Date "Peanut Butter Cups"

So I have come across so many recipes where people use dates to sweeten things the healthy way! They are often used as a base for brain balls, bars and sometimes in baking. I do not take credit of this recipe, as it is not my own but was inspired from another recipe using almond butter.

I love dates so much because they are just like a burst of sweetness in your mouth. When I first started off eating clean, my first thing that I took out of my already quite healthy diet was lollies. Before going on runs I used to just have one sweet to get my blood sugar level really high, which now I think about it was quite stupid but anyway I decided to have a couple of dates instead. It worked perfectly!

So for this simple recipe all you will need is some dates, Peanut Butter and Chocolate/ cacao nibs.

If you don't like using cacao nibs because of their bitterness, the dates are so sweet already I don't think you would have a problem with that. However, I have not tried them with cacao nibs. 

Even my dad said these are as good as our all-time favorite Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! 

Well for the part you all have been waiting for!

Ingredients:

• 4  pitted dates 
• Approximately 1 TBS of Peanut Butter, depending on how full you want to stuff them and your chocolate to Peanut Butter Ratio.
• Approximately 1 TBS of Chocolate Chips (opt for a sugar free dark chocolate, this is much better for you).  

Method:

Use the split in your dates to just open it up like a hot dog bun, and pinch the date at each end to keep the gap open. 

With a knife put the peanut butter in this cavity and fill it as much as you would like.

Depending on how much room you have left in the date, either sprinkle or fill the remaining space with your chocolate chips/ cacao nibs.

Repeat for each date and enjoy!!!

Please let me know if you tried this, and let me know what you thought!

Clean Oat Crepe/ Pancakes.

Hello to all!

Recently I have loving all the clean pancake recipes out there and would like to share with you one. Its my go to recipe when I can't decide what I want to make my self in the weekends, when I'm home.
The banana pancake recipe that can be found on my blog is very common, so this is something a bit different.
I found this probably a yer ago, and I have made it ever since, it is so easy that you can top it with whatever you want! Here are some of my favorite!

 chocolate chips in the batter and pure maple syrup in between layers

 pure maple syrup and Greek yogurt

 Home-made muesli, and plain berries heated and a tiny bit of pure maple syrup for some sweetness

 banana slices, Greek yogurt and pure maple syrup

 Filled with fruit and drizzled with pure maple syrup

 Topped with Greek yogurt chocolate chips and a drizzle of pure maple syrup

 Topped with banana slices and pure maple syrup

2 topped with peanut butter, 2 topped with Greek yogurt and pure maple syrup and 2 topped with 1/2 strawberry each and drizzle of maple syrup.

Here is the recipe, how ever you can make the batter thinner for a crepe recipe, keeping in mind it in very hard to flip, of a thicker batter for more of a bite size. I wouldn't recommend making these into actual size pancakes as they are even harder to flip than the crepes!

Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 cup of oats blended into flour
1/2 cup of almond milk if you are wanting crepes
OR
1/4 cup of almond milk for a thicker batter. 

Method:

1. Blend/ mix together the oat flour, egg and milk until there are no lumps.
2. Heat a pan on medium heat. This is very important that you pan is hot otherwise it will be a disaster when you go to flip! Spray or oil your pan if necessary.
3. Place a TBS of batter for little pancakes or pour mixture into your pan and swirl around for a crepe (the crepes will be a bit thicker than normal ones.)
4.  Flip when the edges seem cooked and cook for a further minute or so. 
5. Top with your favorite toppings or try some of the above! (my favorite; peanut butter with Greek yogurt, pure maple syrup and a sprinkle of home-made muesli.)