Meatless March Day #9 & 10: Conquering Snacks!

So, here is what I made the last couple days to snack on and might I say, YUM!!

All of these turned out great and I will be making them again!!

Chocolate Chia Seed & Berry Pudding

Berry-Banana Chia Muffins

Hazelnut Balls

Hummus

Chocolate Chia Seed & Berry Pudding

1/2 cup chia seeds

2 Tbsp cocoa or cacao

2 cups almond milk

1 1/2 cups of berries (blueberry, raspberry, blackberry)

Mix all ingredients and refrigerate for a couple hours.  Really good!

(original version from mywholefoodlife.com)

Berry-Banana Chia Muffins

Makes 12 muffins

3/4 cup of whole wheat or brown rice flour

1/2 cup of old-fashioned rolled oats

1/4 cup raw walnuts, chopped

2 Tbsp chia seeds, ground or whole

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 c applesauce with 1/2 tsp cinnamon stirred in

1/4 c maple syrup

1/4 c almond milk

1 ripe banana, mashed

1 Tbsp grapeseed or canola oil

1 cup fresh blueberries

Heat oven to 425 degrees.  

Whisk together the flour, oats, walnuts, chia seeds and baking powder in a bowl. Stir in the applesauce, maple syrup, almond milk, mashed banana and oil. It will be a thick consistency.

Fold the blueberries into the batter. Fill cupcake openings no more than 3/4 full. 

Bake 18 minutes.

Let sit 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.

Hazelnut Balls

2 cups of hazelnuts

2 Tbsp of cacao or cocoa powder

10-12 medjool dates

1-2 Tbsp almond milk

If using raw hazelnuts, you will need to roast in the oven on 375 for 7-10 minutes. 

Grind hazelnuts into a fine powder in the food processor.  Add the other ingredients and combine in the food processor until it forms a dough.  REMOVE the blade from your food processor before you start digging in to roll out the balls, just saying. Roll into balls and place in the fridge to set.

I made 24 balls with it.  Each-Calories: 85, Fat: 5.4g, Carbs: 8.5g, Protein 1.8g.

Hummus

3 1/2 cups cooked or 2 cans of chickpeas

1/4 c tahini

Juice from 1 lemon

2 tsp cumin

3 garlic gloves

1/2-3/4 tsp salt

1/4 c water

Grind the chickpeas in the food processor until a powder forms.  Add the other ingredients and process until it is all blended well. May need to add water to get the consistency you want.  I added about 1/4 cup.  I have never had it or made it before, but I thought it was delicious and so did Nate!  Used it as a dip with veggies for a snack and also put it on bread for a sandwich for Nate to take to work today. 

original recipe from www.mywholefoodlife.com