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Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles

Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles

These Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles are every chocolate lover’s dream!

Buckwheat is naturally gluten free and has a delicious nutty flavor that goes perfect with chocolate! Contrary to its name, buckwheat is not wheat at all. It is a seed! Plus, it is packed with fiber and antioxidants and contains easy-to-digest protein.

These fluffy Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles have cocoa powder and chocolate chunks in their batter for a double dose of chocolate! They are easy to make with only a few ingredients. Top with maple syrup, blueberries, and/or more chocolate chips for an insanely delicious breakfast treat!

Dark Chocolate Buckwheat Waffles

There's nothing like a simple and delicious waffle breakfast to start your day! Whip up a batch of these fluffy chocolate buckwheat waffles for the family this weekend or any day of the week!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Breakfast
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup buckwheat flour
  • ½ cup cacao powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup coconut milk (unsweetened vanilla)
  • ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 1 tablespoon raw tahini (sesame seed butter)
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
  • Stir all of the ingredients but the dark chocolate chips together in a bowl until batter is smooth. Stir in the dark chocolate chips.
  • Pour batter onto the hot waffle iron, close the waffle iron and cook until the waffles are barely letting off steam and they are lightly crisp to the touch.
  • Carefully lift waffles out of the waffle iron. Avoid stacking the waffles or they will lose their crispness. Repeat with remaining batter as necessary. Serve with maple syrup, blueberries, and/or more chocolate chips on top.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

Every morning can be dessert morning, if you ask me. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats are healthy, full of protein, and simply delicious! 

It’s one of the easiest, no-cook options that will provide you with healthy breakfasts. Honestly, it’s as easy as stirring together a couple of ingredients in a container, placing it in the fridge, and enjoying the next morning.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

This recipe will teach you how to make a basic overnight oats recipe for beginners and packs plenty of health benefits thanks to the wonderful ingredients.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course Breakfast
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ tablespoon natural peanut butter (creamy)
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds
  • 1 ½ tablespoon cacao powder
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 cup dairy-free milk (soy, almond, oat or coconut)
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 1 cup fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries

Instructions
 

  • To a medium bowl with a lid, add milk, chia seeds, cacao powder, peanut butter, and maple syrup and stir with a spoon to combine.
  • Add oats and stir a few more times.
  • Cover securely with a lid and set in the refrigerator overnight (or for at least 6 hours).
  • The next day, open and divide oats evenly between 2 bowls.
  • Top each bowl with raspberries and blueberries.
  • Overnight oats will keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, though best within the first 12-24 hours. Not freezer friendly.
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Beet Soup (Borscht)

Beet Soup (Borscht)

There are so many reasons to love this Beet Soup (Borscht). The taste is delicious, it’s nutritious, and the color is beautiful! Beets are even considered by many to be a super food because of all the benefits they provide.

This is our family’s version of Borscht and is on the regular rotation at our house, especially during the winter months.

Beet Soup (Borscht)

This version is a healthy take on the most iconic dish of the Ukrainian cuisine – Borscht! Serve with sour cream and it can be garnished with chopped dill, parsley, or green onions.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Soup
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound beef tri-tip or roast (cut into 3/4 inch pieces)
  • 1 medium yellow onion (peeled and finely chopped)
  • 1 medium carrot (peeled and thinly sliced)
  • 2 medium beets (peeled)
  • 2 cups green cabbage (shredded)
  • 2 medium potatoes (peeled and cubed, keep potatoes in cold water until ready to use)
  • 10 cups water
  • 1 ½ teaspoon ground sea salt (or to taste)
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)
  • ⅛ teaspoon allspice
  • ¼ teaspoon cloves

Instructions
 

  • In a large pot, add water, beets, onion, beef, salt, and black pepper. Bring water to a boil and remove the foam as soon as it boils. Once boiling, reduce heat, partially cove, and simmer for about 30 minutes.
  • Remove beets and place them on a plate to cool down. Continue simmering the soup for about 15 more minutes. Grate beets on the large grater holes.
  • Add potatoes and carrots then cook for another 10 minutes.
  • When potatoes and carrots reach desired softness, add cabbage, allspice, and cloves. Cook for about 2 minutes.
  • Return grated beets back into the pot.
  • Simmer for an additional 2-3 minutes and add more salt and black pepper to taste.
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