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  • Close-up of a banana muffin with chocolate chips on top. It's held in a hand and a bite has been taken out.
    Cooking & Baking

    Banana Muffins (With No Added Sugar!)

    February 11, 2025 - By Amy

    I’ve often said there are three kinds of people in this world: People who had that banana-flavoured antibiotic as kids, hated it, and now hate all banana flavoured candy; people who never had it; and people who mysteriously loved it and actually like banana flavoured candy. If you can’t tell, I’m part of the first camp… but I do love things baked with real banana. Overripe bananas are a baker’s best friend, because they easily add sweetness, moisture, and body to a variety of recipes. There are tons of things you can use your overripe bananas for beyond the ubiquitous…

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    Quick & Easy Vegan Chocolate Cake

    February 4, 2025 - By Amy

    In launching Leisurely Homemaker, I have discovered that many of the recipes I’m confident enough to publish happen to be vegan. I myself am not vegan, but I like to do my best to serve food that all my guests can enjoy. Over the years, I’ve discovered that I love the challenge of experimenting with recipes to come up with a great vegan alternative that is delicious in its own right and isn’t trying to be something it isn’t, like my vegan pumpkin pie (if I do say so myself!). This recipe [skip to it now], for a simple but…

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  • Three zucchini muffins sit in a bowl on top of a blue and white table cloth
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    Delicious, Healthy Zucchini Muffins

    November 25, 2024 - By Amy

    ... especially now that we’ve got a toddler to feed, I want to be offering healthy choices. With that in mind, I’ve been developing some muffin recipes I can feel good about serving my son at breakfast or any time, starting with these delicious zucchini muffins that you won’t believe are barely sweetened! They have a lightly nutty flavour from the whole wheat flour, a moist but not cakey crumb, and a gentle hint of cinnamon. They are super low on sugar, with just a ¼ cup of maple syrup in the whole recipe... but not low on tastiness!

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    Seriously Tasty Vegan Pumpkin Pie

    November 7, 2024 - By Amy

    Let’s start with a disclaimer: If you’re looking for a recipe that will taste exactly like traditional pumpkin pie but be vegan, this is not the post for you. But if you’re looking to make vegan pumpkin pie that gives regular pumpkin pie a run for its money, read on!  Yes. I’m going to share with you my perfect vegan pumpkin pie recipe. Let me be clear: I’m not claiming this is the perfect vegan pumpkin pie. It is, however, my perfect vegan pumpkin pie. I have been hosting my friends for Thanksgiving for over a decade, and I regularly…

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    Easy, 5-Ingredient, No-Knead Bread

    October 21, 2024 - By Amy

    If there’s one type of food I can’t resist, it’s fresh bakery bread. I used to split a loaf of sourdough from a local bakery with a colleague every week. It was a perfect arrangement; I’d pick up the loaf on Monday morning, and she’d pay me back for her half. I kept my half in the office for making sandwiches and late breakfasts, and I never had more than I could eat before it went stale.  Years later, after moving in with my now-husband, I decided I wanted to start baking my own bread. With two people to eat…

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