Chocolate Covered Banana Bites

I recently discovered Enjoy Life Chocolate chips which are dairy, nut and soy free.. You honestly cannot tell the difference, and they are absolutely delicious! Well.. Because of this recent discovery I have been obsessed with making anything and everything chocolate. I am a Pinterest.com addict and I am not ashamed to admit it. I love spending time on there, and finding new recipes, clothes, jewelry or just funny quotes! (It is going to become a problem when school starts back up... >.<) Well, I always manage to stumble across chocolate covered banana recipes!

Any way, I was looking around the kitchen and spotted 2 VERY ripe bananas in the fruit bowl.. I love anything banana but was to lazy to make banana bread or muffins so what did I decide to rely on? Chocolate :)

I cut the bananas into about inch thick nuggets and melted some chocolate in the microwave, dunked each one and sprinkled some organic unsweetened coconut flakes on them and placed them into the freezer! mmmmmmm boy! Are they delicious! :) I highly recommend trying them! They are super easy, fast and satisfy that evil chocolate craving! :) 

On Vacation!

Hi everyone!

I haven't been baking recently because I've been on vacation! I have thought about  new recipes I can't wait to try when I get home! So stay tuned! :)

Anna

Banana Blueberry Walnut Muffins!!

 The other day I was on a baking spree and created some wonderful goodies! The energy bites in the post below and these lovely gems! These Banana Blueberry Walnut muffins are delicious with a drizzle of honey for breakfast, a mid morning snack or even dessert! They are lightly sweetened and light! I made them with Perfect Fit Protein, which you can buy here --> http://perfectfitprotein.com/

Karena and Katrina ( Tone It Up/ Creators of Perfect Fit ) re tweeted me, and I have read so many replies about wanting the recipe! Soooo Here you go  Lovely ladies! :) Leave me comments on how you like them!!

Enjoy!!
-Anna

Banana Blueberry Walnut Muffins

2 packets of Perfect Fit Protein

1 cup Almond flour

2 tbs Flaxseed meal

½ tsp baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

pinch and ½ of nutmeg

pinch and ½ of salt

2 mashed bananas ( very ripe!)

2 eggs

1 tbsp Honey

1 tbsp Olive oil

1 tsp Coconut Oil

½ tsp vanilla extract

1/3 chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 21-25 minutes depending on size. 

HOLY ENERGY BITES!!

Alright everyone! Get ready for this... 


These little babies will leave you absolutely speechless! Trust me you won't be able to stop at one and you will want to tell the world about these! ( hehe I just got up and grabbed one, just writing the first sentence!) They are so incredibly easy!! My Tone It Up Ladies will love them! :) They are made with Perfect Fit Protein Powder! 

YUMMY CHOCOLATE ENERGY BITES! 


* 1 Cup Almond Butter

* 1 Packet of Perfect Fit Protein

* 1/4 Cup Flaxseed meal

* 4 Tbsp Raw Honey

* 2 Tbsp Unsweetened Coco powder

* 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

* 1 1/2 pinch of Salt

* 1 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Coconut 

* 1/2 Cup Easy Life Chocolate Chips

* Optional: Crushed Almonds :)

Mix all ingredients in a bowl, roll into balls and place in the fridge to harden. I personally love mine in the freezer!! :) mmmmm

Enjoy My Dahlings! :) 

Anna

Amazing Chocolate Chip Cookie!

If you know me, you know that I have THE BIGGESt sweet tooth ever! I could have sugar anytime of day, breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner! Since I am on a Paleo diet I cannot have gluten or dairy! I wasn't going to let that stop my sweet tooth! I stumbled across an AMAZING recipe! Im ashamed to admit i finished the batch in 3 days.. >.< 

These are the Chocolate chip Cakey Cookies from http://www.staceyspaleokitchen.com/
Go explore her blog! She has some amazing recipes!

Cakey Chocolate Chip Cookie

• 3 cups almond flour
• 1/2 cup coconut oil, warmed
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups Enjoy Life chocolate chips

1. In a medium bowl combine all dry ingredients.
2. In a small bowl beat the eggs with coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla.
3. Mix wet ingredients together with dry ingredients and fold in chocolate chips.
4. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and drop a tablespoon of cookie dough one inch apart.
5. Bake for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

This is the recipe! I only needed to keep mine in the oven for about 10 minutes before they were perfectly golden! Seriously! Two of these heated up with a cup of almond milk is heaven on earth! :) 

Thanks Stacy for this fabulous recipe! :) YUMMY!

Starting the Paleo Diet!

Hello everyone,

Tomorrow I am starting the Paleo Diet aka "The Cave Man diet". Im starting it to keep my insulin levels in check because I have PCOS ( Polycystic Ovary Syndrome).  I don't want to fix the symptoms with birth control, I would rather try and fix this naturally through diet.  The symptoms are: weight problem (especially hard to lose weight), very bad acne ( I have horrible cystic acne all over my chin which is extremely painful), high testosterone levels (you can get those check by a doctor), elevated insulin levels and hair loss to name a few!

Basically with this diet I'm cutting out all dairy, grains and sugar. This isn't a drastic change for me since I normally eat very clean. It will be hard not to eat ice cream though! >.< (It's my weakness!!)

http://altmed.creighton.edu/Paleodiet/Foodlist.html

Thats a link to the foods i can and cannot eat if you are interested!

This diet is very big in the Crossfit world, which Im excited to join in the fall when I am back at school! :)

Hopefully this goes well! I will keep you updated! :)