Sugar Free Waffles!

I hurt my hip this Wednesday and quite frankly it hurts a lot. So I can't train, not even the teeny tiniest bit of yoga… So naturally I will spend all day cooking instead, because comfort food is a must when you can barely waddle around!

We've been working with waffles in school the past few days, leaving me with a desperate longing for them. So I figured that I'd whip up a single serving of fibre rich, sugar free and most of all delicious waffles!

Ingredients (serves 1)
      1 dl buckwheat flour (a bit less then 1/2 cup)
      1/4 tsp baking powder
      1-2 tbsp erythritol or another sugar substitute/just regular dry sweetener
      1/8 tsp xanthan gum
      1/4 vanilla pod or vanilla extract
      4 tbsp eggwhite
      3 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
      1/2 tbsp melted coconut oil
      a dash of salt

Directions:
Mix all the dry ingredients together carefully, they tend to get all over the place otherwise. Pour in the wet ingredients and mix until completely smooth, make sure that there is no lumps at all! Heat your waffle iron and grease it with coconut oil if that's needed. Place half of the mixture in the iron and press down. Wait for about 2-5 minutes (this really depends on what waffle iron you're using so please make sure to check on the waffles the first time you make these). Take out the finished waffle and cook the rest of the mixture.

Top with whatever you fancy but I strongly recommend fruits and chocolate sauce!

Here is a nutrition label for these two waffles. As you can see

they have quite a low amount of calories so topping them with
everything that you have on hand won't be a problem!

They also contain a decent amount of protein as well
as a good chunk of your needed fibre for the day! Meaning
that they will keep you full forever! Even I, who usually
get hungry two hours after eating, stood my ground
for at least four hours! But that probably has more to do
with me being unable to move around.

So go outside lovely people! Enjoy your movability
because I can tell you that it sucks not being able to
tie your own shoelaces…
But at least I can comfort eat on my homemade almond
cups, and that's pretty sweet!

Chocolate Covered Coconut Patties

As I promised yesterday, here comes the recipe for these insanely delicious and nutritious little things! They are completely raw (if you choose to use a raw sweetener) and vegan. Its quick and easy to make them, except that you will most certainly end up with chocolate covered hands. I assume that this won't be a problem!

Chocolate Covered Coconut Patties (makes 10-12)

The filling
      1 heaped dl cashews (about 1/2 cup)
      1 heaped dl shredded, unsweetened coconut (about 1/2 cup)
      1 tbsp coconut oil
      5-10 drops of stevia (or other sweetener until desired taste)
      1/2 tsp pure vanilla

The coating
      2 tbsp coconut oil
      2 tbsp cacao powder
      1 tsp agave
      about 5 drops of stevia or more agave

Directions:
Place all the ingredients for the filling in a food processor and mix until smooth. You will most likely have to stop and scrape down some of the coconut from the sides since it has a tendency of getting stuck. When everything is smooth have a taste and see so that the sweetness is right for you and that the cashew to coconut ratio is to you liking. If it doesn't taste as you would like it then adjust the sweetener/amount of coconut until you love it!
Make small rounds of the "dough" and place on a baking sheet. When you have all your patties done then place them in the freezer for an hour or so.

When an hour has passed then start to melt the coconut oil (if you want the recipe to be strictly raw then make sure that you do not heat it over 42 °C). When its melted pour in the rest of the ingredients and mix until you have a loose, lump free mixture. Once again, if it's not sweet enough/too sweet for you then add sweetener/cacao until you find it divine!

Take out the patties from the freezer and dip them in the chocolate mixture. If there is chocolate over when you have dipped all your patties you can either double dip them or you know… drink it. Or dip strawberries in it as I did!

Place the patties in the fridge and let them stay there until it's time to serve them. The coating will melt if you leave them out in room temperature for an extended period of time.

Here is a nutrition label for one of these delicious little cookies…

I must say that this label looks pretty good for something
as delicious as these patties. It has zero cholesterol which
is great for people who needs to keep track of that.

The cashews and coconut contributes with quite a lot
of fats though but they're both really healthy fats!
For me, who tend to eat way too much fruit and way
too little fats and proteins in general, the fact that they
have fats is great. And I mean coconut is beyond
great for your skin!

So excuse me while I go and eat some, all, of these...