Peanut Butter Swirl Black bean Brownies

Peanut Butter Swirl Black bean Brownies

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegan, Egg Free

Ingredients:

1 can black beans (rinsed and drained)
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking ppowder
4 tablespoons agave
1 cup pitted dates
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 of a vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons of vanilla
2 tablespoons chia seeds
2 tablespoons almond milk

2 additional tablespoons of peanut butter for the swirl
1/4 cup dairy free vegan chocolate chips

Blend all ingredients together
Pour into a greased baking dish
Top with 2 tablespoons of peanut butter.
Swirl peanut butter using a knife into the brownie mixture.
Top with chocolate chips and press down into your brownies.

Bake 350 for approximately 40-50 minutes (oven times may vary)

NOTE:  Let brownies cool before cutting.

Enjoy ...

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Sweet Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

These sweet Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies are gluten free, vegan, dairy free and taste delicious!  If you want to make it paleo, use all almond flour instead of oat flour.  It's super easy and the combination of the orange and the chocolate flavor tastes amazing.

Sweet Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free, Sugar Free

Author:  Gluten Free Jersey Girl

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

1 cup Almond Flour

3/4 cup Oatmeal Flour

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt

1 teaspoon orange zest

1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 cup coconut sugar

Wet Ingredients
1/4 cup coconut nectar
1 banana
1/4 cup apple sauce
1 tablespoon Orange Juice
1/4 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup vegan chocolate chips

Instructions

Mix dry ingredients together
Mash banana, add in wet ingredients and chocolate chips
Using an ice scoop, place dough onto a greased cookie tray
Lightly press cookies down onto the tray

Bake 350 for approximately 15-20 minutes

Here is a video making the cookies.



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Apple Nut Butter Sandwiches

Yummy apple and your favorite nut butter made into a delicious and healthy snack. Kids will love making these! Some fun ideas are mini chocolate chips with peanut butter. 

I used Nutzo Seed Butter and Coconut Butter ... tastes amazing!! 

Apple Nut Butter Sandwiches

Recipe by:  Gluten Free Jersey Girl

Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free

Ingredients:

Apples

Nut Butter

Pumpkin Pie Spice or Cinnamon

Additional ideas:  granola, mini chocolate chips, coconut, nuts and seeds

Instructions:

Slice apples and spread your nut butter on each slice.
Place 1 slice on top and push down to help them stick together.
  Sprinkle pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon on top.

That's it, it's that simple.  Here's a video of us making our apple sandwiches.

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Raw Caramel Maca Date Frappacino, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free

This creamy and delicious Caramel Maca Date Frappacino will keep you energized and full.  It's also vegan, gluten free and dairy free. Add banana and chia for a perfect breakfast frappacino and just add a shot of espresso for the perfect healthy coffee frappacino!  This super tasty shake is a wonderful snack or post workout treat! It's nice and thick and the added dates give it a wonderful sweetness. I love the taste of the cashew milk with the dates, but you can use any other dairy free milk. Almond milk and even coconut milk would also work well in this shake!

Raw Caramel Maca Date Frappacino

Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free

Author:  Gluten Free Jersey Girl

Ingredients:

1 cup Cashew Milk

1/2 cup water

1 cup ice

1 teaspoon maca powder

1 teaspoon lucuma powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 piece of vanilla bean

Instructions:

Simply blend and Enjoy ...

Here's a video of making the shake!  

Instagram shot for this morning ...

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Vegan Caramel Yerba Mate Latte, Gluten Free, Dairy Free

Creamy, sweet and so delicious ...

This yummy dairy free mate latte is super healthy.
It's sweetened with dates, frothy cashew milk and is super creamy, healthy and tastes absolutely amazing.

Caramel Mate Latte

Caramel Mate Late
Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free
Author:  Gluten Free Jersey Girl 

Ingredients

1 brewed cup of mate tea (I used chai spice)
1 cup cashew milk (or other non-dairy milk)
2 dates
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 piece of vanilla (or 1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla)
1 teaspoon maca powder

Instructions 

Simply blend together ... for a creamy, frothy latte and enjoy ...

Here's a video making my latte! 

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Gluten Free, Vegan White Bean Peanut Butter Blondies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip White Bean Blondies
Recipe by:  GlutenFreeJerseyGirl
Gluten Free, Vegan, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Eat To Live, Nutritarian

These vegan, gluten free blondies are super moist and filled with only nutritious ingredients.  I eat these for breakfast or as a special treat!  Because of the white beans, they are packed with protein which makes this a perfect breakfast food or snack after a workout.   If I didn't tell you, you would not even know there were beans in this recipe.  My blondies are healthy and be warned, very addictive!   I love to create recipes without eggs and flour and wanted to try something different.  I am so happy with how these came out.  Give them a try.  I hope you like them!

Ingredients: 

1 can white beans

1 cup pitted dates

1/4 cup apple sauce

1/2 cup peanut butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 tablespoon chia seeds

 1 tablespoon coconut nectar (or honey)

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1/4 scraped vanilla bean (optional)

dash of sea salt

1/4 cup allergen free dark chocolate chips (I used Enjoy Life)

Directions:

Blend all ingredients except chocolate chips together.
Spread evenly into an 8x8 greased glass dish
Spread chocolate chips over the top and press down into the batter.

Bake at 300 degrees for approx. 45-60 minutes. (Oven times may vary)

Note:  Be sure to cool completely before cutting.

Enjoy ...

I like to have mine with a scoop of frozen banana ice cream and topped with caramel date syrup!

Here's a video of us making the blondies.

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Green monster smoothie

 

Green Smoothie Lover Personalized Note Cards available at
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This smoothie is one of my favorite combinations!  It's super sweet and is packed full of nutrients.  You can customize it any way you like by adding chia seeds, hemp seeds, almond milk, etc.  I love the taste of combining the grapes with the pineapple.  This is definitely a great smoothie to try if you are new to smoothies because the sweetness of the fruit hides the green taste of the kale.   You can also substitute kale with spinach too!  Combine with a handful of pumpkin seeds or 1 of my favorite new Goji lemon muffins  or goji lemon truffles or a spoon of your favorite protein powder.  My favorite is sun-warrior raw vanilla flavored protein powder. 

 

Kale is packed full of nutrients including carotenoids and flavonoids which are 2 powerful antioxidants that protect our cells from free radicals.  It's low in calories, has no fat and rich in vitamin K, iron and fiber. Pineapple and grapes are also packed full of vitamin C and minerals and the combination of all 3 will keep you energized all morning!  Adding a little protein slows down the absorption of sugar and helps to provide a steady energy all morning long.

NOTE: 
My dad reminded me to make sure your grapes are seeded!  There are a lot of nutrients in the seeds of grapes - and while I don't like to eat the seeds - I can easily blend them up and get the benefits that way!   I think my dad knows what he is talking about!  He's in his 80's and you would never know it!! 
 

This recipe is gluten free, vegan, dairy free, nut free, paleo friendly and

Dr. Furhman's Eat To Live friendly.

 

Enjoy ...