Dark Chocolate Almond Banana Bites

A few weeks ago we shared with you our Dark Chocolate Drizzled Fruit Skewers and now we are sharing another one of our favorite new treat recipes!  We still had bananas left over so we decided that they would be good dipped in chocolate and rolled in crushed almonds...and they were delicious!  This is another recipe that kids will love to help make and eat!

Dark Chocolate Almond Banana Bites

Ingredients:

• Bananas
• Quality Dark Chocolate (70% or higher - We used Lindt Dark Chocolate 85%)
• Raw Almonds, crushed

Directions:

1. Cut bananas into bite size pieces.

2. Melt chocolate (heat in microwave in increments of 30 seconds) and roll banana bites into melted chocolate. Roll over crushed almonds.

3. Freeze, refrigerate, or serve right away.

These bite size pieces are perfect for dessert at home or to take to a party to share with friends!  They are a great treat without the guilt!

Clean Eat Recipe :: Sweet Cinnamon Almonds

WARNING: These are addicting!

Clean Eat Recipe :: Sweet Cinnamon Almonds

Ingredients:

• 1 cup raw almonds
• 1/4 cup Xylitol
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• pinch of sea salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees

2. Line baking sheet with parchment paper

3. Mix all ingredients together & coat almonds

4. Lay almonds on a baking sheet, trying to keep them from sticking together

5. Bake for 25 minutes

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- Whitney

Straw-Nana-Nut Ice Cream

We've mentioned one of our favorite apps before, the Whole Foods Market Recipes app...well this is a variation of one of their recipes.  It's a perfect summer treat that you won't feel guilty about eating! 

This recipe calls for a lot of strawberries & if you are like me you get tired of wasting 1/2 the strawberry by cutting off the stem.  I saw this pin on Pinterest about removing the stem with a straw & finally had the chance to try it out...IT WORKS!  It's super easy too.  All you do is insert the straw at the button & push the stem off (see below)!

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Ingredients:

• 2 frozen Bananas
• 6 oz Organic Strawberries (buy ORGANIC - Strawberries are one of "The Dirty Dozen")
• 1/2 cup of raw whole Cashews (soaked in water, see below)

Directions:

1. Soak cashews in warm water at room temperature for 2-12 hours.  Drain cashews once they have been soaked.

2. Dice organic strawberries.

3. Slice frozen bananas into 1/4" slices.

4. Puree strawberries & cashews in a Vitamix until smooth (start at the lowest speed & gradually turn it up to 4).  Add up to a 1/4 cup of water, if needed.  Add bananas & puree again, until very smooth.

5. Freeze in a sealed freezer proof container until just solid, approx 4 hours.

P.S. Be sure to check out our 4 Ingredient Banana Nut Ice Cream!