Sweet Chickpea Cookies

So the other day I had some leftovers of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) from the hummus I made, so I wanted to make these grain free cookies which I'd thought about making for a million years.

Ingredients:1¼ cups canned chickpeas, well-rinsed and patted dry with a paper towel
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup + 2 tablespoons (165 grams) Peanut butter
¼ cup (80 grams) honey or agave
1 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
½ cup (90 grams) chocolate chips (I used 70 %)

Directions:

Blend all ingredients except chocolate chips until creamy. Fold in chocolate chips and shape little balls/cookies on a cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for about 10-15 minutes, until golden. 

Raw Chocolate Cake

Andre end mig, som har hørt om raw cakes? Kager lavet kun på rigtige og sunde ingredienser. Det skal da prøves! Må faktisk indrømme, at på trods af, at der hverken er sukker eller mel eller noget i den stil i denne kage smagte den helt forrygende med en klat vanilie is eller hjemmelavet banan-is. 

Am I the only one who was tempted to try one of the popular raw chocolate cakes, made with natural sweeteners and no flour? This cake actually turned out really good, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 


Ingredienser:

10 bløde, soltørrede dadler uden sten
1 moden banan
3 æg
4 spsk blødt kokosolie
1 dl stærk kaffe
2 tsk ren vanillepulver
50 g kakaopulver
1 tsk bagepulver
65 g alm. mandelmel
et nip salt

1. Blend dadler og banan til en cremet masse.
2. Mix det med en håndmixer sammen med æg og smeltet kokosolie og kaffe.
3. Tilsæt resterende ingredientser og hæld over i en springform.
4. Bag i ovenen ved 175 grader i 30 minutter.
5. Server lun med en klat is og frisk frugt.

Ingredients:

10 pitted dates

1 ripe banana

3 eggs

4 tbsp coconut oil

1/2 cup coffee

2 tsp vanilla

50 g cocoa powder (1 cup)

1 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

1. Blend dates and banana until creamy.
2. Blend all ingredients with a mixer and pour into a pie pan.
3. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
4. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream and some fruit.

Peanut Butter Granola Bars

Granola bars are excellent if you want a quick treat, but often I find that there are a lot of hidden ingredients and calories in the stuff you buy, so I like to make my own. It's actually really easy, and they taste 10 times better, so just get at it guys!

Ingredients:

2 cups oats
1 cup puffed rice cereal
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
8-10 dates soaked in 1/2 cup water overnight
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Directions:

1. Combine oats, rice cereal, and salt in a bowl.
2. Mix together honey and peanut butter and melt in microwave for 30-60 seconds.
3. Blend the dates and water until it's like a syrup.
4. Combine oat mixture, honey mixture and dates and stir together until it shapes a dough.
5. Press into a pan and freeze for 1 hour.
6. Melt chocolate chips and drizzle over the chilled granola bars with a fork.
7. Freeze again until it is hard and cut into pieces.

Gluten and Dairy Free Banana Coconut Cake w Chocolate Frosting

This cake is perfect if you are on a special diet and can't eat either dairy or gluten which gets more and more common today. Also this cake is completely free from any sugar and is sweetened with two of my favorite sweeteners: banana and honey.

Ingredients:

Banana Coconut Cake:

1/4 coconut oil 
2 ripe bananas
4 Tbsp honey
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp. almond extract
100 grams (1 cup) oat flour
20 grams (2 1/2 tbsp) buckwheat flour
30 grams (5 1/2 tbsp) almond flour
40 grams (1/2 cup) unsweetened shredded coconut 
1/8 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup chopped dates

Chocolate Frosting:

1 cup fat free greek yogurt

1 cup melted chocolate chips

1/4 cup honey (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° and grease two 6” cake pans with coconut oil. 
2. Melt coconut oil in the microwave for 40 seconds. Move to mixing bowl, add ripe bananas and honey and mix for about 1 minute. Add the eggs and extract and mix well.
3. In small bowl whisk together all dry ingredients. 
4. Pour dry mix into the banana batter, mix well, then add chopped dates.
5. Pour into your two greased cake pans and bake 25 minutes or until skewer test is clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes, then place on cooling racks. Before frosting the cakes it is a good ides to cool them in the freezer. This will make the frosting part a lot easier.
6. While the cake is cooling, prepare frosting by melting the chocolate chips in the microwave, 30 seconds at a time.
7. When they are all melted and cooled just a little bit so that they are not burning hot, add the yogurt and mix well.
8. Frosting should be perfect now, but if you want it a little bit sweeter go ahead and add the honey.
9. When the cake is cooled put frosting in between the two layers and on top or all the way around if you prefer. 

Paleo Pear Tart

Pear tart or pie is one of my favorites. My mom has this one she always makes, and I can't wait for her to make it again, but for now I found this other really good recipe. It is 100 % gluten free and also considered paleo and has lots of good nutrients from the pears, lemon, nuts etc. 

