Fake Coffee for Breakfast

In a quest to continue with this clean eating, 

I have decided to not drink as much real coffee.

I will still treat myself every now and then,

and you know I can't give up my 

Wednesday morning Starbuck's dates 

with my boy.

Just taking the coffee intake down a notch.

I found this recipe for fake coffee

and sort of twisted it to make it 

my own perfect morning treat.

So, Here is what you will need:

Almond Milk

Almond Butter

Chicory Root based Instant Coffee Substitute

Banana

Pittend Prunes

Step 1:

While your water is boiling,

place 4 prunes and 2 round tsps of coffee substitute

in a heat proof bowl.

 

Then add 1 cup of boiling water to the bowl and let steep 

for 10 minutes.

Step 2:

Meanwhile, in a blender 

add 2 tbsps of almond butter, and 1 cup of almond milk.

Slice up a banana and add that to the mix as well.

After the prunes are done soaking,

add the entire contents of the bowl to the blender.

Blend until smooth and then add as much ice as you would like.

I make mine the consistency of a frappuccino.

Enjoy your healthy morning pick me up!

homemade nutella ice cream

hi. my name is erin. and i am addicted to nutella. i have been clean for 2 and half years, well that is until i saw this recipe.

(source)

ok folks, here is the deal! if i could have a nutella IV and not turn into jabba the hut....i would.  after having the boy i craved nutty flavors and could eat an entire 5lb bag of trail mix in one sitting and would eat peanut butter by the spoonful. then i found out that the boy, who was breast feeding at the time, was having a really hard time digesting all that nutty goodness.

{peanuts+breast feeding = poo-splosions!} 

so i though i would replace the peanut butter with nutella (which i had never tried before).  i was hooked at first bite!  postpartum depression addiction! i would put it on everyting! i could seriously eat half a loaf of bread covered in nutella and it wouldn't even phase me. then it hit me....holy nutella hips! while i was packing down the nutella i was also packing on the lbs! and quick!

so in an effort to loose the baby weight, i went cold turkey. no more nutella. at first i couldn't even walk down that aisle at the grocery store. that sweet little brown jar would taunt me. call to me. sometimes try to jump in to my cart.  but my will was strong!

well, approximately 982 days latter, whose counting?  i found myself standing in "that aisle" staring at that gooey, chocolatey, nutty, evil jar.....the big jar too for pete's sake.  because after this long the little jar wasn't going to cut it.  quickly i grabbed the jar and through it into the cart like nothing had happened. i had myself fully convinced that i was strong enough to not tear into it and eat the entire tub before getting home. all for what? a simple recipe that contained more fruit than nutella. (therefore it must be good for me.....right?) **note: i am proud do admit that i have only dipped my finger in the jar one time, and have not spread nutella on anything since purchasing it....

ingredients:

1 cup nutella

6 bananas 

1 tbsp dark cocoa poweder (optional)

step 1:

chop up bananas.

combine all your ingredients in your blender.

step 2:

{my blender took the crap of death mid-blending so I had to switch to my mini food processor}

once smooth (i ended up with more banana chunks then i really wanted), transfer to a freezer safe container. i also made some popsicles for the boy.

step 3:

wait for it to freeze. and enjoy