Banana Power Cookies

When you have ripe bananas you have to do something with them, so I decided to try make some cookies, while also making them healthy!....I did add gluten free oats to these but if you wanted to make these Paleo you could omit the oats and replace with more Almond flour and use nut butter of your choice.....These cookies also have coconut, walnuts and I used Enjoy Life brand mini chocolate chips....I also decided at the last minute to add some flax meal to make them more fiber rich.....They turned out really good and would also make a great breakfast on the go snack....Here is the recipe I came up with....Enjoy!

 

 

INGREDIENTS

 

3 ripe bananas (mashed)

2 eggs

3 Tablespoons Honey

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 Tablespoons peanut butter

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups Almond flour

1/2 cup oats

2 Tablespoons Flax meal

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup walnuts

1/2 cup coconut flakes

 

Directions

Preheat oven to 350

 

Place bananas in mixing bowl and mash.

Add the eggs, honey, vanilla and peanut butter and mix well

Add the rest of the ingredients and stir

Add by rounded scoops onto baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes

When cool you can place in a tub and refrigerate to last longer

 

 

*****NOTE*****

Here are the chocolate chips I use

 

Avocado Tuna Salad

 I have added Avocado to a lot of my recipes, like my egg salad, it is one of my favorite things....So I thought I would try it in my tuna salad, and this may be one of my new favorites!...This was such a light and fresh lunch when I served it in a crunchy romaine leaf and I only used minimal olive oil and fresh squeezed lemon to dress it along with salt and pepper. I also sprinkled some dehydrated cilantro on top, you could also use fresh if you have it on hand......Here is what I did...Enjoy!

 

INGREDIENTS

 

1 can Albacore Tuna

1 Avocado (diced)

1 Tablespoon Olive Oil

1/2 Lemon (juice)

1/4 teaspoon salt(I  use pink Himalayan)

pinch of pepper

 

cilantro (optional to garnish)

Romaine leaves

 

DIRECTIONS

 

Add all ingredients except cilantro to a bowl and gently toss to coat

Add to romaine leaf and sprinkle with cilantro

 

 

Garlic-Parmesan Kale Chips

When I am trying to eat healthy the hardest thing always is what to snack on....Plantain Chips are one of my favorites. But when I came across the Kale at the Market I decided to make Kale Chips out of them.....They are so simple to prepare, and for being so healthy for you they can be pretty tasty......You can add what you like to them to season them but for these I added garlic powder and parmesan cheese, along with pink Himalayan sea salt and boy were they good...I could have eaten the whole bowl....When my hubby came home from work and tried them he practically did eat the bowl!..Here are the basics of how I prepared them, You can try them with different seasonings in the future if you like...Here is what I did....Enjoy!

 

INGREDIENTS

 

Kale Leaves

Olive oil

sea salt

garlic powder

parmesan cheese

 

 

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 300 - Bake for 15 - 20 minutes

 

Cut leaves away from middle stalk of Kale

Add leaves to a bowl and drizzle with enough olive oil to lightly coat and toss

Place leaves on a parchment lined baking sheet

Sprinkle leaves with salt, and garlic powder then sprinkle with parmesan cheese

Bake for 10 minutes then check and turn the leaves that are getting crispy

return to oven for 5 to 10 more minutes until  they are all crispy

Enjoy

This is what was left, but not for long!