I’ve found the perfect breakfast and post-workout smoothie! No expensive whey protein or other powder is required, thanks to the yellow split peas contained within. Yellow split peas are a mild-tasting type of pulse that helps boost the protein and fiber in a super healthy way. This week’s Pulse Pledge challenge is to include pulses for breakfast. And this smoothie is such an easy, delicious way to … Continue reading Peanut Butter Pulse Protein Smoothie
Truly, truly, homemade cookies are the best. And peanut butter makes them too good to resist. These little cookie sandwiches are my Mardi Gras indulgence. And they are held together with my Chocolate Peanut Butter Lentil Frosting. Because leftover frosting prompted me to make cookies–specifically peanut butter cookies. Peanut butter and coconut are go-to items that I eat all the time. I spread peanut butter … Continue reading Chocolate Buttercream Filled Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches {GF}
Tender coconut cupcakes topped with fluffy chocolate peanut butter frosting are the home-baked version of candy aisle bliss. However, unlike candy, these treats have a hidden healthy twist! Chocolate and peanut butter are an inspired match. So are chocolate and coconut. These cupcakes fuse all those crave-worthy flavours together in each tender bite. And the frosting is both sweet and healthy! How can anyone resist … Continue reading Coconut Cupcakes with Chocolate Peanut Butter Lentil Buttercream Frosting
What could be better than a homemade peanut butter cookie or a rich chocolate brownie? Both, fused together in one sweet bite! No one else will notice the healthy ingredient hidden in the dark side of these tempting treats. Brown sugar, honey, and (spoiler alert) carrots lend sweetness to the two-in-one bites you see here. The results are healthier than your typical candy, yet still delicious–and, I would … Continue reading Peanut Butter Cookie ‘n’ Brownie Bites
Rich tasting banana parfaits can serve as a healthy breakfast, energy snack, or crave-worthy dessert. Part smoothie, part pudding, part healthy dessert, it’s the peanut butter streusel that keeps me coming back for more. The streusel part of the recipe is triple the amount needed for a batch, which means you can save the extra streusel to have plenty on hand for next time and … Continue reading Banana Smoothie Parfaits with Peanut Butter Streusel
Did anyone else grow up eating “Ants on a Log”? Here’s a colourful spin on that theme. Keep the celery, spike the peanut butter with lime and honey, and trade out raisins for carrot rounds. Sprinkle on some dark seeds, and voila! Ladybugs (or ladybirds) appear, alighting just in time for the arrival of spring! Recipe for Ladybugs on a Stick Ingredients: celery sticks peanut … Continue reading Ladybugs on a (Celery) Stick
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