Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites

Week one of the Open 2014 I brought this tasty treat to CrossFit Wachusett to share! They went over pretty well so I thought I would repost the recipe.

The original recipe is from HERE... seriously, check out this amazing food blog. Its called "Living Healthy with Chocolate," I mean, how can you go wrong with that!?!? Of course be careful with the word "paleo" as the chocolate is not exactly 100% paleo and dependant on the brands and types of ingredients you use. 

Also, I doubled the recipe that is listed on the website link because I was making them for a large group. I divided the pan up into 60 small servings. I put the recipe into My Fitness Pal and this is the result of one serving:  Cal. 103, Carb 5g, Fat 8g, Protein 2g.

What you need for the Base:

2/3 C. Pecans

1 C Almond Flour

8 Tbsp Cacao Powder

10 Pitted Dates

1 Tsp Vanilla

1 Tbsp Melted Coconut Oil

What you need for the Top:

1/2 C. Melted Coconut Oil

6 Tbsp Full Fat Coconut Milk

3 Tsp Vanilla

2 Tbsp Honey

3 C. Almond Flour

1 C. Enjoy Life Chips

What You Do:

- In a food processor grid up pecans, put them in a small bowl and set aside

- In the same food processor grind up dates (with no pits) into a paste, might need to add a little water to get it to loosen up.

- In a bowl using a spatula mix together the pecans with almond flour, cacao powder, dates, vanilla and coconut oil. This is not an easy process and will look like it is going to take forever to come together. Don’t add more water just keep working it, it will happen.

- Line a 13X9 pan with parchment paper and press the mixture into the bottom. Set it aside

- Mix together coconut oil, coconut milk, vanilla and honey in a large bowl.

- Add almond flour, do not over mix

- Fold in chips.

- Spread “cookie” over base and refrigerate for at least an hour.

- Enjoy!

 *this pic also came from her website, I forgot to take a good pic before they got devoured!!

Banana Almond Bites

These are fantastic. I had to alter the original recipe a bit since we don’t eat peanut butter… also I make them in mini muffin cups because I couldn’t get them out of the tin. They are wonderful when they are frozen!!

The base recipe came from here... http://www.freecoconutrecipes.com/index.cfm/2012/3/21/peanut-butter-banana-cups

*Disclaimer: though the chocolate chips are dairy, nut and soy free they are not considered totally Paleo, so if you are doing a Paleo Challenge or staying completely 100% Paleo this recipe will cost you points.*

What you need:
- 1 ripe banana

- 3/4 cup almond butter (I use Trader Joes with Sea Salt)

- 2 tablespoons honey

- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla

- 2 1/4 teaspoon coconut oil, melted

- Half bag of Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips

What you do:
- Mix everything but the banana together (I used my Ninja for this and it worked like a charm)

- Fill mini muffin tin with liners

- Cover the bottom with a thin later of batter

- Add a slice of banana

- Cover banana with batter

- Put in freezer for half an hour

- Melt half a bag of chocolate chips on stove top

- Dollop chocolate on each almond butter cup and return to freezer until serving

These guys melt fast so they should be kept in the fridge when not being eaten. 

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Paleo Pumpkin Goodness Bars

We love pumpkin, so these were PERFECT!! Found this gem here… http://fastpaleo.com/paleo-pumpkin-goodness-bars/

*Disclaimer: Honey is considered Paleo in moderation. If doing a Paleo Challenge check the "rules" of your challenge to be sure that it s allowed in moderation or risk losing points.*

What you need:

2 Cups almond flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

2 tsp cinnamon

1/3 cup coconut oil

1/3 cup honey

1 can pumpkin puree

1 tsp pure vanilla

2 eggs

2 handfuls of crushed pecans

What you do:
- Preheat oven to 375
- Heat coconut oil and honey on low heat (or in the micro)
- Combine everything but the nuts and mix until 

 

- pour batter into 8x8 pan (I would suggest lightly greasing it with coconut oil)

- Sprinkle nuts over 

- Bake 20-30 minutes

- Let cool than refrigerate

Paleo Banana Bread Muffins

Original recipe comes from Robb Wolfe, http://robbwolf.com/2011/04/21/recipe-paleo-banana-bread/, I tried it first as a loaf, but prefer the muffins. This makes 15 muffins.

*Disclaimer: Honey is considered Paleo in moderation. If doing a Paleo Challenge check the "rules" of your challenge to be sure that it s allowed in moderation or risk losing points.*

What you need:

- 2 cups almond flour

- 1/4 cup flax seed meal

- 2 tsp cinnamon

- 1 tsp baking soda

- 1 tsp baking powder

- 2/3 cup pecans

- 4 really ripe bananas

- 2 tbsp honey

- 4 eggs

- 1 tsp vanilla

 

What you do:
- Preheat oven to 375

- Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl

- Mash bananas in a food processor or masher

- Mix all wet ingredients together with bananas in a separate bowl from dry

 

- Make a well in the dry ingredients, add wet ingredients and fold together

 

- Grease muffin pan with coconut oil

- Fill each muffin about 3/4 of the way up

 

- Bake for 20-25 minutes (or until toothpick is clean)

Strawberry Muffins

This is lovely treat was brought to the gym this morning for all of us to try! They were absolutely delicious… yummy sweetness from the strawberries. Definitely a MUST TRY recipe!!

The original recipe is from... http://www.elanaspantry.com/strawberry-cupcakes/

*Disclaimer: Agave is considered Paleo in moderation. If doing a Paleo Challenge check the "rules" of your challenge to be sure that it s allowed in moderation or risk losing points.*

What you need:

½ cup coconut flour

1 tablespoon arrowroot powder

¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

4 large eggs

½ cup agave nectar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

½ cup finely chopped fresh strawberries

What you do:

- Preheat oven to 350

- Combine dry ingredients in large bowl

- Combine wet ingredients in small bowl

- Add wet into dry slowly and mix with mixer

- Fold in Strawberries

- Fill 8 (lined) muffin cups

- Bake 20-25 min

Paleo Coffee Cake

I got this recipe here… http://paleoninjas.com/2011/09/06/paleo-coffee-cake/, I made it for Christmas morning at my parents house. It came out ok... I know I want to heat the coconut oil a little less for the topping next time... practice makes perfect on this one!

*Disclaimer: Honey is considered Paleo in moderation. If doing a Paleo Challenge check the "rules" of your challenge to be sure that it s allowed in moderation or risk losing points.*

What you need:

Cake

1/2 cup coconut milk

2 eggs

1/4 cup raw honey

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups almond flour

1/2 cup arrowroot powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Topping

2 tbsp cinnamon

1/4 cup coconut oil

3 tbsp honey

What you do:
- Preheat oven to 325
- Mix all dry ingredients in large bowl
- In smaller bowl mix wet ingredients
- Slowly mix wet into dry

- Pour into 8X8 pan greased with coconut oil

- Mix topping ingredients, and swirl with a knife into cake

- Bake 25-20 minutes