Choc power snacks

Raffinated sugar is ubiquit in our Society. To avoid unhealthy raffinated sugar you can use dates for preparing your sweets.

I love naturally sweets without any other additives. Preparing your own healthy Sweets is so unbelivanle easy.
And to use dates instead of any other kind of sugar is so healthy because dates are a good source of various vitamins and minerals. Its a good source of energy, sugar and fiber. Essential minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, magnesium and zinc are found in dates.  It also contains vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, vitamin A and vitamin K.
So beginn to eat more dates YEAH!

I use raw cacao powder in These Little beauties to get a choc taste. In combination with the sweet dates it is nearly the same taste like chocolate. I love adding cacao in my Sweets because cacao beans contains natural chemicals called flavonoids, a type of antioxidant compound that promotes general health and might lower your risk of several diseases.

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Choc power snacks 

200g dates
3 tbsp raw cacao powder
3 tbsp chia seeds
70g bazil nuts
a pinch of salt
a little bit of water

optional
10-20 goji berries

Chop the bazil nuts in a medium size and set the half of the chopped nuts on side.

Chop the dates and add them together with the raw cacao gradually to the other half of bazil nuts until the mixture gets sticky.

Now ad the other half of the bazil nuts, the chia seeds, salt and goji berries to the sticks mixture and stir around.

Press the mixture on a sheet and take care that the high is round about 1,5cm.
Cool in the fridge for Minimum of 1 hours until you cut it in quarter to enjoy!

You can store this Little beauties in the fridge for round about 4 weeks.

Matcha Pistachio Coconut Balls

I love love love self made sweets. And since I know how simple it is to prepare my own sweets I do it regularly.

These ones are made with very healthy nuts like pistachio and cashew nuts. I love the flavour of pistachios and also the health benefits like pistachios contains a higher amount of protein in comparison with other nuts. And the amazing green colour is so welcome in my kitchen.

For a pinch of extra power I add a Little bit of matcha powder an organicburst spirulina. I love to add These suprfoods i my sweets becaus of the high level of extra vitamins.

matcha pistachio balls

Matcha Pistachio Coconut Balls

made 14 small balls

half a cup unsweetened coconut
half a cup raw cashew nuts
half a cup unsalted pistachios
7 dates 

1 tbsp lemon zest
2 tbsp water
1 tbsp flour
1 tsp ground vanilla
pinch of salt

optional:
1 tsp matcha powder
1/2 tsp
spirulina

I like to grind half of the nuts only rough and add them to the sticky mixture ad the end. Mix all the ingredients together and form into 14 small balls an store in the fridge.

Pistachio Orange Cookies

Pistachio Orange Cookies – all my loveliest ingredients in one Cookie!

There are not that many ingredients I love more than vanilla. But one are pistachios. I love pistachios since I was a little child. I eat pistachio ice cream 7 times a week (ok maybe 3 times ;o)) and there are my best friend at school. Ate them often roasted and salted. In the meanwhile I don’t eat them salted because too much salt isn’t good for your body.  So use less salt and more spices.

Pistachio as a super healthy source of protein

I add a lot of nuts to my diet because nuts are one of the best source of good fats, high quality protein and vitamin-e (the vitamin for a good skin). Just a hand full of pistachios a day provides enough recommended levels of anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins, and Protein.

I learned this year to add orange zest in my cookies, cakes and muffins to have an amazing flavor. The combination pistachio and orange taste so good that I like to share this cookie recipe for these Pistachio Orange Cookies with you. This recipe is gluten-free and raffinated sugar free.

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Pistachio Orange Cookies
 
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Recipe type: Treats
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 cup roasted pistachios
  • 1 cup ground almonds
  • 3 cups rolled oats
  • ½ cup raisins
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup coconut oil
  • ½ Cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp ground vanilla
  • Zest of 1 organic orange
  • ½ tsp sea salt
Instructions
  1. Combine all the dry ingredients (except the pistachios and raisins) together in a bowl.
  2. In another bowl combine the wet ingredients and mix well if you use dates.
  3. Mix both with the pistachios and raisins and set aside for 10 min.
  4. Preheat the oven to 175℃ and make 10 medium cookies.
  5. Bake for about 15 minute and let them cool down on a wire rack.

 

Vegan Chocolate Muffins

Vegan Chocolate Muffins

I am honest! I am not the biggest chocolate fan. But my hubby and my brother loves chocolate so I made these choc beauties last weekend and love them!
Normally you think chocolate can’t be healthy but that is wrong. If you use healthy ingredients and non raffinated sugar you can bake really healthy muffins which are so delicious. This vegan chocolate muffin recipe is one of the easiest I create in the last weeks. I like to make more easy food because I spend often so much time in the kitchen and sometimes I really need easy recipes.

