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A Day Late But You Can Make Anytime

Thin Mint Brownies

By Chocolate-Covered Katie

Raw Thin-Mint Brownies

• 1 cup walnuts (120g)
• 1 and 1/3 cups pitted dates (230 grams) (I highly recommend Sunmaid, because they’re softer.)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
• A few drops pure peppermint extract (depending on how minty you want them… Start with less; you can always add more.)
• Optional: for even more chocolate flavor, add chocolate chips. Or add cacao nibs.
• Optional: tiny dash of salt (I always add this and recommend it.)

Directions: Combine all ingredients, using a food processor. (No need to blend the dates first; I just blend everything all at once. But if you use a Magic Bullet, you might want to do it in batches. I’ve not tried this in a regular blender and therefore can’t vouch for it.)Form into brownies or balls or bars… or even cookie-cuttered shapes!

 Nutritional Info: Each Larabar-sized bar (45 grams) will have around 175 calories, 8 grams healthy fat, 2 grams protein, 25 grams carbs, 5 grams fiber, and zero grams of added sugar.

Healthy Shamrock Shakes!

By Chocolate-Covered Katiehttp://chocolatecoveredkatie.com


Gluten-free, soy-free, and sugar-free. But full of deliciousness!
Raw Mint-Chocolate Chip Shake
(Shamrock Shake!)

• 1 frozen large banana, as ripe as possible
• cacao nibs (or chocolate chips)
• 2 drops pure peppermint extract
• 2/3 cup milk of choice (For a super-rich shake, try full-fat canned coconut milk. Also, use more or less, depending on desired thickness.)
• frozen spinach (I used about 1/4 cup) *If you can’t get on board with the greens-in-smoothies thing, you can opt for green food coloring (or just drink a white mint shake).
• If, like me, you prefer smoothies in a bowl, add a pinch of xantham and guar gums to make pudding (or just reduce milk)
• Of course, you can always add cocoa powder too

Blend everything together in your Vita-Mix or blender. (A convenient way to measure extract is to use an eye-dropper. You can buy them at stores like Sally Beauty, or recycle them off the tops of nunatural vanilla stevia drops.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/recipes/recipes/peanut_butter_muffins.html#cat20229

Prep time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:

• 2 eggs
• 1 c. milk
• ¼ c. banana (about 1 banana), mashed with a fork
• ¼ c. peanut butter
• 1/3 c. vegetable oil
• ¼ c. frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed (left out of the freezer until it's soft)
• ¼ c. nonfat dry milk
• 2¼ c. flour
• 1½ tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• nonstick cooking spray

Utensils:

• oven (you'll need help from your adult assistant)
• fork
• small bowl
• large bowl
• mixing spoon
• muffin/cupcake tin
• paper muffin/cupcake liners
• wire rack
• measuring cups and spoons

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C).
2. In a small bowl, break the eggs and use a fork to beat them a little bit.
3. In a large bowl, combine the milk, mashed banana, peanut butter, vegetable oil, apple juice, dry milk, and the eggs from the small bowl. Mix with a mixing spoon until the mixture is creamy.
4. Add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda into the large bowl. Mix again.
5. Line a muffin tine with paper liners or lightly spray with nonstick spray. Spoon in the muffin mix. Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 of the way up.
6. Bake for about 15 minutes.
7. When your muffins are finished baking, remove from muffin tin and cool them on the wire rack. Then it's time to taste and share!

Serves: 12
Serving size: 1 muffin
Nutritional analysis (per serving):
214 calories
6 g protein
10 g fat
25 g carbohydrate
1 g fiber
36 mg cholesterol
223 mg sodium
81 mg calcium
1.3 mg iron
Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.
Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, LD/N
Recipe by Kidshealth