Technically you can eat these for breakfast, so I am totally passing this as a meal prep recipe. These turned out so delicious and are probably my new favorite paleo cookie! I typically just enjoy the classic chocolate chip, but the walnut, coconut, raisin, banana, and dark chocolate combo is on point. Not to mention this was an extremely easy recipe to whip up and the ingredients are simple. These made about 18 cookies for me and took the full 18 minutes, which I might even stretch to 20 next time. I took most of these to a friends house to enjoy, and the rest didn't make it to the next day. Will definitely be making these many more times!
Chunky Monkey Paleo Banana Cookies Ingredients:
Original recipe found here
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I've made the Almond Flour Blueberry Banana Muffins recipe a couple more times and still love that one, but wanted to try out a plain banana recipe this time around. This recipe below did not disappoint! Simple ingredients without a ton of flour, so these turned out very light tasting. Also, although it says banana nut, the only nuts the recipe calls for is almond butter. If you like a crunch I suppose you can top with nuts or just throw some into the batter. The recipe said it yields 12 muffins, but I ended up having enough batter for 18 muffins, which just means a serving is more like two. These turned out smelling and tasting delicious, and I'll definitely be making again soon!
Paleo Banana Nut Muffins Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Anyone else notice that Birch Benders came out with a couple new paleo pancake and waffle mixes!? Along with their original Paleo version that I use pretty frequently to make these Paleo Blueberry Pancake Muffins, they now have a Paleo Banana and Pumpkin Spice mix! The Birch Benders website lists that both new products can be found at Whole Foods, and after looking at my local Whole Foods store all month I finally found the Banana Paleo Pancake & Waffle Mix! These mixes only require adding water, but I also always add a scoop of Paleo Protein to get some more protein in the meal, 1 egg (though I have experimented with 2 as well) to make the muffins more fluffy, and some fruit. Since this was a banana mix I figured I'd stick with the banana theme and add a few slices of banana on top of each muffin. This is a super easy meal prep recipe to throw together and they came out smelling and looking amazing! I unfortunately didn't make enough to taste test them myself, but my mom enjoyed them for breakfast and my mother's approval is not easy to get haha! Let me know if you try this new mix out and what you think.
Paleo Pancake Muffins Serves: 10-12 muffins Ingredients:
o Enjoy Life Dairy-Free Mini Chocolate Chips o Chopped nuts Instructions:
One of my very first blog posts was my Protein Pancake recipe that I used to make every week for breakfast. I seriously loved eating those every morning, but after I started prepping my mom's breakfasts and lunches along with my own, I unfortunately didn't have much time anymore to prep my pancakes too. Anyways, I decided to bring it back for my mom to try and I experimented with this muffin version. The only additional ingredient I used was Flaxseed and that was solely to sneak in some extra nutrients into this meal for her. The recipe below makes 9 muffins and if you are enjoying this as a meal I recommend having at least 3, which puts the meal at 20g Carbs, 8g Fat, and 19g Protein. I personally like using the single serve blade assembly on my Ninja blender because it's easier to clean up, so I ended up just making two batches of the recipe below to get 18 muffins for the week. If you are using a bigger blender though you can easily double the ingredients below. Of note, I ended up filling the muffin tins a little above 2/3 of the way full and although they alarmingly rise in the oven, once they were out of the oven and cooled down they shrunk back down. The bottoms actually shrunk in a lot more then the top, so they turned out looking a little odd, but they still tasted delicious! I'm curious if I need to add more oats of flaxseed to prevent that issue, so I'll most likely be experimenting with this one again. Anyways, this was not only an extremely easy recipe to prep for breakfast, but now my mom is enjoying chocolate muffins all week for breakfast. Happy mom, happy life! Let me know if you try these out please!
Protein Pancake Muffins Servings: 3 muffins = 20C/8F/19P (Makes 9 muffins) Ingredients:
A Nom Nom Paleo recipe! My sister has made this a couple times and loved it, so she suggested I make it for our mom too. This batch ended up making me 14 muffins, and after talking with my sister we both agreed that the extra 1/3 cup of sweet potato was definitely too much. Other then that though, this recipe as-is turned out pretty tasty! Since I didn't actually eat this though, I am going off my sister's opinion, who doesn't even like sweet potatoes, and my picky mom who devoured these every morning without complaint despite the visible "green things." Anyways though, I asked my sister for her review, and this is what she had to say... "The tuna cakes were the perfect lunch. They were easy to make and they had a sweet-spicy combination. I am not a fan of sweet potatoes at all, but in this recipe they were the perfect combination with the tuna." Let me know if you give them a try and what you think!
