A Sweet Treat To Be Eaten In Moderation

The recipe was a pleasant surprise for me, which I found in the Twister Jar Recipe Book that came with my Blendtec Twister Jar. The Twister Jar is a specialty jar made for the Blendtec Blender, which makes making nut butters and flour a bit easier. As you can see it also makes making specialty recipes easier also.

Now I do have to say that this recipe will serve as a treat for me and is not a staple of my vegan diet. The recipe calls for sugar, and I do limit the amount of foods that I eat that contain additive sugar, even if it is natural sugar.

This cocoa-nut almond butter is really good. I made some this past weekend and brought it to a friend’s home to serve as a snack while we watched some boxing matches. We all enjoyed the cocoa-nut almond butter, which I call a fudge because it has that type of taste. I felt a little guilty because my friend’s wife really like the fudge and she kept going to back for more of the sweets. I am careful to not eat so much at one time because it contains additive sugar. Anyway, the fudge was a huge success.

Cocoa-Nut Almond Butter – Vegan Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup Raw Almonds (The recipe calls roasted almonds but I only had raw almonds)
• 2 tablespoons Cacao Powder
• 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil (The recipe calls for unsweetened coconut flakes to be used with roasted almonds. Since I didn't use roasted almonds, I used coconut oil with the raw almonds)
• 3 tablespoons Coconut Sugar (The recipe calls for any granulated sugar)
• 1/8 teaspoon Himalayan Salt (The recipe calls for kosher salt)

All Natural Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

I usually use my Blendtec Blender to make all natural vegetable and fruit juices, but I recently bought Blentec’s “Twister Jar” to use with my Blendtec blender so I could more easily make nut butters and flour. I have to thank Blendtec for this recipe. The Twister Jar came with a a recipe book that contained a couple of interesting recipes. I came upon the hummus recipe and I was interested!

So I went ahead and made it and it tasted good, but I could have just thought that because I made it. Fortunately I had a good opportunity to see if others would think the same thing. I visited a friend and his wife last night and we watched some boxing fights and ate the hummus with spelt bread, a coco almond fudge I also made, and we drank some banana date fruit juice. We will get into the fudge in another post.

Anyway, they were a little skeptical of everything brought over but in the end the loved and raved about the hummus, and also the fudge and juice. I was a bit surprised about how much they liked it. They had both each eaten just a little while before I arrived, and they still went back for second and thirds of the hummus. I have to say it turned out pretty good. Vegan, raw, and awesome!

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus – Vegan Recipe

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 2 tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice
• 2 tablespoons Tahini
• 1 clove Garlic
• 15 oz Garbanzo Beans (Drain and keep the liquid)
• 3 - 4 tablespoons Garbanzo Bean Liquid
• 1 cup Roasted Red Bell Pepper (I heated fresh the bell pepper in the oven the dry it out)
• 1/2 teaspoon Kimalayan/Sea Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
• 1 Blendtec or high speed blender

A Natural Filling Energy Drink

This drink has a favorite of mine for my lunch, and I like to drink it before and sometimes after workouts. The “Banana Date Energy Drink” is high in:
1. Simple carbohydrates which quickly convert to energy
2. Fiber
3. Electrolytes to support muscle function: potassium, phosphorus, and sodium
4. Essential fatty acids to support body functioning
5. Vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese it also contains a wide range of other vitamins and minerals


Oh, it also tastes pretty good.

Banana Date Energy Drink

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Ingredients

• 2 Bananas
• 2 Medjool Dates
• 1 tablespoon Cacao Powder
• 2 heaped tablespoons Chia of Flax Seeds
• 5 tablespoons Coconut Milk
• 1/4 teaspoon Himalayan or Sea Salt
• 1 cup Water

Directions

Step 1

Add all of the ingredients to the blender and blend. That's it. :) Enjoy!

Wake Up In The Morning To A Little Bam Bam Veggie Smoothie In Your Life

This is my power drink I use to power start my engine in the morning. This is a nutrient dense vegetable juice that wipes you clean from the inside and removes the sludge. Sludge begone! Sludge begone!

The “Bam Bam” Green Veggie Vegan Recipe Drink” consists of kale, cilantro, apple, ginger, chia seeds, and hemp seeds. In the video I explain why I use each ingredient and I break down each ingredient’s nutritional value.

This vegan recipe was born from Michelle Phillips Lotus’s “Exotic Chocolate Milk Recipe.” I am always looking to super concentrate my nutrients, and some ingredients I often use were calling to me to be added to the “Exotic Chocolate Milk Recipe.” The ingredients turn the milk into a smoothie, and both now have a place in my diet (smile).

Many people count chocolate milk among the former guilty pleasures not to be enjoyed after adopting a plant-based life style. However, study after study credit minimally processed dark chocolate to being highly beneficial for anti-infammatory and anti-oxidant properties. High in flavonoids and rich in natural anti-oxidants, this recipe reclaims chocolate milk for the health enthusiast as well as the kid in you.

The Brain Body Energizer! A Vegan Recipe

I am going to show you how to make my goji-berry curcumin drink. I call it my brain body energizer. It consists of 1/4 cup of goji berries, 1 capsule of curcumin, 2 tablespoons of cocunut milk, and 1 cup of alkaline water.

I use goji berries because they are an excellent antioxidant and alkalizer of the body. Studies have shown than a acidic body is a great environment for promoting and sustaining disease. The fluids in the body, the blood, should be at a pH level of 7.4, and as Dr. Vega showed in his goji berry video, goji berries raise the pH level in the body by fighting acidity.