SO this past week I have been trying to stay away from sugar and dairy products. That means as a result that many of my most beloved desserts are out of the question. I have been getting reaaaaally creative trying to find substitutes for things I would normally make, and many of them have turned out surprisingly well! I thought I would share a few desserts that really fixed my cravings in a flash.
All of these desserts are clean eating, daniel fast friendly, and gluten free*.
*Use gluten free oats
1. Banana and Oatmeal Cookies
Clean Eating, Daniel Fast Friendly, Gluten Free
Makes about 10-12 cookies, depending on how big you make them.
These babies are made of exactly what they say – banana and oatmeal. That is all you really need, but adding a few extra things makes them pop. Here is what I used in mine:
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1 cup of oats (use gluten free if you need a gluten free recipe)
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
Handful (so accurate, I know…) of dried cranberries
Mix all of your ingredients together and then scoop them out in cookie sized lumps onto a baking sheet.
Bake for about 15 minutes at 350 and these guys are done-zo!
2. Two Ingredient “Ice Cream”
Clean Eating, Daniel Fast Friendly, Gluten Free, Paleo Friendly
Makes 2 servings (or sometimes only one…)
Many of you have probably heard of banana ice cream, it is a big fad on pinterest right now. I tried it a year or so ago and it turned out terribly. Well, I did some more research this time and figured out that the key to making it turn out well is frozen bananas. Duh. I know, I should have realized. I tried to use room temperature bananas and then freeze it afterwards and it was pretty gross.
You need:
2 ripe bananas cut into about 1/4 inch slices.
1/2-3/4 cup of frozen fruit (I like peaches, strawberries, blueberries… whatever works!)
A note about the frozen fruit – I am always tempted to add more fruit after the half cup. You can add a tiny bit more, but too much more and the texture of your ice cream changes, and surprisingly it doesn’t taste as sweet. So try and stick to 1/2 – 3/4 cup if you still want the creamy texture.
The first step is to freeze the bananas until they are totally frozen. I put wax paper on a plate so they would be easier to get off later.
When the bananas are totally frozen, put them in a food processor with your frozen fruit and blend, blend, blend!! At first it looks like it is not going to work, but keep going! Patience gets you deliciousness. Also, I have tried this with a blender and a food processor. Both work, but a blender takes much longer. With both ways it is a good idea to stop and scrape the sides every so often.
Nom Nom!!! This looks and tastes extremely similar to real ice cream.
3. Apple Crisp
Clean Eating, Daniel Fast Friendly, Gluten Free
Makes 2 servings
Apple crisp is at the top of my list of favorite desserts!!! But most apple crisp recipes have tons of butter and brown sugar… what to do!
2 apples cut into cubes (I used one granny smith and one pink lady)
1/2 cup of dried cranberries
1/2-3/4 cup of oats (I just eye balled it to make sure that the apples weren’t suffocating in oats.)
1-2 teaspoons cinnamon (just make sure the apples are coated nicely)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
dash of allspice
First mix apples in a bowl with lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and all spice. Then add in oats and dried cranberries. Then throw everything into a baking dish and toss these babies in the ole’ oven.
Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Devour unashamedly. I may or may not have eaten this for breakfast…
Okay! I will try to get some more pictures up later of these delicious and healthy treats! For now, you’ll just have to use your super active imaginations and take my word that you definitely need to try them.
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