Paleo Apple Crumble

From my own creation that I made up off the top of my head.   It was so ridiculously easy to make these!  Try it!  You won't be disappointed!

I wanted to create something sweet and guilt free dessert after dinner.  So here it is!  

Paleo Apple Crumble

Ingredients:

~3 or 4 (if you like extra apples!) large granny apples, peeled, cored, and sliced.

~1 cup almond flour

~1/4 cup coconut flour

~3 TBS coconut oil

~1/4 cup stevia powder

~2 TBS psyllium whole husks

~1/4 cup chopped raw pecans (save until last)

~1/2 tsp of cinnamon to coat apples plus 2 tsp of cinnamon for the crumble mixture

~1 tsp nutmeg

~1 tsp baking powder

~2 tsp vanilla extract (not pictured)

~1/2 tsp cream of tartar (not pictured)

~1/2 tsp ground ginger (not pictured)

~1/2 or 1 tsp sea salt (not pictured)

~2 tsp of lemon juice (not pictured)

~spray can of coconut oil or olive oil

Direction:

Preheat the oven at 325 degrees

Spray your baking dish with coconut oil or olive oil.  Spread sliced granny apples to the baking dish and add 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, lemon juice, and vanilla extract to the apples and coat well. Set aside.  In another mixing bowl, add in almond flour, coconut flour, stevia powder, psyllium whole husks, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, cream of tartar powder, ground ginger, sea salt, and coconut oil.  Mix well with fork.  It should feel slightly damp, not too wet nor too dry.  Spread the crumble mixture over apples.  Then add in chopped pecans over crumble mixture.

Bake for 1 hour.  Let it cool for 20 minutes.  Serve with whipped coconut milk cream or coconut milk ice cream.

Enjoy!

Ingredients but not everything is in the picture.  Read the ingredients carefully.

I promise it's so easy to make them in a jiffy!

Even though it isn't baked, they smell fantastically good!

They are awesome!

Ohhh my.... heavenly delicious!!

~heavenly delicious recipes by Meli Emmons

Power Breakfast Smoothie

Need to have something quick breakfast on the go or very hungry but not in the mood to cook or clean up?  Or a great pick-me-up energy snack in the afternoon? Or for any reasons!

I woke up a little later than normal this morning and I did not want to eat something heavy nor too hungry either.  So I made up this yummy and quick smoothie.  I made this as my pre-workout smoothie (drink this or eat something light 2-3 hours prior to workout, my suggestion.)

Green SuperFood is awesome!  I have a couple of yummy recipes for you which I will post on my blogs later!  My son does not like to eat vegetables very much but this, Super Greenfood, he does like in his smoothies!  Kid approved!

Here's this heavenly delicious Power Breakfast Smoothie recipe!

What you need:

~ 1 scoop Green Superfood powder (any flavor)

~1 scoop Isopure Whey Protein (I used Banana Cream flavor)

~1 cup Frozen Berries

~1 Frozen Banana (or fresh banana but add some ice too)

~1/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt (2% fat, you need the healthy fat but if you have 0% fat, then add 1 TBS of coconut oil)

~1 cup of unsweetened any non-dairy milk (almond milk, rice milk, hemp milk, etc..)

~1-2 tsp of fresh ginger, chopped (not pictured, but this will aid in digestion plus other benefits too!)

All ingredients but ginger.  I threw in ginger at last minute!   You can make up any ingredients to your liking!  

Direction:

Throw ALL ingredients in your blender and blend until frothy and smooth!  

Yields: 2 person drinks (1 cup per person)  I saved the remaining for my post workout.  Save the remaining in the refrigerator.  You can blend it again with a couple of ice to make it frothy again.

Enjoy!

~Heavenly Delicious Recipes by Meli Emmons

Chocolate Chip Cranberries Protein Cookie Balls

Those cookies are so easy to make!  All made in the food processor.  That's it.  

Chocolate Chip Cranberries Protein Cookie Balls Recipe:

After baked.

What you need:

~1/3 cup steel cut oat

~1/3 old fashioned oat (do not add this in the food processor until last)

~1/3 cup raw walnuts

~1 tsp baking powder

~1 egg

~2 scoops vanilla whey protein isolate (I used isopure because it has zero carb, and is sugar free and gluten free)
~20 drops of vanilla creme stevia

~1/3 cup dark chocolate chips

~1/3 cup dried cranberries

~1 tsp gluten free or pure vanilla extract 

~2 tsp cinnamon

All ingredients except cinnamon not pictured but you do need cinnamon for this

Direction:

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.  Line parchment paper or silpat on your cookie sheet.  In a food processor, add walnuts and steel cut oat and process until it becomes flour (see the picture below).  Then add in egg, whey protein isolate, vanilla, baking powder, and cinnamon then process until well incorporated.  They should look like cookie dough and less sticky too.  Lastly, add in old fashioned oats, chocolate chips, vanilla creme stevia drops, and dried cranberries.  Pulse several times until well incorporated.  (See the picture below to see what your cookie dough mixture should look like).   Use your hands to roll the dough into balls and drop these onto cookie sheet.  They make about 15 cookies, depends on how big you make your cookie balls.  Bake for about 8-9 minutes.  Let cool for 10 minutes.  You can eat these right away or place these into an air tight container.  I put mine in with yesterday's banana bread protein cookies container to keep them moist until ready to snack on.  You can eat all of these but I watch my limitations and I like to have some extra left to snack on after workouts or between meal snacks.  