The base of this muffins is raw chocolate powder. Raw unprocessed dark chocolate is full packed with health benefits.
The raw cacao powder is made from cacao beans. Please please please use organic cacaos because a lot of humans are in slavery because of the cacao production.
I watched a German movie about cacao slavery. I will never buy NON organic cacao or chocolate any longer!
The cacao bean is full of antioxidants and good fats. Also you find good protein in it and minerals like calcium and magnesium.

I used spelt flour for these vegan chocolate muffins but you can easily use buckwheat flour if you like.

Recipe for
Vegan Chocolate Muffins

Makes 12 Muffins

250g spelt flour
70g cacao, raw
2tsp baking powder
3 ripe banana
150g dates
250ml almond milk

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven on 170 degrees.
  2. Add the 3 dry ingredients into a large bowl.
  3. Mix up the bananas with the almond milk and dates.
  4. Add the liquid to the flour and mix well and remove any lumps.
  5. Share the mixture into 12 muffin forms.
  6. Bake on 170 degrees for 25-30 minutes

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Natural Sweetened Carrot Almond Loaf

Natural Sweetened Carrot Almond Loaf

As you already read I prepare my own sweet healthy treats during the weekend to have a healthy snack „on hand“ during the busy week. Last weekend I baked a carrot almond loaf with a sweet taste and enjoyed it during the week as a midday snack to give my body back energy for the rest of the day. I normally eat 4 times a day because I really love sweets. In the past I ate a lot of unhealthy stuff which contains lots of raffinated sugar. Since I don’t eat factory-made sweets any longer I feel really better. In the past I had the feeling I was hooked by sweets because I can’t stop eating them. Healthy eating is not eating no sweets. Its eating more whole grain food, more unprocessed food and the right treats.

This carrot loaf is made with healthy carrots and almonds. Almonds are a source of many nutrients a fantastic source of many vitamins and Minerals. Along with almonds contribution to alkaline levels, it also has a high content of Vitamin E, which is a powerful antioxidant. Many people think that the word “fat” is negative, but in fact, certain fatty acids are essential, and can be very beneficial for overall health. Almonds are a very good brain food! They contains riboflavin and L-carnitine, nutrients that boost brain activity.
A lot of reasons to integrate almonds more often in your diet. Right?

I used buckwheat instead of grain flour in this loaf because buckwheat is really one of the healthiest food you can eat.
It is one of the best source of high-quality, easily digestible proteins.

Furthermore I used no raffinated sugar in this loaf. It is sweetened with rice syrup, a natural sweetener. Rice syrup is made with whole grain rice and contains all vitamins and minerals like zinc, magnesium and manganese. I have a lot of natural sweetener at home and I rice syrup is my new favorite. YEAH!

Carrots and a little bit yoghurt make this loaf moist and you can keep it in the fridge up to 5 days.
I use chia seeds instead of an egg. It is up to you if you like to make it vegan or vegetarian.

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Recipe
Natural Sweetened Carrot Almond Loaf

200g Almonds, ground
150g Bockwheat Flour
1/3 Chia Seeds (or 2 eggs)
3 carrots, grated
1 tsp baking powder
6 tbsp raisins
1/2 tsb salt
6 tbsp rice syrup
2 tbsp yoghurt (vegan: soy)
2 tbsp sunflower seeds

Preparation:

  1. Soak Chia Seeds in 50ml water for 10 mins (as egg replacement).
  2. Preheat oven on 200° degrees.
  3. Add buckwheat flour, ground almonds, grated carrots and the raisins with the baking powder and salt in a bowl.
  4. Mix the yoghurt with the rice syrup.
  5. Add the yoghurt-rice syrup with the chia seeds to the dry ingredients and stir well.
  6. Grease a mould and press the batter into the mould.
  7. Sprinkle the dough with sunflower seeds.
  8. Bake the bread for 12-15 min. until it became golden.
  9. Let cool down for 15 min. before serving.
  10. Enjoy it with Avocado, chia jam, honey or anything else.

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How to make Nutritious Chocolate Mousse

How to make Nutritious Chocolate Mousse

Nutritious healthy chocolate mousse??? Yes. That’s possible! With this recipe!

