Awesome Avocado Chocolate Mousse

Yes you heard correctly, "AVOCADO" chocolate mousse. Sounds disgusting? Well it is awesome. And if you are not fond of avocados maybe now you will be. This is a dairy free, gluten free, and completely raw vegan dessert that you can feel great about eating.

Ingredients:
1 Ripe Avocado (I would not use overly ripe...but if you need to get rid of them go ahead)
1 tbsp of coconut oil
1-2 tbsp Agave Syrup
2-3 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Vanilla extract (or another extract of your choice, you could even add a liquor).

Add all ingredients into a food processor and mix away... that is it! It is best chilled but you can eat it at room temp no problem.

I added a scoop of hemp seed and chia seeds to make it more nutrient dense. You could add anything you like! You could even freeze as an ice cream!

Veggie Loaded Meatloaf Muffins

This is a great way to get a bunch of nutrient dense veggies into your child's diet. Use this recipe as a guide and be creative. As long as you have 1:1 ratio of veggies to meat (can be off a little), you should be fine! You will need a muffin/cupcake pan large or minis. Minis are great for toddlers.

Ingredients (What I used):

1 lb Ground Turkey Breast (hormone/antibiotic free)
1 small(er) onion
2-3 stalks of celery
1 small sweet potato
1 small yellow beet
4-5 cloves of garlic
3-4 carrots
1 pepper
1/2 cup of fresh herbs ( I used parsley and cilantro)
1/4 to 1/2 inch turmeric root
1/4 to 1/2 ginger root
1 tspn/tbsp salt/pepper
1 tspn cumin and paprika


Directions are in picture captions.

I have a mandolin with a very fine (makes mush) attachment.
 A typical 4 sided grater will work too.
Use the side that gives you the finest product even if it is pure mush.

Here are most of the ingredients I used.

Grating away...

More grating...

I use the microplane for the garlic, turmeric and ginger.

Herbs chopped finely.

I don't have any more pictures because my camera died. However the last steps are the following.
Add the meat with spices and mix well until it is incorporated. It should be wet but holds together. Then scoop into greased up muffin tin. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until firm. You can ice them with mashed potatoes if you want them to look like cupcakes.

Healthy Addiction Recipe - Chocolate Truffle Balls

Ok these are my highly addicting AMAZIN-BALLS...lol  If you crave sweets and/or chocolate, this is for you! These are guilt free and can be made to be gluten free, GMO free, PALEO, and Raw Vegan. I use oats in this recipe but you can substitute with something else. 

I made these to help nursing mommas have more nutritious snacks that could help increase their milk production as well. 

However these are great snacks for anyone. 

All you need is a food processor and the ingredients listed below. 

You can add or subtract ingredients with what you have at home. This is just what was in my pantry so I am trying to use it up. You can also add your favorite protein powder/meal replacement powder into the mix and have some energy/protein snacks. This recipe is pretty flexible as long as you get a consistency you can roll into balls at the end.

1. Put 30 pitted dates into FP (food processor).

2. Put 2 large tbsp of Hemp Seeds in FP.

3. Put 2 large tbsp of Unsweetened Dried Coconut in FP.

4. Put 1 large tbsp of Chia Seeds in FP.

Put 2 large tbsp of Goji Berries in FP.

5. Put 1/2 cup of Oats in FP. (You can use nuts instead)

6. Put 2 large tbsp of Cocoa Powedr in FP.

7. Put 2 large tbsp of Agave Syrup in FP. (Could use honey, maple syrup, or molasses)

8. Put 1 tsp of vanilla extract. (or any other extract)/ you can add spices too, like cinnamon. 

9. Put 1 large tbsp scoop of Coconut Oil in FP.

10. Process Away... for about 1-2 minutes, you can stop and pulse it too.

11. Should come together like a dough. 

12. Roll into balls.

13. I got 26 balls from this batch... so a roughly 2 dozen yield.