Sweet Greens

I took a pouch of my favorite frozen acai and mixed it with my favorite Cascadian Farm granola and a few other healthy ingredients to make a breakfast acai bowl that everyone in your family will gobble up – even the little ones!

Ever wondered what Acai (ah-sigh-ee) is? Acai is a fantastic purple superfruit from the Amazon. It is perfect for a healthy heart diet and is packed with antioxidants, amino acids and omega-3s. An acai bowl is a combination of acai, fresh fruit, granola and other yummy ingredients, mixed together into a powerhouse breakfast perfect for the start of any day. I took a pouch of my favorite frozen acai and mixed it with my favorite Cascadian Farm granola and a few other healthy ingredients to make a breakfast acai bowl that everyone in your family will gobble up – even the little ones! Jump over to Cascadian Farm for the super easy Banana Vanilla Almond Acai bowl recipe.

Spring officially starts tomorrow, to celebrate let’s all make organic, vegan fruit pizza! The mister and I made one over the weekend to celebrate his grandfather’s 98th birthday. It is the perfect treat for the kiddos, a perfect mixture of sweetness with the added benefits of organic fruit. This recipe is super simple to make and will be enjoyed by everyone – read on for the recipe. (I used organic eggs that I had on hand – however, you can use vegan egg replacers instead.)

#1: Gather the Ingredients

For the sugar cookie Crust:

• 3/4 cup organic vegan butter
• 3 cups organic sugar
• 3 organic eggs (or egg replacers)
• 3 cups organic flour
• 3/4 tsp. organic salt
• 3/4 tsp. organic baking soda
• 3/4 tsp. organic baking powder 

For the Frosting:

•  8 ounces vegan cream cheese
• 1/4 cup organic soy condensed milk 
• 2 cups organic powdered sugar  
• selection of organic fruit

#2: Make the Sugar Cookie Crust
Cream the vegan butter, sugar and eggs or egg replacers together until combined well. Mix the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder together in a separate bowl, then add slowly to the creamed mixture. Press the sugar cookie crust into your baking dish. Bake at 375° for about 16 minutes or until the crust begins to brown. Let it cool while you make the frosting.

#3: Make the Frosting
 Cream the cream cheese, condensed milk and powdered sugar together until thick and creamy.
  
#4: Add the Toppings and Enjoy
Frost the entire sugar cookie crust and then arrange your fresh fruit to the top in any design that you like. Enjoy!

If there’s one sweet treat the screams Easter, it’s Peeps. Those cute little brightly colored birds do look adorable peeking out of an Easter basket. However, since they are loaded with artificial colors, flavors and questionable ingredients, and packaged in plastic, they aren’t exactly good for your children or the environment. You can grab a few organic, vegan ingredients and make your own Peeps, to surprise and delight your little ones on Easter morning. Or better yet, jump over to Inhabitots for my vegan Peeps recipe and enjoy it with your kids as an Easter activity, along with decorating your Easter eggs!