Sunday, June 26, 2016

Easy Shrimp Spring Rolls


This was so easy! I am now hooked on making my own spring rolls and I may have to permanently stock up on rice papers. 😊

Approximate MACROS:
55g Carbs
8g Fat
15g Protein

Ingredients
-4 Banh Trang Medium Rice Papers
-2 oz Carrots Sliced Thin
-1 oz Fresh Avocado Slices
-1 oz Spring Lettuce Mix
-10 Medium Cooked Shrimp

Directions
For each spring roll, soak 2 rice papers in warm water for 5 seconds. Once they begin to soften place on a dry plate. Put spring mix, carrots, shrimp and avocado in the middle, then roll the rice papers up around it.

Yes.....THAT EASY!!!!! And your ingredients for the spring roll are endless!!!

Saturday, June 18, 2016

Cinnamon Roll Pancakes with Maple Butter Cream Cheese Icing





These delicious pancakes were a pure inspiration from needing CARBS!!!!!

The approximate MACROS for this meal:

46g CARBS
8g FAT
13g PROTEIN



INGREDIENTS

For Pancakes

  • 35g Gluten Free Kodiak Cakes Pancake & Waffle Mix
  • 3 TBSP Muscle Egg Vanilla Egg Whites (or regular egg whites)
  • 4 TBSP Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
  • 1 TSP Ground Cinnamon (this will seem like ALOT of cinnamon....but I love cinnamon. So you can do 1/2 tsp to start if you want)
  • 1/2 TSP Butter Extract
  • 1/2 TSP Vanilla Extract


For Icing

  • 1 TBSP Challenge Cream Cheese, softened
  • 3 TBSP Walden Farms Pancake Syrup
  • 1/2 TSP Butter Extract


Topping/Filling

  • 2 OZ Banana, Sliced (OPTIONAL)

DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, whisk all pancake ingredients until lump free. Using a non-stick pan pour 1/4 cup batter for each pancake. Makes 2 pancakes.
While pancakes are cooking whisk icing ingredients in a bowl and set aside. 

Once pancakes are cooked on both sides set on a plate. You can put banana between the layers and on top. Pour the icing over the pancakes.

ENJOY!!!!!

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Chewy Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies (Vegan/Paleo/Gluten Free Friendly)


Ingredients
-1 Flax Egg*
-1 Scoop Nutrition 53 Vanilla Vegan 1
-1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar
-1/4 tsp Baking Soda
-1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
-1 tsp Butter Extract
-3 tbsp Stevia Powder
-1/2 tbsp Coconut Oil, Melted and Cooled
-1/2 tbsp EnjoyLife Foods Dark Chocolate Baking Chips

Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix all ingredients until a dough forms. Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Dough makes about 3 cookies. Bake approximately 15 minutes. Cookies will be firm and browned but chewy in the middle.

*To make a flax egg mix 1 tbsp ground flax seed with 3 tbsp of water and let sit for 15-30 minutes.

Approximate MACROS: 12P/13C/15F

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Maple Bacon Pancake Poppers



πŸ΄πŸ–Maple Bacon Pancake PoppersπŸ–πŸ΄(Paleo Friendly/Gluten Free/Dairy Free)

-1 Cup Simple Mills Pancake & Waffle Mix
-1 Cup Muscle Egg Vanilla Egg Whites
-1 Scoop Nutrition53 Vegan1 Vanilla
-4 Tbsp Real Bacon Bits
-1/4 Cup Creamy Natural Almond Butter
-1 Tsp Imitation Maple Flavor

_Directions_
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, beat together Simple Mills, Muscle Egg, Vegan1, maple flavor and almond butter.
Once it is lump free add in real bacon bits. Using a greased mini muffin pan spoon about 1 tablespoon of batter for each muffin. This batch made approximately 22 mini muffins. Bake until muffins are slightly brown on top.

Approximate MACROS per muffin: 4.5gC/3gF/3.2gP
*only 1g of sugar per muffin*πŸ’ͺπŸ™ŒπŸ˜†

And of course I dipped these little bites of goodness in Walden Farms pancake syrup.