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An Ode to a Legend: Elvis Peanut Butter Banana Pies
I really wanted to make pop tarts , so I adapted a recipe to use. Halfway through the making I realized I had an itching to make something a little different, hand pies. Thank God the poptart dough worked perfectly for the pies! This kind of thing happens on a regular basis, I set out to make one thing, but while making it I decide to do something else ( thats just how my mind works)! Point aside, you can thank Elvis for the heavenly combo of peanut butter and banana (no bacon YUCK)! I’m sure the King would be proud of this creation and he would not feel guilty eating it!
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Elvis Peanut Butter Banana Pies
Make 14-18 pies
- Recipe adapted from Foodie Fascio
- 2 1/4 cups brown rice/gluten-free flour
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 5 Tbsp. apple sauce
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup all natural unrefined cane sugar ( I used Chancaca)
Filling
- 1 banana ,sliced
- peanut butter
Chocolate sauce
- 1 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1/2 Tbsp. agave/honey
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl, combine first 4 ungredients. Mix well.
- Add applesauce to mixture and use a fork to smash it into the mixture until flour is coarse. Place in fridge for 10 minutes.
- Once out of fridge, add remaining ingredients (not filling) and mix well, or until a dough forms.
- Turn dough onto floured surface and knead a few times. Divide dough into 28-32 equal sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.
- Press each ball down with your fingers. On half of them add a banana slice. On the other half add about 1/2 tsp. peanut butter. Combine halves together until you have 14-16 pies.
- Place pies on cooking sheet lined with parchment paper. Press sides down with fork.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes, or until pies are done.
- For chocolate sauce combine all ingredients in a bowl and drizzle over pies.
- Enjoy!
Health Benefits
Brown rice flour
- High in fiber
- Rich in B vitamins
- Gluten-free
- Whole grains
- Contains selenium, manganese and magnesium
Recipe as a whole
- All natural
- No refined sugar
- No preservatives
- No processed ingredients
- 100% clean
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Antioxidants
- Protein
- Fiber
- Healthy Fats
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Heavenly Nut Butter: Justin’s Vanilla Almond Butter Review!
Boy oh boy am I excited to share this amazing product with you guys! Justin’s Vanilla Almond Butter is simply outstanding in taste, quality and nutrition!
Price: A little pricey, $6.49 for a 10.0 oz jar, but well worth the splurge ( the quality is amazing). Personally I get it only once in a while because I have plenty other nut butters to eat, but if I didn’t I would get it more often.
Ingredients: I’m pretty impressed with the ingredients, all natural , no preservatives, gluten-free and vegan.. There is a tad bit of organic cane sugar and palm fruit oil, but it is way better than the high fructose corn syrup and trans fats you see in processed nut butters. The remaining ingredients are dry roasted almonds, organic cocoa butter, and sea salt, all pretty clean.
Nutrition Facts: The nutrition facts are pretty much similar to any type of nut butter, 180 calories and 14 grams of fat per 2 Tbsp. serving. The fat is about 2 grams lower per serving than peanut butter, 14 grams vs. 16 grams. I like that there is a hefty 3 grams of fiber and 5 grams of protein per serving, more than peanut butter and a great way to sneak it in to your diet. There are 6 grams of sugar per serving, but not a bank breaker because its coming from all-natural ingredients.
Taste: Wow such an amazing sweet taste!This literally tastes like vanilla coated almonds crushed up into a nut butter! Not to sweet, the sea salt balances out the flavors nicely. The vanilla flavor tastes all natural, not a even hint of artificial vanilla flavor like in some prepackaged foods.
Consistency: The texture is PERFECT! Super creamy and delicious! No grainy or gritty texture like some almond butters can have!
This product is AMAZING! Use it in anywhere you would in peanut butter! Perfect in fruit smoothies, over top your oatmeal or yogurt, in a pb&j sammy, spread on a banana or apple, or simply eaten out of the jar!
Use it in recipes that call for nut butter as well! Try it with Our Nut Butter filled Chocolate Coconut Flour Munchkins!
How to Eat Clean at a Restaurant
Lets face it, it’s really nice to not cook dinner every once in a while, especially when you’re really busy and you can finally have the chance to relax and enjoy yourself. But like many of us who are trying to eat healthier avoid going out because of the unknown calories the meals can have. Im here to tell you though, that you can still eat out and eat clean, it’s that easy, you can still enjoy the tasty dishes that restaurants offer, without the extra calories and added fat. Here are some tips for cleaner eating at a restaurant.
1. Try to avoid the bread basket. Bread isn’t that bad for you, but when they serve it at a restaurant, there are typically more servings than people at your table, leaving most to, without realizing it, eating way more than a small serving. It’s even worse when they serve it with butter, because you can’t measure how much butter you are putting on, which can pile on fat and calories very quickly. If you really want a slice of bread, go for it, just have one though, moderation is key.
