Happy Herbivore Holidays & Gatherings cookbook!
There’s more than 130 recipes organized by occasion (Thanksgiving, New Year’s Day, Brunch, etc), PLUS:
- Pre-party planning tips
- Holiday FAQs
- Dinner party menus
Fun stuff! Those of you who are already HH fans know that her recipes are low fat and oil free. Ultra healthy! Not the way I always eat, but I do enjoy many of her dishes. In fact, I’m sure you’ve noticed that I use her vegan alfredo sauce in a number of my own recipes (Easy Vegetable Pasta Alfredo and Cajun Fettuccine with Tofu are two of my faves!)
In addition to the giveaway, the publishers also let me choose one recipe to share with you guys… and I chose the Hot Chocolate Muffins because obviously. So after you enter the giveaway, make sure to scroll down and grab that delicious recipe!
The Giveaway
One lucky reader will win a copy of the Happy Herbivore Holidays & Gatherings cookbook!
This contest is open until Midnight (Mountain time), Thursday December 18th. The winner will be chosen randomly and announced the following day. To Enter: Leave a comment sharing which dish or meal you’d like to see a healthier version of, then log your entry into the Rafflecopter widget. Contest is limited to the US and Canada only. Good luck!
- 1 ¾ cup white whole-wheat flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- ½ c brown sugar
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (or chipotle) powder
- ¼ c unsweetened applesauce (see note)
- ½ c nondairy milk (see note)
- ¼ c water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Line a muffin tin with parchment paper cups or use nonstick.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cayenne together.
- Add applesauce, nondairy milk, water, and vanilla.
- Taste, adding more cayenne or chipotle if desired (a little goes a long way! It also mellows slightly during baking.)
- Spoon into muffin cups and bake 15–20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- For a moister muffin, add another 1⁄4 cup applesauce.
- For a richer muffin, use chocolate nondairy milk.
- Per muffin: 101 calories, 0.5g fat, 22.6g carbohydrates, 1.2g fiber, 7g sugars, 2.3g protein
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I’d love to see a healthier version of lasagna.
I don’t “care” about healthier versions of things since I generally lean towards healthy foods to begin with. BUT I am always interested in healthier ice creams. Like banana ice creams and the like. I love ice cream, I wouldn’t stop eating them if it was socially acceptable.
Oh yay! This book is on my wish list. As you know, I eat plenty of fried crap. But a girl needs balance sometimes. And I, too, LOVE her alfredo recipe!
Sugar cookies with frosting. They all seem so unhealthy for you!
I would love to see a healthier version of fried pickles. 🙂
I would love to see a healthier version of a potato dish such as scalloped potatoes.
biscuits and gravy!
I would like to see a healthier version of pizza.
I gave up being an omnivore after my heart attack and doing a bit of research. At 66 yrs old I found out that meat and dairy is definitely NOT healthy and the FDA has been lying to us all these years with their skewed food pyramid.
Although I cheat a little by eating vegan meat substitutes, my biggest hurtle is sweets- they all had butter and eggs- I am so going to make your hot chocolate muffins this weekend! Thank you for making my weekend!
^I second the sugar cookies! They are a holiday staple but filled with horrible stuff, a healthier version is needed.
I’d like a healthier version of an Oreo-type cookie, a Moon Pie or a hand-held fruit pie (with a sweet crust).
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I would love to see an oil-free flaky pie crust
I was thinking that a healthy cupcake would be the Holy Grail. Those chocolate muffins would be a pretty good substitution though!
More healthy desserts, especially chocolate!
sugar cookies
I’d love to see more healthy/vegan recipes for traditional pastries, like croissants (is that even possible?), tarts, etc.
I’d love a healthier version of cannelloni, it’s my favorite dish and so yummy!
Those cupcakes look delicious!
Those cupcakes look amazing!
Thank you for sharing this hot chocolate muffin recipe – it sounds delicious! 🙂 As for healthier recipes, I would love to see an oreo cookie recipe or nice cream that didn’t have all that processed stuff that real Oreos have in them. I was such a sucker for cookies n’ cream before I went vegan!
I’d like to see a healthier version of Mac and cheese.