Is it a desert or a breakfast? Here is a quick, easy and delicious recipe.
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Is it a desert or a breakfast? Here is a quick, easy and delicious recipe.
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Ingredients: Continue reading “Apple Crisp – So Easy!”
I had not eaten pudding since adopting this lifestyle in 2012. When Beverly, a member of my WFPB Meetup group, brought this dish to our pot luck dinner, it rocked my world! I hope it rocks your world too! Don’t let the ingredients fool you. As with many dishes in our lifestyle, healthy ingredients can put a delicious twist on a dish.
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Chocolate Pudding – Sugar, Oil and Salt Free!
4 Cups Mashed Sweet Potatoes
1 Cup Pitted Dates or 4 1/2 ozDate Paste
1/2 Cup Cocoa or Cacoa Powder
2/3 Cup Plant Based Milk
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Powder (optional)
In high speed blender, blend ingredients till creamy and smooth.
Refrigerate for several hours or until cool.
Enjoy!
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Freeze 5 very ripe bananas (without skin, cut into quarters).
In high speed blender:
5 Frozen bananas
2 Tablespoons cocoa or cacao powder
1 Teaspoon almond butter (just blended almonds, no salt or other chemicals)
2 cups water
Blend for about 30 – 60 seconds.
Serve immediately as soft serve or place in pop molds overnight.
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4 cups cooked or canned no-salt-added or low-sodium black beans, drained & mashed
1/2 cup hemp seeds
4 oz walnuts
1/2 cup natural, non-alkalized cocoa powder
17 or 1 1/2 cups or 12 oz pitted medjool dates soaked (keep water)
2 TBS date water
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup ground oats
1 tablespoon ground chia seed
2 tablespoons almond butter
Optional Topping:
1 ripe avocado
1/2 cup water
4 tablespoons natural, non-alkalized unsweetened cocoa powder
5 medjool dates
Non-Bake Method:
Roll into 1″ balls and serve.
Optional coating: crushed almonds, unsweetened coconut flakes, unsweetened cocoa powder or dip into Chocolate Sauce
Or Bake in Oven:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Combine the black beans, dates & almond butter in a food processor or high-powered blender. Blend until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and blend again. Spread into a parchment paper lined baking pan.
Bake for 45 minutes. Cool completely and apply topping if desired. Cut into small squares.
Store in a covered container in the refrigerator up to one week.
Blend topping ingredients in a high powered blender.
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If you miss chocolate candy, look no further. Be careful, it is soooo good, you might eat them all! Check out the recipe on BeGreenWithAmyYouTube!
Ingredients:
1 16oz Jar Unsalted Peanut Butter
1 13oz Date Paste
1 Cups ground almonds
1 Cup Oat Flour 1/4 cup ground hemp seeds 6 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder 1 1/2 Cups Water
Instructions:
Cocoa
Water
Date Paste
Mix in
Peanut Butter (discard oil)
Mix in
Oats
Nuts
Should be thick dough consistency
Spoon into silicone ice cube trays
Freeze for 6 hours or overnight (or until firm).
Pop out frozen and and store in a sealed container in freezer until ready to serve.
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Ingredients
Instructions
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Decadent, sweet and delicious!
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE CRUST:
3/4 cup old fashioned oats
1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2/3 cup pitted, chopped dates
1/4 cup chopped pecans
FOR THE FILLING:
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree (see note)
2/3 cup coconut water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cardamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
pinch ground black pepper
8 Medjool dates or 16 regular dates, pitted
2 tablespoons ground chia seeds
2 tablespoons coconut flour (see note)
INSTRUCTIONS:
To make the crust, place oats, pumpkin seeds, coconut, pecans and cinnamon in a high-powered blender and process to a fine powder. Add chopped dates and blend until mixture adheres together. If mixture doesn’t stick together, add 1 – 2 additional dates. Press mixture into a 8″ by 8″ pan lined with parchment paper. Place in freezer.
To make the filling, place the pumpkin puree, coconut water, vanilla, spices, and dates in a high-powered blender and blend until smooth. Add chia seeds and coconut flour. Taste to adjust spices.
Remove crust from freezer, pour pumpkin filling into pan and spread evenly, dust with cinnamon. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for at least 6 hours. Serve chilled.
Notes:
Use fresh pumpkin puree or pumpkin puree packed in BPA-free tetrapak cartons.
Coconut flour is available at many supermarkets and health food stores. It is made from dried coconut meat. Your can make your own by blending unsweetened dried coconut until it reaches the consistency of a fine powder.
Does take overnight to set up.
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Makes 24 ounces or four 6-ounce servings:
2 Cups peeled fresh butternut squash
6 Medjool dates or ¾ cup of other type of dates
⅓ Cup soaked raw almonds (best if soaked for at least 8 hours prior to making recipe)
½ Cup good quality water (more may be necessary)
1 Tsp. ground cinnamon
½ Tsp. chopped fresh ginger
¼ Tsp. ground nutmeg
This recipe can also be used as filling for a raw pie, or one can substitute 2 cups of chopped pumpkin for the butternut squash if desired. Just remember to use pie pumpkin, which can be more flavorful than the Jack-o-lantern type.
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Ingredients
4 bananas, sliced and frozen overnight
1 cup organic pumpkin, pureed
6 dates, pitted
1 1/2 tsp. sugar-free pumpkin spice
Method
In a food processor or high speed blender, blend the bananas, pumpkin, dates, and pumpkin spice thoroughly. Transfer to a freezer-safe container and freeze for 24 hours.
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Ingredients
3 organic apples (any kind), grated
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
2 Tbsp. raw almond butter
1 cup unsweetened coconut flakes or almond slivers (optional)
Method
Mix the apples, cranberries, oats, and almond butter and place mixture in a serving dish.
Top with the coconut flakes or almond slivers, cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours.