Recipes

Chocolate Chip Paleo Cookies

Ingredients:

2 and 2/3 c. almond flour – NOT packed down when you measure it
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt (if you like your cookies saltier, increase to 1 – 2 tsp – especially if you use milk choc. chips… Comments on saltiness below have led us to reduce the salt in the recipe, but feel free to experiment!)
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. pure maple syrup
2 eggs
1 c. semi-sweet (60%) chocolate chips or dark chocolate chunks
1/2 c. coconut oil, melted

7. Bake at 375* for 13 minutes, preferably in a convection oven.

1. Mix first three (dry) ingredients.
2. In a separate bowl, mix second three (wet) ingredients. Whip together well.
3. Mix wet into dry and mix well.
4. Add chocolate chips.
5. Add coconut oil.
6. Roll dough by hand into smooth balls, and flatten slightly. the dough will be sticky but its important to flatten! bake at 375 for 13 minutes

                     Protein Pancakes                         

1 medium ripe banana

1/4 cup plain greek yogurt

2 whole large eggs

1 scoop Cellucor whey protein in cinnamon swirl flavor (I use Vanilla protein powder and sprinkle cinnamon)

1 cup of oat flour

1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk

1 tsp baking powder

I added a few berries and Walden Farms Calorie Free Syrup (see Random Things I Love)

                     Oat Egg White Pancakes        

1/3 cup oats

2/3 cup egg whites

1 tsp baking powder

 & cinnamon to taste 

I blend it in my magic bullet and then pour into a pan and cook it like a pancake I top it with peanut butter/almond butter, sugar free syrup and/or bananas

Banana Walnut Pancakes              

3 small bananas

1/2 c chopped walnuts

6 egg whites

Dry ingredients:

1 cup rolled oats

1 tbsp ground flaxseed

1 tbsp wheat germ

2 tbsp protein powder

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp sea salt

Wet Ingredients:

1 tsp vanilla

2 tsp maple syrup

1/2 c plain low-fat greek yogurt

1. Mash bananas until smooth. add walnuts; set aside.

2. Beat egg whites until stiff; set a side

3. In a large bowl combine dry ingredients

4. In another bowl, combine mashed bananas, walnuts and egg whites with wet     ingredients. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix gently to combine.

5. Heat skillet on medium-high heat and spray or lightly coat with canola or coconut oil... cook until bubbles appear on top then flip to cook the others side, about 2 minutes.

makes 8 servings

Nutrients per serving:

Calories 160

Total fats 6g

Sat fat 1g

Sodium 180 mg

Total carbs 20g

Dietary fiber 3g

Sugars 6g

Protein 9g

Iron 2mg

                    Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread     

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c whole wheat flour

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 tbsp flaxseed ( I omit this but if you like flaxseed keep it )

pinch of sea salt

3 ripe bananas, mashed with a fork

2 egg whites

1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 c honey

1/4 c safflower oil

1/3 c chopped dark chocolate

Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl combine dry ingredients. In a large bowl beat bananas with a hand mixer until smooth. Add egg whites,and beat until combined. Gradually mix in applesauce, honey and oil. Mix dry ingredients into banana mixture until combined and stir in chocolate. Spray 9x5 loaf pan with coking spray. Pour batter into pan and cook for 45 minutes or until browned on top

Chocolate Protein Bars or as I say, CHOCOLATE CAKE!

 1 cup Oat Flour

4 Egg Whites

2 scoops Vanilla Whey Protein Powder 1⁄2 cup Splenda, Truvia, or Ideal

1⁄2 tsp Baking Soda

1⁄4 tsp Salt

8oz Berry flavored Baby Food (or unsweetened applesauce)

3 tbsp Baking Cocoa

4oz Water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix dry ingredients (oat flower, vanilla whey protein, baking soda, salt, baking cocoa) together in a large bowl.

3. Mix wet ingredients (egg whites, Splenda, Truvia, or Ideal, Berry flavored Baby Food,Water) together in a medium sized bowl.

4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix together.

