Frozen Banana Bites

A Summer Season's Sensation! My little brother and I made these frozen banana treats the other day, and they tasted good! Actually, they are very similar to my Peanut Butter and Banana Freezer Bars. An old amateur post of mine... *sticks out tongue* But the recipe is good. I should actually re-post some of my favorite recipes; do a little revision. ;) But yeah, I'm supposed to be sharing my little recipe today. So. Here it is.

INGREDIENTS

About 2 bananas, sliced (fairly thick)

1\4 cup peanut butter

1 Tbsp honey

1\2 cup yogurt

1 1\2 tbsp honey

1 1\2 tbsp cocoa

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix peanut butter and yogurt mixtures in separate bowls. Put a bit of peanut butter mixture on a banana slice and top it with another slice. Repeat with all bananas. Dip and cover with yogurt mixture and place on a cookie sheet. Place in freezer until fully frozen.

Enjoy as a healthy little summertime treat!

\\ A great snack for kids\\ A great snack for anyone else\\ Make it easier to eat by cutting them in half after frozen\\ Be cooler than me and try putting a popsicle stick in between the banana slices\\

Banana Garbanzo Bean Fudge Brownies

  

  Brownie lovers who like to eat healthy, here is a yummy recipe for you!   

  This recipe's all good-for-you ingredients are just thrown into a food processor (I'm sure a blender would work perfectly also), to combine. When they are done baking, the finished product is like a cross between a brownie and fudge... hence the name works nicely. ;)  

Banana Garbanzo Bean Fudge Brownies

a 15.5 oz can chickpeas

1\4 cup of banana

1\4 cup walnuts 

2 tablespoons butter *

1 tablespoon yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla 

1\4 cup cocoa 

3\4 cup coconut sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

a couple pinches of salt

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Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender until smooth. Pour into greased 9x9 pan. 

Brush top with melted butter**.

Bake at 350 degrees for 21 minutes.  

*You can probably substitute almond or peanut butter for the banana, walnuts, and butter, if you'd like. Otherwise the recipe is peanut and almond free, for those who have allergies to these. :) 

**Optional- I did this to try give it a glossy top... didn't really work. 

ANOTHER RECIPE USING GARBANZO BEANS (or chickpeas): 

Chickpea and Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Healthy Nutty and Fruity Baked Oatmeal

 I made this for breakfast the other day, and it was really good! It's sugar and wheat free, and is a good and healthy way to start off the day. :) 

 I think nuts in oatmeal goes so good together. And while the oatmeal plain isn't very sweet, the berries and especially the dates add a nice sweet bite here and there. :D

   THE RECIPE:

(save this picture to save the recipe)

  So there's one recipe. I've kind of been making food a lot lately. Perhaps trying some odd things as well... 

Anyhow, you should expect to see Rice and Quinoa Fried Salmon Cakes, and maybe some Chocolate Banana Ice Cream recipes on here sometimes... :) There's more, but I don't need to name them now. :D

Well, I had better go. The day awaits me! (I got up "early" this morning, so I got to write this post before school :D ) .

Chickpea and Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

     Flourless. Gluten Free. Dairy Free. Low Sugar. Peanut Free. Healthy!

 Here is my latest recipe! :) Well, I didn't make up much of it- the bananas are my major change. That's the only sweetener besides the chocolate chips.
 Anyhow, if you are looking for a delicious, healthy cookie recipe, look no further! These have a great texture, and are very chocolaty and yummy. ^__^ Plus they're true to all the claims up there in italics. :)

Chickpea and Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

15.5 oz. can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

2 t vanilla

1\2 C + 2 T almond butter (can substitute peanut butter or another nut butter)

1 1\2 banana

1 t baking powder

a pinch of salt (if there's none in almond butter)

1\2 C chocolate chips
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Combine all ingredients except chocolate chips in a food processor, until smooth. Scrape edges a few times to make sure everything is well combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Put on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper with a cookie dough scoop or spoon, and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. They'll be real soft at first. Enjoy!
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Today was a wet, cold Monday. I don't mind rain... Its kind of nice. :)

Yea, so I took some pictures today in the wet coldness, and this one below is one of them. I like it. :)

By the way, that lovely old fashioned candle holder up there in the cookie pictures is one of my latest Goodwill buys. :) And what I used for a candle is rolled up paper, since I don't think there's any candlesticks in this house. :D Creativity makes things work!

If you missed the post I did yesterday, here's the link!

Colors Photography Challenge: Gold