Breakfast
Take your gluten free pancakes to the next level with this buttermilk apple pancakes recipe. They’re dairy free and vegan too.
Ok, I know it’s not apple season yet, but I just can’t wait until fall to dig into some apples. I’ve been buying gala apples by the 5lb bag and can’t seem to make them last long enough. I cannot wait until we can go apple-picking and grab some fresh ones – hopefully we can actually make that happen this year.
Anyways, I’m all about some apple and these gluten free pancakes include it in not one, but three ways. Feel free to stick to just one, but why stop there when you can get triple the apple action? I may have called them “buttermilk” pancakes, but don’t be fooled – these pancakes are dairy-free and gluten-free too.
By adding apple cider vinegar {wait, does that mean there are apples FOUR ways?}, to the Almond Breeze Almondmilk, you can “fake” a buttermilk-like effect.
For super apple power, top these gluten free pancakes with chunks of apple {I like to sprinkle mine with lemon juice and cinnamon} and add a dollop of fresh homemade apple butter.
Apple Buttermilk Gluten Free Pancakes
by Heather Neal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups gluten-free flour {I use oat flour}
- 1/2 cup gluten-free oats
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups Almond Breeze Almondmilk Original
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4-1/2 cup diced apples
- apple butter {store-bought or easy apple butter recipe here}
Instructions
Mix apple cider vinegar and almond milk together. Set aside.
Combine remaining ingredients except apples.
Stir in milk mixture.
Gently fold in apples.
Heat a skillet to medium; cook pancakes several minutes on each side. {Flip when you see air bubbles or the edges start to dry.}
Serve with extra apples & apple butter on top.
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For more recipes using almond milk, check these out –>
Funfetti Cinnamon Rolls
Vegan Queso Blanco
Green Monster Cubes
Chocolate Hazelnut Cinnamon Rolls
Toasted Almond Scones
Vegan Chocolate Chip Sticky Buns
This post was originally sponsored by Almond Breeze Almondmilk.
Snack
These high protein snacks for kids {or adults!} pack a whopper of a protein punch, along with great flavor. Perfect for hungry kids or post-workout refueling. Bonus: they’re no bake, gluten free, and dairy free!
I’m a serious, serious snacker. The three {or even four} meals a day thing just does not float my boat. Apparently I’ve passed that trait onto my three year old, who is constantly {constantly} asking for a snack.
I do my best to make sure they’re filling and healthy snacks for kids, in secret hopes it will fill him up enough to stop asking me for a minute. {It doesn’t usually work}. But I do make my best effort to have high protein snacks for kids that meet both of our taste requirements, plus are gluten free and dairy free. {Since clearly I’ll snack on them too.}
High Protein Snack Balls {Gluten Free, Dairy Free}
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Healthy snack balls of all kind are on a weekly rotation around here. I typically make a bunch then store them in the freezer for easy snacking. This week we mixed our standard protein ball recipe up a bit by using flavored almonds, and now I want to go make a batch with every flavor offered.
We got these two flavors from Blue Diamond, the Salted Caramel and Blueberry almonds, and they are so good by themselves it was almost a crime to use them in a recipe. But a crime worth committing because my three year old is busy not asking me “why?” for the millionth time because his mouth is full of dense, protein-packed, nutty deliciousness.
To start, we experimented with some Salted Caramel high protein snack balls since I’m obsessed with salted caramel. They are super dense but have a fun flavor. {The almonds make delicious homemade nut butter on their own, by the way. soo good.}
My taste-tester approves.
In order to keep him from eating the entire batch in one sitting, I shoved the bag of blueberry almonds in front of him as a distraction. High protein snacks for the double win.
Now I need to go buy a new bag so I can make some coconut blueberry balls. Mm.
High Protein Snacks for Kids & Beyond
by with a Side of Sneakers
- 1/2 cup almond butter {homemade or otherwise}
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder {gluten free & dairy free if needed}
- 1/8 cup brown rice syrup
- 1 T coconut oil
- 1/2 T cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp each: vanilla extract, butter extract, & fleur de sel
- 1/4 cup Blue Diamond Salted Caramel Almonds, chopped
Combine all ingredients and form into balls.
*Recipe affected heavily by how oily your nut butter is – mix should be crumbly, but stay in ball form when squeezed in your hands. If it doesn’t stick together, add coconut oil or almond milk 1 tsp at a time until balls form.
*Doubly extra good if you use almond butter made with the salted caramel flavored almonds.
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Do you have a favorite high protein snack recipe? I’m inspired to branch out more with these healthy snack ball recipes now that we’ve opened up the door to new flavors.
This post was originally sponsored by Blue Diamond.
Snack
Food allergies can make game day snacking tough, but with a few pantry and fridge staples you can be out of the kitchen and cheering for your favorite team in no time with these no fuss gluten free game day snacks.
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We are all about some game day over here. If it’s fall and it’s football, it’s on our tv.
Ok perhaps I should clarify. The husband is all about some game day. I, on the other hand, am all about some game day eats. I’d be the first one to say hey let’s have a bunch of people over to watch the game simply so we could snack on a bunch of game day food.
However, since food allergies have come into our lives, it makes simply grabbing a bunch of game-ready food from the store less of a convenience and more of a hassle. We can’t just go to one store and grab everything we need or make last minute plans and pick something up along the way. Instead, we have to plan in advance, which on occasion has made me not want to host a game day celebration at all. If it’s work it’s not fun.
But slowly and surely over the years I’ve figured out how to get around that hold up. I have a few go-to game day recipes up my sleeve that are easy to prepare, but better yet, I’ve figured out how to prepare practically nothing and still have a game-day worthy spread.
