Showing posts with label almond butter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label almond butter. Show all posts

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Maple Almond Granola


4 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup flax seed
1 cup almonds, roughly chopped
1/2 cup sugar free maple syrup
1/2 cup natural almond butter
1 large egg white
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon {optional}

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. For chunky granola, use a 9″ square pan, if you want regular granola, use a large 9×13″ pan. Spray with non stick cooking oil.

In a large bowl toss together the oats, flaxseed and almonds.

In a small bowl whisk together the maple syrup, almond butter, egg white and salt until smooth. Pour over the dry ingredients, tossing to evenly coat.

Transfer to prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden. Let cool. break into chunks and store in air-tight container at room temp.

Serves 12

Per serving {approx 1/2 cup}
240 calories
13g fat
23g carbs
5g fiber
8g protein

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Choco-Banana Almond Smoothie


1/2 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk {Almond Breeze brand}
1/2 frozen medium banana
1 scoop chocolate protein powder*
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp natural almond butter
1/2 cup cold water
6 to 8 ice cubes

*I used Gaspari Intrapro in double chocolate


Put all of the ingredients in blender and puree until smooth! Drink immediately!

Serves 1

Per serving:
345 calories
15g fat
27g carbs
5g fiber
30g protein