Stressed is desserts spelled backwards

For the old me desert came at least twice a day...after lunch and after dinner and maybe occasionally after a snack. Unfortunately for the new me my love for desserts has not diminished, so I thought I would share two of my new favorite HEALTHY dessert recipes.  I have definitely began to notice my tastes changing towards sugar and salt, especially over the last couple of weeks.  I am just not used to the amounts that I used to consume on a daily basis.  I know that I had a ton of unhealthy habits before I decided to change and eat clean.  I used to be like many college students who find themselves drinking three to four and maybe sometimes five Diet Cokes a day, a couple of coffees from the dining center or on campus coffeehouse, and then munching on Doritos or M&M's as you read your psychology book...I believe this is not just a reflection of yourself and personal habits, but of stress.  So the old saying of "Stressed is desserts spelled backwards" is very fitting.  I now work in an office full of twelve men...me being the only girl is sometimes very difficult especially when they are eating their freshly delivered pizza or cookies and I am at my desk eating a salad, no dressing, and water.  Woot woot! So these tasty little treats help me to not feel like such an outcast at the office lunches.

Here are my two new favorite healthy desserts:

Mint Chip Avocado Ice Cream

1 avocado (frozen) peel before freezing, but freeze the shell too to serve in)
1 scoop of Vanilla Protein Powder
2 tsp. lemon juice concentrate or the juice of half a lemon
1 tsp. mint extract
1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 cup of ice

Blendin blender until smooth

Add 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips and pulse

Enjoy!

The finished product isn't super thick or frozen so feel free to throw it in the freezer for a more solid ice cream like substance.


Fudge Balls
1 1/2 cups dates (pitted)
1 cup walnuts
4 Tbsp. of Organic Cocoa Powder
1 tsp. Vanilla

Dump into the food processor, turn on and process.
Form into balls, and chill or freeze before serving.



Let me know what you think or if you have any good recipes to share :)

Until tomorrow, C