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Single Serve Paleo Vanilla Cupcake

March 13, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Single Serve Paleo Vanilla Cupcake

I am so excited to be sharing another recipe from my Single Serve Dessert eCookbook launching on June 21st! I have 25 delicious and diverse recipes down….with 15 more to go!

If this is the first time you are hearing of my eCookbook, I wrote a post on it last month with more details. To make a long story short, I am writing my first eCookbook all focused on healthy single serve desserts. There will be gluten free, paleo, and vegan options inside!

It’s been a lot of fun and really tasty coming up with all of these recipes Last week I developed a Single Serve Paleo Cupcake and I just HAVE TO SHARE.

Paleo baking is not the easiest. You’re dealing with NO GRAINS…..say whaaaa. If any of you are paleo, I’m sure you agree with this! So, when I nailed this recipe after testing it about 6 times…I did a happy dance and pretty much haven’t stopped since.

I’ve tested both cashew meal and almond meal….which I purchased from Trader Joe’s. I prefer the cashew meal for this because it’s a bit lighter, but almond works!

Single Serve #Paleo Vanilla Cupcake with Chocolate Protein Frosting #GlutenF

This DELICIOUS cupcake for one is:

paleo
gluten free
grain free
dairy free
oil free
refined sugar free
FULL OF FLAVA FLAV

Single Serve #Paleo Vanilla Cupcake with Chocolate Protein Frosting #Glutenfree

Ingredients for Single Serve Paleo Vanilla Cupcake

cashew meal
coconut sugar
baking powder
vanilla
honey
egg whites
applesauce
cocoa powder
chocolate protein powder
coconut sugar
honey
milk

For some natural sprinkles- I used hemp seeds.

Because I’ve been using hemp seeds on everything lately! And they actually resemble sprinkles.

The frosting that i made is actually insane. It’s made from cocoa powder, your favorite chocolate protein powder, coconut sugar, honey, and non-dairy milk. 73 calories and 6 whole grams of protein in a single serving! DAYUM.

I’ve been going back and forth on if I should make the “baked goods” in the eCookbook all microwave friendly. I have come to the conclusion that everything baked in the oven is 100 times better. Things cook more evenly, they are much more moist, and overall just better. I have a few microwave desserts in the book, though. So- don’t fret!

PIN ME FOR LATER!

Single Serve #Paleo Vanilla Cupcake with Chocolate Protein Frosting #GlutenFree via FitFoodieFinds.com

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Cherry Garcia Paleo Milkshake

March 13, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

This Cherry Garcia Paleo Milkshake is so healthy you could drink this non-dairy bev for breakfast!

And that’s a fact!

Cherry Garcia #Paleo Milkshake with Coconut Whipped Cream and DIY Paleo Magic Hardshell

Because I am so excited to launch my Healthy Single Serve Desserts e-book in t minus 23 days, I thought I would share another recipe from inside to get you EXCITED!

WHO ELSE IS PUMPED?!

Guys- I figured out how to make a healthier Magic Hardshell Chocolate sauce for on top of ice cream.

Coconut oil
cocoa powder
honey/agave

That’s it! It starts off drippy and ends up crackly.

Genius, right?

I used to love that magic shell as a kid. I was and will always be an ice cream/milkshake lover. If I had to chose a favorite dessert, it would hands-down be ice cream

That’s why inside the book- you’ll find 6 different ice cream (and mousse) recipes Want to hear the titles?

Cherry Garcia Paleo Milkshake (this recipe)
Healthy Oreo Blizzard
Cashew Chocolate Protein Mousse
Double Chocolate Avocado Milkshake
Raspberry Orange Greek Frozen Yogurt
Vanilla Coconut Dairy Free Ice Cream.

Hot damn.

Ingredients for cherry garcia paleo milkshake with diy paleo magic hardshell chocoalte

banana frozen
cherries pitted
vanilla extract
chocolate chips
almond mik
coconut oil
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon honey

I think I’ve gone through about 10 cans of full-fat coconut milk in the past few weeks testing recipes

#sorrynotsorry

This recipe is paleo, meaning it’s dairy free, gluten free, grain free, and refined sugar free.

So- it’s sweetened with frozen banana. I used almond milk for the base and non-dairy chocolate chips.

I am hoping within the next few weeks, I will have pre-order for the book available. I haven’t nailed down pricing yet, but if you pre-order I will give you a deal, that’s for sure

What is your favorite ice cream/milkshake flavor?

