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My Clean Treat Obsession: DRIED FRUIT and NUT BARS by The Eat-Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook

If you know me well, you know that I would be just fine on a deserted island with only dried fruit, nuts, and chocolate. Although this recipe does not call for chocolate I was feeling a little devilish and wanted to add some semi-sweet chocolate chips. I don’t think Tosca will mind but let’s keep this our little secret anyway *wink*.

There are a long list of ingredients for this recipe but it’s actually a positive because most of this long list refers to almost every kind of dried fruit you can imagine. Let’s just say I was in heaven!

The recipe is super easy to make and it takes no time at all. These bars are addictive but they make for the perfect snack for a road trip or camping adventure!

Brazilian Vanilla Ice Cream

Recipe by: Michelle Schoffro Cook, DNM and author of The Life Force Diet

Clean CASHEW CHIP COOKIES!

Which alternatives do you use if you’re allergic to nuts, dairy or fish?

I frequently get asked what alternatives can I suggest for someone who is allergic to nuts.

Here is your opportunity to submit your answer and read feedback from other knowledgeable people.

BE HONEST: What are 3 items you can not keep in your home?

Mine are the following:

1. chocolate
2. cashews
3. organic dried mango

All 3 items together are my favourite to enjoy but I also know myself well enough to know that these items are too tempting to keep in my home. When I want them, I will go to the bulk section (usually at Whole Foods) and ONLY purchase the amount I will eat in one sitting.

On my FitnessPrint competition prep plan I can eat dried mango and cashews which is very convenient for me. But you will see, these 3 items are something that I will buy in bulk for my post WBFF show. 

The Eat-Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook: MAPLE PECAN GRANOLA WITH RAISINS

This was my first time making homemade granola and let me tell you, it was easy! The hard part is not eating it all in one sitting. This is definitely a recipe that I will only make one serving at a time because it’s that addictive! It has a variety of healthy fats and raisins. I enjoyed this granola on it’s own and in milk (heaven!) and I am sure it would be wonderful with greek yogurt.

So far this is one of my favourite recipes from Tosca’s new ECD Veg cookbook.

This ECD granola is truly delicious!

Mmm mmm!…Can you guess what I’m making?

HINT #1: I have to bake it for just over an hour.

HINT #2: Oats are the other main ingredient.

If you liked my CLEAN CARAMEL POPCORN recipe then this will make you dance! The recipe turned out better than I thought and in fact, the chocolate combination tastes like NUTELLA!!!

This recipe is so good that it’s BAD!

Theresa Jenn’s CLEAN EATING CHOCOLATE CARAMEL POPCORN!

(Makes 1 serving)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 TBSP Hazelnut butter
• 1/2 TBSP all natural crunchy peanut butter
  
• 1.5 -2 TBSP honey
  
• 2 TBSP Eden’s Sugar-Free BUTTER Flavoured syrup or pure maple syrup/agave/honey *SEE NOTE*
  
• 1 TBSP COCOA powder
• 2 cups popped popcorn
• 1 TBSP Safflower oil
• 16g pecans (tasty but next time I will most likely use peanuts or cashews)
• OPTIONAL: 18g unsalted peanuts, 16g pecans, 12 almonds, or 2 TBSP cashews *If you are trying to keep your healthy fats to a minimum with this recipe then opt out of the added nuts*

Method:

• Pop all natural popcorn (I popped mine in a pot and used 1 TBSP Safflower oil)
• When the popcorn is almost popped, heat your honey and sugar-free syrup in a small pot on high heat and bring to a boil (it will boil quick so make sure you have your nut butter ready and a whisk/fork ready to go)
• Once your honey/syrup mixture reaches a boil, quickly remove it from the heat and stir in your nut butter with a whisk/fork until it is smooth, then add your cocoa powder in and mix until it looks ready to pour.
• I recommend you place your measured popcorn in a bowl and nuts before you pour the chocolate caramel mixture onto your popcorn because it will create a sticky mess for you to clean afterwards.
• Pour chocolate caramel magic over your popcorn and mix with a spoon until all popcorn is evenly covered. BE CAREFUL it’s HOT!
• Refrigerate popcorn for 15-20 minutes or eat as is - you choose! I could barely wait so I had it both ways.
• Enjoy each bite!

Note: I know some of you are NOT fans of using sugar-free syrups so you can REMOVE this ingredient from the list and substitute it for more honey, pure maple syrup, or agave. What I discovered as I was making the chocolate caramel coating is that it required more liquid than just the 1.5-2 TBSP of honey to absorb the nut butters and cocoa. Because I am competing and I need to keep my sugars to a minimum I opted for using sugar-free syrup as opposed to more honey. Which actually worked out better because it provided a “buttery” flavour. Sometimes mistakes can lead to good things. Feel free to make your own creations and tweaks. If you come up with something fancy or you tried this recipe I would love to know! : )

[Disclaimer: I am not responsible for your addiction to this recipe. Make and eat at your own risk.]