Raw Donut Holes with Karma Chow’s Melissa Costello in Santa Barbara, CA

Fall is officially here! Although, you really wouldn’t know it with this heat wave we are having here in California. Even though it still feels like summer, we are excited to start making autumn-inspired recipes as the warm smells of spices start to fill our house.

Recently, we traveled up to Santa Barbara to (un)cook with our dear friend, and celebrity chef, Melissa Costello, owner of Karma Chow. Missy is a holistic nutritionist, vegan chef for stars like Tony Horton of P90X fame, and author of The Karma Chow Ultimate Cookbook and The Clean in 14 Detox. She’s an all-around superstar to us!

She welcomed us into her kitchen and taught us how to make her super-yummy, raw, vegan donut holes.

This recipe is perfect for the fall season because it uses warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Spices like these make us feel like we want to go jump into a big pile of leaves, snuggle up to some football with our dad, and carve pumpkins with our mom. They bring to mind all the fun activities of autumn. Plus, these “donuts” are great treats to pack into our lunch, to snack on after school, or even for a quick running-out-the-door breakfast. 

These donuts are made with walnuts and cashews. Did you know that walnuts contain good fats called omega-3s, that support our brain’s health? They even look like a brain! How cool is that?! Make sure you eat the walnut skin too because it contains the most antioxidants to help keep you from getting sick. 

This is a really easy recipe to make and we had a lot of fun rolling them into balls. They were the perfect car snack for our road trip back home.

An extra bonus to cooking with Missy, is that we got to spend some time with Pumpkin, her adorable doggie! We love Pumpkin! Isn’t she cute?!! She even has her own Facebook page called Pumpkin Therapy.

We had such good time making these with Missy, and hope you have fun making them too! If you’re looking for more healthy, vegan recipes have your parents check out Missy’s books. They have lots of tasty treats that are fun and easy for kids (and adults!) to make and eat.

Thanks so much for cooking with us Missy! We love you!!

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