5. Spray cooking dish with a non stick butter spray and add batter to dish.

6. Bake 20-30 minutes in oven.

Makes 16 squares, serving size = 2 bars.

Nutrition fats per serving (2 bars)

Calories: 96

Fat: 1.4 grams

Carbs: 12 grams

Protein: 10 grams


P.S. sometimes when I am really wanting chocolate I will throw in a handful of Dark Chocolate Chips before baking! YUM!



Healthy Cilantro Avocado Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded chicken
• 1 avocado
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 2 tsp lime juice
• 1 tsp fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup mayo
• ¼ cup plain Greek Yogurt

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 20-30 minutes to let all those yummy flavors blend together
2. Add a few whole grain chips or just grab a spoon and dive in!
   
   

Cauliflower Crust Pizza                                 

Ingredients

1 small head cauliflower (about 2 cups yield), after pureeing and squeezed dry
2 whole eggs (VEGAN: 1 flax “egg”= 1 Tbs. ground flax + 3 Tbs. water. For this recipe it would be 2 Tbs. ground flax seed + 6 Tbs. water.)
1 Tbs. coconut flour
1 Tbs. ground chia seed (this is optional, but it gives it a wonderful chewy texture)
3 Tbs. nutritional yeast
1 garlic cloves
¼ tsp. dried basil and oregano (each)
1 tsp. sea salt
fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. To create the pureed cauliflower, simply chop all the cauliflower florets into small pieces, place into a blender and blend until pureed (it doesn’t have to be perfectly smooth).
3. Place the pureed cauliflower mixture into a nut-milk bag//cheeseclothe//paper towels over a large bowl (to catch the liquid) and squeeze the excess water from the cauliflower.
4. Let the cauliflower sit within the nut-milk//cheesecloth//paper towl for about 5 minutes, returning to squeeze any further water.
5. Discard the cauliflower liquid.
6. The end result will resemble a firm puree.
7. Combine the remaining ingredients into the large bowl and hand mix with a large spoon or whisk until thoroughly combined.
8. Spread the “dough” into either 1 large pizza shape or 2 small pizza rounds on a lightly greased pizza pan or cooking sheet.
9. Avoid spreading the “dough” too thin as the moisture will cause it the crack and pull away from rest of the dough, I like leaving mine about ½ inch thick.
10. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes, until the top is golden brown and firm to touch.
11. Take out of the oven and top with your favorite toppings.
12. Bake for another 10 minutes at 400 degrees or until everything on the top has warmed and melted.
13. DEVOUR!

Melt in your mouth Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies made with Garbanzo Beans.. WHAT? I made these once for a family dinner, everybody tried them and said "these melt in your mouth and taste like rich chocolate!" I smiled and told them the ingredients.. you would NOT believe it! So healthy you can eat these for your dinner.  Just give it a try:

Ingredients

1 can garbanzo beans drained

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 Cup + 2 tbsp natural peanut butter
1/4 Cup honey

1 teaspoon baking powder

pinch of salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a food processor combine all ingredients except for the chocolate chips.
3. Process until the beans are smooth and there are no chunks.
4. Add chocolate chips and pulse until they are combined.
5. Roll into balls about 1.5" in diameter.

6. Place on a cooking sheet that is lined with parchment paper or a silicone pad

7. With a fork flatten down the cookies as seen in the pictures
8. Cook for 11-12 minutes
9. Remove and let cool on a cooking rack... I barely let them cool before I throw Almond Milk ice cream on top and devour.. ENJOY! (They do not change form to much, they kind of come out in ball-form, it.is.okay!)



Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Low carb diet? no problem...

Ingredients:
Lettuce
Grilled Chicken
Thai Peanut Sauce (there are some gluten free, salt free, low fat and a bunch of different variations of this dressing, I like the gluten free but up to you! the normal one is perfectly fine)

1. Separate and clean the lettuce
2. Spread a tablespoon of sauce onto each piece of lettuce
3. I prefer the chicken to be warm but either way, put chicken on top 
4. VOILA