Chocolate & Avocado Pudding

This recipe is a great and healthy alternative of chocolate pudding.  They are also good as fudgesickles


Ingredients:
25 dates
1 avocado
2 Tbsp cocoa powder

Steps:
1. Soak the dates in water overnight
2. The next day, add soaked dates into the blender with a bit of the water from the soaking.
3. Add the avocado and the cocoa powder.
4. Blend until creamy and smooth. Add more of the soaked water if pudding seems too thick

* recipe provided by my friend Leslie

Spinach & Feta Cream Cheese

Ingredients:
1 package of Cream Cheese
1 Tbsp Oregano
1/8 Tbsp Whole Pepper
1/8 package of Chopped Spinach
100 grams of Feta Cheese

Mix everything together well.

Herb & Garlic Cream Cheese

Ingredients:
1 package of cream cheese
1Tbsp Oregano
1 Tbsp Basil
1 Tbsp Garlic
1/4 tsp White Pepper

Mix everything together.

Carrot Muffins

If you have a sweet tooth, add cream cheese icing after the muffins have cooled down.


Ingredients:

1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped

2 cups grated raw carrot

1 large apple, peeled and grated

2 cups flour

1 1/4 cups sugar

3/4 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup shredded coconut 

3 eggs

3/4 cup oil (corn is good)

1 tsp vanilla extract

Steps:

1.      Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C)

2.      Chop finely and toast the pecans or walnuts for a few minutes or until lightly browned and fragrant. 

3.      Grate the carrots and apple and set aside.

4.      In another bowl mix the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add the nuts and coconut. Set aside.

5.      In another bowl whisk the eggs, oil, and vanilla extract. Add the wet ingredients and the carrots and apple into the flour mixture, stirring just until moistened. 

6.      In muffin cups add the bater and bake for 20-25 minutes  

Taken from JoyofBaking.com

Cream Cheese Icing

Ingredients:

1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup cream cheese
3 tbsp icing sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Beat together the butter and cream cheese until very smooth. Gradually add in the icing sugar and vanilla until smooth.

  Taken from JoyofBaking.com