Ingredients:

For the Crust:

3/4 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup raw cashews, finely ground
2 tbsp coconut palm sugar (or other sugar substitute)
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup coconut oil (solid state)
1/4 cup coconut cream, top part of canned coconut milk
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Filling:

1.5-2lbs pears (about 2-3 big ones)
juice from one lemon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp tapioca starch
1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup honey 

Directions:

1. Blend the cashews until they are finely ground. Mix with the coconut flour and sugar and salt.
2. With a fork mix in coconut oil, coconut cream, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until it shapes a dough and set aside.
3. Grease a pie pan, and press the dough into the bottom and the sides as evenly as possible and place in refrigerator while your making the filling. About an hour.
4. Cut pears into slices. 
5. Combine lemon juice, salt, ginger, vanilla, cinnamon, honey, and tapioca starch.
6. Gently fold in the pear slices and put in the fridge with the crust until it's ready.
7. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
8. When crust is ready, pour in filling and bake for 15 minutes at 450 degrees.
9. Reduce temperature to 350 and bake for another 20 minutes. 
10. Let it cool and serve with a vanilla yogurt or whipped coconut cream.

Paleo Chocolate Chip Banana Bars

I have a love for chocolate and bananas. Banana is like the greatest natural sweetener of them all if you ask me. So if you have some ripe bananas go ahead and use them for baking and don't just throw them away!!! Also I really think you should try this recipe, because it's seriously one of the best things I've ever tried, and completely guilt free, also for vegans!

Ingredients:

2 bananas
1/2 cup almond butter
1/3 cup pure maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients except chocolate chips in food processor and blend on high for 1-2 minutes. Scoop out batter into bowl and add most of the chocolate chips, gently mix to evenly distribute.
2. Press batter into 8x8 pan greased with Coconut Oil.
3. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips over top and bake for approximately 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
   
   
   
   

Pear Crumble Mug Cake

Are you looking for a delicious fruity and hearty dessert? And besides from that, do you love oats and paleo stuff? Well I do. And this treat is perfect for a night with crazy cravings for a sweet treat.

2 servings
Ingredients:

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup almond meal/flour
1 tbsp honey (substitute with agave for vegan)
1 tbsp almond milk
pinch of salt
1 pear

Optional: Ice cream, yogurt

Directions:

Cut the pear into little slices or squares. In a separate bowl, mix oats, almond meal, and salt. Melt the honey in the microwave for 20 seconds and stir into the oat mixture with the almond milk.
Put pear slices in the bottom of two mugs and top with the crumble. Microwave for minute and serve with a scoop of ice cream or vanilla yogurt, or some plain greek yogurt, if you are craving something more sour than sweet.

Enjoy!

Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macarons

Looking for some healthy protein rich snacks? I got them for you right here. These chocolate dipped beauties taste really good, and they are super good for you too, so instead of just digging into the bag of candy you should really try to make these yummy macarons. I promise you, they're super easy to make, and super fast as well.

Ingredients:

2 eggs

1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut

1/2 cup splenda or granulated sugar

1 tbsp melted coconut oil

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 tsp melted coconut oil

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. In a medium bowl beat the eggs, and combine coconut, sugar, and melted coconut oil.
3. Make little balls with a scoop and put onto a cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
5. Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave with the coconut oil and dip the cooled coconut bites in the chocolate mixture.
6. Let it cool in the freezer for 30 minutes, and they are ready to serve!

Vanilla Frozen Yogurt with Banana

I have a love for ice cream, and even more for frozen yogurt, so here is a super healthy recipe for some delicious homemade ice cream, which is perfect for every occasion!

Ingredients:
1 frozen banana
1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk or vanilla almond milk.

Directions:
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth and serve immediately.

Orange Creamsicle Milkshake

Mmm... I love milkshakes, and I especially love fruity healthy ones! This recipe I found on instagram, and it was just perfect. So fresh and fruity this lovely afternoon.

Ingredients:
2 oranges
1 frozen banana
1/2 cucumber
1/2 cup greek yogurt
1 cup almond milk
dash of cinnamon
1/2 cup ice

Directions:
Blend all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve cold and fresh.

Paleo Chocolate Muffins with Pumpkin

Who doesn't love when treats are healthy and completely guilt free? Well at least I do, and these chocolate muffins turned out simply amazing. They were so good. No eggs, gluten free, no dairy. Completely vegan and paleo and low carb, fat, and calorie. They just have it all!

Ingredients:
1 15 oz can pumpkin puree
3/4 cup sweetener (stevia, splenda, palm sugar etc)
6 tbsp melted coconut oil
3 tbsp psyllium husk (I used ground flax seed instead)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
6 tbsp coconut flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp dried cranberries
2 tbsp semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
In a mixer, combine pumpkin, sweetener, melted coconut oil, husk or flax seed, and vanilla. Mix until combined. While mixing add in the baking powder, soda, coconut flour, and cocoa powder. Mix until all combined. Finish by adding cranberries and chocolate chips.
Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes.

