As a fitness lover and health fanatic, I am ALL about recipes that are easy, use simple ingredients, taste great and are great for me. Although I’m a fan of trying new recipes and scouring blog sites for inspiration, I find myself using these recipes consistently because they’re hard to mess up and they just taste incredible.
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Single Serve Microwave Chocolate Protein Bowl Cake
Ingredients
3 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp chocolate protein powder
1/4 cup milk of choice or water
1/4 tsp baking powder
Stevia to taste
1-2 tbsp dark chocolate chips
Directions
Mix all ingredients together in microwave-safe bowl, dish, or mug. Microwave 1-2 mins until desired consistency is achieved (there aren’t any raw ingredients so I feel safe undercooking this a bit and achieving a more fudgy consistency
Toppings
- Fresh strawberries with a scoop coconut whip
- 1/2 sliced banana and 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
- Sprinkle of chocolate chips and 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
3 Ingredient Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
1 medium, ripe banana
1/3 cup quick-cook oats
1/4 cup chocolate chips of choice
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 F and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or light grease.
Mash banana and oats together in a small bowl until no pieces of banana are left. Stir in chocolate chips until evenly distributed. If mixture comes out too runny, add more oats. If mixture is too dry, add apple sauce or a splash of milk.
Spoon 1 tablespoon-fulls of mixture onto prepared baking sheet. The cookies won’t spread as they bake so they can be close together.
Bake in preheated oven for 12-15 minutes until cookies begin browning along the edges. Remove from oven and allow to cool 10-15 minutes before enjoying.
I like these best fresh from the oven when the chocolate chips are melted. This recipe is easily doubled/tripled based on how many bananas you have! It’s hard to mess this one up so feel free to experiment with the ingredients and cooking times.
Other optional ingredients
- Chopped nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pecans
- Dried cranberries or raisins
- Finely chopped apple
- Cinnamon, cocoa powder, protein powder, collagen powder
Chickpea Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Ingredients
1 can chickpeas, drained + rinsed
Sprinkle sea salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup nut or seed butter of choice
1/4 cup milk of choice
Sweetener of choice (Stevia, Truvia, Maple syrup, raw honey)
1/3 cup chocolate chips
Directions
Put everything except chocolate chips in food processor and blend until smooth, scraping the sides as you go. (You may be able to use a good blender but it will change the consistency of the recipe.)
Add chocolate chips and pulse until blended. Enjoy!
You can omit the milk for a chunkier doughy consistency. Add more milk to make it more spreadable and use it as a dip for sliced apples, top a rice cake or dip some graham crackers!
Makes 4 servings
Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Ingredients
2 tbsp cocoa powder
3 Tbsp maple syrup
Pinch salt
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup milk of choice or water (I use unsweetened coconut milk)
1/4 cup chia seeds
Directions
Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well combined. Let sit in refrigerator overnight or at least 5-6 hours until pudding-like consistency is achieved. I also like to stir mine after 1-2 hours as sometimes the seeds float to the top.
Makes 2 servings
Toppings
- Coconut flakes + 1/2 sliced banana
- Chocolate chips + 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
- Option – omit the cocoa powder and add more vanilla + berries
Protein Yogurt
Ingredients
1/4-1/2 cup yogurt of choice (I like Siggi’s Low Sugar or Dairy-Free yogurts)
1-2 tbsp cocoa powder (for the chocolatey version!)
1 scoop protein powder of choice (chocolate or vanilla work well)
Sweeten to taste with maple syrup, stevia or honey.
Directions
Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well-blended & enjoy!
Options
- Omit the cocoa powder & use a 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract if you’re not looking for chocolatey flavours.
- Toppings: coconut flakes, berries, bananas, chocolate chips, sliced apple in the vanilla version.
- Adapted from a recipe by Mipstick Nutrition
