I just ate two of these while i wrote this entry and heated them up for 20 seconds in the microwave and sprinkled with a little stevia. YUM!!! I also enjoyed with a nice cool glass of unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
Ginger bread recipe
Wet
1/2 cup softened coconut oil or Earth balance vegan butter
1/4 cup organic cane sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup fancy molasses
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
1 tbsp vanilla
1/2 tsp sea salt
Dry
2 cups brown rice flour or sorghum flour (i used 1.5 cups brown rice flour and 1/2 cup coconut flour)
1/2 cup tapoica flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 1.2 tsp xanthan gum
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 heaping tsp of ginger spice (i found that this wasn't quite enough. I would use a 1 tbsp for a more gingerbread-y cookie)
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
In a medium bowl combine wet. Combine dry in another and once mixed add the dry to the wet and mix well.
Form a ball and wrap with waxed paper, place in fridge for 30 min allowing the dough to cool. While it's cooling try this Tone it Up "Hot cookies" workout right in your kitchen! I did one round of it since i had never tried it before:) It was fun!
Once dough has cooled roll it out on waxed paper, no thinner than 1/4" and use your favourite cookie cutters to cut out gingerbread men, Santa's, Stars and Christmas trees:)
Place parchment paper on baking tray and bake for 10-12 min at 375.
Reindeer poop
Mix in a double boiler as chocolate can burn easily. Or be risky and keep a very close eye on it if you don't do it in the double boiler.
Melt:
1 cup dark chocolate
1/4 cup Earth Balance spread or butter
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
Once melted mix in 1 box of Chex cereal in batches until all coated with the chocolate mixture.
Transfer to a large ziplock bag once it's cooled slightly and put in 1.5 cups of organic icing sugar and shake it up.
This stuff is majorly addictive and i am really excited that i tried a healthier version this year i didn't feel quite as guilty since it was natural peanut butter and not regular peanut butter.
Let me know if you try these recipes out and what you think.
Remember to enjoy the holidays even the hustle and bustle of it all. And try to keep up with those workouts even if it's just 10-15 min here and there. Do higher intensity circuits and don't stop to get a really good workout in quickly.
Check out the great circuits on both Tone it Up and Blogilates. Most circuits only take 10-20 min so you can add a few together or just do one if you only have time for one! Great killer workouts:)