Skinny Banana Bread

I loooove and adore banana bread. I really do. So this sunday morning I decided to bake a couple of loafs of yummy banana bread. But I made them in a way that you could still eat them as a breakfast and they were not too unhealthy. Actually they didn't have any sugar in them, and they're baked with mostly oat flour to give the maximum amount of fibre and good nutrients. Just the way I like it.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 mashed bananas
1 cup oat flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts

Directions:
In a big bowl melt coconut oil and mix with honey. Add eggs, vanilla, and mashed banana and whisk till combined. In a separate bowl mix all the dry ingredients. Add flour a little at a time into the wet ingredients alternately adding almond milk. 
Chop walnuts and carefully add into the batter. Add chocolate chips as well. 
Grease a loaf pan or two, depending on how tall you want the breads. I did two, but they turned out kinda small.
Preheat oven to 350 degreed F and bake the loaves for 35 minutes.

Coconut Milk Chia Pudding

I have really started to enjoy chia seed puddings. I have to admit that you really need to get used to the texture, but once you're used to it, it's actually really good, and then it's a ultimate super-food, so why not? This time I choose to use coconut milk and sweeten it a bit with some agave syrup. Super simple and yummy.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp chia seeds
1/2 can coconut milk
1 tbsp agave syrup

Directions:
Mix the ingredients in a small bowl and place in fridge. Let it sit for at least half an hour, and stir occasionally to separate the seeds. Top with some frozen berries or fresh fruit.

Coconut Milkshake

This totally dairy-free ice cream is just so good you won't believe it. It has plenty of sweetness from the bananas, and the coconut milk gives it the most creamy moisture. I lightened it up with some unsweetened almond milk, just because it was a bit heavy. We don't have an ice cream maker, so when I had to freeze it, it didn't turn out very good, but just as a shake or dipping it was really good.

Ingredients:

2 frozen bananas

1/2 can coconut milk

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

Directions:

Place the coconut milk in the refrigerator over night. 

Blend frozen bananas until it has a creamy consistency. Add the coconut milk. It should have an almost hard consistency after it has cooled down in the fridge. Add almond milk and blend until all combined. You can add more or less almond milk whether you want it more creamy or more like a shake. 

Enjoy!

Quinoa Bars with Chocolate and Peanut Butter

To be honest his didn't really turn out the way I wanted it to. The chocolate stuck to the pan instead of the bar, and I added too much water, so it got kinda smushy instead of being crunchy... Next time, I will add more peanut butter instead of water to get the oats and quinoa to stick. But besides from that, these bars were really good and has a ton of fibre and other good stuff. And who doesn't love peanut butter and chocolate?

Ingredients:

1 cup oats

1 cup cooked quinoa

2 tbsp cococa powder

1/4 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup almonds

1/2 cup cashews

one portion Chia seed pudding

pinch of salt

2 tbsp agave syrup

1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut

1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Melt chocolate chips in a microwave and spread on a piece of parchment paper. Pour shredded coconut on top of the chocolate before it hardens. Let it sit while you prepare the batter. 

2. Mix oats, quinoa, cocoa powder, and chia seed pudding in a bowl. Cut almonds and cashews into smaller pieces, you still want them crunchy. Mix the rest of the ingredients into the bowl. If it won't stick very eel together add a little more peanut butter or agave syrup. 

3. Pour the batter on top of the chocolate and freeze until it has hardened. 

4. Cut into little bars and enjoy with a cup of Chocolate Mocha or some cold milk.

 Enjoy!

Paleo Chocolate Mug Cake

Am I the only one who is craving a chocolate cake with some sweet vanilla bean ice cream every once in a while? I don't think so, cause it really is one of the best treats on earth if you ask me! There is just one problem... Baking a whole chocolate cake and spending hours in the kitchen, just because you wanted a treat for the movie? No, there must be an easier way, and I found it. Just make a cake in a mug. It's so easy, and it doesn't even make a mess! This recipe is enough for two mug cakes, but if you don't want the extra mess of the ONE bowl you make it in, go ahead and split it in half and just make directly in the mug!

By the way, did I mention that this cake is paleo? If you want it strict paleo, go ahead and make a homemade ice cream.

Ingredients:

3 tbsp coconut flour

2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tbsp honey

1 tbsp butter

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp almond milk

Vanilla bean ice cream (optional)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and pour into two mugs. Microwave for 2 minutes, and let it cool down just a little bit. I like my chocolate cake just a little lukewarm still when I put the ice cream on top so it melts just a little bit.

Enjoy!

Pumpkin Coconut Ice Cream

So it's Sunday night, and I'm really craving ice cream after being sick the whole weekend... So I looked up some healthy ice cream recipes on Pinterest and came by this baby. Seriously, the mix of coconut milk, pumpkin, cinnamon and banana is just amazing together. Definitely not the last time I've made this! 

Ingredients:
3 frozen bananas
1 can pumpkin puree
pinch of salt
1 1/2 t cinnamon
1 can coconut milk

Directions:
Mix all ingredients in a blender and serve immediately.

Enjoy!