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Chocolate Banana PB Toast!

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Cream Cheese S’mores By Clean Eating Magazine

Serves: 4
Hands-on time: 4 minutes
Total time: 5 to 7 minutes
CATEGORY:
Under 45 Minutes, Vegetarian

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup low-fat plain cream cheese
• 1 tbsp raw honey
• 2 tsp dark cocoa powder (70% cocoa or greater)
• 12 natural graham crackers (Try: Health Valley Organic Oat Bran Graham Crackers)
• 1 tbsp raw cacao nibs

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat broiler to high.
2. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese and honey; mix until smooth. Stir in cocoa powder and mix until almost completely blended, leaving a few white and brown streaks for presentation.
3. Spread about 1 1/2 tsp cream cheese mixture onto each graham cracker. Arrange crackers on a baking sheet and broil for 1 to 2 minutes, until warm and soft.
4. Remove crackers from oven and arrange on a serving platter. Sprinkle with cocoa nibs, dividing evenly, and serve warm. Enjoy open-faced or sandwich 2 crackers together for a more traditional treat.

Nutrients per serving (4 crackers and 5 tsp filling): Calories: 130, Total Fat: 5.5 g, Sat. Fat: 2.5 g, Carbs: 18 g, Fiber: 2 g, Sugars: 6 g, Protein: 3.5 g, Sodium: 85 mg, Cholesterol: 8 mg

Nutritional Bonus:

While tea, red wine, cacao and cocoa powder may all do wonders when it comes to satisfying your soul (and taste buds), they may also play a hand in strengthening your heart. They’re all rich in catechins, a type of flavonoid that has been found to help reduce blood pressure while lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and increasing HDL (good).

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Fruit Tacos with Chocolate Tortillas!

Tortillas
1 cup whole wheat flour
3 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup coconut oil
4 tbsp. agave
1 ½ cups warm water

Fruit Salad
½ cup papaya, diced
½ cup mango, diced
½ cup blueberries
½ cup strawberries, diced
½ cup kiwi, diced
juice from one lime

In a large bowl, sift together flours, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Add coconut oil, agave and warm water and mix to form a large ball of dough.

Transfer the dough to a floured work surface and knead for 5 minutes. Cut the dough in half, and continue to cut each ball of dough in half until you have 16 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.

Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat. Do not add oil to the skillet as the tortillas need to be cooked on a dry surface.

On a floured surface, roll the dough into 16 circles about ¼ inch thick and 6 inches in diameter. Once the skillet is hot, add one round of dough and cook for 30 seconds per side. Place the cooked tortillas on a plate lined with a damp paper towel.

Continue this process until all 16 tortilla’s have been cooked.

To prepare the tacos, layer the fruit on a tortilla and sprinkle with lime juice. You can serve it as is or add any toppings of your choice.

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