Healthy Easter Snack: Coconut Cookie Chicks!

Baby Chick Macaroons

I found these super cute easter treats at one of my favorite recipe blogs: chocolatecoveredkatie.com. Aren’t they adorable? And a nice bonus is that they are actually good for you!

These are the ingredients:

(Makes 12-14)

• 1 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut (see below for a lower-calorie version)
• 1 tbsp whatever flour you wish (such as ww pastry or even coconut flour)
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp lite canned coconut milk (or regular canned)
• 3 tbsp agave or pure maple syrup
• 1 packet stevia (or 1 more tbsp agave, and cut back on liquid)
• 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
• tiny bit over 1/16 tsp salt

To know how exactly to make these, go to Katie’s blog and find out!

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Deep-Dish Cookie Pie

Today’s Inspiration: Chocolatecoveredkatie.com

“This recipe is just genius! This is soo delicious and you won’t believe that this pie is actually good for you. One of the ingredients are chickpeas but I promise you’ll have absolutely no idea that they are in there. This pie had lots of fiber & protein from the chickpeas, is gluten free and has about 200 calories for 1 huge slice. Not to mention that it tastes like a delicious & rich thick cookie, YUM!”
~Sophie 

Deep-Dish Cookie Pie

What’s black and white

And even better than a warm chocolate chip cookie?

Warm. Chocolate. Gooey.

This pie is everything you’d want in a cookie.

Except, oh yes, it happens to be five times thicker!

And I promise no one can tell that these ingredients are in there. (For proof: just read all of the comments on this post!) This dessert is a real crowd-pleaser, even with people who aren’t used to eating healthy desserts.

Deep-Dish Cookie Pie

(gluten-free!)

• 2 cans white beans or garbanzos (drained and rinsed) (500g total, once drained)
• 1 cup quick oats (or certified-gf quick oats)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3 T canola oil
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 and 1/2 cups brown sugar (You can sub evaporated cane juice or white sugar. EDIT: sugar-free version coming soon!! Be sure to check back!)
• 1 cup chocolate chips

To read all about how to make this delicious pie, please go and visit Katie’s blog, you won’t regret it! And there are loads of other delicious healthy dessert recipes you can find there.

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Healthy Chocolate-Raspberry Fudge Cake

Today’s Inspiration: Chocolatecoveredkatie.com

“This is the favorite recipe of Katie, from chocolate covered katie.com. All her recipes are sooo delicious. They are healthy but do not taste healthy at all!! This pie is sugar free, gluten free, wheat free, vegan and actually good for you! It is very, very easy to make and looks beautiful (and delicious!). I tried this one and if you decide to just make one recipe, PLEASE MAKE THIS ONE!! This is sooo good!”

You must make this!

I don’t mean to be bossy (although, as an older sister, I have lots of practice!). It’s just, this might be my #1 favorite recipe of all the recipes I’ve ever posted.

Ever.

Remember my Raw Chocolate Fudge Cake?

You’ve probably all seen it by now, because I can’t stop raving about how much I love it. What’s not to love: Chocolate? Check. Surprisingly-healthy, vegan, and sugar-free? Check check check.

Chocolate-Raspberry Fudge Cake
(Or chocolate-raspberry butter… or frosting!)

• 80g raspberries (2/3cup)
• 3T cocoa powder (16g)
• 4T Artisana coconut butter or Homemade Coconut Butter
• Scant 1/16th tsp salt
• Sweetener: I like 5g agave, but my testers like 1 1/2 to 2T (20-30g)

Read about how to make this delicious treat here!

There is also a banana version here! Yum!