Enjoy!

~heavenly delicious recipes by Meli Emmons

Only 5 Ingredients Banana Bread Protein Cookies

Can't go wrong with these yummy cookies!

Want something light and sweet dessert or snack but do not feel like investing extra time making these?  I've got a quick recipe for you to make in a jiffy!  Only 5, F I V E, ingredients!  And only 10 minutes to bake these!  They taste just like banana bread only they're cookies!  Super moist and heavenly delicious!  Not exactly Paleo, but they're Primal since they got Casein in these.  

Whey Vs. Casein link below.  (We have both sugar free and gluten free whey protein isolate and casein.  Casein is more thicker and dense so I used this to make banana bread cookies. I personally prefer Whey Protein Isolate to drink, they are fast digesting protein than casein which is slow digesting protein, best taken at bedtime)

http://www.nutritionexpress.com/showarticle.aspx?articleid=787

Only 5 Ingredients Banana Bread Protein Cookies Recipe

What you need:

~1-1/2 cup rolled oats (do not grind or make flour out of this one)

~2 scoops of Vanilla Casein powder (gluten free and sugar free)

~1 tsp Baking Powder (gluten free)

~1 Egg, beaten

~2 very very ripe Bananas, mashed

Direction:

Preheat the oven at 350 degrees.  Place parchment paper or silpat in cookie sheet pan.  In a mixing bowl, mash your 2 bananas and then add in egg and mix well.  Add the rest of dry ingredients above. Mix well with fork until well incorporated.  Drop cookie dough at a time onto the prepared cookie sheet.  Cookies should be about 1-2 inches apart. Use your 2 fingers to lightly press down the cookie dough to make it a little flat (see picture above). Bake for 10 minutes.  After baked, let these cool for 10-15 minutes so they'll set.  Enjoy!!!

The only 5 ingredients you need!

After completely cooled down, place these in an air tight container so they stay super moist!

~Heavenly Delicious Recipes by Meli Emmons

Protein Banana Nut Bread Very low in carbohydrates and high in protein and no added sugar!

Power Protein and very low in carbohydrates without any added sugar Banana Nut Bread!!  Bananas got its own natural sugar, so you don't need to add any more sugar other than Stevia powder which is natural plant sugar but zero sugar, though!

Protein Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Definitely tastes like a regular banana nut bread only with healthy and gluten free ingredients

What you need:

~1 cup rolled oat flour (buy regular gluten free rolled oats and place 1 cup of oats into food blender and grind it until it turns into "flour" then you have oat flour.  This is required for this recipe)

~2 scoops of whey protein isolate (vanilla and carb-zero or low carb, I used ISOPURE)

~3 whole eggs

~1 tsp sea salt or pink salt

~1/2 tsp baking powder 

~2 TBS avocado oil or olive oil

~2 TBS stevia powder

~2 TBS unsweetened vanilla almond milk

~2 mashed very ripe bananas 

~1/3 cup unsweetened coconut chips or flakes or shredded 

~1/4 chopped or lightly grind the pecans (I placed pecans into food blender and grinder until finely chopped)

~1/2 of lemon, juiced

~zest of whole lemon

Simple ingredients you need.

Direction:

Preheat your oven at 350 degrees.  Spray your bread pan heavily with coconut oil or olive oil. Mash your bananas into a mixing bowl.  Add the rest of wet ingredients and mix well.  Then add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix well.   Then pour the mixture into bread pan.  Place it into the oven and bake for 35 minutes.  Depending on what kind of bread pan you are using. If metal then the baking time may be slightly different than the stoneware bread pan that I used.  You will need to keep your eye on your bread from time to time using toothpick or long knife or anything to stick into the bread and see if it is ready or not.  If no wet batter mixture sticks on the knife or long toothpick, then it is ready.  If not, let it bake for a little bit longer.   Metal or nonstick pan may take longer than stoneware pan.  35 minutes worked for me with this stoneware (Le Creuset).  When it is ready, take it out and let it cool for 20 minutes.  Then take the bread out of the pan and place it on a serving plate. (Turn the pan over and let the bread pan slide out.  If it does not work, use flat knife or spatula to help slide it out.)

The wet batter mixture in the bread pan.

Let it rest for 20 minutes so that it can slide out of the bread pan perfectly.

See, I waited for 20 minutes patiently so I could slide that bread out of the pan.  Doesn't it look gorgeous and heavenly delicious!  And, oh boy, were they so heavenly delicious too!!  I had 2 slices of that today after workout and after nap!  I used some coconut oil instead of butter but you can use any kind of spreads for the bread.  Butter, Coconut Oil, Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Jam, etc...

Enjoy!!!

~Heavenly Delicious Recipes by Meli Emmons