The only downfall was the yummy festivities fell in the middle of our cleanse. Boo! But we modified our meals yesterday by having a smoothie for breakfast & a soup for lunch. It was the same soup we had the other day: Butternut Squash & Kale Soup. This way we were able to have a real, solid meal with the family for dinner. This consisted of grilled salmon, quinoa, and cucumbers & celery with our homemade hummus. Very tasty!
And because it's hard to watch everyone eat a delicious homemade cake from mom...
Both recipes were adapted from Love, Veggies & Yoga. Averie has a wonderful site with so many great recipes & overall well-being tips. If nothing else, she is currently in Aruba and has posted some AMAZING pictures for your visual interest.
Back to our desserts. Below are the links to the 2 recipes we made.
In order to cleansify this recipe, I used only agave and substituted almond butter for peanut butter. I also used Hershey's unsweetened chocolate.
I cut the recipe in half and it made 4 good sized dough balls, about 1" in diameter.
After mixing up the ingredients, I placed them in the freezer for about 20 minutes. I then placed them in the refrigerator until serving.
I also made a frosting that I thought would help to sweeten our dessert.
Cashew Vanilla Frosting
Recipe courtesy of Gone Raw
1 1/2c Cashews
1/3c Water
1/4-1/2c Agave (depending on sweetness desired)
1/2 vanilla bean or vanilla extract
Blend all ingredients. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
This was not necessarily that sweet, in terms of 'frosting,' but it did offer a different flavor & texture to dip the dough balls into.
There was so much birthday excitement, I forgot to take a picture of them before serving. So my apologies for the presentation!
I had one of each. They were very tasty and the bird also approved. Once off the cleanse, I would like to try others that include oats & bananas. Can't wait!
man there is actually a lot that you can eat while on cleanse. for some reasons i thought anything desserts liek choc and cookies are off limit haha! glad that u guys were able to indulge a bit whilst on this cleanse too. i recently saw a 'cheese' cake recipe using cashew nuts, lemon juice and coconut oil...looks sooo good too.
ReplyDeletethanks for the mention and the linkback :) glad you guys enjoyed the desserts!
ReplyDeleteI'm also supposed to be on a cleanse right now. Notice I said "supposed to be". Maybe next week. I love the recipes and appreciate you sharing them:)
ReplyDeleteYummy dinner menu! Sounds like a great birthday! I'm impressed that you could hold off on that cake though... good for you girl!
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sounds delicious! i will definitely have to try those :)
ReplyDeleteThose recipes sound both healthy and delicious! I will have to try them out! Homemade hummus sounds delicious too!
ReplyDeleteGood for you for sticking to your cleanse in the face of such sweet temptations!! And I love that your whole family ate such a healthy meal. :)
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