OIL HEAVEN

WOW! Oils have always been an essential in our home but it sure does feel like it comes in seasons. Times where I feel like we will always use them vs. not so often. Lately, I’m constantly diffusing for a nice aroma and allergies, rubbing lavender on bites, and putting them in my baths to soak the sore muscles away!

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Enjoy! 💕

Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies

These bad boys mean business. Once upon a time when I was putting in a lot of miles for racing and still nursing a baby…I’d pack these with brewers yeast…ahhh the good ol’ days.

Then these little guys were amazing for my girls to eat. They’re packed with good hearty nutrients. Curbs the sweet-tooth and acts as a perfect, somewhat low carb cookie. I suppose I don’t have any guilt when I eat about four in a row.  It’s definitely been awhile since I’ve had them, but I’m ready to give them a new go round’ and see what I think. I’m needing something to offer a little sweet, packed with that nutrition.

YOU’LL NEED:

1 1/4 cans chickpeas (garbanzo beans), well rinsed and patted dry with towel

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup almond better (or peanut butter or sunbutter)

1/4 maple syrup or some prefer honey

pinch Himalayan salt

1/4 cup mini chocolate chips or 1/2 of the regular chips (I prefer the darkest I can or caocao nibs)

1 tsp baking soda

Directions:

1.Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Combine all the ingredients except for the chocolate chips, in a food processor and blend until very smooth. Make sure to scrape the sides and the top to get the little chunks of chickpeas until fully blended.

2. Put in the chocolate chips and stir if you can, or pulse it once or twice. The mixture will be thick and sticky.

3. With wet hands, form into 1 1/2″ balls. Place onto parchment or wax paper. I like them just straight on the baking sheet. If you want them to look like normal cookies, press down slightly on the balls…they don’t do much rising.

4. Bake for about 10 minutes. The dough balls will be soft when you take them out of the oven. They will not set like normal cookies.

5. Store in an airtight container (for maybe up to a week or they will mold) I suggest the fridge after a few days.

TIPS: Don’t use regular peanut butter, they’ll come out oily!

ENJOY! 💕

Dessert Cheese Ball

Okay Y’all….this is amazing. And as much as I would love to take credit for the idea of this ball of deliciousness, all due credit goes to my mother. Boy can she cook and bake up a storm-so often I’ll snag her ideas.

I needed something for a dinner party we all went to last night and I may or may not have forgotten that I would take dessert. This was perfect because it was so quick and easy to make….also seeing a theme? Other than healthy and yummy!

You’ll need:

2 packages of Cream Cheese

Brown sugar or Coconut Sugar 1/2 cup **(I obviously use the coconut because it’s much healthier and causes very low glycemic spikes.)**

Mini Chocolate chips 1/2 cup

8oz bag of Pecans (I buy the halves and then chop them –more for my money)

Vanilla Wafers

Saran or cling wrap

First soften the cream cheese, mix in the Sweetner/sugar (if warm wait until cool before adding chips) Add your chocolate chips. Once all mixed together. Put it all on your cling wrap.

Try to form a ball using the sides of the wrap….then place in your freezer to harden some. After 5 min or so, unwrap the top and cover the top of the cheeseball and sides with the pecans…you can push them in some…even sprinkle some of the chocolate chips as well on top.  Continue to form into a ball (or rounded top) and then cover back up and place into the refrigerator until time to serve.

When time to serve remove the saran/cling wrap and place the vanilla wafers around the dessert so that your guests can use them to dip into the ball.

Enjoy 💕