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Homemade Frankincense Face Cream/After Shave

This DIY skincare recipe doubles as face cream and after shave. Jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, cacao butter, and shea butter make this cream deeply nourishing. Witch hazel is a natural astringent which soothes the skin and cleans any cuts caused by shaving, while Frankincense and Tea Tree oils work their powerful anti-inflammatory magic.

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Beetroot Orange Cinnamon Rolls

These Vegan Beetroot Orange Cinnamon Rolls are going to make your house smell incredible! With a dough that's perfumed with orange zest and tinged a beautiful red with the help of beetroot powder, this recipe is a slightly healthier take on the traditional buttery cinnamon rolls.

Vegan Saffron Pistachio Caramel Bars

These Saffron Pistachio Caramel Bars are inspired by the the trinity of Persian flavors - made with a cardamom spiced oaty base and a smooth saffron caramel made with rose water and studded with pistachios.

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Truly Sugar Free Banana Bread

This Banana Bread is completely sugar free, no refined sugars or even unrefined sugars added. No complicated sugar substitutes. Nada. Just a good ol' bunch of very brown bananas and you're good to go. This truly sugar free banana bread is perfect for breakfast, a midday snack, or even as dessert with a little drizzle of maple syrup.

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Aloe Vera Cucumber Cooler

This Aloe Vera Cucumber Cooler is insanely refreshing and hydrating. You're going to want to drink this one ice cold!

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Vegan Ginger Crunch Slice

This recipe is inspired by New Zealand's Ginger Crunch Slice. Typically made with plenty of sugar, butter, and flour - I've swapped those things to make a healthier, plant-based, and gluten-free take on these bars, with a chewy oaty base made with chickpea flour and a creamy caramel spiked with ginger.

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Cherry Vanilla Crumble Bars

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Grilled Polenta with Tomato Caper Salsa

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Vegan Sour Cream

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Persimmon Maca Turmeric Smoothie

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Double Sesame White Chocolate Miso Cookies

These vegan Double Sesame White Chocolate Miso Cookies pair white and black sesame with savoury miso and creamy, sweet white chocolate for an unforgettable chewy chocolate chip cookie.

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No-Bake Tahini Caramel Chocolate Cookies

These easy, satisfying No-Bake Tahini Caramel Chocolate Cookies are full of all kinds of healthy fats and provide you with lots of energy!

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Raw Banoffee Maca Pie with Coconut Cream

This silky Banoffee inspired Banana Cream Pie is rich in both nutritional value as well as taste! A simple cashew base, filled with a creamy banana maca pie filling, topped with a nutty caramel sauce and some coconut cream. What more do you want?

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Almond Saffron Maghrebi Tagine

This Almond Saffron Stew comes together quickly but isn't lackluster in the depth of flavour department. With the combination of orange, saffron, and almonds you'll have an enticing dinner ready in no time.

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Loaded Blueberry Guacamole with Corn and Tomatoes

This chunky guacamole is loaded with texture and flavor, with an unexpected contrast of sweet blueberries and corn, creamy and savory guacamole, and fresh tomatoes. Great paired with tortilla chips (or totopos), banana chips, or plantain chips.

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Vegan Caramel Cashew Shortbread Bars

A healthy, plant-based, and gluten-free take on Caramel Cashew Shortbread Bars, with a creamy caramel made of dates and cashew butter - studded with salted cashews, and a biscuity shortbread base made of coconut and almonds.

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Saffron Raspberry Rose Dessert Salad

This healthy dessert salad is true bliss! It combines sweet raspberries, floral rose water, earthy saffron, and a crunchy bite of almonds. Wonderful spooned over a coconut yogurt bowl, a cheesecake, tart, or just eaten straight out of the bowl!

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Zingy Vegan Garden Cress Pesto

This vegan garden cress pesto is full of flavour and loaded with all kinds of nutritious ingredients like garden cress, basil, garlic, nutritional yeast, olive oil, and walnuts!

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Japanese Style Vegan Faux Fish (100% Watermelon)

This faux fish is an excellent replacement for raw tuna fish in asian - specifically Japanese - recipes. It takes a little while to make, but it's well worth the effort!

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Vegan Pumpkin Bread

This pumpkin bread is super moist and full of flavor! A full cup of pumpkin puree lends it its warm golden color and subtle sweetness. Topped with vegan cream cheese frosting seals the deal on this one.

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Chewy Flax Coconut Cookies with a Lemon Pitaya Glaze

These inviting cookies are made without flour, refined sugar, and dairy. The ingredients used offer a multitude of health benefits without sacrificing the taste! Plus, aren't they pretty in pink?

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Healthy Chia Misc Nut Cookies

These simple, uber-healthy cookies are a great snack to have with you when you're out and about. They're filling, mildly sweet, and loaded with all kinds of healthy fats.

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Frankincense: Tears of Gold

Frankincense is a hardened tree sap extracted from a tree-species called Boswellia. It has been traded throughout the Arabian Peninsula and Northern Africa for over 6,000 years and been harvested for much longer.

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Walnuts – Juglandaceae

Walnuts have higher antioxidant activity than any other common nut; rich in healthy fats, vitamins, protein, fiber, and minerals.

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Wormwood – Artemisia Absinthium

Wormwood has perhaps gained the most notoriety for one of its active ingredients “absinthol”, used in the French spirit “Absinthe”. However, this potent herb has a long history of use stretching back into Ancient Greece and the time of Hippocrates.