These Glazed Blueberry Mint Scones are the perfect Spring breakfast, paired with tea or a strong cup of coffee! Surprisingly easy-to-make, too. 

So, I don’t have an exact date for when I decided to go vegan. All I remember was being mostly vegan, having one last cupcake at the office I worked at, then deciding that I’d be vegan from there on out. But, after doing some math, this year I’ve decided that April 20th is my veganniversary! Bad part about that is that it just passed. The good part is that I’m going to take some time to share with you why I decided to go vegan, 6 years ago. Plus, you get a tasty recipe for Glazed Blueberry Mint Scones. Win-win, right?

It all started when I wanted to learn how to really cook for myself. Meaning, not having to buy frozen meals for work, each day or resorting to dried box meals for dinner. I began searching fun recipes, recreating them at home, then taking really bad pictures of them on my new-to-me camera. As I continued to read more about recipes and food, I also looked into cosmetics and body care products. That doesn’t seem totally connected, but it is! What you put in your body fuels you, and what you put ON your body also has its own effect.

More and more research was done, as I delved into the rabbit hole that is sustainable and organic living. Eating organic foods became really important to me. Then eventually, I found out the horrors of factory/industrial farming and the impact it has on this planet and knew I had to change what I was doing. I became vegetarian for about 6 months, then said to myself, “Enough of this hypocrisy, go vegan already!” So, I did.

Ever since then, eating organic and ethically sourced foods has been something I try to do as much as possible. One of the first products I realized was not always vegan, was sugar. After I found that out I’ve used – almost exclusively – organic cane sugar. If you stick to organic varieties of raw cane, brown and powdered sugars, you’re set for any baking needs you have.

Why would you even need to make non-vegan recipes, when you can have scones as beautiful as this? I’d also like to mention that going vegan is a great way to celebrate Earth Day! If you follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen my garden (where this mint came from), which was also something I got into after going veg.

1 year: Chipotle White Bean Sandwich // 2 years: Artichoke Crab Cakes // 4 years: Raw Food Desserts // 5 years: Sweet Potato Tots

So, make these blueberry mint scones, plant some herbs and celebrate Earth Day in the best way possible!

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