I hope you are all spending plenty of time with loved ones, and not stressing too much about being strict on your diet!!! A little treat here and there (especially for the sake of celebrating) won’t ruin progress :). However, aim for moderation (something I’m not very good at when it comes to sugary foods) and keep that determination to get back training and eating clean as soon as possible.
Motivation for the new year – can’t go past my fav!! Jenna Webb haha
In order to resist some of the yummy treats laying around our house at the moment, I’ve whipped up a couple of healthy alternatives and yummm they really hit the spot!!
Sugar-free Pavlova – inspired by www.ultimateperformancesupplements.com/banana-and-mango-pavlova/
For those of you who have never tried a pavlova (I’m looking at those non-Aussies out there) you MUST!! This is so delicious and is one of my favourite desserts. And this version tastes JUST like the real sugary one!! I’m so excited haha
Serves 6
4 eggs
15g Stevia (the powder version, not liquid)
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
Topping:
100g Greek yoghurt
1 scoop vanilla whey powder
Stevia to taste
Add whatever topping you want! I sliced up two kiwi fruits and grated some dark chocolate on top
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees fan forced
Line a flat oven tray with some baking paper and lightly grease with coconut oil
Separate the egg whites from the yolks and beat until soft peaks form, then add the Stevia and cream of tartar slowly while still beating – the mixture should become glossy and retain it’s shape when lifted with a spoon.
Scoop the egg whites onto the tray and fashion into a circular shape with a spatula, retaining as much height as possible. Work quickly!
Put in the oven for 45 mins (do NOT open the door to check progress because your pavlova will flop)
Once cooked, open the oven door a little bit and turn off the heat. Leave to dry out for a further 30 minutes to an hour
Just before serving, put together the topping by mixing the yoghurt, vanilla powder and Stevia (your amounts may differ from mine, because I just threw everything in and then tasted and added more of ingredients until it tasted perfect)
Top the pav with the yoghurt mixture, then throw whatever you want on top! Other yummy combinations would be banana and chocolate, strawberry and chocolate, banana and mango, just dark chocolate etc etc
Nutritional info: per 1/6 serves, with kiwi fruit and a little grated choc
Calories: 61.2
Total fat: 0.7g
Total carbs: 5.8g
Sugar: 3.5g
Protein: 8.4
Healthy Snickers Slice from www.tasty-health.se (mine didn’t turn out quite as pretty though haha see second picture)
Warning – these are addictive
Serves 12 (2 squares)
Bottom layer:
About 10 dates (100g)
1 cup almonds
1/2 scoop chocolate whey protein powder
2 tsp unsweetened cocoa
Filling:
150g natural peanut butter
2 scoops vanilla whey protein powder
3 serves Stevia
30g salted peanuts – coarsely chopped
About 1 cup water
Toppping:
60g dark chocolate
Grind the almond in a food processor until you have a flour with some larger almond chucks in it
Add the dates, choc protein powder and cocoa, and process until you get a fine pulp – if you are unable to shape the mixture, add more dates (ok so for me this was where the original recipe failed me… I added a heap more dates and still the mixture refused to stick together. I think next time I might add some water or milk… maybe try this and let me know how it goes!)
Press the almond mixture into the bottom of a foil-lined pan – I used a couple of tupperware containers
Mix the peanut butter, vanilla protein, Stevia and peanuts, then add a little water at a time and mix to a paste with the consistency of peanut butter (although I found it better to make the liquid more runny because it went further)
Spread the peanut batter over the bottom layer, then put in the freezer
Melt the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave and spread over the peanut filling
Set in the fridge/freezer until the chocolate is set
Cut into 24 squares and store in the fridge/freezer
Nutritional info: per 1/12 serves (2/24 squares)
Calories: 194
Total fat: 9.3g (only 2.2g saturated fat)
Total carbs: 12.4g
Sugar: 9.0g
Protein: 10.6g
Have a wonderful time bringing in the new year everyone!!! If you’re ever waiting for a time to make changes and set goals, now’s the time to do it!!! xx
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