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Real Food Fudge

An easy dessert that fills the chocolate craving, without the sugar crash.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup peanut butter (no sugar added)
  • 2 cups fresh dates, pits removed*
  • 1/4 cup cacao powder (not coco powder)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place dates in a high speed food processor and blend until a paste forms. If needed, add 1 T of water (or more) to soften dates and help form a paste. 
  2. Add peanut butter and cacao powder to the food processor and blend until smooth and creamy.
  3. Adjust as needed with more cacao powder or peanut butter. 
  4. Once fully blended, serve with a spoon and ENJOY. 
Date paste consistency (left), Add in cacao powder and peanut butter (right), Desired fudge consistency (bottom)

* If dates are not fresh, soak in warm water for up to 5 minutes. Then drain before completing step 1. 

** Make sure you remove date pits or any pit fragments!

Summer Cereal

A simple, cheap, and delicious alternative to cereal that leaves you feeling refreshed and ready to start your day strong.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup frozen wild blueberries
  • 1 t. pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 cup (or more) almond or other plant based mylk
  • 1 t. cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

  1. Add oats and blueberries in a serving bowl and drizzle maple syrup over the top.
  2. Sprinkle with cinnamon and add in any additional ingredients.
  3. Pour mylk over the cereal and mix together.
  4. Enjoy immediately, while blueberries are still frozen.

*I recommend using wild frozen blueberries for this recipe. They tend to be smaller and do not get soggy like normal frozen blueberries would. You want the blueberries frozen-trust me! They are soooo yummy and refreshing!

** Hemp seeds are a great add-in option if you are looking to up your protein and/or omega intake. They are also delicious!

*** I strongly recommend using a nut mylk over an oat mylk for this recipe. Oats tend to be naturally on the sweeter side and oat mylk can actually make this recipe a bit too sweet. One thing I love about limiting sugar in my diet is that the naturally occuring sweetness in real food stands out much more.

Banana Hemp Pancakes

Less than 10 ingredients, flour-free blender pancakes

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 2 eggs *
  • 1 ripe banana
  • 1/3 cup hemp seeds
  • 1 T honey *
  • 1 T cinnamon
  • 1/2 t baking powder
  • Dash of salt
  • coconut oil (for cooking)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth.
  2. Heat coconut oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Optional: Add in additional ingredients such as blueberries, nuts, or chocolate chips.
  4. Once skillet is hot, pour batter into roughly 6 inch rounds.
  5. Flip after three minutes or until edges begin to bubble.
  6. Cook an additional 2-3 minutes and remove from heat. Makes 4-5 pancakes.

* Vegan Option: Mix two tablespoon ground flax seeds with four tablespoons of water to substitute the two eggs use in this recipe. Additionally, replace honey with pure maple syrup.

* Serving Suggestion: We like to eat this with blueberries mixed in and walnuts on top. These pancakes are filling! My firefighter husband usually eats two or three or them before tapping out. Hope you enjoy!