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Healthy Banana Bread Recipe

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Need something to do with those bananas that have pretty much gone bad? Well, look no further! This quick, easy and healthy recipe is your answer. I was skeptical at first because banana bread is hard to master, but I promise this one is worth it. Enjoy!

 

Prep time:  10 minutes / Cook time:  55 minutes / Total time:  1 hour 5 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

⅓ cup melted coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil

½ cup honey or maple syrup

2 eggs

1 cup mashed bananas (about 2½ medium or 2 large bananas)

¼ cup milk of choice or water

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more to swirl on top

1¾ cups whole wheat flour or coconut flour

Optional: ½ cup mix-ins like chopped walnuts or pecans, chocolate chips, raisins, chopped dried fruit, fresh banana slices, Nutella, etc. Go crazy!

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees (165 degrees Celsius) and grease a 9×5-inch baking pan.
  2. Melt your OIL (either coconut or EVOO)
  3. MIX: In a large bowl, whisk together the oil and honey.
  4. Add the eggs and beat well, then whisk in the mashed bananas and milk.
  5. Add the baking soda, vanilla, salt and cinnamon, and whisk to blend.
  6. Add the flour (it might be lumpy and that’s ok!)
  7. Add any of your optional mix-ins.
  8. Pour the batter into your greased pan.
  9. BAKE: for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Due to differing oven temperatures, times will vary. Mine was done in 45 minutes.
  10. Let the bread cool in the baking pan for 10 minutes. Then eat up!
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Yummy yummy in your tummy

 

Paleo Stuffed Peppers

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This was an ol’ staple growing up. My mom used rice & ground beef, but I’m using cauliflower and ground turkey, instead. Heads up, this is not a quick meal (I will post lots of those), but it is delicious.
Ingredients:

3 Large Bell Peppers

4 Cups Raw Cauliflower
1LB. Ground Turkey
Olive Oil
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 Onion
Mushrooms (as many as you want. I personally love them, so I use a lot)
1/2 Can Tomato Paste OR Already Seasoned Pasta Sauce
Salt
Crushed Red Pepper (or seasoning of your choice)
Here we go!
Step 1: Make Cauliflower “Rice”
Place the 4 cups of raw cauliflower in a food processor until it reaches a rice like consistency.
Step 2: Sauté the Veggies
In a sauce pan, sauté the garlic, onions, mushroom & cauliflower rice in olive oil until the cauliflower is soft (approximately 4-5 minutes). Then, set aside while you cook the turkey.
Step 3: Sauté & Cook the Turkey
Add olive oil & 1/4 onion to a skillet and fully cook the ground turkey.
Step 4: Mix!
Mix in the cauliflower/onion/garlic/mushroom sauté to the turkey and season with the salt & red pepper.
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Step 5: Stuff the Peppers
Cut off the tops of the peppers and gut them. Then fill each pepper to the brim with the cauliflower/turkey sauté.
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Step 5: Cook!
Fill a medium sauce pan 1/3 of the way up with your pasta sauce (I use tomato paste and add garlic, 1/2 onion and a touch of red wine. You can even go crazy and add bacon). Place the stuffed peppers in the saucepan so they are upright. Cover and cook for 45 minutes to 1 hour on medium heat. Note: Make sure the peppers don’t get too soft. If they do, that means they are ready to eat so remove & cool right away. Drizzle the top of the peppers with a little parmesan cheese.
Step 6: EAT
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Cauliflower Crust Pizza!

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Calling all pizza lovers and well…health lovers, too! This recipe for cauliflower crust pizza will not only quench your pizza craving, but it’ll do it guilt freeeeee. It’s one of my favorite things to eat:

Cauliflower Crust Pizza Recipe:

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Ingredients: 

4 cups raw cauliflower

1 egg, beaten

1/3 cup soft goat cheese (chèvre)

Pinch of salt

Here we go!

Preheat oven to 400F. 

Step 1: Begin making the cauliflower “rice”. 

Place the 4 cups raw cauliflower in a food processor until it reaches a rice like consistency.

Step 2: Cook & strain the rice. 

Fill a pot with one inch of water and bring to a boil. Add the “rice” and cover it. Let it cook for 4-5 minutes. Then, drain into a fine mesh drainer. *Secret trick: Once you’ve drained the rice, transfer it to a clean dishtowel (or cheese cloth). Wrap the steamed rice in the dish towel/cheese cloth and squeeze out all the excess water.

Step 3: Make the dough

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In a large bowl, mix the cauliflower, beaten egg, cheese and salt (or other spices) until super together. The texture won’t be what you are expecting, but don’t worry, it’ll work. Next, press the dough onto a non stick baking sheet (or line a baking sheet with parchment paper). It’ll look something like this:

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Step 4: Bake

Bake for 35-40 minutes at 400F

Step 5: Load up on toppings! 

We made 2 pizzas:

1.  Caramelized onions, brussel sprouts, brie & prosciutto  IMG_3182

2. Caramelized onions, garlic, mushrooms & asiago cheese

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Step 6: ENJOYYYYY (sans guilt)!

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Recipe cred: http://detoxinista.com