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Five Steps To the Perfect Green Smoothie

Today’s Inspiration:  thewellnesswarrior.com.au

“If there is one thing I absolutely love and can’t live without is must be green smoothies. I have one every day and it makes a huge difference in my overall health and energy level. All you need is a blender and some vegetables. Any blender will do but the better your blender, the better your smoothie will be. When you first start out making them you can use more fruit to get used to the taste but you don’t need much, don’t let the green color fool you! Also take a look at the wellness warrior website. It is by Jess, she is a super inspirational woman. A few years ago she was diagnosed with cancer and since she is living a very healthy lifestyle, her attitude towards life is very, very inspiring!”
~Sophie

If there was one piece of advice I could give anyone who wants to inject some healthy into their day, it would be to consume a daily green smoothie. Making this one simple change is the fastest, easiest, and, yes, tastiest way to get fresh, living, detoxifying, cleansing greens into your system without having to sit down to a bowl of what some may call “rabbit food”.

New to the Green Smoothie Revolution? Don’t worry, I’ve got your back. Just follow these five steps and you will be well on your way to being a lean, clean green machine!

1. Choose your leaves

Kale and/or  Silverbeet (or spinach or Swiss chard) and/or  Cos lettuce (or Romain or watercress)

2. Choose your base

   Purified water     and/or    Coconut Water    and/or          Apple juice

3. Choose some fruit

  Banana          or           Mango           or           Kiwi fruit           or          Pear

Tip: Try with frozen banana or mango.

4. Add some kick

Spirulina  and/or  Marine phytoplankton  and/or  Maca powder  and/or   Bee pollen

5. Blend away

Whiz together in your blender until smooth, and drink straight away.
To read the whole article and find out Jess’ Recipe ‘The Wellness Warrior Smoothie’ go  here 

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Healthy & Easy Vegan Cupcakes for One

Today’s Inspiration: chocolatecoveredkatie.com

“This recipe is very, very easy and also delicious! They are a great healthy treat and you can make them fat free and low sugar if you want to. There is also a healthy frosting recipe included. I don’t know how Katie does it but she comes up with so many easy, healthy and delicious recipes. This one is definitely worth trying!”
~Sophie

 

 

Healthy & Easy Vegan Cupcakes for One

Single Lady Cupcake

(makes just one whole wheat- cupcake)

• 3T flour (30g) (See directions for flour notes)
• heaping 1/16th tsp salt
• 1T applesauce, oil, pre-melted vegan butter, or a combo (Try coconut oil. I also like 13g sbl.)
• 1T plus 1 tsp liquid (nondairy milk or water)
• 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• Sweetener (I hate giving specific amounts, since tastebuds are so different. For normal tastebuds, 1 to 1 and 1/2 T of sugar should be about right. If you use liquid sweetener, cut back a tiny bit on the other liquid. You can also use stevia. I used 1/2 a packet, but—once again—I’d recommend at least triple that for normal tastes lol.)

 

To read the directions on how to make this delicious (110 calories) cupcakes visit Katie’s website here!

 

There are many versions of this cupcake, like banan-bread, chocolate chip, strawberry shortcake, pina colada, lovely lemon & more, here is the link to all the other versions. Enjoy!

 

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The Ultimate Healthy Chocolate Fudge Pie

Today’s Inspiration: Chocolatecoveredkatie.com

“I absolutely love Katie’s website!  This isn’t just any dessert blog: it’s a healthy-dessert blog! Her desserts do not taste healthy at all and they are very creative. I tried many of them already and each of them are super easy and very delicious. This chocolate pie is probably my favorite, you would never guess that it is actually good for you”
~Sophie 

The Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Pie

What if I told you that this pie is…

• Dangerously rich and delicious
• Much healthier than it tastes (and lower in calories, too!)
• Did I mention it only has 6 ingredients?

Chocolate Fudge Pie

(Ridiculously easy, and insanely delicious)

• 1 package silken or firm tofu (such as 12.3 oz Mori-Nu or Mori-Nu lite)
• 1 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 2 T nondairy milk
• scant 1/8 tsp salt
• 8 to 10 oz chocolate chips (a little over 1 and 1/3c or more)
• 2-3 T agave or other sweetener (When I make this just for me, I omit)
• optional: extracts, flavorings, or liqueurs

For the whole recipe + instructions + more pictures visit chocolatecoveredkatie.com
Also check out all the other recipes featured on this website!

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