First attempt at making cookies out of protein powder turned out quite well! These cookies are gluten-free and dairy-free. Nutrition Facts: 100 cals per cookie, 4.4g fat, 8g carbs, 7.2g protein! Ingredients: Makes 7 cookies 2 scoops Genuine Health’s vanilla protein powder 1/4 cup coconut flour 3/4 cup Silk Unsweetened Cashew Milk 1 tbsp naturalContinue reading “Coconut Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies (GF & DF)”
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Puffed Quinoa Chocolate Protein Bites
Ingredients (~15 protein balls): 44g (1 1/2 scoops) Genuine Health’s Vanilla Vegan Protein Powder 16g (1/2 scoop) Genuine Health’s Chocolate Vegan Protein Powder ** You could use all of the same flavour – all vanilla or chocolate here. I just ran out of chocolate! Just make sure that you use a total of 2 scoopsContinue reading “Puffed Quinoa Chocolate Protein Bites”
Lemon Poppy Seed Bites by Genuine Health (No Bake)
Hi friends! Check out this Lemon Poppy Seed Bite recipe created by my friends at Genuine Health. I know I’ve preached about their amazing protein powder before….but I really wasn’t kidding. Also, I just tried their new chocolate protein powder. I shook it up with some almond milk….. and it was delicious just like that?!Continue reading “Lemon Poppy Seed Bites by Genuine Health (No Bake)”
Brown Rice Crisp Granola Bars
These pretty little babies are gluten-free, refined sugar free… and technically if you want to remove the dark chocolate chips/drizzle (I think not) they can be dairy-free. YUM YUM YUMMMM. Ingredients (Makes ~ 8-10 bars) : 1 1/2 cup Cocoa flavour Brown Rice Cacao Crisps Cereal from One Degree Organic Foods 1 1/2 cup Hilray Gluten-freeContinue reading “Brown Rice Crisp Granola Bars”
Trail-Mix Energy Bites
Do you ever hit a wall mid-afternoon? Looking for a quick pick me up to grab on the go and get you over that mid-day slump? Try my Energy Bite Cookies. With a mixture of nuts, raisins, oats, coconut, and much more… you will get a combo of healthy fats, natural sugars, and protein that willContinue reading “Trail-Mix Energy Bites”
Plain & Simple Popsicles
I discovered the best Popsicles in Vientiane on the weekend. They are handmade here in Laos and only include natural ingredients…..fruit fruit fruit coconut meat and coconut water! If you are like me and try to avoid added sugars – you will know that commercially made popsicles are PACKED with refined sugars and many otherContinue reading “Plain & Simple Popsicles”
Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Popcorn! #YUM
I combine two of my FAVOURITE foods! Popcorn + Dark Chocolate. Try it out: In a popcorn machine or in a pot on the stove, made your own popcorn in 1 -2tbsp coconut oil (depending on how much you want to make). Spread the popcorn on parchment paper on the kitchen counter. Melt dark chocolate (atContinue reading “Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Popcorn! #YUM”
Coconut Crunch Bark
Making your own chocolate bark is so simple and fun because you can make it with whatever you like! For this bark I used OneDegree Foods Veganic Sprouted Ancient Maize Flakes cereal and coconut smiles…aka dehydrate coconut pieces (you can find these at Farmboy, Whole Foods, bulk food stores, etc). Directions: Melt desired amount ofContinue reading “Coconut Crunch Bark”
Date “Caramel” Candy Apples – A Healthy Twist on Caramel Apples
Making a healthier twist and the standard “caramel”/candy apple. This date mix can be used as a lower fat dip for apples (instead of a peanut butter) or as a coating to make candy apples like I did! Ingredients: 2 cups dates, pitted and mashed 3/4 cup almond milk 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tbspContinue reading “Date “Caramel” Candy Apples – A Healthy Twist on Caramel Apples”
CocoNUTTY Dark Chocolate Bark
Ingredients: 1 cup shredded coconut 1/4 cup slivered almonds 1/4 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1 tbsp coconut oil, melted ~2 cups of dark chocolate wafers, melted Directions: Turn stove top on to low heat. Melt 1 tbsp of coconut oil in a small pan. Once melted, add in shredded coconut, chopped pecans,Continue reading “CocoNUTTY Dark Chocolate Bark”
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