Wednesday, June 12, 2013

THE Best Brownies



I guarantee these brownies are the best you'll ever taste. Ever. And they're gluten free...no flour, sweetened with honey or agave, and lots of protein.

Modified from Elana's Pantry

  • 1 (16 ounce) jar creamy roasted almond butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¼ cups agave nectar or honey or combination of the two
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup cacao powder
  • ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/2 cup cherries, chopped
  1. In a large bowl, blend almond butter until smooth with a hand blender
  2. Blend in eggs, then blend in agave and vanilla
  3. Blend in cacao, salt and baking soda, then fold in chocolate chips, walnuts, and cherries
  4. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish
  5. Pour batter into dish
  6. Bake at 325° for 25-40 minutes
Makes about 24 brownies

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Protein Packed Pumpkin Donut Holes


Modified from Dashing Dish

Ingredients

1 cupPeanut flour (the same thing as PB2) OR 1 cup oat flour 
1/2 cupBaking stevia OR 1 cup sweetener of choice that measures like sugar 
1 tspBaking powder
1/4 tspBaking soda
1/2 tspSalt
1/2 cupPumpkin
1/2 tspVanilla extract
1 tspCinnamon
1 tspPumpkin pie spice
1/4 cupUnsweetened almond milk (or low fat milk of choice)
4Egg whites
Cinnamon & Sugar Coating:
2 tbsCinnamon
1/4 cupStevia or sugar substitute of choice

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray, (or line with mini silicone liners for easy clean up!)

In a medium size bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.  Combine the wet ingredients with the dry, and mix until batter is smooth and free of lumps.

Divide batter evenly to make 16 donut holes. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean, and donuts are set.

Meanwhile, to make the cinnamon/sugar coating, combine the cinnamon and stevia in a small bowl. When donuts are done baking, (and are still warm) gently roll them around in cinnamon/sugar mixture. (If you are having trouble getting the coating to stick, simply spray donuts with a light coating of cooking spray!)
Nutrition
16Donut Holes (or 6 regular size donuts for 80 calories each)
30Calories per Donut Hole (with peanut flour)
0 gFat
1 gCarbohydrate
0.5 gFiber
0 gSugar
8 gProtein
110 mgSodium