Successful Together: cocoa
Showing posts with label cocoa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cocoa. Show all posts

October 09, 2011

Skinny Monkey Bites

We have been trying to find "better"snack alternatives for both Ed and myself and in the process stumbled across this recipe at Once a Month Mom. The ingredients are basic and the prep is easy enough. Definitely a winner for me!

Ingredients:
3 bananas, mushed (mine weighed 406 g total, without peel)
2 cups old fashioned oats
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter (I used skippy natural)
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa powder
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat over to 350. Mush banana in a large bowl. Once smooth, mix in the peanut butter, apple sauce and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl combine the oats and the cocoa til well combined. Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients thoroughly. Let mixture stand for 15-20 minutes ( I skipped this step, impatient me!) Spoon out by teaspoon fulls on to cookie sheet, bake for 10-12 minutes.

Original recipe states yield 30, I got 33 out of mine.
based on 33 bites:
1 is 1 Points+
2 is 2 Points+
3 is 4 Points+
4 is 5 Points +

I enjoyed these; Ed said they are very banana-y.


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September 01, 2011

Choco-Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

When I made the original version of this I envisioned it with chocolate, so I finally went and bought some baking cocoa powder. Totally Rad. Totally!

1/8 cup oats
2 tablespoons dry PB2
2/3 cup 1% milk
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 frozen banana.
1 tablespoon water

In a blender, dump in the oat and blend til powdery. add in remaining ingredients and blend til smooth.
Enjoy!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this. Not over the top sweet. Fabulous!




1 serving at 4 Points+
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