Clean Banana Bread **
Seriously LOVE this recipe!! Thanks to my upline coach, who is a phenomenal cook always coming up with the best recipes!
I love all kinds of bread, banana, zucchini, pumpkin and any other kinds that possibly could be included. When I saw this recipe from my upline I knew I had to try it! (plus she is a wonderful cook, so it had to be great...right!?!?)
Also-it is such an EASY recipe!!!
Ingredients:
~2 cups whole wheat flour
~1 cup organic coconut sugar
~3 bananas (but 2 is fine, I had extra and wanted more banana flavor)
~2 eggs
~1 stick of butter
~2 TBS of Greek yogurt
~1 lemon grated or 1 tsp of lemon juice
~1 tsp baking soda
For a sweeter taste add a TBS of honey or agave-I added the agave
Directions:
1. Mix the butter and sugar together until smooth
2. Add the rest of the ingredients in and blend until well mixed
3. Bake for about an hour at 350 degrees on the middle rack
Treat yourself!! YUM
Clean Hot Chocolate:
Nothing better for a cold December night!
The winter months have officially arrived, it's chilly, the snow is starting to fall, wind is blowing and the fireplace is being sparked. This automatically makes me want hot chocolate. I love eating clean but how can I give up hot chocolate??
But then I found The Gracious Pantry and there was an incredible clean eating hot chocolate recipe.
I really do believe we are meant to find pure and guilt free joy in the foods we eat. The problem is foods we have come to know as "good" food are not always good for us! This is what I have realized over the past few months, changing my lifestyle. So when I have the chance to change a recipe to one with more nutrition and less calories, I hardly can wait.
Here is one of my new favorite once-in-awhile treats that is now healthier!
The Ingredients you will need
*4 cups unsweetened milk (I use Blue Diamond Almond Breeze)
*3/4 cup honey (Walmart organic)
*2 teaspoons cinnamon (Trader Joes')
*3 tablespoons unsweetened powdered cocoa (Hershey)
Directions:
*Combine all ingredients in a pot and warm over the medium heat
*Pour into cups and serve
Enjoy on a cold winter's night!! :)
Data for 1 cup:
Calories: 282
Total Fat: 5gm
Saturated Fats: 1gm
Trans Fats: 0gm
Cholesterol: 0gm
Sodium: 31mg
Carbohydrates: 56gm
Dietary Fiber: 6gm
Sugars: 49gm
Protein: 10gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 32
(nutritionaldata.com)
