Chick Pea Chocolate Chip Cookies
These chocolate chip cookies are steps above your average chocolate chip cookie! Jam packed with fiber and plant based protein, you won't get the sugar crash that comes with cookies made from refined flour and added sugar. You don't taste the chick peas, but they do help create a moist dense cookie. I like one of these cookies in the afternoon with…
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Healthy Five Ingredient Cookies
These cookies are a great snack to take on a hike, or bike ride or if I just want a little something to go with my afternoon tea. You can feel virtuous eating these cookies because they contain whole ingredients, no aded sugars or refined flours. The recipe is very versatile so you can come up with your own combinations. I used dark chocolate chips…
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Crazy Brownies by Dreena Burton
These brownies are fudgy, gooey and super chocolatey and there is no oil, butter, flour or eggs. You won't believe what the secret ingredients are! I served these to my girlfriends last Monday evening and they were a hit! This recipe comes from Dreena Burton who is a magician when it comes to taking a favorite recipe and making substitutions that drastically…
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Almond Date Chocolate Chip Cookies
Who doesn't love a good cookie! Cookies don't have to be loaded with sugar and saturated fat. Sometimes they can be loaded with lots of good for you fiber, and plant based protein. I use 85% dark chocolate chips for these cookies but you can substitute raisins or some other dried fruit if you like. These cookies come together quickly because they are…
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Tahini Oatmeal Cookies
These cookies are delicious and nutrient dense. Tahini is made from sesame seeds and is quite nutrient dense. Just one tablespoon of tahini has 89 calories, 3 grams of protein and 1.4 grams of dietary fiber. In one small serving, men get 4 percent of their recommended daily intake of fiber and 5 percent of daily protein, while women gain 6 percent of…
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Banana Oatmeal Cookies
My friend Chris made me a batch of these cookies when I went to her house for tea one afternoon. I ate alot of them and decided I needed to make more! I have been taking them with me as a reqwrad after my morning ski/hike up Aspen Mountain in the morning. Nothing like enjoying a few of these beauties in front of the fire as a reward for a hard hike…
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Chocolate Cherry Cookies
My friend Chris gave me Dr. Joel Fuhrman's new cookbook, "Eat to Live, Quick and Easy" for my birthday last spring. This is a cookbook worth having. The recipes are really healthy and quick and easy. These cookies are delicious and very nutrient dense. They pack well and are perfect to take on a bike ride or hike, or to have in the afternoon to…
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Apricot Oat Bars
This is a recipe from one my favorite chefs, Mark Reinfeld. I love taking cooking classes from him because I always leave inspired! I was in Denver last weekend and attended a cooking demo he did and it seems he just gets better and better, he is always progressing! I made these bars and my hubby loved them and so I brought them in for some of…
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Hot Fudge Sundae
Aspen Valley hosted a meatless Monday event last Monday that focused on getting kids to eat their vegetables. A huge thank you to Kristy Bates RD, and Sandy Holmes RD, for creating a delicious and inspiring menu that even the fussiest of kids got excited about. The hot fudge sundae was a HUGE hit. The fact that it was made from whole foods with no…
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Arman's Soft and Chewy No-Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies
I made these cookies for my clients on Friday and OMG...they are soooo good and so super simple to make! Cookies make people happy, especially soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies. This recipe was devloped by Arman Liew and he has a wonderful cookbook out called Clean Sweets, Order it here. Pictured here is my client Sandra enjoying a cookie. She…
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