Easily use raw chocolate powder and any healthy sweetener and you got it! This chocolate mousse is unbelievable creamy and taste like heaven if you are a chocolate fan or not. I am not the biggest but I also really love that mousse. You need only to use chia seeds to make this mousse creamy and raw chocolate without any additional sugar to make it healthy. Some People often buy ready chocolate yoghurt or Pudding because they have no idea how to make a healthy Version. You can prepare a few portions in advance and keep them in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Discovering new ingredients for my meals are really exciting for me so I’m really happy to found coconut sugar as an option for
other unhealthy sweetener like raffinated sugar of agave syrup. As I read agave syrup is also not the best option. Damn!
I learn and learn and learn. But that’s ok. Otherwise life would be very boring, right?!

So back to this delicious parfait. You Need to Keep it in the fridge before serving to make sure it get solid. The chia seeds are often use as a natural binder. These seeds are not only healthy, they are very helpful for vegans to use it instead of eggs.

I took over this recipe from one of my Instagram friends. They are so many amazing girls out there who really love healthy food. It’s so amazing to share that love with them (girls, you know who I mean ;o)). Myf from deliciouslylegal is a young enthusiastic woman who loves to cook healthy, grain and dairy free recipes. I used less sugar and almond milk instead of coconut milk (because I forgot to buy it LOL).

Try out my chocolate mousse version or jump over to Myf to check her version:

Nutritious Chocolate Mousse

Serve 3 big jars

60g chai seeds
40g brazil nuts
50g raw cacao
50g coconut sugar
500ml almond milk
1 pinch salt

Topping
Coconut Yoghurt or any other sweetened yoghurt of your choice
Fresh fruits (like raspberries)
chocolate pieces (I use lovechock)

1. Add all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend until the Parfait is really creamy.
2. Top with coconut yoghurt or sweetened yoghurt of your choice.

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Blueberry Acai Berry Ice Cream

Look at this amazing colorful BLUEBERRY ACAI BERRY ICE CREAM. No this Ice Cream isn’t UNHEALTHY! It is total healthy because it’s made from frozen bananas and frozen blueberries. It is such an adventure for me to discover all these wonderful opportunities to enjoy my food without feeling bad. Everybody needs to learn a lot to reconstruct life for a better life balance. I really enjoy all the connections I made in the last year via social media because I met a lot of people feeling the same. Who wants to change, who wants to discover, who wants to live more healthy.

Back to the Ice Cream. My hubby is a totally Ice addict. I prefer warmer treats but I am open to try out new things so I made a healthy violet ice cream with lots of healthy ingredients and some nutritious ACAI powder from Proteinworld (www.proteinworld.com). ACAI powder has amazing health benefits. In that case I use it very often not least because I really love that wonderful strong color. Remember me of a rainbow and happiness. And food is happiness right? We need to eat every day so why nor preparing is pretty to enjoy it much more? I already used ACAI in my ACAI mousse. You find the recipe here: ACAI BERRY MOUSSE WITH YOGHURT. ACAI Berry is a full packed antioxidant-rich fruit. I talked about skin protect food in my last post and for sure, this ACAI Berry is one of the best to protect skin. Many famous beauty products are carrying ACAI as well. It is used to some Anti-Aging products because it is full packed with many forms of plant antioxidants. This Berry is also really immune-boosting because it’s very high in Vitamin C.

This Ice Cream is made with healthy cashew nuts which contains good fatty acids and protect your skin as well because of the high Vitamin E Level. Dates are the perfect sweetener for treats like Ice and the bananas are perfect for the creaminess. You can store the Ice cream in the fridge and serve with fresh berries. It is so easy to make if you have a blender. You don’t have a blender and think about to buy one? My food blogger friend Lynn wrote an article about my favorite blender Vitamix. Check it out here if you are interested: Best Blender

By the way. The best I discovered a few months ago was to freeze banana in pieces. You easily peel them and freeze them in cubes to have them ready for a cold shake or ice cream.

Now I’m happy to share this delicious healthy Ice Cream Recipe with you guys:

RECIPE
BLUEBERRY ACAI BERRY ICE CREAM

3 small bananas, frozen
100g blueberries, frozen
50g Cashew Nuts
Pinch of Almond Milk (or any other milk you prefer)
2 Dates

Optional:
1 tbsp ACAI Powder

Preparations:

  1. First crash the cashew nuts in a blender before you add the other ingredients
  2. After that add the dates and mix a bit
  3. Add the rest but only a pinch of almond milk to make sure it gets not too liquid
  4. Mix until you get a creamy ice cream

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