i’m feeling very very festive all of the sudden. school’s over, today is my last shift at work and then it’s holidays :) suddenly i am blasting christmas music and watching christmas movies like it’s my job (wouldn’t that be the greatest job ever?). christmas baking has been going on like crazy too. oh man i truly love this time of year!
i’ll say it now, since i don’t want it to get lost in all the submission guidelines: to everyone who celebrates christmas: merry christmas and for everyone else, happy holidays! i hope you all get some time to relax, spend time with loved ones and enjoy some delicious food!
and in the spirit of the holidays, it seems only right to have a holiday-themed healthy vegan friday!
for those of you who don’t know, healthy vegan fridays is a weekly blog hop hosted by myself, shelby @ everydayvegan girl and carrie @ carrie on vegan. it is a place to share your healthy vegan recipes that make use of whole ingredients and minimize the use of processed and refined foods. the recipes shared on this link up are intended to emphasis the beauty, creativity and benefits of a healthy, plant-based diet!
recap of last week:
most popular submissions
20 healthy christmas cookie recipes from adrienne @ the better mom
haven’t planned your christmas baking yet? there are so many great ideas here- i’m intrigued by the raw nog creams and carob refrigerator cookies!
fudgy and decadent date sweetened brownies from tessa @ tessa the domestic diva
look how dense and amazing those look? plus the dates add loads of fibre- score!
healthier holiday fudge from my sister’s pantry
probably the healthiest fudge ever and it’s loaded with so many healthy things like nuts and dried fruit!
my top picks
favourite main event: winter squash lasagna from angela @ canned time
i don’t usually use ingredients like soy cream cheese but hey, it’s the holidays right? and oh man this look so creamy and delicious!
favourite sensible snack: cranberry orange cardamom muffins from sasha @ one small vegan
such a seasonal muffin and i loooove cardamom. made with whole wheat flour these would be great for snacking on the go, like when doing last minute shopping ;)
favourite indulgence: healthier snowball cookies from raechel @ rebel grrrl kitchen
coconut deliciousness that looks so pretty and festive!
now it’s time for healthy vegan friday # 22!
my submission for the week:
my favourite christmas cookie- buttery and sweet, spiced with nutmeg for an egg nog feel- truly delicious and special!
so, if you have a healthy vegan recipe (or 2) to share, please add it to the list below! if not, feel free to browse the submissions and get inspired! you can also check out our pinterest board and feel free to tweet about it using the hashtag #VeganFridays. feel free to grab our button (code is on the sidebar) to help promote this even and show your vegan pride.
you don’t have to be vegan to submit, just needs to be a vegan recipe. so share that creativity of yours!
just so everyone knows, shelby is taking a little break from blogging for now, so it’s just me and carrie hosting! hope life quiets down for you soon shelby!
thanks and happy friday!
submission guidelines
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maximum of 2 submissions per week
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you do not have to be a vegan food blogger to link up, but all recipes must be 100% vegan.
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all recipe submissions should focus on the most whole, unprocessed and unrefined ingredients as much as possible, although we will still accept recipes that make use of some processed/refined ingredients.
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you may submit current or past recipes, just make sure they are not ones that you have shared previously on this blog hop.
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besides recipes, feel free to submit informative posts that are aimed at promoting vegan, plant-based diets.
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you must provide a link back to this blog party on your submitted post. you can either grab our badge to display or a clickable link back somewhere on the post you are submitting.
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when linking up, please make sure to link back to the post you are submitting, not the homepage of your blog
legal disclaimer
by linking up to healthy vegan fridays, you guarantee that the pictures and posts are your own and not that of someone else. you also agree to give permission to all hostesses (shelby, gabby and carrie) to make use of your pictures and posts on our own healthy vegan friday posts, as well as giving us permission to re-post them on pinterest, twitter and/or facebook.
Hello dear Gabby,
Lovely party you have here ;)
I brought my vegan creme brulee ;))
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
♥ Ella
Why thank you Ella :)
A very merry Christmas to you as well!
