Gourmet Vegetarian Kitchen

Healthy Vegetarian & Plant-Based Foods

apples

Apple Leather (Apple roll-ups)

A high-quality Apple Leather costs $2.25 per piece if you buy it ready-made. Why not make your own? This recipe shows you how–from scratch!

Apple leather is meaty but soft, sweet & tangy, and most of all it’s very healthy!

For my family, I prefer to have Apple Leather over any sweet crackers or candy, even the ones labeled “organic & healthy” snacks. 

For many years when my daughter was younger, she always asked to get fruit leather when we went grocery shopping. As I thought it would be too hard and too much time to make my own, I just kept buying it. 

However, as it’s not cheap and I want to reduce unnecessary packaging, I decided to give making Apple Leather a try. It’s so easy, and I’m glad I did. It’s also another great way to preserve apples when they are in the season.…

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beet, carrot, and apple juice

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Want an all-in-one healthy food in a glass? Perfect! This Carrot, Beet, and Apple Juice is what you need to start a healthy day with. It’s even healthier and tastier when you add some ginger, lemon, and turmeric in too. All you need to do is to squeeze these goodness together for fast nutrients. absorbing!

There are so many kinds of fruits you can combine and make your own juice with, but the one I most highly recommend is this Carrot, Beet, and Apple Juice. The combination of the 3 easy-to-find ingredients gives this juice a simply great taste. If you have some ginger, lemon (including the skin) and turmeric, try adding them too. They all work so well together, and make the taste extraordinary.

We don’t drink a lot of juice–especially pre-made juice. However, about once a week, during weekends when we have more time to eat breakfast, I make this Carrot, Beet, and Apple Juice as a special treat for all of us. It’s amazingly refreshing, and gives us a great start to the day!

Ready to juice your own? Let’s get started!…

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