The trick is pairing your snacks so they not only complement each other but you cover all your bases. Fruits, veggies, and chips are easy to throw on the counter, but unless I have some homemade meatballs hiding in the freezer, I don’t always have an easy protein option. Or do I…
You know I’m a fan of flavored almonds {the blueberry ones are a staple favorite around here} and these bold, smokey, game changing flavors are perfect for an easy game day treat to help keep you full and satisfied while you munch away and watch the game.
They’d make a great game day pairing on their own with some salami & cheese, or even mixed with something unexpected and sweet like dried fruit. The smokehouse almonds scream manly game day and the wasabi & soy are delightful for something different {and just spicy enough without crossing the line}.
These rounded out our last game day spread nicely along with some of our other gluten-free, dairy-free faves, like spinach artichoke dip with sliced veggies, bean dip with tortilla chips, guacamole, hummus, and meatballs. I may or may not have eaten half the nuts while waiting for the game to start…
What’s your favorite no-fuss game day snack?
This post was originally sponsored by Blue Diamond Almonds. Ditch the chips and grab some Game Changing Flavors this football season!
Entree
These gluten free, dairy free homemade fish sticks are a great alternative to the freezer variety. This fish sticks recipe is fresher, healthier, and fun for kids to make too.
Back to school means more than growing up and watching another year tick by – it means time to pack lunch after lunch after lunch and be prepared for dinners on the fly and on the go, as you shuffle from activity to activity. Time suddenly seems to go out the window and everything can feel rushed and hurried.
Luckily I still have a few more years before the real hustle and bustle starts, but I still feel the pain of having to always have lunch-ready food on hand, and most definitely feel the strain of needing to have a quick and easy {yet still healthy} dinner ready for my family every night. {Especially when our meal choices need to be gluten free and dairy free recipes.} Moving further away from our old activities has meant a lot of extra time spent in the car and not so much extra time left for things like food prep and cooking big meals.
On top of that, my kid is like so many other kids when it comes to food preference: he’d pick chicken nuggets and fish sticks every single deal, every single meal if I let him. It’d be really easy to cave in to that go-to choice every time we’re in a rush or in a bind, so instead I try to have things that are just as easily ready and available, but a bit less processed. One of old stand-by favorites are these paleo sweet potato chicken patties – there’s almost always a batch ready to go in the freezer – but lately I’ve been trying to broaden our horizons and added some fish sticks to the mix. This fish sticks recipe has made our easy, weeknight meal repertoire a little bigger.
These homemade fish sticks are still super easy to prepare as they use canned tuna {no need to have fresh fish on hand} and come together in no time. Plus tuna is packed with protein and healthy fats, so it’s a choice I feel good about feeding my kiddo. They’re gluten free and dairy free too. They’re good fresh, but I always make extra to pop in the freezer for those busy days and nights.
Full disclaimer: this is not the most attractive entrée I’ve ever made, although I think with a little practice I could probably do better. But it didn’t stop anybody from eating them!
Gluten Free Fish Sticks Recipe
by with a Side of Sneakers
- 1 5oz can Bumble Bee tuna
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/8-1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/8 cup almond flour
Combine tuna and most of the egg – save a little for an “egg wash”.
Add flour a little at a time – I used about 1/8 cup of flour but you might need more, especially if you use a flour that doesn’t absorb as much liquid.
It should still look a little dry but you’ll know you’re set when you can form the tuna into a stick shape.
Form “sticks”, then dip lightly into leftover egg and roll in almond flour to create coating.
Cook over medium heat in a saute pan with a little oil, a few minutes on each side until they get crispy.
Allow to cool completely before refrigerating or freezing if saving for later.
Feel free to add any flavor combo your family or kiddos like – lemon juice, Italian seasoning, cumin, etc.
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I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
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Entree
Ok last back-to-school themed post. {Ok, not really, because I have yet to inundate you with photos and musings of my two-year old’s start of preschool.} Really the only thing that makes a difference for back to school at the non-homework, non-sports/clubs/activities age is that you have to pack lunch. A lunch that other people will see. It’s like opening up a little window into the private world of how you feed your kid. I can only imagine what teachers think when they see what I put in KB’s lunchbox. But I’m not really into worrying about other people’s judgements, so no pressure there. If you do have a homework-aged, tons of after-school-activities-aged kid, the other key factor is having easy, go-to dinners at the ready. 
I like to make those easy, go-to meals work for both dinner and a packed school lunch the next day. So here ya go: a dinner that myself, the husband, and the toddler scarfed down last night with just enough leftovers to pack a lunch. And yes, it used tuna, but no, it doesn’t make the whole room smell when you open the lunchbox like happens with tuna salad. 
Tuna Cakes with Jalapeno Mustard Dip
by with a Side of Sneakers
For the Tuna Cakes
- 2 5-oz Bumble Bee Tuna Pouches in Water – Premium Albacore Tuna or Light Tuna {available in cans too}
- 1 carrot
- 1/2 cup zucchini
- 1/4 cup red onion
- 1/4 red bell pepper
- 1 egg
- 2 Tbsp coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp salt-free seafood seasoning blend
For the Sauce
- 2 Tbsp mayo {paleo-friendly if necessary}
- 1 Tbsp spicy brown mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 1/2 Tbsp chopped jalapenos
- 1/2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
- splash hot sauce
For the Tuna Cakes
Shred carrots, onion, pepper, and zucchini in food processor or blender.
Mix all ingredients together.
Form into small patties, squeezing excess liquid out if necessary. {Add more flour if they won’t hold together.}
Place on saute pan over medium heat and cook for several minutes on each side.
Let cool slightly before serving to help patties stay intact.
For the Sauce
Stir all ingredients together and serve on top of zucchini cakes.
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What’s your favorite double-duty, back-to-school meal that works for dinner and lunchboxes? Do you have a favorite tuna recipe?
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
