Homemade "Magic Shell"

This recipe will not only benefit your health, but your wallet as well! This is the perfect alternative to the popular sundae topping we all know and love!

The Recipe

2 cups of chocolate
1/4 cup of coconut oil

How to Make 

1. Melt the chocolate and oil in the microwave at 30 seconds intervals at 1/2 power and stir until completely melted

2. Enjoy over your favorite ice cream!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Ice Cream

The title says it all for this recipe! This simple recipe takes 5 minutes to make and is perfect for anyone with a sudden sweet tooth. It's all the things you love about ice cream without the calories.

The Recipe

Approximately...
4 frozen bananas
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
3 tsp. of coco powder

*Measurements may vary based on personal preference

How To Make

1. Slice up the frozen bananas

2. Add the bananas to a blender along with the peanut butter and blend

3. Add the coco powder and blend until you reach your desired consistency

4. Enjoy!

Strawberry Lemonade Smoothie

This quick and simple recipe is great for the summer!

The Recipe

1/2 cup of fresh strawberries
1 cup of lemonade

How to Make 

1. Pour the strawberries into a blender and blend until smooth

2. Pour the mixture into a separate container and add the lemonade

3. Pour the mixture into plastic cups and freeze overnight

4. Once frozen, put the frozen mixture into the blender and blend until your desired consistency

* The final product is not pictured because it was eaten before it could be photographed

Enjoy!

Reduced-Fat Chocolate Chip cookies

This recipe may seem to good to be true but trust us, it's real. The secret... Applesauce! In this recipe, the applesauce acted as a substitute for the butter. This simple switch drastically reduced the amount of fat in these cookies and made them even more fun to enjoy!

The Recipe

2 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
1 tsp. of baking sods
1 tsp. of salt
1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup of granulated sugar
3/4 cup of brown sugar
1 tsp. of vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 cups of chocolate chips

How To Make

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees

2. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and set aside

3. Beat together the sugar, vanilla, and applesauce

4. Mix in eggs

5. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients

6. Stir in chocolate chips

7. Allow the dough to firm up in the fridge for 20 mins.

8. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough onto a baking sheet and cook for 10 mins.

9. Allow the cookies to cool for 10 mins. before you enjoy!

*You can use your own favorite cookie recipe, just substitute the butter for half the amount of applesauce

Light Yogurt Parfait

This recipe is the perfect snack for anyone looking for something sweet, yet fulfilling.

The Recipe

1/2 cup of plain yogurt
Assorted berries
Granola (optional)

How to Make 

1. Add a layer of yogurt to the bottom of a glass



2. Add a layer of berries on top


*At this point you would add a layer of granola, but we didn't use any in this example

3. Repeat until you run out of yogurt

4. Enjoy!

Protein Brownies

This twist on regular chocolate brownies makes them healthier than I ever thought possible.

Ingredients~
1 1/2 banana
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 scoop protein powder

How to make~
1. preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. put all ingredients into blender and blend till smooth

3. pour mixture into pan

4. place pan in oven and bake for 15-20 minutes then enjoy

Pan Fried Cinnamon Sugar Bananas

Though this definitely isn't the healthiest recipe on our blog, I believe its one of the tastier.

Ingredients~
1 banana
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
a pinch of nutmeg
olive oil spray

How to Make~
1.mix sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl

 2. cut up bananas and dip in sugar mix

3. spray pan with olive oil spray

 4. place bananas in pan and flip after about 1 min

5. take them out of the pan after another minute and enjoy