Good Morning!
So With the holidays among us there is lots of baking to be done! Cookies and brownies, and cupcakes. Cakes, and Pies, and Pastries and Breads! But with all this temptation staring you in the face, and tickling you in the nose, how can you avoid it? Or do you have to?
Well avoiding sweets is one way to be successful in a diet… And some people just naturally don’t like sweets. But I find if I avoid it, it comes back to haunt me later and I end up binge eating on donuts, pizza and ice cream. lol. So rather than avoid, I try to find healthy alternatives and just moderate how much and how often I eat them. Most of the time, I can find a reasonable alternative and I can make a batch, and freeze it so it’s there when I need a treat, but don’t want to dive into a batch of Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Brownies.
So here is a healthy twist on a congo bar recipe a friend of mine shared with me. I made the recipe to original order the first time, and thought it was okay. A little soft and gooey for me, but if you like fudge-like brownies this might be perfect for you. The second time I made the recipe I cut the maple syrup to half a cup and added a scoop of PB Cookie Protizyme Protein Powder. I used Teddy’s Natural Peanut Butter. This made the recipe more fluffy and cake-like, which I loved! If you want to reduce the calories and fat further you can substitute PB2 for the Peanut Butter (or even half the peanut butter) and a sugar-free syrup or similar substitute for the maple syrup. The best part about the recipe is that it is simple, easy to revise to your liking, and it’s gluten-free and vegan so it can be shared by many!
http://thehonoursystem.com/2014/05/14/chocolate-peanut-butter-chickpea-cookie-bars-gluten-free-vegan/
Here is the photo of the recipe when I made it the second time.
Enjoy! 🙂
Need something to bring to a holiday party? For some additional sweet treats under 150 calories, check out some of these recipes below!
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/recipe-finder/sweet-treats-under-150-calories?utm_source=un_display_na_ti_20150513_outbrainrightrail
