Best Recipes of 2013: My Picks + Your Favorites

December 29, 2013 By Leanne Vogel November 7, 2018

I created over 200 recipes in 2013.

I experimented with using cauliflower as a base for cream soups, cooked quinoa as a substitute for rolled oats and sweet potato instead of oil in a chocolate fudge cake.

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Some ideas were good, others were not so good.

Today, I’m sharing the recipe winners with you – the most shared, most loved, most made… plus a couple of my personal favorites.

Do you have a favorite Healthful Pursuit recipe?

I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!

Banana Bread Breakfast Cookies

The first time I used cooked quinoa to replace oats in one of my favorite oatmeal cookie recipes I was blown away! Then, I made over 8 different variations of the cookie. It changed the way I did breakfast.

Cream of Mushroom Soup

I wish I could take the credit for this idea… but my hubby Kevin came up with the concept. Cauliflower to make vegan (and paleo) soup creamy. Brilliant.

Oil-free Sweet Potato Fudge Cake

My sister and I created this cake. We swapped out the oil for mashed sweet potato and then slathered each square with dairy-free frosting. Best slumber party ever!

Grain-free Granola Bars

A reader favorite – these bars went crazy, you loved them!

Grain-free Pancakes

Kevin and I have been using this recipe for years and years so it only felt right to share it with you.

Vegan Pumpkin Curry

I was going to make this recipe with butternut squash… but I didn’t have any so I improvised and it blew me away! Roasted pumpkin + curry = pure deliciousness. This is a Leanne favorite, 100%.

Pumpkin Spice Latte Quinoa Breakfast Casserole

I used to love baked oatmeal and thought it was completely off limits when I chose to go (mostly) grain-free. But, I learned that quinoa is a great replacement for oats! Throw them in a casserole dish with liquid, top it off with a crunchy topping and you’re set!

Love Your Greens Juice

I was surprised to see that this recipe was a top 5 recipe of 2013. It’s a great (fruit-free) green juice. Definitely one of my favorite juice recipes on the blog.

Paleo & Vegan Date Squares

Another Leanne favorite! These squares were inspired by Crudessence, my favorite raw/vegan restaurant in Montreal. Although we didn’t enjoy living in Montreal all that much, the people and restaurants I connected with made the whole experience worth it.