P.B. Cookie Bars

by Sarah on May 24, 2013

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P.B. Cookie Bars

Serves: 8

Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week! I know many of you have a long weekend beginning today! I hope you have something fun planned….or at least very relaxing! I actually decided to escape for the weekend and drove to Cape Cod yesterday! Even though the weather isn’t supposed to be the greatest, it will be nice to visit with my grandmother and relax for a bit! She already has a list of restaurants she wants to go to and I had only one request…That we go to Smuggler’s ice cream shop for my all time favorite ice cream; French Vanilla Raspberry Truffle. Yes, I plan on eating it every day  several times with a huge dollop of real whipped cream! ;)

But before we head into the weekend, I have one delicious recipe to share with you! These bars are dairy free, oil free, gluten free, sugar free, vegan, no sodium, protein packed, wonders!!! They could technically even be “no bake” if you wanted to make them that way! I hope you enjoy them AND your long weekend! :)

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Fit Ingredients

Bottom Layer

  • 3/4 c (90g) oat flour
  • 2 tbs (14g) coconut flour
  • 1/3 c baking stevia (adjust to desired sweetness)
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 small bananas, mashed (~160g)
  • 1/3 c + 2 tbs coconut milk (or milk of choice)
  • 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp butter extract, optional

Top Layer

  • 1/2 c (60g) peanut flour
  • 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • sweetener, optional
  • 6-8 tbs water (or milk)
  • 2 tbs (14g) cacao nibs (or chocolate chips)

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  • 5×7 in baking pan
  • non stick spray

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Directions

1. Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Spray your pan with non stick spray.

3. In a bowl whisk your dry ingredients: oat flour, coconut flour, stevia and baking powder.

4. In a second bowl, mix your mashed banana, coconut milk, vanilla and butter extract. Mix well.

5. Combine your wet and dry ingredients.

6. Spread your batter into the pan and bake for ~12-15 minutes or until just set.

7. While the base is cooling, mix together your peanut flour, vanilla extract, sweetener (if using) and enough water to form a spreadable paste (should have peanut butter like consistency).

8. When the base is cool, spread the peanut butter over the top.

9. Sprinkle the top with cacao nibs.

10. Cover and refrigerate for 6-8 hours.

11. Cut into 8 bars!

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These bars taste just like a PB cookie!!! Hence the name! ;) They are melt in your mouth gooey goodness that is pure heaven!!! It is like eating a cookie right out of the oven!! You know with PB and chocolate in here these bars didn’t last more than 48 hours in my house! ;)

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Nutrition: (for 1 out of 8 bars with cacao nibs)

Calories: 109.0, Protein: 6.7g, Carbs: 15.7g, Fat: 3.2g (1g Saturated), Sodium: 5mg, Fiber: 4g (Net Carbs: 11.7g)

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 *Do you have a long weekend?

*Do you have any plans for the weekend?

*What is your favorite flavor ice cream?

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What I Ate Wednesday #44 – The Good & The Bad

by Sarah on May 22, 2013

What I Ate Wednesday #44 – The Good & The Bad

Happy Wednesday! I hope you are having a great week! This week I am bringing back a few more delicious snacks that I have been enjoying over the last week! And one not so yummy one! But before we dive into the food, I wanted to share something with you from yesterday that took my already amazing day to a whole new level of amazing! :)

Yesterday I picked up my phone after yoga and opened my instagram account. It was loading and then the icon popped up that I had 6 new comments. I opened the page to see who had left a comment and although I value every comment, there was one particular one that stood out!

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WHAT!!??? Tosca Reno is my all time biggest inspiration!! I have been reading her books since the first one was released years ago!!! She is such a beautiful role model and I felt truly honored that she personally commented on my recipe! I was a giddy fan follower for the rest of the day yesterday! ;)

OK, so now that I have shared my happy moment with you, let’s move onto the food!! I know you are all dying for those pics! ;) Here is the good……………………

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This was my way of satisfying a savory craving last week! A brown rice tortilla stuffed with avocado, cinnamon sweet potato and no salt turkey breast with a little veggie pepper seasoning!

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I absolutely LOVE fresh apricots, so this little recipe was a brown rice wrap with 1.5 tbs almond butter and 2 sliced apricots.

may 21 meal 5

This delicious treat is greek yogurt mixed with vanilla cream stevia, sweetened raw cacao powder, and pb chia layers for a chocolate, vanilla and PB parfait! Topped with my favorite berries! This was heaven in a cup!

may 21 meal 3

Yes, another wrap! Hahaha This one had Artisana raw walnut butter and cinnamon cottage cheese stuffed inside! Love that nut butter!!

*I have also had A LOT of other yummy snacks, but they were recipe tastings for some delicious things to come! So look out! :) *

Then the not so good…………………..

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I posted this picture on instagram last Friday. I found these bars at Vitamin Shoppe and was surprised at how similar they were to a Quest bar! Actually, they are almost an exact copy cat in the respect of ingredients, calories, carbs, fat, protein and fiber. Only differences are these bars have WAY LESS sodium (90mg vs 300+mg) AND they taste HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ugh! It was like eating a bar of chemicals. I only tried the Brownie Blitz because after not even swallowing the tiniest of bites, I don’t think I could stomach any of the others. This is saying A LOT since I have eaten more than my fair share of bars over the years!

So, I can say that this is one snack that I will NOT be choosing again!! :(

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*Who is your biggest inspiration in fitness/nutrition? Personally?

*What was your favorite snack over the last week?

*Have you tried these bars? What did you think? If not, what is your least favorite bar you’ve tried?

*Most importantly, have you joined us in the WIAW party yet? If not, click below to get all the details!

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And as always a BIG THANK YOU to Jenn from Peas and Crayons for hosting this weekly food fest! :)

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