Month: June 2019

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Nicecream

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Summer and Strawberry season has arrived! Here is a perfect recipe that combines both those seasons!! 


What started as me making my chocolate peanut butter Nicecream, shifted quickly to this creation thanks to being out of some key ingredients! And I can’t say I am mad about it! I snuck in a veggie cause, why not?! And because I have a three year old who is currently refusing all veggies except cucumbers, so I am sneaking in that veg everywhere I can! 

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Nicecream


slice and freeze two bananas for a couple hoursonce frozen, add to your food processor with:

 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries 

(optiona) 1 cup frozen cauliflower  

  • Mix in your food processor, stopping to scrape the sides every couple minutes. I added a coupleTbs of almond milk – would not recommend if you using fresh strawberries, only frozen! But don’t add too much, as the bananas melt and break down you’ll start to see that thick, creamy texture. 
  • Chop a couple squares of dark chocolate and pulse to mix. 
  • Place in a pan lined with parchment paper and sprinkle top with another square or two of dark chocolate. 
  • Place in freezer for an hour.

Serve and Enjoy!! 

From my home to yours,

Kristin

Cookie Dough

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I love to share our family favourites – everything I share is kid & husband approved! And this recipe is no different. A perfect dessert, snack or even a filling for the middle of a cake (oh yeah, trust me! Its unreal!) We love to eat this dip with pretzels, apples, cellery…or just eat with a spoon! All you need is a handful of ingredients, a food processor & 5 minutes!

Cookie Dough


1 can of chickpeas (drained & rinsed) 
2 tbs nut or seed butter (my favourites are almond or pumpkin seed)
3 tbs maple syrup 
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Toss all your ingredients into a food processor and blend. Stop to scrape the sides every minute or so. Blend well until very smooth. Add 1/3 cup chocolate chips – We love Enjoy Life mini chips.

Enjoy!

From my home to yours,

Kristin

Zucchini Banana Bread

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Zucchini season is right around the corner! Why not sneak it into everything?! This is one of our favorites – naturally sweetened, uses simple ingredients and the texture is perfect! If allergies are a concern, you can swap out almond flour for 3/4 cup more oat flour. Enjoy Friends!

Zucchini Banana Bread

wet ingredients:

mash 2 bananas

1/3 cup grated zucchini

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/4 cup almond milk

1 tbs apple cider vinegar .

dry ingredients:

1 cup almond flour

1 cup oat flour

1 cup oats

1/4 cup hemp hearts

1/4 cup ground flax seeds

3 tbs chia seeds

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

dash of sea salt

1/3 cup Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips (Optional, but sooo good!!)

  1. mix wet & fry separate
  2. fold the dry ingredients into the wet
  3. optional: we added a couple tablespoons of chocolate chips on top
  4. Fill prepared loaf pan
  5. bake 350° 30-40min

Chocolate Granola

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most new creations come from my mood…I know – Kristin in the chocolate mood, what else is new?! but I also happened to be in the mood for granola! so I ran with the combo craving, using a very similar ingredient base as the Cinnamon Granola & it turned out perfect! 

Chocolate Granola

wet ingredients:

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/4 cup maple syrup

2 tbs coconut oil (melted, room temp)

dry ingredients:

3 cups oats

3 tbs cocoa powder

1/4 cup ground flax seed

3 tbs chia seeds

3 tbs hemp hearts

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup nuts and/or seeds of your choice (pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, slices almonds, pecans etc)

pinch of sea salt

  1. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Add all of the dry ingredients and mix.
  3. Pour all of the mixture on a pan lined with parchment paper and press flat with the back of the spoon.
  4. Bake at 300 for 40 min. Pulling the pan out to flip and gently mix the granola every 10 min.
  5. Remove from oven, allow to cool completely before touching it!
  6. Store in an airtight container. I like to store mine in the fridge – Keeps its extra crunchy (because of the coconut oil!)