Evolved Meals

HIGH PROTEIN BROWNIES 🍫

✨INGREDIENTS✨
- 1 can chickpeas (drained)
- 1/2 cup almond butter (can sub peanut butter or cashew butter)
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 scoop plant based protein powder ( or are my favs for this)
- 3 tablespoons cacao powder (can sub cocoa powder)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Handful of chocolate chips (I use brand)

✨DIRECTIONS✨
1. Preheat oven 350F. Line a 6” baking dish wis parchment paper.
2. Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until completely smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish.
3. Sprinkle the top with chocolate chips, bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Allow to cool 10 minutes before serving.

** I use all organic ingredients.

What are some of your favorite “go-to” snacks??

I like lots of different things depending on my mood! Lately I’ve been all about coconut yogurt and berries with homemade granola!!

Give me your favs! Maybe there is something new I need to try!

𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑩𝑺... 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎?

For as long as I can remember, I have been told that carbs are bad. “Stay away from them, they make you fat, they cause diabetes”…the list goes on!! And for many years I believed that!! Denying myself these vital, nutrient dense, and might I add, delicious foods!

Once I started diving into our food and became certified in Plant Based Nutrition, I began to realize just how important these foods are to our bodies. It’s not the carb that you should be avoiding, but what we are taught to put on top of or in the carb… (butter, cheese, oil, etc)

I have watched countless clients add these foods back into their diets only to find they did they not gain weight or get diabetes, but they were thriving!! Feeling more balanced and satiated than ever before!!

Now… it’s CRITICAL to pay attention to the types of carbs you are consuming. I’m am strictly talking about 𝙒𝙃𝙊𝙇𝙀 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙋𝙇𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝘽𝘼𝙎𝙀𝘿 𝘾𝘼𝙍𝘽𝙎. Nothing refined, processed, chemically treated or sugar laden.

Navigating this can be tricky and sometimes overwhelming. If you are feeling confused or stuck in this category, no worries, I’m here to help!!

Here is a quick list of some of my favorite carbs!!
• potatoes (ALL KINDS!)
• oatmeal
• rice
• quinoa
• fruit (ALL KINDS!!)
• dates
• beans

What are your favorite carbs???

✰ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗣𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 ✰

𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲

𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
- 1 can garbanzo beans (rinsed & drained)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- optional 1/4 tsp salt

𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
1. Preheat oven 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Process garbanzo beans in a food processor for about 15 seconds. Alternately mash them with a potato masher.
3. Add chickpeas plus remaining ingredients to a bowl and stir until well combined.
4. Use a cookie scoop (about 1/4 cup) and scoop dough onto baking sheet. Flatten out to look like a cookie.
5. Bake in the oven 10-15 min or until edges are brown.
5. Remove from oven and let cool. ENJOY!!!