Spicy Tuna Cakes Ingredients:
Original recipe found here I am currently running our spring nutrition challenge at the gym and we had a potluck this past weekend, so this is what I made for it! A potluck full of delicious Paleo friendly foods... what more could you ask for!? Alright maybe that's just my kind of potluck, but for once I didn't get made fun of for bringing the Paleo dish to the party. Anyways, I selfishly made this one because I've been wanting to try it for a while and it's highest in carbs, which I am always in need of. Not only was this a really simple recipe to make, but it turned out so freakin' delicious! It had more of the consistency of bread rather then a mashed sweet potato and those warm blueberries on top... oh my gosh, just amazing!! The 9x5 loaf pan is small, so I ended up making two loafs for the potluck. I cut each loaf into 8 bars, which put each bar at 13g Carbs, 5g Fat, and 4g Protein (using the measurements I indicated below). I don't know if I would call this breakfast since one bar is definitely not a substantial amount of food, but this was a great snack or post-meal treat. If you think this looks even a little bit yummy, then I definitely recommend you give this one a try! I will for sure be making it again soon.
Paleo Sweet Potato Blueberry Breakfast Bars Ingredients:
Original recipe found here I bought this Paleo Baking Company Paleo Banana Bread Cake & Muffin Mix for my mom for Christmas so we could try new breakfast options for her. I actually bought her this mix and the blueberry muffin mix, only to realize that it is the same exact mix and you are required to add the ingredients that make it either banana or blueberry. What a let down... Anyways, as always I snuck a scoop of protein powder into the mix, but you do not have to do that if you don't want to. I also added some cinnamon and salt to this recipe, but besides those three additions, the recipe is what was on the back of the banana mix package. I actually noticed that my package directions differed from the ones below that I got online, so they must have updated their packaging at some point. Nonetheless, the package I received did not have the step below about microwaving the bananas, which I found extremely helpful, so I recommend following the directions below if you purchase this cake and muffin mix. I filled my muffin cups to the max and they did not rise much, but I think next time I would put a tiny bit less batter in. Filling it to the max got me 14 muffins, and I put 5 days worth in the fridge and the remaining muffins in the freezer. My mom absolutely loved these banana muffins and was really happy knowing this was her breakfast all week...which makes me think these definitely tasted like a treat!
Paleo Banana Bread Muffins Ingredients:
Recipe from Paleo Baking Company Paleo Banana Bread Cake & Muffin Mix package These looked extremely simple to make and involved no baking, so I gave them a try for my mom's breakfast meal prep this week. Now I don't think I will make these that often because they are loaded with maple syrup/honey, but they did turn out tasting like a treat! I ended up using 100% maple syrup over honey and found that I had to add in additional maple syrup and almond butter because my mix was still dry. That might not be the case if you use honey instead though, I am not sure. Either way, I would reduce the gluten free oats to 1/2 cup next time to see if that would eliminate having to add in more syrup and almond butter. Other then that though, these were super easy to make and are a great grab-and-go breakfast or snack option!
No Bake Cinnamon Vanilla Breakfast Protein Bites Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Changed up my mom's breakfast this week with these sweet potato muffins! They were really simple to make, but the batter was pretty sticky from all the cashew butter, so it was not as quick as I thought it would be. I only added 1-2 Tbsp of 100% maple syrup and I also added a scoop of Paleo Protein to get some more protein in these muffins. There are also ingredients and directions for making frosting if you want to top these muffins off, but I chose not to add any. Unfortunately I had to resist all temptation to taste test these since I made these for my mom to eat for breakfast all week. They turned out looking and smelling amazing though and I have a feeling this one will be a repeat. Let me know if you give this recipe a try and what you think!
Paleo Blender Sweet Potato Muffins Ingredients:
For the high protein frosting
Original recipe found here After a couple trips this summer with friends I was finally introduced to the amazing Açaí bowl! Since I haven't come across any places near me that sell these (probably a good thing), I decided to try making my own (definitely a better thing) and they are too awesome not to share! The main ingredient you need to find is the frozen Açaí packets. I found the Sambazon Superfruit Pack (Unsweetened) at my local natural and organic food market. I have also seen these packs at Wegman's and their website lists that they are sold at Whole Food's, Costco, Safeway, and a few other stores. Trader Joe's also sells Unsweetened Organic Açaí Purée Packets, which is another good and unsweetened option. Anyways, once you have that you can blend it with any frozen or unfrozen fruits to get your base. Then, all you need to do is top it with your favorite ingredients! I made my own Rawnola to top this with and provided that recipe below. If you do not feel like making your own Rawnola, here are a few options you can purchase that I have come across:
Homemade Açaí Bowl Ingredients: Açaí mix:
Homemade Rawnola: Ingredients:
Note: This made me about 7 servings at 209 calories, 8 grams of Fat, 28 grams of Carbs, and 7 grams of Protein. |
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