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Cherry Garcia Paleo Milkshake with DIY Paleo Magic Hardshell Chocoalte

Author: Sandra
Total Time: 5 minutes

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For the Shake

1 medium size banana, frozen
1/2 cup cherries, pitted
splash of vanilla extract
1 tablespoon non-dairy chocolate chips
1 cup dairy free milk, I used unsweetened almond milk

For the Whipped Topping

2 Tablespoons coconut cream, I used Trader Joe’s Brand

For the Magic Hardshell Chocolate Topping

1 teaspoon coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon honey

Instructions

For the Shake

Place all ingredients in a magic bullet or blender and mix until smooth.

For the Whipped Topping

Place the coconut cream in a medium size bowl and whip with a hand mixer for 30 seconds to a minute, or until fluffy.

For the Magic Hardshell Chocolate

First, melt coconut oil, then add in cocoa powder and honey and mix until combined. The mixture should be drippy. When the mixture is poured on top of something cold, it will harden like magic hardshell!

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 servings
Calories: 252
Sugar: 30g
Fat: 8g
Carbohydrates: 46g
Protein: 4g

Pumpkin Pie Dessert Hummus

March 13, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Pie Dessert Hummus

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of LIBBY’S Pumpkin for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

HAPPY 4th of July!

Today marks my favorite time of the year: warm weather, long days, family and friends, and fire flies. What could be more perfect? It’s is our last day in Seaside and we are planning on doing another hike and renting mountain bikes (can’t wait to post a full review of my vacation!).

Like Wednesday’s recipe, today’s recipe features LIBBY’S Pumpkin! This time, I mixed together a few non-traditional ingredient combinations to make the most fabulous dessert hummus ever! When attending a BBQ that I’m not hosting, I like to bring a dish or two so that I know I’ll have a healthy option to snack on! Perfect example = Healthy Pumpkin Dessert Hummus.

In case you forgot from Wednesday’s LIBBY’S Pumpkin Silver Dollar Pancake post, LIBBY’S Pumpkin is…

A good source of fiber
Loaded with Vitamin A
Versatile
A whole food- no added, sugar or salt, just pumpkin!

Why wouldn’t you eat pumpkin year round? Especially when you can get LIBBY’S Pumpkin at any grocery store!

ingredients for Pumpkin Pie Dessert Hummus

chickpeas
Pumpkin
almond butter
maple syrup
cinnamon
vanilla extract

For those that don’t have a food processor (cough Leigha) GET ONE RIGHT MEOW. Your life will be forever changed an I mean that!

Good for you ingredients + great flavors = guilt-free dessert hummus!

Pumpkin Pie Dessert Hummus

Author: Sandra
Total Time: 12 minutes

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Place all ingredients in a small food processor. Process until smooth. Enjoy with animal crackers, graham crackers, or fresh fruit!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes

100-Calorie Peanut Butter Swirl Buckwheat Brownies

March 13, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Peanut Butter Swirl Buckwheat Brownies

These brownies are rich and light made with buckwheat flour, all-natural sugars, and a swirl of peanut butter! The best part is, they are only 100 calories!

I don’t think I’ve ever gone a day without eating dessert. Do you ever think about how the American community has created a sort of norm for eating dessert after dinner? In my mind, there is no such thing as not eating dessert after dinner because I’ve always done it. <—double negative

The best thing I can do for my dessert habit is make my own and keeping em’ stocked…or I will somehow convince myself that Dairy Queen multiple times a week is okay.

Speaking of DQ- more often times than none I have to convince Blake to just go with me to DQ even though he refuses to order anything because apparently he was born without a sweet tooth.

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Swirl Buckwheat Brownies

buckwheat flour
cocoa powder
coconut palm sugar
baking powde
almond milk
egg
coconut oil
maple syrup
vanilla
chocolate chips
peanut butter

These brownies are the perfect sweet treat post-dinner. They aren’t the classic American XXL version, rather just a little something sweet to kick your sweet tooth goodbye. Plus- they are made with wholesome ingredients, so even if you have two it’s no biggie!

Not too shabby, eh?

I gave my brother half of this batch and he didn’t say a word about them tasting “too healthy.” Gobble, gobble, gobble.

#winning

Davida once told me: Keep Calm and Eat a Brownie.

Word, girl. Word.

2 questions: 1. Do you crave dessert? 2. Was your significant other born without a sweet tooth like mine?

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Three-Ingredient Blueberry Mint Frozen Yogurt

March 13, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Blueberry Mint Frozen Yogurt

All you need are 3 ingredients and 3 minutes and you’ve got yourself a frozen dessert that’s sure to satisfy your sweet-tooth craving!

I can’t tell you how often I get asked the question: Do you eat everything you make?!

