YUM! In this mango salad you will find sweet, salty, tangy and hot flavors that all come together to make an awesome experience in your mouth! A must try for the summer.
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Directions:
Enjoy!
I am reposting one of my favorite homemade chocolate chip cookie recipes. I whip this up often, as it is easy, FAST, and satisfies my sweet tooth without making me feel too bad :) the cookie uses healthy fats and almond flour. It is sweetened by honey and cooks in 12 minutes! This recipe makes 6 cookies.
Ingredients:
½ c whole wheat flour
½ c almond meal
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 egg
2 T honey
1 ½ tsp vanilla
½ cup chocolate chips
1 T coconut oil, melted is ideal
2 T almond milk
Directions:
Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine all wet ingredients in a smaller bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry and add chocolate chips. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Makes about 6 cookies.
For a vegan version, use 1 T ground flax seed + 3 T warm water instead of the egg, and use maple syrup instead of honey. Enjoy! What is your favorite type of cookie?
I love chocolate. I love dessert. I really do. So when Elise (from Lillybelle Foods) told me about her recipe for a healthier version of a chocolate chip cookie I was alllll about trying it.
Regardless of being considered more healthy, I LOVED IT ! Try it, and YOU tell me how amazing it is, k?
YUMMMMMMMMM
Ingredients:
½ c whole wheat flour
½ c almond meal
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 egg
2 T honey
1 ½ tsp vanilla
½ cup chocolate chips
1 T coconut oil, melted is ideal
2 T almond milk
Directions:
Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Combine all wet ingredients in a smaller bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry and add chocolate chips. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Makes about 6 cookies.
For a vegan version, use 1 T ground flax seed + 3 T warm water instead of the egg, and use maple syrup instead of honey.
I had Jody over, from JoJo's Raw Kitchen and she introduced me to the most delicious and easy to make RAW pie. When I think of dessert I think of chocolate. I am not much of a fruit and nut dessert girl. So when Jody mentioned mango pie, it was not my first choice, but now I have become officially obsessed! This is something that I could eat every day as a sweet treat and not feel bad about it. Seriously awesome.
Ingredients:
Directions:
In a food processor place almonds and chop until almost a powder. Add in dates and blend together until they form a paste. This will be your raw crust. Take out and place in a pie dish to make a crust. Press the paste down hard and form a base to your pie.
Cut up 1 mango and 1 banana. Place in food processor and and blend. This is going to be your "cream" part of the pie!
Pour the mango and banana mixture on top of your raw crust and place in the fridge for 10 minutes then serve. The pie stays good for 4-5 days. It might lose its bright yellow color, but it is still good to eat.
Some tips:
YUM! Enjoy! Do you have any raw, quick and easy recipes that you would like to share??
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I love Lara Bars, not only because of their sweet goodness, but also because they are made from about 4 ingredients. I thought, if Lara can make these bars... so can I (and so can you!)
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For my "Lauren bars" I used:
4 dates
1/2 C figs
1/4 C walnuts
1/4 C almonds
1 tbsp chia seeds
In a blender (I used a mini food processor by Proctor Silex) throw in all the nuts. Make sure not to turn the nuts into a powder. You want to have some chunks in there to add texture to your bar. Set the nuts aside.
Next: Throw the dried fruit into your blender. Blend until they form a paste like this:
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I used a vegetable cutting board and laid out my dried fruit paste. I took the chia seeds and added it to the top.
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After mixing the chia seeds and paste by hand, I threw in my nuts.
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Mix nuts and paste together. I always loved playing with my food. You can make a mohawk if you would like.
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Divide mixture into 8 snack balls. Throw the balls in a plastic bag and store in your fridge.
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Each ball will contain a little over 100 calories (~108) and provide you with a sweet and nutritious filled snack that will give you your afternoon boost, or that pre workout lift. You can get creative with the mixtures and add different dried fruit for the paste, or nuts for the filler. Let me know if you try it, and how it comes out! Did you add something different?
