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Hello ! Feeling you need a little “cheer me up” this morning for breakfast ? Then think about chocolate 🙂 But not the nasty “N….a” spread you put on toasts or hot choc you drink with marshmallows 🙂 I am talking about real chocolate benefits, ie raw “Cacao”. Do you actually know the difference between cacao and cocoa ?
Simple: raw cacao comes from cold-pressed un-roasted cacao beans. It keeps all the goodness of cacao, which are numerous: living enzymes, antioxidants, magnesium (which can help reduce stress :), potassium, and iron). And lastly it is rich in alkaloids which interact with our neurotransmitters and help us feel good !!!!….
Cocoa comes from the same beans but they have been roasted at high temperatures, hence less nutritional benefits. However if you can’t find raw cacao, cocoa is still a valid option for this smoothie. Healthy enough and will also put a big smile on your face 🙂
Recipe so simple you have no excuse not to make it as I am sure you have everything you need in your pantry ! ENJOY and share your comments !
Serves 1:
1 frozen banana (not too ripe if you want to reduce sugar level)
1/4 cup GF oats
125 ml almond milk (adjust to consistence level you like)
1 tbsp raw cacao
1 tsp chia seeds
1 to 2 soft dates (adjust to your sweet tooth)
1/2 tsp real vanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt
Blend everything in your high speed blender / thermomix until smooth. Pour less / more milk wether you want to drink or eat it. If eaten as a smoothie bowl top with extra seeds, quinoa puffs, cacao nibs, more dates or fresh fruits. YUM 🙂
I am definitely European 🙂
Felling like autumn is on the way, despite the climate in Singapore, I start to crave for apples, pumpkin, and gingerbread 🙂
Especially when I read all the insta posts featuring amazing autumnal recipes !
So I decided to wipe out bananas from my smoothie bowls for some time and use apples instead !
In this super easy recipe you get a silky smoothie, spiced with cinnamon and cardamon. If you add some crunchy bites you could feel you are eating an apple pie / crumble.
Light yet, nourishing, GF, super healthy, super yummy ! Go for it and let me know 🙂
Recipe:
- 1 medium red apple (remove the skin if not organic)
- 1/4 GF oats
- 1/2 to 1 cup almond (or oat) milk
- 1 or 2 dates (according to your sweet taste)
- 1 tbsp vegan protein powder (optional)
- 1 tbsp almond butter (or PB but stronger taste)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 to 1 tsp cinnamon (according to taste)
- 1/4 tsp cardamon
Ideally soak the dates and oats for 15 min in the almond milk, then blend all the ingredients in your high speed blender until you get a smooth texture. Add more almond milk if you want to drink it.
If you want to have a bowl, top with fresh apple slices, dried mulberries, chia seeds and puff millet (or homemade granola, walnuts, …)
Enjoy !
Bliss balls are my “go to” healthy treat when I want to have a shot of energy before sports or if I had a super light meal and need a boost.
But today I made them to have some healthy snacks in my pockets while attending the kids school fair.
This time I chose the almond hazelnut matcha recipe, to get the extra kick from matcha powder.. and also because I love this recipe !
It was definitely a good idea.. and Rose and Leopold actually ate most of it 🙂
Follow the link below to try it
I don’t know if you snack, but I do 🙂
I am like the kids, I guess, I still need my 4 o clock little treat to fuel me until diner time.
Usually it will be a fruit, or a juice, and maybe a few activated raw nuts.
But if I really need energy I will go for bliss balls.
Today I could not make up my mind, so I made 3 different varieties:
Apricot and tahini, Fig and hazelnuts, Date and cacao
Let me know the one you prefer 🙂