Almond Flour Brownies. This week I made brownies for the first time in months.
MONTHS. Who am I? The thing is these aren’t even for me; I’m still trying to get in better shape for marathon training. The last thing I need on my plate(literally) is brownies. I’m not saying I didn’t steal a taste, but as soon as these were cooled, cut, and photographed I sealed them up to bring to the Healthy Living Summit to share with friends and this girl for hosting me for a night. I made these by modifying my outrageous triple chocolate brownies recipe and—dare I say? Almond Flour Brownies Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Ingredients(Makes 1 8 x 8 pan): 3/4 cup almond flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 cup sugar*3 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules(optional) 1/2 cup butter 7oz semisweet or bittersweet baking chocolate, divided OR 3/4 cup chocolate chips Method:
PB&J Balls. One of my favorite lunches growing up was a PB&J sandwich on white Wonderbread.
Who doesn’t love peanut butter and jelly? And Wonderbread—that was just great stuff before anyone realized bread shouldn’t be glow-in-the-dark white. I’m getting sidetracked. What I meant to say was that these taste like the filling of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, that point where the sweetness of the jelly meets the smooth salty peanut butter. Since I hardly ever buy loaves of gluten-free bread, that’s not a taste I get to experience much; now I can have it whenever in a tasty raw snack. You can mix in chopped peanuts at the final mixing step for a crunchier texture. PB&J Balls Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 0 minutes Ingredients(Makes about 18 balls): The Raw Brownie - 6 Easy Raw Food Recipes to Try - Shape Magazine - Page 5.
You'll be surprised at how incredibly rich and satisfying these are.
Yes, I could go on and on about the amazing health benefits of The Raw Brownie (can you believe you just saw the words health and brownie in the same sentence? You’re welcome.), but what really gets me is the complex flavour that remarkably, comes from only five ingredients. They are light and cakey when you first bite into them, and then somehow melt and get all gooey, like a good brownie should! Ingredients: 2 cups whole walnuts 2 ½ cups Medjool dates, pitted 1 cup raw cacao 1 cup raw unsalted almonds, roughly chopped ¼ tsp. sea salt. Banana-Oatmeal Cookies - The Best Healthy Cookie Recipes - Shape Magazine - Page 10. Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies - The Best Healthy Cookie Recipes - Shape Magazine - Page 7. Both vegans and non-vegans can help themselves to these chocolate chip cookies.
Whole-wheat pastry flour, which still retains much of its natural vitamins and minerals, gives this classic recipe a nutritious—and yummy—spin. Ingredients:7 tbsp. Earth Balance, plus 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil1/2 c. packed brown sugar1/4 c. cane sugar1 flax egg (1 tbsp. ground flax mixed with 3 tbsp. water)1 tsp. vanilla extract1/2 tsp. baking soda1/2 tsp. kosher salt1/2 c. whole-wheat pastry flour3/4 c. all-purpose flour1/4 tsp. cinnamon1/4 tsp. molasses (optional)1/2 c. dark chocolate chips Directions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, mix together the flax egg and set aside. Peanut Butter Quinoa Cookies - The Best Healthy Cookie Recipes - Shape Magazine - Page 3.
Pumpkin Pie Protein Shake. I will not be touching any of these items for the next THREE days.
You see, today is DAY 1 of a three day cleanse. Excuse me while I change into my grumpy pants <– that’s what my husband call me. and since it’s 12 days of Holiday Sweet Treats, I thought this would be most appropriate as I’m also trying to avoid any thoughts about cookies, chocolate, cupcakes, brownies, ice cream, pies. Okay, this is torture. No Bake Granola Cakes. Big changes are happening over on my workouts page and even bigger changes are happening with my marathon training plans.
February has been a challenge for me, I was losing muscle, motivation, and forgetting why I began running in the first place. My passion was slowly exiting. A couple days ago I decided I needed to switch things up, I needed to ask for help. [Something I dislike doing, but need to realize that it's okay to get a hand with things and let people in] Quick And Easy No-Bake Peanut Butter Soy Protein Bars Recipe - Food.com - 184899. Expendable Edibles Blog. Pumpkin Cupcakes with Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting.
There are two kinds of people in the world:
Dr. Oz Gluten-Free Blueberry Walnut Scones. Gluten-Free Ratio Rally: Classic Sugar Cookies. The last month of 2011 is here. and this month we celebrate cookies. to me, christmas would not be complete without home-made, hand-decorated sugar cookies. some of my favorite holiday memories are of cutting and decorating cookies with my mom and sister at christmas-time. ask anyone who knows me well, and they will tell you that cookie decorating is one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen. i think that creative joy came from all of those very days preparing christmas cookies with my family.