My answer: Of course I test and eat everything I make! BUT- sometimes It goes a little like this: Breakfast is pancakes for next week’s blog post, lunch is left over’s from tomorrow’s blog post (which I prepped the day before) and dinner is a protein shake. Sometimes I even eat JUST brownies for lunch…because, well, that’s what works for me!

Intuitive eating has played a huge roll in my career change.

PS: Did you know, that this month marks a full year since I decided to go full-time with Fit Foodie Finds? Remember that post I wrote back on July 14 of 2013? CRAZY how fast time flies. I can’t even believe it’s been a full 365 days. I couldn’t be in a happier place with my life. I wake up happy and I go to bed happy.

Not only do I love what I do, but I love WHO I am surrounded by. I wouldn’t be doing what I am doing if it weren’t for my sister who suggested I start a blog almost 4 years ago. For my parents who haven’t doubted me for a second. For Blakester who is my partner in crime and Fit Foodie Fan Boy constantly challenging me to be my best. For my little brother who makes me laugh until I pee (laughter is key people). For my friends who think it’s normal to take selfies and pictures of food everywhere I go (seriously, no judgement…not for a second!). For my mentors in the fitness and blogging community who paved the way showing young females like me that it is possible to be your own boss and build your own business from the ground up.

I am mocking up big plans to give back to the female blogging industry. You just wait.

I wanted to post a little something that isn’t so extravagant, but very familiar to my tummy. Just because I’m a “food blogger” doesn’t mean I go all out for everything I eat. Come to think of it, a lot of what I eat only consists of 2 or 3 ingredients and I am totally okay with that. Less is more

This fro-yo is perfect after a workout or as a late night snack.

You’ll need for Blueberry Mint Frozen Yogurt:

frozen blueberries
vanilla Greek yogurt
fresh mint

Mix it all together and you’ve got yourself a frozen dessert that is mm mm good.

I also want to make a note that this serves 1-2. I got these little mason jar shot glasses the other day…and it filled about 4 of them. Just because it fills 4 shot glasses doesn’t mean it’s 4 servings. Let’s face it- I did it for the photo.

I even made a Bad A image for you to pin. Plus, I thoroughly enjoy making images like this.

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Do you work for yourself? What keeps you motivated to do what you love?

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Three-Ingredient Blueberry Mint Frozen Yogurt

Author: Sandra
Total Time: 10 minutes

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1 cup vanilla Greek yogurt, 0% fat
1.5 cups frozen blueberries
2–3 mint leaves, to taste

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a small food processor. Process until smooth. Serve with additional greek yogurt and a mint leaf on top.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes

Healthy Chocolate Cherry Mug Cake

March 13, 2023 by Lee Hersh Leave a Comment

Healthy Chocolate Cherry Mug Cake

Single-serve dessert lovers, this one is for you! Combining the decadents of chocolate and fresh cherries makes this dessert for one irresistible.

Do you know how hard it is to make a mug cake look pretty?

Like real hard.

Nonetheless I think my attempt is pretty good. Well, it tastes pretty damn good, and that’s what really matters.

Here are my top 10 reasons why this mug cake rules the world.

It takes less than 5 minutes to prepare.
It only makes 1 serving, so when your significant other asks you for a bite you tell them to make their own.
You could eat mug cake for breakfast and no one would know because they’d think you were drinking your coffee with a fork.
The different variations are endless, so you pretty much can’t ever get bored.
This mug cake will easily (and sneakily) satisfy your late night sweet tooth fix.
It’s made with no oil or butter.
It’s naturally sweetened.
It’s actually magic. You can watch the cake grow in the microwave from a wet batter to CAKE in less than a minute. Now that’s what you call real live magic.
After you slice and pit the cherries that go into the batter you feel like the king of the world.
Cake > every other meal of the day.

Sometimes I wish I could just stick a straw in the batter and eat my mug cake that way. Is that gross?

Ingredients for Healthy Chocolate Cherry Mug Cake

oat flour
cocoa powder
baking powder
coconut palm sugar
cherries
chocolate chips
egg
almond milk
applesauce

Minus the egg white, of course.

I have a secret. I actually cheated and used a ramekin instead of a mug. I find I get more of a cake-shape and more evenly cooked cake if I use a ramekin. Mugs can get a little wonky because they often times have a skinny base and wide mouth.

My advice to you- use a ramekin.

I topped my mug cake with some vanilla Greek yogurt and more chocolate chips.

Cake needs to be topped with something. If your cake has no frosting of sorts, it’s not cake. It’s a muffin.