Creamy chocolate nourishing “notella” pudding + 1/5 a day!

A creamy chocolate “notella” pudding that’s just as tasty as a nutella pudding but healthier, nourishing and counts as 1/5 a day!

Creamy chocolate nourishing "notella" pudding + 1/5 a day! Desserts Grainfree snack vegan

Chocolate hazelnut healthy avocado pudding

How I choose to nourish, not punish 
It’s recipes like this that make it really easy for me to stick to a healthy, nutritious eating pattern and to resist processed snacks/desserts, after all, it’s sweet, creamy, chocolate flavoured and rich, so how could I feel denied?

When  I eat food like this I remember all the good things about the ingredients and how they’re benefiting my body:
*good fats for soft skin and heart health
*antioxidants for overall health
*fibre from the avocado and nuts for a good digestive system and slow energy release
*natural sweetness

Creamy chocolate nourishing "notella" pudding + 1/5 a day! Desserts Grainfree snack vegan

Guilt free nourishing chocolate indulgent dessert

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Super food unicorn bars! 2 ways

OMG, I’m so proud of these! This recipe is actually quite low in sugar with lots of healthy fats from nuts, seeds, coconut and some protein powder. Plus the colours can be achieved from many different fruits so this recipe is super easy to make, don’t be thinking you won’t be able to find half the ingredients, this one is quite versatile.

 

Super food unicorn bars! 2 ways Desserts Grainfree Lunch Popular snack vegan
Super food unicorn bars 2 different ways!

I’ve made the topping for these 2 different ways so that if you can’t get hold of the coconut yogurt (Coyo) which I used (I got it in a big Tesco) which is my first choice for best results, then you can still make them using a full fat can of coconut milk which you can get in any supermarket. It must be full fat as you need to use the solid parts to make it set. I prefer and used Biona organic coconut milk as they have more coconut than water, other brands can be more dilute so you might not get the right amount of solid coconut that you need, plus they don’t have preservatives either.

Super food unicorn bars! 2 ways Desserts Grainfree Lunch Popular snack vegan
Coyo 250g coconut yogurt-this gave the best results

 

Super food unicorn bars! 2 ways Desserts Grainfree Lunch Popular snack vegan
The fat at the top of the can is what you need

You can also use whatever fruit/powders you have in your kitchen to create the colours, I made this a few times and used a variety of foods such as:
–turmeric powder
–matcha/spirulina powder
–beetroot juice
–blended berries/mango/cherries

Super food unicorn bars! 2 ways Desserts Grainfree Lunch Popular snack vegan

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Sweet & smokey squash with creamy cashew butter drizzle

Such a simple, no fuss, delicious, nourishing meal. Full of fibre, vitamin A and good fats!

This has been one of my go to meals for a while now. I’ve used a nice contrasting combo of sweet honey (or maple if vegan)  and smokey paprika to give flavour to the butternut squash but it gets even better when you taste it with the creamy cashew butter 😍

I personally wanted a different kind of flavour with this dish which is why I chose the paprika but feel free to go with cinnamon if you prefer, I’ve tried it both ways and they’re just heaven!

Sweet & smokey squash with creamy cashew butter drizzle Dinner Grainfree Lunch vegan Simple sweet & smokey squash with creamy cashew butter

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Added protein peanut butter & “jelly” cups

A healthier, grain free version of the classic PB & J!
How do you make a PB & J combo healthier? Well I used real food ingredients and I added extra protein into these cups to help with post workout recovery and to balance out the fat a little more.

 

Added protein peanut butter & "jelly" cups Desserts Grainfree snack vegan Healthier protein peanut butter & jelly cups

 

A simple, homemade chia berry jelly/jam provides the sweet filling without using a refined sugar loaded jam. You’ll have some leftover as well to use the next day on whatever you like e.g. porridge, pancakes etc.

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