Peanut Butter Ball. If you're a peanut butter lover, I've got a snack for you.
Chock-full of protein, iron, and fiber, these tasty treats are delicious sources of healthy nutrients, but they're also bursting of flavor. Discovered on one of my favorite new websites, 100daysofrealfood.com, this small and powerful snack is made without the help of any processed foods. Sound enticing? Come check out the simple recipe! Ingredients 1 cup peanut butter (an all natural PB is recommended — the only ingredient necessary is crushed peanuts) 1 cup honey 3 cups rolled oats (oatmeal) 1 cup of nuts or dried fruit (or whatever your heart desires) Crushed nuts, granola cereal, or unsweetened coconut Directions Mix the first four ingredients together thoroughly.
Information Category Snacks While I love the recipe as is, you can adjust it to suit your taste buds. Recipe yields four dozen quarter-sized balls. Hidden Jem “Butter” Cookies. These cookies may look like your average run-of-the-mill cookie from the outside, but don’t let that fool you.
One bite and you’ll be welcomed to a soft and sweet date center! Ingredients * 2 1/2 cups almond flour * 3 medjool dates, pitted, quartered and rolled into a ball * 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted * 1/4 cup coconut sugar * 1 flax egg [1 tbsp ground flax + 3 tbsp water] * 1 tablespoon vanilla extract * 1/4 teaspoon celtic sea salt Directions Preheat your oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
Makes 12 cookies Information Category Cookies, Desserts. Almond Cookie. No reason to turn on the oven!
FitSugar reader eatingbirdfood has a no-bake almond cookie recipe, which she posted in our Healthy Recipe group. These cookies may be small, but they make up for their size in the flavor department. They’re all natural, have only five ingredients and no added sugar – overall a great alternative to white flour and sugar-based cookies. Storing the cookies in the fridge will keep them dense, chewy, and delicious. See the recipe after the break! Ingredients 1 cup raw or unsalted roasted almonds 1 cup (about 10) medjool dates, pitted and chopped 1/2 cup almond butter 1.5 Tablespoon cacaos nibs (optional) 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt Directions. Banana Protein Bar. This recipe for banana-carob protein bars from FitSugar reader eatingbirdfood will help keep energy levels up and your grocery bill down.
She posted this homemade protein bar recipe in the FitSugar Community Healthy Recipe group. I was looking for a protein bar that I could take with me on trips and decided to create my own. These bars are great because they are portable and delicious. They can be a snack or even a protein-packed dessert. Learn how to make these homemade protein bars after the break! Ingredients Ingredients: 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats 1 cup oat flour 1/3 cup protein powder (I used vanilla brown rice protein powder) 1 T chia seeds (optional) 1 t cinnamon pinch of sea salt 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed 3 egg whites 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk 2 T smooth natural peanut butter (or almond butter) 1/2 T honey 5 drops of liquid stevia (or 1 T more of honey) 1 t vanilla 1/4 cup carob chips (or chocolate chips) Directions Information Category Snacks, Other.