Calorie Saving Holiday Recipe Ingredient Swaps

Just in time! As your Christmas parties begin and your workplace starts bringing in baked goods everyday, so can you, without sacrificing eating clean! Make the most of your favorite recipes with these simple swaps!

Note: Cashew Cream can be made fairly easily. Soak raw cashews in cold water overnight. Drain and rinse thoroughly. Puree cashews with an equal amount of water and voila! You have Cashew Cream.

Happy Baking!

Strawberry Oat Bars

This is a very simple recipe that is great for a snack or to pair with protein at breakfast...just don't eat the pan all at one time!

Strawberry Oat Bars

Recipe adapted from Bob's Red Mill Oat Packaging

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tsp vanilla extract (avoid HFCS)
• 1 cup oat flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup Xylitol
• 1 tsp Xanthan Gum
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
• 2/3 organic strawberry jam/jelly (check the ingredients!)
• Organic strawberries (optional, for topping)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2. Spray 8X8 Pyrex dish with non-stick spray (we use an olive oil mister).

3. In a medium bowl combine melted coconut oil, applesauce, and 1 tsp vanilla extract.

4. Stir in flour, oats, Xylitol, Xanthan Gum, baking powder, sea salt, and almond milk until blended.

5. Stir remaining tsp of vanilla extract into strawberry jam until smooth. Spread evenly on top.

6. Sprinkle remaining oat mixture over jam, then pat firmly to make top layer smooth.

7. Bake 20-25 minutes. Let bars cool in pan for 30 minutes on a wire rack.

8. Once cool, cut into 16 bars.

Apple Pie Bites

Clean Eat Recipe: Apple Pie Bites

Ingredients:

• 3 organic apples (we used organic honeycrisp and organic granny smith)
• 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
• 1 Tbsp oat flour
• 1/3 cup Xyiltol
• Cinnamon, to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cut apples in half and core the apples
3. Mix all dry ingredients together and then add melted coconut oil
4. Stuff the apples with the oat mixture
5. Bake for 30 minutes

*Recipe adapted from Cooking Outside the Box