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Healthy, Salted Caramel hot chocolate for 1! (Thm, keto, low-carb, vegan option)

Since it’s winter and chilly around here, I have a hot drink at least once a day, if not more. Usually coffee in the morning and oolong tea at night, with maybe something else in between.

So I decided to make a hot chocolate recipe, that’s a single serve, AND healthy! Don’t get me wrong, I like the swiss miss hot chocolate, but MANNNN is that stuff full of sugar!! I wanted to be able to drink a cup of hot chocolate without worrying about all the sugar I was consuming.

Obviously you can tweak this recipe to however you want it. If you just want regular chocolate, by all means, add more. More cocoa?? More power to ya!! I’d never tell anyone that it’s too much chocolate or cocoa!!

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Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate (6-ingredients) (Vegan option)

Prep Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Healthy, homemade, keto, Low Carb, THM, Vegan
Servings: 1 serving
Author: admin

Ingredients

  • 5-10 squares Salted Caramel Lily's Chocolate (2 oz. vegan chocolate)
  • 3/4 cup Hot water
  • 1/4 tsp Pyure (preferred sweetener)
  • 1 tsp Collagen
  • 1 tsp Whey protein powder (vegan protein powder)
  • 1-2 tsp Cocoa Powder (Cacao powder)

Instructions

  • Boil your water.
  • Add the chocolate and let it melt completely.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients and blend with a frother, or in a blender.

 

 

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Healthy, Chocolate, Cherry Bars! Vegan! (5-ingredients)

I know I’ve been MIA lately, and it’s been a few weeks since I posted a recipe. What can I say?? It’s summer, and it’s been busy. Recently I’ve been looking more into nutrition, and protein especially as I want to make sure that I’m fueling my body correctly for workouts.

Totally forgot to put the cherries in the picture, and ain’t nobody got time for that!! Haha. I also made a peanut butter version that i’ll post next week. Which has more protein obviously because of the peanut butter. Cherries, cocoa, and dates both have protein, but the almonds carry the biggest amount. These are super quick and easy to make. They’re perfect for on the go, which was what I was aiming for. A quick bar with protein for after a workout, or on-the-go snack.

It’s enough to fill a bread pan, so if you wanna double it then feel free! It makes 6 normal size bars, or 9 if you want mini’s. Be sure to blend well to make everything chopped up better, which makes them stick together better.

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Healthy, Chocolate Cherry Bars! Vegan! (5-ingredients)

Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Healthy, homemade, Vegan
Servings: 6 servings
Author: admin

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Almonds
  • 1 cup Dates (Pitted)
  • 1/2 cup Dried Cherries
  • 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder (Cacao works too)
  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil

Instructions

  • Put all the ingredients into your blender, or food processor and blend until finely chopped.
  • Press firmly into a bread pan, and place in the fridge until set.
  • Remove and cut into 6 bars. Enjoy!! Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks!

 

 

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Chocolate/Cinnamon Chia Bars (Vegan) (8-ingredients)

The other day, I was wanting to make a quick snack to enjoy around the fire. My GO-TO is usually my PBJ Bars, but I wanted to try something different. In one of my recent posts, I made Healthy, Homemade Creamer. I had some of the Cocoa/Cinnamon infused syrup left that needed used up, so thus this recipe was born.

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Now as you already know, if you’ve been following me for ANY amount of time…I…LOVE…CHOCOLATE!!! So, if it has chocolate in it, it’s probably gonna be good. Also, a little secret…it has Peanut butter in it too. Peanut butter and Chocolate are my ALL TIME FAVORITE COMBO!!!

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On top of that delicious combo…it packs a good fiber punch!! Between the rolled oats, craisins, and chia seeds, you’ll have no trouble going to the bathroom. That’s Fo Sho!! Seriously tho…there are so many health benefits in all the ingredients. Peanut butter has protein, maple syrup has magnesium, cocoa (I could almost write a book on the health benefits of that…not even joking. Look it up if ya don’t believe me!)

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If you need a quick and easy snack, that healthy and tastes good…look no further! Only 8-ingredients and you probably have most, if not all of them in your kitchen right now. For real!! Go look, and make these of course. You’ll regret it if you don’t!!

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Healthy, Chocolate/Cinnamon Chia bars (Vegan)

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Healthy, homemade, Vegan
Author: admin

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Pure Maple Syrup
  • 1-2 tsp Cocoa Powder (Carob works too)
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup Natural Peanut butter
  • 1 & 1/3 cup Rolled oats
  • 1/3 cup craisins
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/3 cup Almonds (or nut of choice)

Instructions

  • Pour the maple syrup, cocoa, cinnamon, and peanut butter into a medium saucepan and cook on med/high heat until whisked together.
  • Remove from heat and mix in the rest of the ingredients.
  • Place in the freezer for 10-15 minutes for a good gooey bar! Keep them in longer if you want them firmer.
  • Store in the freezer up to 2 weeks...if they last that long! HAHAHA

 

 

 

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