Good Morning Smoothie
Here is my favorite Smoothie at the moment. I have 1/2 for breakfast and the remaining mid morning. Being someone who feels nauseous after eggs and there are a few of us out there! I find putting the protein powder in ticks the protein box, also x 2 fruits and x 1 veges. I feel energized and fresh after this Smoothie. This morning I also added a handful of parsley into the whiz! Delicious. Feel free to share your favorite Smoothie!
250ml Almond Milk
1 Banana
Cup of Blueberries
Handful of Spinach and/or Kale
2 Scoops Clean Lean Pea Protein (Natural)
Cacao powder (optional) I sometimes add to give the Chocolate flavor and good antioxidant.
Here are 3 of my favorite Raw Snack Slices. I shared them last term with my classes and they got the thumbs up so enjoy and message if you have any questions. Swap and change ingredients with what you have in the cupboards! eg: no coconut flour use almond meal.
Raw Caramel Slice Recipe…total yum aye!
BASE
½ cup cashews ½ cup almonds 2 Tbsp almond butter ¼ cup rice malt syrup (or sweetener of choice)
1 tsp pure vanilla extract or I often use fresh lemon juice
Process nuts until fine and crumbly. Add the remaining ingredients and process until a ‘dough’ is formed. Pinch the mixture between your fingers, if it holds its shape without crumbling it is ready. If the mixture is too dry, add cold water, 1 Tbsp at a time until the desired consistency is reached. Press evenly into the bottom of the prepared tray and set aside while you prepare the caramel.
CARAMEL
¼ cup tahini ¼ cup natural peanut butter ½ cup maple syrup pinch fine sea salt 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 Tbsp coconut oil, softened 2 Tbsp coconut flour
Blend all the ingredients except flour until smooth. Taste and add more sweetener if desired. Add the flour and mix well. Spoon the caramel onto the base and spread evenly. Place in the freezer for 4 – 6 hours or until the caramel is firm enough to cut through. Drizzle melted dark chocolate over top or TOPPING: Melt 80g cacao butter, add 1 tbs cocoa pwdr, 2 tblsps rice syrup, squirt of lemon juice. Store in freezer as caramel doesn’t hold up for too long!
Hedgehog Slice (not so Raw if using biscuits!)
250g biscuits or use Almond Meal ½ c coconut ½ c nuts of choice
2 tbsp Cocoa 150g dark chocolate 100g butter tin condensed milk
Melt chocolate, butter and condensed milk and add this to crushed biscuits (or Almond Meal if using) coconut, nuts and cocoa. Put in greased dish and store in fridge.
Trinity Balls
Jar sunflower butter 3 tblsp protein powder 1/3c agave syrup/maple/rice
120g dark choc 1/3c gogi berries 1 tblsp spirulina
1 tblsp vanilla essence ½ c almonds ½ c coconut
Mix all together and add water if need be to get the consistency you want. Taste and add more agave or the sweetener you are using if desired. Roll into balls and pop in fridge.
Kale and Coriander Pesto (photos facebook page Pilateswithdebs)
3 cups Kale and Coriander
3 cloves garlic
1 lemon, grated zest
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2c olive oil
40g parmesan cheese or use cashew nuts if dairy free
1/2 cup sunflower seeds or pine seeds (use any nut/seed)
Tamari Soy Sauce to taste (optional)
Sweet Chilli Sauce to taste (optional)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Ground Coriander/cumin to taste
Delicious with everything! bread, parsnip chips, homemade seed crackers, bought crackers, noodles, rice, Quinoa, meat. If I find it too much or thick for what I am accompanying it with I sometimes add a can of pesto flavoured tomato. Enjoy and Good Health!
Raw Strawberry Cake
for the base:
6 dates soaked in water for about an hour (I used dried figs from Commonsense Organics as prefer these over dates )
1 cup Sultanas 75g ground almonds 3/4 cup desiccated coconut
Blitz and put in greased 20cm square dish. If you taste test and need bit more sweet then add maple syrup! or rice syrup/honey?
for the filling:
6 ripe bananas 6 large strawberries
Blitz until smooth and pour over base then freeze.
Easy as and refreshing on these hot days! See photo on Pilates with Debs facebook and please like my page! many thanks
Woburn Lower Hutt
