Creamy Avocado Dressing & Dip

Many salad dressings are filled with trans fat, sugar, preservatives, and artificial flavors.  Unfortunately this basically cancels out every intention we had with choosing a leafy green salad.

Making your own fresh, organic, salad dressings is not only fun but it is also a way for you to sneak in some beautiful fruits and veggies into your diet.  

This is one of my favorites! It's Dairy-Free, Soy-Free, Gluten-Free, and Oil-Free #Winning

Ingredients: 

1 Avocado 

1 Tbsp of Minced Garlic 

2 Tsp of Raw Organic Honey 

1/4 Cup of Water 

1 Tsp of Sea Salt 

1 Fresh Squeezed Lemon 

1-2 Tbsp of Dill 

1 Tsp of Cayenne Pepper 

1 Tsp of Crushed Black Pepper 

Directions: 

Place all ingredients in blender and top on your favorite salad or you can also use it to dip your veggies in :) 

More salad dressings to come!!! 

XoXo 

Ashley 

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Homemade Pumpkin Pie LauraBars

 All hail the pumpkin season!!! I love this time of year so incredibly much! I enjoy as much pumpkin recipes as I can during this time of year!  However, this year I am working on healthy alternatives to all the pumpkin treats I love! I have been dying to make homemade laura bars because these babies are so darn expensive! Surprisingly, these were very easy to make and tasted uuhhh-mazing! (plus they were cheaper than buying them in stores!) Win Win!

Ingredients:

• 1  cup (pitted) Medjool Dates

• ½ cup Raisins

• 1 1/2 cups Almonds

• 3 tablespoons of dried Cranberries 

• 3 tablespoons Pumpkin Puree

• 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of Traders Joe's Pumpkin Spice 

Directions:

1. Begin by chopping your almonds into small bits. I used a nutribullet which took me forever so i recommend a food processor, be careful not to cream the nuts just chop them. Remove the nut mixture and set aside.
2. Then mix, dates, raisins, pumpkin puree, nutmeg, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon. Combine until it creates a very sticky texture. Again, it took me awhile to do this in my nutribullet.  I had to do small portions at time but I got it. 
3. Remove the mixture from the processor, place in a large mixing bowl and fold in the chopped Almonds.
4. Place final mixture in a flat pan and let set over night.
5. Cut bars to the size of your liking and Enjoy!

XoXo 

Ashley

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