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Avocado and Mint Vegan Ice Cream

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Avocado and Mint Vegan Ice Cream Avocado and Mint Vegan Ice Cream  Ingredients  1 large banana  2 large avocados (peeled, remove put and chop)  2 tablespoons honey  ¼ Cup coconut oil  1 tablespoon peppermint extract Fresh mint leaves  4 tablespoons chopped dark chocolate chunks Directions 1. Peel, put and scoop avocados. 2. Peel banana and chop banana into chunks. 3. Cover banana and avocado and place in freezer. 4. Place all ingredients except for the chocolate chunks into a blender or food processor. 5. Once your mixture is creamy, gently stir in chocolate chunks. 6. If the mixture is not frozen enough, cover and place back in the freezer for 30 more minutes 7. Pour into a bowl, top with mint leaves and enjoy! -Nutritional Facts: Serving Size 1 cup 10 Grams of protein 135 Calories Now , mixing different ingredients together may not seem like something you would want to try. Let’s take avocados for example. Most of us relate avocados to foods like n

Peanut Butter and Banana Ice Cream

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Peanut Butter and Banana Ice Cream Peanut Butter and Banana Ice Cream Ingredients:  2 Peeled, frozen banana  1 teaspoon honey 2 tablespoons all natural   peanut butter Directions:  Slice bananas and place frozen in freezer. Bananas will need 2 hours to freeze completely. Next, combine frozen banana slices, honey and peanut butter in a food processor or blender. Blend on medium speed until you have a creamy consistency. Scoop into a bowl and enjoy! -Nutritional  Facts:  Serving Size-1 cup 8 grams protein 150 Calories While it’s great to eat healthy to improve your overall health, some individuals choose health as their fulltime life style and are limited to certain ingredients. For example , some individuals may choose to be vegetarian, vegan or they may not eat anything with gluten. Whatever you choose, you can make exchanges with different recipes to accommodate your individual health and personal needs. Some individuals choose to eliminate certain in

Strawberry Chocolate Ice Cream

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Strawberry Chocolate Ice Cream Ingredients:  1 1/ 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin  1 tablespoon water  3 large egg yolks,  3 Cups fat free milk  1 14-ounce can nonfat condensed milk  1 vanilla bean or vanilla extract  ½ cup fresh strawberries  1/ 3 cup cocoa nibs Directions:  1. In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over water. Pour water and milk into a saucepan.  2. Pour milk into a sauce pan and add vanilla bean scraping. If you don’t have a vanilla bean, you can add extract instead.  3. Once milk and vanilla bean scrapings or extract are in the saucepan, turn on medium heat and heat until the combination starts steaming.  4. Next, in a medium bowl, mix together egg yolks and condensed milk. Pour mixture into the saucepan with the milk and vanilla. Slowly whisk to blend all ingredients together. Gradually pour in the hot milk, whisking until blended. Cook and stir until the mixture becomes thick . Do not overcook as the milk will curdle and harden.  

Scream, You Scream, we all scream for Ice Cream!

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Scream, You Scream, we all scream for Ice Cream! One of the most popular comfort foods is ice cream. There’s something about the cold, sweet and icy texture that will put anyone’s tummy and soul at ease. Ice cream can be served in many different ways, with many different toppings and not to mention the huge amount of ice cream flavors out there. When you’re dieting however, it’s definitely difficult to incorporate ice cream into your meal-plan without bulging over your belt. Now, that being said, a small amount of regular ice cream is fine every now and then but if you’re like most individuals, you want ice cream more often than just once in a while. Well, you’re in luck! You can actually make your own ice cream , save money and save yourself from all the extra fat and calories that are in regular ice cream. There’s nothing really nothing better than a few scoops of cold ice cream on a warm day or even a cold day at home under a blanket. At any time of the day, there’s nothin

Overnight Lemon Pie

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Overnight Lemon Pie Overnight Lemon Pie  ½ old fashioned rolled oats  ½ cup unsweetened almond milk (vanilla flavor) or fat free milk  1 tablespoon coconut flour  1 teaspoon lemon juice  1 scoop vanilla protein powder  ½ banana  1 teaspoon vanilla extract  4 oz Greek yogurt (Lemon flavor)  ½ cup sugar free lemon pudding Directions:  Mix all ingredients together in a bowl or Mason jar. Cover over night and enjoy the next morning! Mixture will need at least 3 hours in the fridge. Serve with fresh fruit!

Flourless Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies

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Flourless Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookies Ingredients:  1 1/ 2 cups Natural creamy peanut butter  1/ 4 cup honey  1 tablespoon vanilla  2 eggs or 4 egg whites  ½ teaspoon baking soda  4 oz dark chocolate chunks Directions: Like most of our other recipes, you must first preheat your oven to 350 degrees. With a large mixing bowl, mix together all ingredients except for the chocolate chunks. Mix together peanut butter, honey, eggs, vanilla and baking soda. Blend very well together. The consistency should be creamy! Finally, gently mix in the dark chocolate chunks! Lay out a cookie sheet. With clean hands, gently form 2 inch balls and gently place on the cookie sheet. Make sure the balls are not too close together. Each cookie dough ball should be about 2 inches apart from each other so they do not bake into each other. Once you have about 12 cookies on each cookie tray, use your thumb to push down a bit on each cookie to flatten. Remember, you do not want to co

Peanut Butter and Banana Oatmeal Cookies

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Peanut Butter and Banana Oatmeal Cookies Ingredients:  2 very ripe bananas (Not too ripe, you do not want them runny)  1⁄3 cup peanut butter (Aim for natural peanut butter without the hydrogenated oils!)  1⁄2 cup unsweetened applesauce  1 tablespoon vanilla  1⁄4 teaspoon salt  1 teaspoon cinnamon  1 1⁄2 cups raw oats  1⁄4 cup shredded coconut Directions: The first thing you want to do is preheat your oven to 350. Peel bananas and place in a bowl. With a fork, mash bananas and gently mix in peanut butter. Mix in the peanut butter slowly as it has a thick consistency and it will stick to the bowl. Next, mix in apple sauce, cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Once you have your mixture blended well, stir in the coconut and oats. Make sure to stir in the oats and coconut well as you don’t want dry coconut or oats. Start by using a table spoon to measure out scoops of the mixture and place on a cookie sheet. The cookie sheet needs to be sprayed with a non-stick spray o