MCLV Mange: Gluten-Free Protein Cake
After last week’s Coconut cookie cake I was in the mood to try my hand at a baking project that would be a little bit more on the healthy side. And thus, the mini Gluten-Free Protein Cake was born!
Ingredients:
- 1/2 Cup Almond Meal/Gluten-Free Flour
- 1/4 Cup Coconut Flour
- 1 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Egg or Flax Egg
- 1/4 Cup Pumpkin Puree or Applesauce
- 1/4 Cup Coconut Oil
- 1/4 Cup Sweetener of Choice – I went w/ Maple Syrup
- 1 Scoop Chocolate Protein Powder {I love Sun Warrior}
- 2 Tbsp Powdered Peanut Butter
Directions:
- Pre-Heat oven to 350
- Mix dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients one-by-one
- Transfer dough into two medium-sized ramekins
- Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until cooked through – Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes prior to consumption
In addition to being a tasty little treat this recipe also packs 20+ grams of protein, depending on what type of protein powder you’re using, which makes it a much better choice than reaching for a cookie or some ice cream when your sweet tooth hits after dinner. Bonus? The single servings are a great thing for those of us who aren’t terribly good at the whole “portion control” thing. 🙂
Stay tuned for the next MCLV Mange installment and check out the previous posts from this series to see what you’ve missed so far:
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MCLV Mange: Energy Bites
Before making the delicious vegan, gluten-free mac n’ cheese two weeks ago I broke out my food processor and threw together some quick & easy energy bites.
These delicious, chocolatey little balls are somewhere between Choosing Raw’s Five Minute Raw Cacoa Snack Bars and OhSheGlow’s Dark Chocolate Cherry Energy Bites.
The main ingredients for these flavorful little bites are cashews and pitted Medjool dates, and then you can flavor them as you like by adding whatever additional ingredients strike your fancy – Coconut flakes, chocolate chips, cacao nibs, peanut butter, carob powder, nuts, dried fruit…
The options are endless!
What did I use for this batch? Well I’d just spent some quality time with the bulk bins at Whole Foods so I went with the tasty mixture of carob powder, maca, and mini carob chips.
So. Good.
You mix the cashews and add the dates, and then the rest of your ingredients. Easy peasy!
At that point you can either make them into bar form like Gena from Choosing Raw or in ball form like Angela from OhSheGlows. After you decide you just pop them in the freeze – et voila!
Quick. Easy. Delicious. What’s not to love?
Since I made these I’ve experimented with some other mixtures and ingredients, trying to find the tastiest and healthiest combinations that I can, and I’ll plan to share even more healthy snack bite options with you soon.
Stay tuned for the next MCLV Mange installment or check out previous posts from this series to see what you’ve missed so far:
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