Vegan Banana Breakfast Muffins

So the other day I ended up baking vegan banana bread because I was out of the muffin papers. But this weekend I made the muffins and they were delicious. I used the same recipe as the bread but I added 1 cup fresh blueberries. So delicious!

Recipe:

1/4 c flax seeds

1 1/3 c whole wheat flour

1/2c raw sugar

3/4 c oatbran

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp sea salt

1/4 c unsweetened apple sauce

1/4 c olive or vegetable oil

dash of cinnamon

2-3 over ripe bananas

3/4c almond milk

1c fresh blueberries

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a bread pan. Mix all ingredients together until the dough is smooth. Put in muffin tin and cook for 16-22 minutes or until firm. There are about 100 calories per muffin (depends on size)

Chocolate Nachos

Although this is a yoga blog I also have a large passion for cooking. I nanny four kids so I constantly have to come up with creative snack ideas. I figure that by posting delicious recipes every once and a while I am practicing Santosha (contentment) which is one of the Niyamas. So yesterday I made what I call chocolate nachos for the kids.

What you need is…

1 large bag of plain pita chips (I used Stacey’s Naked)

.5 C white chocolate chips

.5 C milk chocolate chips

1 Tbs chocolate syrup

All I did was place the pita chip on a large plate (in a thin layer) like I would for nachos. Then put the white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and cooked it for 30-45 seconds or until melted. Then I did the same with the chocolate chips and add the chocolate syrup and stir together. Drizzle the white and chocolate melted sauces over the pita chip and place them into the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until the chocolate has hardened and created a coating. Then enjoy!

The kids went crazy for these and although they aren’t the healthiest snack they make a really fun dessert for the family or a group of kids.

Power Protein Bites

This recipe is amazing and healthy! It is like eating a cookie but you only need one to fill you up!

1c dry oatmeal

3tsp peanut butter

3 TBS ground flaxseed

1 TBS honey

6 TBS almond milk (or skim if that is what you have)

2 scoops chocolate protein powder

1/3 c chocolate chips

Mix all of the ingredients together and roll them into ping pong ball sized balls. They are so delicious and healthy!