Clean Eat Recipe: Coconut Oil Cinnamon Toast

Okay so maybe calling this a "recipe" is a stretch...but we just have to share it. We made this a few times on our hiking trip in Utah and Colorado last fall. It was so easy and gave us the energy we needed for our hard hikes! Oh, and it brought back childhood memories of white bread with butter and cinnamon on top. ;-) The coconut oil makes this snack amazing - no butter needed!

Clean Eat Recipe: Coconut Oil Cinnamon Toast

Ingredients:

• 1-2 pieces of bread (we love Food for Life Ezekiel Bread or Canyon Bakehouse)
• 1/2-1 Tbsp Coconut Oil
• Cinnamon, to taste
• Sweetener of choice (stevia, coconut sugar, etc)

Directions:

1. Toast bread until desired crisp
2. Spread coconut oil on top
3. Sprinkle cinnamon and sweetener on top
4. Enjoy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Mason Jar Overnight Oats

DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored by Kohl's. Thank you for supporting He and She Eat Clean.

Wow. I should have started making these years ago! Just like with spiralizing vegetables, we are a little late to the game on overnight oats in a mason jar…but better late than never! We have a ton of oat recipes (like one of our most popular, Apple Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats) but many of them require a crock pot which also means more clean up.

Enter mason jar oats.

I actually have tried these once before but obviously did something wrong because I didn't like them. We've been super busy lately so I decided to give them another chance as a way to speed up our mornings. I must say I was successful this time!

This particular combination reminds me of our Banana Peanut Butter Protein Shake which is basically the best protein shake ever. So this is like eating that shake. Amazing.

You really don't need much for these so they are prefect for those on a budget. I recommend buying a set of 8 oz mason jars. You'll want all 12 to try different flavors – trust me! Plus, I love drinking juice and flavored water out of mason jars. Mason jars make everything better. It's a fact.

Mason Jar Overnight Oats

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana

Ingredients:

• ½ cup quick oats
• ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1-2 tsp honey or maple syrup
• 1 Tbsp peanut or almond butter
• ½ banana, mashed
• 1/8 tsp vanilla
• 2 squares of dark chocolate (choose quality chocolate 70% or higher)

Directions:

1. Mash banana and break up chocolate (I usually use a meat tenderizer for these tasks!)
2. Add all ingredients to a mason jar and stir to combine
3. Cover with lid and store in refrigerator for a few hours or overnight if you are making these the night before

Once ready just stir and eat – these are tasty cold but can also be heated up! These make a perfect meal paired with eggs or a protein shake!

Note: For these pictures I doubled the recipe so don't be alarmed if yours doesn't seem to fill up the mason jar as much.

Kohl's #MakeYourMove campaign isn't only about moving, it's about living an overall healthy lifestyle. We are all busy but taking a few minutes each night or even just a few nights a week to prepare food in advance will set you up on the road to success!

This post is sponsored by FitFluential on behalf of Kohl's.

Banana Cream Quick Oats

We just returned from a hiking trip where we hiked in CO, UT, and NM. We shared some of our pictures via social media (Facebook and Instagram) but plan to do a series of posts from how we save money when traveling, what we eat when traveling, etc...so stay tuned!

We bought quick oats to make in order to fuel up before our hikes. There are so many different ways to make quick oats and we always seem to discover a new favorite while traveling!

Try these Banana Cream Quick Oats and let us know what you think - the coconut oil really makes this recipe!

Clean Eat Recipe: Banana Cream Quick Oats

Ingredients:

• 1/2 - 1 cup gluten free quick oats
• 1/2 - 1 banana
• 1/2 Tbsp coconut oil (you can melt before adding or just add it to your hot oats and let it melt in them)
• water or unsweetened almond milk
• sweetener of your choice (Stevia, Truvia, honey, etc.)
• dash of sea salt
• dash of cinnamon

Directions:

1. Prepare oats as listed on package (we usually use boiling water and a small amount of unsweetened almond milk)
2. Add all ingredients, except banana, and stir
3. Slice banana and add to the top - then stir into the oats
4. Enjoy!