Strawberry Milk

You might think I have gone a little crazy when I say this but…I like strawberry milk more than chocolate milk! AH I know, I said it…BUT wasn’t strawberry milk the unsuspected hero during childhood? It was always a disappointment when you saw the strawberry syrup or powder coming out of the grocery bags, but once you actually make a cold glass of strawberry milk with way more syrup then you were supposed to have, life was good!

I haven’t had strawberry milk in years and really do feel after making this drink I waited far too long to try! I had the idea when my friend Natalie and I made our Neapolitan Cupcakes and used freeze-dried strawberries to get the pink color and strawberry flavor in the frosting! It came out so good I figured why not try using them to make strawberry milk!

So here I am with a cold glass of the best strawberry milk I’ve had in a long time, and I have to say it easily beats using the processed flavorings, and will be making this for the rest of my life!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 & 1/2 cup almond milk

• 1/2 cup freeze-dried strawberries

• 2 Tbsp Agave

• 1/2 tsp vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

1. in a blender combine all of your ingredients.

2. Blend on high until fully blended.

3. pour over ice and enjoy!

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Healthy Strawberry Shake // Vegan & Paleo

There’s nothing like strawberries in the summertime! Whether you're covering them in sugar, freezing them in Popsicle molds, or picking them straight from the plant, they are the perfect summer treat!

Well, I was feeling the summer heat here in FL for the last week at we hit the mid-90s, leading me into a desperate attempt to make something refreshing and simple! I looked in my freezer and there it was, a forgotten bag of frozen strawberries just WAITING to be made into something refreshing.

I grabbed the bag and then checked the content of my fridge, almond milk, coconut cream, and dairy-free yogurt all stared back at me and I knew it was time to make a healthy Strawberry milkshake!

This shake is not meant to overload your taste buds with the sugary version of a strawberry, but offer a taste that is both sweet and slightly sour at the same time, making for the perfect summer strawberry!

using unsweetened yogurt is how you get this effect, but if all you have is sweetened yogurt omit the maple syrup. Give it a taste test once blended and dd in the agave if you want to!

If you are like my husband and enjoy sour strawberries omit the maple syrup and sweetened yogurt all together!

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Ingredients

• 1 & 1/4th cup frozen strawberries

• 1/4th cup almond milk

• 1/2 cup almond milk yogurt

• 1/4th cup coconut cream

• 2 Tbsp. Maple Syrup

Instructions

It’s simple! Add in all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until you have a smooth consistency.

If need be add in a little extra almond milk, but just keep in mind this will alter the taste a bit.

Pour, sip and enjoy!

Chocolate Almond Protein Shake // Dairy Free

Does anyone else here get on a kick of some type of food creation and then continuously make it every day because it’s so darn good? Well, that would be me, and that recipe right now is this protein shake!

It’s creamy and tastes like chocolate milk because that’s basically what it is only super healthy. I came up with the idea when my sister introduced me to some awesome protein powder and I was then too cheap to buy it myself. I already had collagen and the bananas were in my kitchen, so obviously I got to work.

Thankfully the work paid off in a most rewarding way and my that I mean the chocolate almond protein shake was born!

Feel free to use any of your favorite nut butter in place of the almond butter if you like, and save the hemp seeds till the end! I like to add things like hemp or chia to a liquid smoothie because then it gives you something to chew. It sounds weird, but I have heard that it helps you feel more satisfied, and honestly I just like a LOT of texture.

So here you go!

Protein Shake

2/3rd cup Almond Milk

½ cup Water  

1 ripe banana (frozen is good too)

1 tbsp. Cocoa powder

1 tbsp Almond butter

3-4 ice cubes

1 scoop collagen

Pinch of salt

1 tbsp. Hemp hearts (Mix these in for texture at the end!)

Directions

Blend everything together except hemp hearts, until smooth.

Pour over ice, mix in hemp hearts, and enjoy!

Psssst* Here’s my favorite cocoa powder!

Carrot Cake Pops: No bake, Gluten free & Vegan

I don’t know about you, but when it comes to desserts Carrot Cake is appreciated no matter when, but naturally with the budding of new blooms and a new excitement for fresh food Carrot cake is more then welcomed!

Recently my friend Natalie and I were trying to figure out how to spice up the traditional carrot cake recipe. Thankfully as we thought about it, my husband Daniel popped in with the ingenious idea of creating carrot cake pops!

If it’s as hot or busy it is here in Florida (hello spring break!) you’ll be happy to hear that this is a no-bake recipe! SO These perfectly delicious and healthy carrot cake pops are no-bake, Vegan, Gluten-free and FULL of flavor! Definitely a recipe to make the whole family happy! 

Ingredients  

½ cup applesauce

1/3rd cup SunButter

½ cup shredded carrots

1/4th cup maple syrup

2/3rd cup coconut flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. ginger

½ tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Pinch of salt

1/4th cup chopped walnuts

Glaze

3 tbsp. coconut oil

1 tbsp. SunButter

2 tbsp. maple syrup

1 tbsp. lemon juice

Shredded coconut for coating  

Directions

Combine all the wet ingredients and then add in the dry.

Roll into cake balls and let chill in the freezer for about 15 minutes while you make the glaze.  

For the glaze mix together all the ingredients, making sure that your coconut oil is melted beforehand.  

Take the cake balls out of the freezer and coat with glaze and then coconut!

Serve and Enjoy!