Clean Desserts

So who has a sweet tooth after eating basically every meal?

Both my hands are up.

I have a selective sweet tooth though, where my husband will eat anything with sugar.  I have to have CHOCOLATE.  Even if it is just a handful of chocolate chips.  When I crave it I just need a little bit of chocolate (which is good I guess?  I mean I could slam a whole piece of chocolate cake, which I have done after a bottle of pinot noir -- chocolate and wine are good for your heart.  Stop judging)  I can sometimes get away with drinking hot tea (caramel almond biscotti from Teavana...AAAhhhhmazing!)

But that little craving each day and add up.  I drink shakeology and that helps A LOT!! But at night after dinner sometimes I NEED SOMETHING NOW.

Oh hello somewhat healthy (is that even possible?) clean desserts, nice to meet you.

Here is a list of some clean desserts that I make and that are husband approved!

Skinnytaste's Flour-less brownies

Shakeology PB cups

Shakeology Chocolate Bark -- literally a scoop of chocolate shakeology and 1 tbsp melted coconut oil.  Mix together and spread into thin layer on parchment lined baking sheet.  Refrigerate until solid.  You could mix in so many things -- coconut flakes; peanuts; dried cherries, etc.  Possibilities are endless.

And my personal favorite!  Coconut Macaroons!! (Recipe Below)
*Little back story on coconut macaroons.  I love love love coconut and on our honeymoon in Costa Rica we had a private chef (fancy fancy!).  The one night she made coconut macaroons for us but I was too stuffed from dinner to eat them that I no joke ate 5 for breakfast .... 5!!!!! THEY WERE SO GOOD!  These remind me of those everytime I make them, except I don't eat 5 all at once haha*

So when you find yourself craving something RIGHT NOW whip up one of these and fake your husband out (I made the skinnytaste brownies and told him they were Ghiradelli...I'm terrible).

Enjoy your chocolate with a nice glass of Cabernet Sauvignon or Pinot Noir!


Coconut Macaroons
serves:12


Ingredients:

1 cup sweetened shredded coconut (Trader Joe’s makes an affordable bag! or you could buy bulk at if your local grocery store sells it.)
1 egg white, beaten
1 cup organic chocolate chips (for drizzle or dipping)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To the beaten egg white add the shredded coconut and stir until combined.
Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
Using a small ice cream scoop (1/2 Tbsp size), scoop the mixture, press into the spoon and then place onto the baking sheet.
Once all of the mixture has been scooped into balls, place baking sheet in the oven and bake for 10­-15 minutes until they become a light golden brown. If only the bottom halves of macaroons brown, turn the oven to broil and cook for 1 minute until the tops turn golden brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
Watch these closely because they tend to burn quickly

Melt Chocolate chips in microwave or on the stove. At this point you could either drizzle the macaroons or dip the bottom of them in the chocolate or both!!!

Enjoy!!! (and try not to eat all at once! But I won’t judge if you do!)

Until next thyme 

--Kam--