Puppy Chow

Puppy Chow is my absolute favorite holiday sweet treat! The crunchy, chocolate, peanut buttery goodness I crave! Have you ever had it? It’s the perfect party snack. I like to upgrade the ingredients to make it as “healthy” as possible! 😉

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Puppy Chow Recipe Notes:
  • The darker the chocolate you use, the less sugar it will have. I like these.
  • Be sure to use natural peanut butter. ingredients should only contain peanuts and maybe some salt.
  • This freezes great so keep it in the freezer and pull out when desired.
  • Look for an organic powdered sugar that uses tapioca starch instead of cornstarch and is made with real cane sugar.
  • This recipe is gluten free. To make it dairy free, use coconut oil instead of butter.
  • Choose organic when possible.

For more healthy recipes, visit the RECIPES page.

Nut Butter Stuffed Dates

Nut Butter Stuffed Dates: a healthy treat for your sweet tooth!

Inspired by Restoring Radiance for these nut butter stuffed dates, they were a hit!! First of all, I’m a sucker for anything peanut butter & chocolate (anyone else?!) and while these originally called for almond butter, I switched it out for my favorite peanut butter instead! SO GOOD!

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Dark Chocolate Brownies {Gluten, Flour & Bean Free}

I was on the hunt for a brownie. One that was extra chocolaty (is that a word?), free of refined sugar & flour and one that did not use black beans.  As much as I do love a good black bean brownie, I honestly didn’t want to have to mess with the blender! Inspired by this online recipe, I made a couple upgrades and was so happy with the results that I’m sharing it with you.

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Dairy Free Chocolate Sauce

I stumbled across this dairy free chocolate sauce recipe from Heavenly Homemakers and knew right away I had to try it!

It was delicious! I drizzled some over strawberries, added it to my iced coffee, and just ate a few bites off the spoon! 😉

Sweetened with honey and using coconut milk, this a delicious dairy-free treat that I sure don’t feel bad about having!

Stored in the fridge, it will last about 2 weeks. Enjoy!

Chocolate Covered Everything

Hey chocolate lovers!

It’s not new news that you can dip most anything in chocolate and it tastes delicious! I want to share my chocolate recipe that I use for dipping. Strawberries, apples & bananas are quite delicious covered in chocolate. 🙂  This recipe uses coconut oil which will require you to refrigerate until you are ready to eat the final product. (If you are not interested in that, you can melt a organic dark chocolate bar or chocolate chips and use that instead.)

Coconut oil is a wonderful healthy fat and the cacao powder has some great health benefits which include magnesium & a high antioxidant content. Dipping fruit in this delicious chocolate is an awesome combination of healthy fats & carbs making it a wonderful snack option!

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