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oh la la …. you wont believe what this mouthwatering chocolate cookies are made of……….. AVOCADO!! no im not kidding! yes they are actually good!!
with just 1 avocado, 1 tablespoon cocoa, 1 to 2 squared of dark chocolate, 1/4 cup protein powder
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Ingredients:
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Directions:
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Ingredients for one cookie:
- 1/2 avocado
- 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 to 2 squares of dark chocolate
Mix avocado, protein powder and cocoa in a food processor or using a hand blender. Chop dark chocolate and add to the mix. Bake for only 10-12 min at 180-200 degrees Celsius. (Be careful not to overbake that cookie or it’s going to be too dry.)
The nutrition facts for the cookie are: 457 kcal, 31 g of protein, 27.5 g of carbs, 7.5 g of sugar, 27.5 g of fat, 11.5 g of dietary fiber. If that’s too much for you, you can save 168 kcal, 7 g of sugar and 12 g of fat by omitting the chunks of dark chocolate.
Comparatively, a double chocolate chunk cookie at Starbucks is about the same amount of calories but with 37 grams of sugar and 3 grams of fiber.
A protein cake I made to get rid of sugar-loaded chocolate candy bars someone gave me :)
Comparison between the original chocolate bars and the cake:
- Nutrition facts of one chocolate candy bar: 262 cal, 34 g of carbs, 21 g of sugar, 2 g of protein, 13 g of fat per bar.
versus
- Estimated nutrition facts for a big slice of the ‘candy-bar-recycling’ cake: 166 cal, 18.2 g of carbs, 6.7 g of sugar, 12.9 g of protein, 4.8 g of fat.
Recipe: www.fitnesstreats.com/2012/01/recycling-chocolate-candy-bars
Protein Nutella
A substitute for Nutella (a delicious hazelnut spread very popular here in Europe but full of palm oil and sugar)
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup of vanilla whey protein
- 1/4 cup of casein protein
- 2 tablespoons of cocoa
- 1/2 cup of milk
- a few drops of hazelnut flavoring
Mix everything together (or blend with a hand mixer if you’d like a smoother consistency) and enjoy.
Gluten-free, Vegan Chestnut Cakes
Ingredients:
- 300 g cooked chestnuts (2 cups)
- 160 g apple sauce (1/2 cup)
- 80 g coconut milk (1/3 cup)
- 50 g mais flour / polenta (1/4 cup)
- 2 tbsps cocoa (or 100 g dark chocolate)
- the sweetener of your choice
Pour all additional ingredients into a food processor and blend everything together. Bake for 20-30 min at 230 degrees Celsius.
No bake chocolate protein bars
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of beans from a can (rinsed to get rid of the can’s liquid. I used white beans but almost any kind of beans will do)
- 1/4 cup vanilla casein protein (casein protein is slightly better than whey protein in this recipe to get an ‘elastic’ smooth texture ; but you can substitute it with whey protein, the dough is just going to be a bit drier)
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- drops of flavorings of your choice (optional)
Directions: Blend everything together in a food processor. You get a mix with a crumbly consistency. Take the mix out of the food processor and press it together to make a paste and form the bars. You get 2 big bars / 3 little bars with the quantities above. Pop them in the fridge for 20 minutes to stiffen up.
It would be a nice idea to coat them with dark chocolate to make them look like ‘real’ protein bars. But I never keep dark chocolate at home otherwise I’d eat everything in one sitting :)
Chocolate soufflés from Oxygen Magazine. I haven’t try this recipe yet but I’m curious to see if my soufflés turn out as puffy as the one on the photo. (I think cream of tartar isn’t necessary, it just gives more volume to beaten egg whites).
Easy Chestnut Chocolate Cookies I made mixing 1 egg, a small package of cooked chestnuts (about 15 chestnuts), 2 small tablespoons of cocoa and 1 teaspoon of sweetener. Very filling!
Chestnuts, in contrast to most other nuts, contain only small quantities of fat and oil and are very high in complex carbohydrates. They have a low glycemic index and are gluten free.
A weird-looking protein bar I made with 1 package of pre-cooked brown rice, 2 scoops of chocolate protein powder, 1 scoop of cocoa, 1 scoop of nut butter and 1 small pack of coconut milk. A bit unusual but not that bad!
I have to try this no bake chocolate protein bar recipe! www.proteinpow.com/2011/07/most-ridiculously-delicious-chocolate.html
It’s basically a mix of protein powder, black beans, nut butter and coconut milk.
“Slimming mousse for choco-holics on a plan” found on iheartwellness.com. Next time I feel like having chocolate, I’ll try this recipe using a bit of coconut oil to make a fluffy mousse. I’m curious to see how it turns out. I’ll omit the topping of grated chocolate though to save some calories.
Ingredients for 2 servings:
- 1.5 tbsp coconut oil
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 5 tbsp almond milk {unsweetened}
- 1/2 tsp powdered stevia
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 square 88% dark chocolate for topping {optional}
Directions: In a large mixing bowl mix together the dry ingredients. Add in the coconut oil and almond milk and mix with a hand mixer until smooth and fluffy!
Chocolate truffles (from the Dukan diet)
Ingredients:
- 4 teaspoons of fat-reduced cocoa powder + some extra cocoa to roll the truffles
- 1 tablespoon of fat free Greek yogurt
- 5 tablespoons of powdered skim milk (or protein powder)
- 2 egg yolks
- 5 drops of butter flavoring
- 3 teaspoons of artificial sweetener or agave nectar
Directions: Mix everything together. Add powdered skim milk until the paste reaches a firm consistency. Put aside in the fridge for at least 30 min (or if you can’t wait 10 minutes in the freezer). Before serving them, roll the balls in cocoa powder.
I put more chocolate recipes from the Dukan diet on my blogger blog: www.fitnesstreats.com/2011/06/dukan-chocolate-desserts.html
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bean Balls
- One can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- One can white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 3 tbsp wholewheat flour
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 20 drops vanilla stevia
- drizzle of unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Combine all ingredients (except the almond milk and the chocolate chips) in a food processor until well combined. Drizzle a tiny amount of almond milk in while the food processor is running, just enough to reach a doughy, smooth consistency. Scoop the dough into a bowl and fold in the chocolate chips. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
These black bean brownies taste like Starbucks’ brownies without the fat/sugar overload!
Ingredients:
- 1 15oz can of black beans, rinced well
- 1 tbsp instant coffee
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 bananas
- 1/3 cup agave nectar
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup wholewheat flour or oat flour
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a square pan with cooking spray. Throw everything together in blender. Blend, scrape, then blend again. Pour batter in the pan. Bake about 30 minutes.
Source: www.busybuthealthy.com/recipes/2010/10/brownies.html
Dukan diet’s chocolate cake
A light, low fat chocolate cake.
Ingredients:
- 6 tablespoons oat flour
- 5 eggs
- 3 tablespoons fat free Greek yogurt
- 6 tablespoons powdered milk
- 2 tablespoons artificial sweetener (I personally prefer agave)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 4 tablespoons fat reduced cocoa
- drops of flavoring of your choice: vanilla, almond, hazelnut, chestnut flavoring
Preheat oven at 200 degrees Celsius (400 degree Fahrenheit). Mix everything together and bake for 30 min.
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