2. Ask for Dressings and sauces on the side. Salad doesn’t have many calories in general, but the calories and fat in salad dressing can add up quickly, just two tablespoons can have over 120 calories. Most restaurants usually serve 1/4 of dressing per salad, which could be 240 extra calories. Sauces on the other hand, can be really fattening, most restaurants drench their dishes in high calorie and high fat sauces, so ask for them on the side as well so you can put a bit on and save a lot of extra calories and fat.
3. If you ask for dressing/sauce on the side, dip your fork into the dressing/sauce before taking a bite of your dish. This ensures that you will get dressing/sauce in each bite with using way less dressing/sauce.
4. Try to choose a Lean protein, Starch and Veggie for your meal if possible. This ensures that you can make the most of your meal nutritionally. Options could be salmon with a sweet potato and broccoli, Lean steak with rice and green beans, or a small serving pasta with grilled chicken and tomatoes.
5. When in doubt, eat half. Usually portions in restuarants are pretty darn big, so if you wanna go for a splurge, eat half! If you want to have fettachini Alfredo for your meal, by all means do so. If you wanna treat yourself to a double cheeseburger, you can do it, just stop eating when you are full. Plus eating half saves money because you can have the other half of your’e meal the next day!
6. Don’t be afraid to customize your meal. You CAN ask for the sauce on the side, you CAN sub in extra veggies as your side instead of pasta, you HAVE all the power to make sure your eating healthfully! Like the other night, we went to a mexican restaurant, I ordered the Fresh Tuna Fajita, I asked for no toritillas, sour cream or cheese, but instead extra lettuce shreds, salsa, gaucamonle, tomatoes and extra roasted peppers, and voila, my own fajita salad, perfectly clean, such an amazing taste!
Colorful Papaya Avocado Slaw
The most PERFECT Summer Salad!
Salted Caramel Cappuccino Mousse
We have have our favorite flavors, for some it could be chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, but for me, its salted caramel. What’s better than that, salted caramel and coffee, let me tell you, they are amazing together. I wanted to make something that combined my two favorite flavors into a clean, healthy, luscious dessert, so yeah, i did. Salted Caramel Cappuccino mousse, everyone, heavenly. You won’t even guess it’s healthy either, nothing processed, 100% clean, all natural ingredients. I am so happy to have found an all natural, unrefined raw cane sugar, called Chancaca from Karis Naturals that taste exactly like brown sugar to help this recipe reach an iressistable caramel flavor, it’s my new favorite product, especially because it’s pure and much sweeter than sugar, so you only have to use a fraction of refined sugar! Also They have an awesome Pure Pink Bolivian Salt which I also adore because it’s so flavorful that you, again like the sugar, only need an extremely small amount for big flavor, and it’s all-nautral unrefined! So get yourselves some of this Chancaca sugar and Pure Pink Salt from Karis Naturals and make this wonderful mousse! You will be WOWED! 🙂
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Salted Caramel Cappuccino Mousse
- 12.3 oz firm tofu
- 10 dates, soaked in water for at least 2 hours
- 1/8 tsp. Pure Natural Pink Salt (I used Karis Naturals)
- 2 Tbsp. unrefined cane sugar( I used Chancaca)
- 1 tsp. instant coffee granules
- Place tofu, drained dates, slat, sugar and coffee granules in a food processor. Blend for about 30 seconds, or until smooth.
- Sprinkle with a little more Chancaca if desired!
Health Benefits
- Fiber
- Protein
- All-natural
- 100% clean
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Antioxidants
- Low-glycemic
- No processed ingredients
- No refined sugar
- No artificial ingredients
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Pizza for Breakfast! : Peach Pie Breakfast Pizza
Pizza for Breakfast? I’m in!
Luscious, Light and Yummy Breakfast: Blackberry Cream Chia Parfait
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Looking for a healthy, luscious, creamy and simple breakfast? Well your in the right place because this Blackberry Cream Chia Parfait is all of those things! Light as air, sweet and satisfying, this parfait is sure to help you start your day off on the right foot! You could even make this for dessert or a snack, it’s that easy! 100% clean and dreamy, this parfait is full of antioxidants and nutrients that will keep your energy levels up all day!
