Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Cocoa Banana Buckwheat Breakfast Cakes


Chocolate for breakfast without the guilt...need I say more?


Ingredients:
  • 1 c. Raw Buckwheat Groats (grind into flour in a coffee grinder/blender)
  • 2 Bananas, mashed
  • 1 ½ tsp. Vanilla Extract
  • 1 c. Almond Milk (unsweetened)
  • 2 tbsp. Agave Nectar
  • ¼ c. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 4 Egg Whites
  • 1/3 c. chia seeds, plus more for sprinkling
  • 1 ¼ tsp. baking powder
  • Flax seeds for sprinkling

Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Mash bananas and mix with almond milk and vanilla.  Whisk until combined
  3. Add buckwheat groats, cocoa powder, baking powder, and chia seeds.
  4. Add egg whites, and whisk until combined
  5. Spray 3 small oven-safe dishes (I used Pyrex) with coconut oil cooking spray
  6. Pour mixture in, sprinkle with chia and flax seeds, and bake for 30 minutes



Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Guilt-Free Chocolate Dessert!

For my clean eating, chocolate loving friends out there, here's a DELICIOUS, nutritious dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth :)

Spray a coffee mug with nonstick spray

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 c. Old Fashioned Oats
  • 1/2 c. Liquid Egg Whites
  • 1 tsp. Extra Dark Cocoa Powder (unsweetened)
  • 2 tsp. Stevia (or sweetener of your choice)
Put all ingredients in the mug, and microwave for 1-2 minutes.  The dessert will rise into a delicious little souffle :)


Calories:  135
Carbs:  23g
Fat:  2g
Protein:  14g
Fiber: 6g