Merry Christmas, Gabby! I was glad to see that the linky was still open. Busy times! Hopefully things will slow down enough to enjoy this beautiful holiday season. Be merry!!
Merry Christmas Heather, hope you are enjoying :)
Wishing you a happy holiday Gabby! Hope it’s great! :)
You too Alaine!
Oh my goodness… I must be really tired because I just posted a completely un-vegan recipe to this link-up! I’m not sure how to unlink it but I hope you are able to! Sorry Gabby! All of the recipes sound amazing, and that fudge from last week looks sooo good:)
hey don't worry Sunnie! I deleted it but I hope you like up something else- you always have awesome recipes!
Aww festive indeed!! We made it through the apocalypse so it looks like Christmas is happening this year! ;) I hope you have a very merry one! I love all of the festive treats featured this week! They would all be an amazing addition to a holiday table :) Enjoy your time off!
Hahah that’s what I’ve been saying to everyone, love it!
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas yourself! I hope you get some time off to spend with friends and family because you deserve it :)
Merry Christmas, Gabby! Enjoy the break – it is well-deserved!!
Thanks so much Annie! You have a lovely holiday yourself :)
I’m so in love with those little nutmeg cookie logs Gabby! We may just leave some for Santa! ;) Merry Christmas! xx
Thanks so much Somer! I’m so glad other people are finally getting to see how delicious these cookies are! Hope you like them :) Merry Christmas!
Hi Gabby! Your nutmeg logs look so good! I really love nutmeg, so I may have to try those. :-) I’m adding my Fudgy Brownies this week. Thanks for hosting, and have a great weekend!
Thanks Lauren! Nutmeg is one of my favourite spices- I think it’s because it reminds me of egg nog which reminds me of Christmas :)
Thanks for sharing those brownies- they look epic :) Have a lovely weekend yourself!
So many delicious looking goodies here as usual! Im sharing my post on raw christmas cheesecakes. Have a great Christmas Gabby!
Your cheesecakes are always so drool worthy :) Merry Christmas to you too!
Wow Gabby, I’m so happy you liked the squash lasagna. It was creamy and would probably be just a good with a cashew based cheese but I didn’t have the time that week so….we had it with a Marinara sauce for dinner and my husband didn’t notice that there was no meat in it. Really great ingredients and it freezes well too.
Thanks so much for mentioning it and I hope to hear back from anyone who tries it out. It’s different, but it a good way :)
The sugar scrub I added today is yummy even if you can’t eat it and makes a super easy gift so I hope you don’t mind my not featuring a food item this week. Thanks again and Merry Christmas to you too!
Of course! I have never made a lasagna with squash but since it combines 2 of my favourites- pasta and squash, how could I not like it?
Thanks for sharing your sugar scrub- what a great idea for a last minute gift! Merry Christmas!
Yay for the holidays!!!!!
Thanks for sharing my recipe. : ) Those nutmeg logs looks wonderful!!!!
Of course, it looks fantastic :) Thank you!
Definitely time for holiday sweets! Everything looks delicious this week, Gabby. :)
Thanks Janet :) I'm still trying to keep it in check though- mostly fruit :)
Awesome! I feel way more into the holiday spirit wrt treats now.. I was contempating making some raw snickers but thank goodness I don't have the ingredients to make them… so I have been safe for the time being! :)
I will be making my almost guiltless chocolate mousse pie this weekend… I may very well be tempted to taste it.. just to make sure it is ok for my guests. :)
It’s the holiday season, you make sure to indulge a little ;)
Hi Gabby
Hi, this week I have shared my fantastic my festive mince pie smoothie and a great collection of healthy holiday drinks to get you in the mood for Christmas.
http://www.greenthickies.com/mince-pie-smoothie-christmas-drink
http://www.greenthickies.com/11-best-healthy-holiday-christmas-drinks
Thank you for hosting
That is what I would have shared but don't see the linky tool. Maybe it's just me!
ahh sorry! my fault, all fixed my dear :)
Those nutmeg logs are really cute :) I’m glad you’ve finished school for the year – enjoy your break now!
thanks Kari! it feel so nice to be done!