Blackberry Cream Chia Parfait
- 1/4 cup fresh blackberries, (can sub in another type of berry)
- coconut cream removed from one can of full-fat coconut milk
- 1/2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp chia seeds( I used The Chia Co. brand)
1. Combine all ingredients into a food processor/blender, blend for about 20 seconds, or until fully combined
2. Place mixture into a bowl and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes, or until mixture thickens
3. Top with banana slices, shredded coconut and more blackberries, if desired
4. Enjoy!
Health Benefits
- Vegan
- Dairy-free
- Nut-free
- Gluten-free
- Fiber
- Healthy fats
- All-natural
- No added sugar
- Non-GMO
- Vitamins, minerals, antioxidants
- No preservatives
Paleo Donuts:Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Coconut Flour Munchkins
I used to love going to Dunkin Donuts when I was a kid to get munchkins! So sweet and yummy, you could pop ten in your mouth in a minute no problem. There is a big problem with that, because one baby munchkin contains between 60-70 calories and 3.5 grams of fat ( Yes this the nutrition facts for only one)! I missed these guys so much but not the extra baggage that came along with them, so I knew I had to do something. So glad I came up with this recipe! In my opinion they are so much tastier (not to mention healthier) than munchkins! Chocolate and nut butter is the perfect combo, and in these donuts they are even more heavenly! So go ahead, make these and eat a few, you don’t have to feel guilty eating munchkins anymore!
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Nut Butter Filled Chocolate Coconut Flour Munchkin (adapted from Healyeatsreal.com)
Makes about 15-20 munchkins
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3 Tbsp. coconut oil
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 2 Tbsp. raw cane sugar (I used Chancaca)or honey
- 1 Tbsp. cocoa powder
- nut butter ( I used Earth Balance Creamy Peanut Coconut Spread)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Blend all ingredients in food processor until a dough forms.
- Roll dough into half circles ( should make about 30-40). Make an indent with finger in the middle and add a 1/4 tsp. peanut butter( make sure you don’t over flow it). Place another half circle on top. Repeat with remaining ingredients until you make about 15 munchkins.
- Bake for about 10-15 minutes, or until done.
- Enjoy!
Health Benefits
Coconut Flour
- High in fiber
- Wheat-free
- Gluten-free
- Healthy fats
- Packed with Protein
Coconut Oil
- Healthy fats
- Unrefined
- Rich in vitamin K and E
Recipe as a whole
- All-natural
- Protein
- No preservatives
- No refined sugar
- All natural
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- Wheat-free
- Non-GMO
- 100% clean
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Whole 30
- Paleo
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The Most AMAZING Peanut Butter Product Review
You all know that i’m pretty obsessed with peanut butter as I eat at least 2 tbsp. per day, yeah it’s an addiction. Today I stumbled across a great find at my grocery store, Earth Balance Coconut and Peanut Spread, and I got creamy and crunchy, I am pretty excited to share these wonderful finds with you guys.
PRICE: First off, this peanut butter was not very expensive at all, the price is pretty much identical to Smucker’s All Natural peanut butter, which is great because other gourmet peanut butters can reach up to $8-9 per jar!
INGREDIENTS: I am pretty impressed with the ingredients, not many plus it’s Non-GMO, Vegan, and gluten-free. The first ingredient is peanuts, which is good because it’s called PEANUT butter! Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is second, hence the flavor of this nut butter is called Peanut-Coconut spread. It also lists agave nectar as the third ingredient, which is a better option rather than sugar to sweeten this spread, also there is probably not much of it since there is only 2 grams of sugar per serving. The last ingredient is Palm fruit oil, which I’m guessing lends to the texture and salt. So not bad for a grommet nut butter!
NUTRITION FACTS: The nutrition facts are identical for both creamy and crunchy. The serving size is the same as Regular PB, a pretty hefty 2 tbsp. Cals are around the same as PB. Fat is high, like regular PB, but good fats coming from the nuts and coconut oil. Sodium is pretty low. Total carbs isn’t bad, only 2 grams of sugar per serving which isn’t bad considering there is a little bit of natural sweetener in it.
CONSISTENCY: Both Creamy and Crunchyy have a thick and creamy consistency, but obviously crunchy has chunks of peanut in it. It’s very easy to spread and is not runny at all. I defiantly think that coconut oil lends to the somewhat “firm” and smooth texture of this nut butter. The texture of these nut butters are similar to that of JIF peanut butter, minus the hydrogenated oils. I used to have JIF all the time until I looked at the ingredients, so anyone who has hesitated trying all-natural peanut-butter, will defiantly love this!
TASTE: I’m in love with this peanut butter! It has a great peanut flavor with a hint of coconut, which I love, from the coconut oil. I like that it is slightly sweet, but not overly sweet which lets the peanut and coconut flavor shine.This is defiantly the best gourmet nut butter that i’ve tasted, plus I love that it is all natural and made with ingredients to help fuel your body, no chemicals or additaves.
I am in LOVE with this product, you can use it instead of peanut butter in pretty much any thing, yogurt, toast, smoothies, ice cream, you name it, and it will taste amazing. Like today, instead of having my natural PB in my greek yogurt, i replace it with some of this for a little hint of coconut to change up my morning breakfast. Or you can use it in one of my many recipes that include Peanut Butter! Enjoy!
Try it in our Peanut Butter Banana French Toast Roll-ups!
