Abbey's Kitchen and a Delicious Summer Recipe

Abbey Sharp is a Media Registered Dietitian (RD), national spokesperson, TV and radio personality, YouTuber, food blogger, author and the founder of Abbey’s Kitchen Inc.

Abbey is a regular contributor to the Marilyn Denis Show, Healthlist, her popular Youtube channel and acclaimed food blog, Abbey’s Kitchen. She is the author of the Mindful Glow Cookbook, a non-diet cookbook designed to help inspire women to rekindle their relationship with food. Abbey also runs a media training business for nutrition and health professionals called Sharper Edge Media, and has recently launched a parenting Facebook group called the Millennial Mom’s Guide to Mindful Meal Planning.

Abbey’s recipes are naturally nourishing, colourful, satisfying, and overwhelmingly crave-worthy. They celebrate the inherent goodness in nutrient-rich foods, while playing up some of your favourite comfort food flavours. Forget deprivation, these recipes make you feel good, emotionally and physically, so that you’re glowing from the inside out.

For other great recipes and information check out Abbey’s website at www.AbbeysKitchen.com

Abbey’s Thoughts;

Okay, I don’t want to get cocky, but I think I’ve struck gold with this dessert. Picture a chocolate covered donut, but when you go in to take a bite, you get hit with the perfect balance of sweetness and acidity. You’re getting a sneak peak into what my vegan pineapple chocolate donuts taste like. The greatest thing about this dessert is that it literally takes minutes to prepare and before you know it, you’re sitting in the backyard with your feet kicked up eating one of these pineapple donuts. I bet you want to know how to make these now, eh? Let’s get into it!

We’re not messing around when it comes to dessert. It’s summer time, and in Canada that means it’s short and sweet so to take advantage the last place you want to be is stuck in the kitchen. To make these vegan pineapple chocolate donuts, start by melting your chocolate in the microwave with some coconut oil. While that’s melting, get your station ready. Have your sliced pineapple nearby, your bowl of melted chocolate, your tajin, fleur de sel and crushed toasted cashews.

Vegan Pineapple Chocolate Donuts

Make your summer a little sweeter with these easy vegan pineapple chocolate donuts topped with tajin, cashews and fleur de sel.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pineapple cored and sliced into 1/4” slices

• 300 grams dairy free dark chocolate

• 4 tsp coconut oil

• Tajin seasoning

• 3 tbsp crushed toasted cashews

• Fleur de sel

OVERVIEW

Course - Dessert

Cuisine - American, Tropical

Prep Time - 15 minutes

Cook Time - 4 minutes

Total Time - 19 minutes

Servings - 8 slices

Calories - 321

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a microwave safe bowl, add dark chocolate and coconut oil. Melt in the microwave and mix with a spoon every thirty seconds until fully melted.

2. Using a fork, dip a pineapple slice in the bowl of melted chocolate. When fully covered in chocolate lay the pineapple slice on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

3. Moving quickly, sprinkle pineapple slice with tajin, crushed cashews and fleur de sel. Repeat with the remaining pineapple slices.

4. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for five to ten minutes until the chocolate hardens.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION

Calories: 321kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 416mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 5mg