Holiday cravings
Healthy Holiday Treats: Is it possible to indulge while maintaining your health? As evident by the recent snow fall and frigid temperatures, it is official: the season of winter is upon us! Something about the cold weather makes us crave sugary and indulgent foods. Consequently, those sweet holiday treats taunt us at every turn during this time of year. This makes it difficult to say “no”.
Say “yes” to healthy holiday treats
Thankfully, Levana knows exactly how to make healthy holiday treats. Combining a nutritious Levana Nourishments packet with one of her delectable dessert recipes is sure to leave you coming back for seconds. All of the dessert recipes have reasonable sugar content, and can be modified to dairy-free variations. As a result, now you finally have no need to say “no”! Check out of all the healthy desserts here!
Levana’s No Bake Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe is one healthy holiday treat! The guests at your next holiday party will never believe that these are healthy! How deliciously decadent do they look? You could even bring a plate of these as a gift to someone else’s party.
Ingredients
- 5-ounce package graham crackers (Gluten-free OK)
- 1/4 cup coconut oil or extra light olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet or bittersweet chopped chocolate or chocolate chips, best quality
- 1/4 cup pure cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder, decaf OK
- 2 tablespoons rum or brandy (liquor stores)
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar, or Stevia or Truvia, or a drop more if needed; before adding more, taste
- 1 8-ounce container vegan cream cheese
- 2 pouches Levana Nourishments Cocoa Coffee
- 1 cup peanut butter; try another nut butter if you are accommodating people with peanut allergies
Instructions
Make the crust: In a food processor, finely grind the crackers with the oil. Press the mixture very firmly into a 9-inch pie plate.
On a very low flame, melt the chips, cocoa, coffee, rum and sugar (or microwave 2 minutes). Then, transfer to a food processor, and process until perfectly smooth, a full minute. Pour the mixture over the crust. Chill. Cut the pie in wedges.
Seasonal recipes galore
Looking for more healthy holiday treats? FoodNetwork.com has an entire collection of “Healthier takes on holiday cookie recipes, including no-bake truffles, meringues and biscotti.”
How cute and seasonal are these Mini Date-Nut Snowballs?!
Now you know that this festive season can be a time of experimentation with healthy holiday treats. That is definitely a reason to celebrate! Let it snow!
-Talya Hyman
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