I know I’m doing it again.

But I have to show you what I mean, because I feel guilty keeping these all to myself.

So today you’re getting lucky.

Because today I’m slipping you one of the secret Fall Meal Plan recipes AND a Cookbook recipe, all in one day!

Just to give you a little taste, a little teaser as to what you could be missing.

Yes, you would get tons of healthy recipes and ideas each week for 4 weeks in a row. But anyone could go get a “healthy” cookbook or spend hours online scouring for real-food recipes that also might be easy to make {multiple hours, if you’ve ever done it].

That is not the point.

The point is that you want the recipes that are going to be your DAILY, MOST USED recipes. Your go-to’s each season because they taste great, are simple to make, are good for you, please a wide range of tastebuds, help you feel good and help you save money because you are eating within the seasons.

And just a bonus that they happened to be paired together so that you don’t end up throwing any food out, or multiple ways to combine it into different things throughout the week.

And yet another bonus is that the meal plan gets you try some things a little bit outside your routine + comfort zone with food. Because you’ll probably like them {since they are prepared well}, and then have a whole new set of possibilities and options to pick from.

Those are the kind of recipes that the Seasonal Meal Plans have. (Unsure? Take a free 3 day test run of the plan here)

Recipes like this fun one, today. It’s one of the weekly brunch or weekend recipe ideas that come with each week’s recipes + plan- at least one healthy alternative to the flour and sugar drenched weekend options, to help you mix it up.

Pumpkin, chocolate, coconut + almonds in a granola that won’t weigh you down, cause inflammation or digestive problems, and actually fills you up?

Now, that’s a real weekend treat.

So, by all means, be my guest. Give this one a test run and you can decide if you need more things like this in your daily and weekly life.

VIDEO HOW TO: Pumpkin-Chocolate [Grain Free] Granola

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Pumpkin Chocolate [Grain-Free] Granola

Recipe from new The Simply Real Health Cookbook, on sale now!

Makes approximately 8 servings

2 cups large coconut flakes

2 cups almonds, chopped

1 cup pumpkin seeds, shelled

¼ cup organic maple syrup

2 tablespoons extra-virgin, unrefined coconut oil

1½ tablespoons chia seeds

3 teaspoons cocoa powder

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon sea salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt coconut oil and maple syrup.

Add cocoa powder, cinnamon, vanilla, and sea salt to the oil and syrup mixture, and stir well. Add the coconut flakes, almonds and pumpkin seeds to a larger prep bowl, and drizzle the coconut-maple mixture over the top.

Toss well, and spread evenly on the baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until crisp, stirring the mixture halfway through.

What to do with this amazing little snack? Ah, the possibilities are endless. It’s great on it’s own, with whole milk, hemp milk (see how I easily make mine at home here), almond milk or coconut milk, over whole milk yogurt, sprinkled over fruit, sprinkled over a banana dipped in natural peanut or almond butter or tahini, or even over a green salad for an amazing and slightly sweet crunch (like candied pecans, but healthier).

Once it cools, this granola keeps well in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 month.

Love this recipe? You’d love the cookbook then too. And be sure to check out the brand new Food Academy, now open for enrollment, and the seasonal meal plans!