Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Dream (No added sugar)

This is so yummy and has all the right flavors in it. It is good to the last drop and no added sugar. The chia added to it add nice health benefits as well as a nice thickener. Yum! Keeping healthy in 2015 with out sacrificing the flavor.


Ingredients

2 C cashew milk (use your favorite kind)
1 T cocoa
2 frozen bananas
2 T chia
3 T  natural creamy peanut butter
1/4 C dark chocolate chips
8 Ice cubes
*Garnish with chopped up chips if desired

Directions Seves 2

1. Pour into the blender milk, cocoa, bananas, chia, and peanut butter. Blend until all creamy.
2. Add the chips and ice and blend until creamy.
3. Serve right away! Good to the last drop.

Start your Day Healthy Smoothie

This smoothie is loaded with fruit and spinach. It is a great way to start on your day healthy. I love having smoothies for breakfast.

Ingredients

1 C cashew milk or milk of your choosing
1/2 C cold water
1 to 1/2 C fresh spinach
1/2 C frozen mangoes
1 C mixed berries
1 frozen banana
1 orange peeled
2 T chia
1/2 scoop protein powder optional

Directions  serves 2

1. Pour all the ingredients in the blender starting with the milk and going in order.
2. Blend and pulse until smooth. Serve and enjoy. Enjoy a great start to your day.

Peppermint Cream Hot Cocoa (Dairy Free)

 So peppermint and chocolate are a favorite at our house. So I thought it would be fun to make it into hot cocoa on a cooler day like today. It is a delicious way to warm up. I even made it dairy free. It is a fast and easy recipe. You won't be buying mixing again when you see how easy it is. It was a nice creamy treat. Happy Holidays.

Ingredients

2/3 C  canned coconut milk (chilled at least a couple hours)
1 1/2 C cashew milk or almond milk of milk of your choosing
1 1/2 T cocoa
5 T honey or vegan sweetener
1/2 tsp peppermint oil or peppermint extract
Whipped coconut milk.

Directions

1. In a saucepan on medium heat. Pour coconut milk and cashew milk together. Stir in the cocoa. I used a wire whisk.
2. Stir in honey and oil. Heat until all the cocoa is warm.
3. Take off the heat pour into cups.
4. With the remaining thick coconut milk off the top.  Not the liquid. Beat the milk until soft peaks form and place a dollop of cream on top the hot cocoa. Enjoy!

*You can also try dairy free Creamy pumpkin spice hot cocoa.