Well folks, one week and counting till Halloween. Which means come November 1st, stores are going to be going Christmas crazy. Can you handle that? Hmmm, I think I’d rather just focus on one month at a time.
Like this month…. I’m excited for Halloween because it means we will officially be in OFF SEASON. One more race this weekend, although we are not sure if the kiwi is racing. Anyway, we have other athletes in town and we will be feeding them and cheering them on. Then it’s time to recoup! Light training, and no more travel till 2015. Goodness we need the rest. It’s been a long season, but more on that later.
Okay, so Halloween. Let’s talk about it. It can be tricky, yes? Haha, pun intended. But really, we want kids to have fun and be part of the event, but we also want to keep them healthy and make “better” choices. Am I right?
So maybe you can have your “treat” and eat it too with these options below. Gluten free and protein packed Halloween Treats. One in Healthy Bite form, because that’s my specialty. And one in muffin form, because their easy to make and to pack for school, breakfast, etc.
Let’s get the ball rollin..
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Orange Dark Chocolate Chip Bites
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 20 1x
Description
Orange Dark Chocolate Chip Bites (Vegan, Gluten free)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut flour or coconut flour
- 1/3 cup enjoy life dark chocolate chips
- 1/3–1/2 cup chocolate nuttzo
- 6–8 tbsp Vanilla Protein Powder of choice
- 2 tsp orange peel (optional)
- 1 tsp orange extract or stevia
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup raw honey, agave, or maple syrup.
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or butter extract. I also like to use orange or Vanilla Extract when I have it in my pantry.
- Optional – handful chopped nuts
Instructions
- In large bowl, add in all your dry ingredients. Then mix in your nut butter, extracts, and last the honey. Mix well ( I use my hands) and roll into bite size balls. Next, coat the bites with extra protein powder (vanilla) if desired
- Then return to freezer after. Makes anywhere between 18-20 balls. Freeze or keep in refrigerator to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 min
I’d say the key to these bites are definitely the chocolate nuttzo! I adore it’s dark chocolate taste! You can see the recipe on their site too. Use code COTTER-15 if you want to order and you’ll get 15% off.
The next Healthy Halloween Treat is made with Flapjacked. Oh and , guess what? I spotted it at our Whole Foods and Sprouts. YAY!! Love using Flapjacked for baking. It’s super fast and delicious!
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Ingredients:
- ½ cup chocolate peanut flour
- 1/3 cup enjoy life dark chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup mini marshmallows
- 1 cup Banana Hazelnut Flapjacked Batter (or half oat flour/half protein powder of choice)
- 10-12oz of dark chocolate almond milk or coconut milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional – handful chopped nuts
Directions:
Super easy! Mix all the ingredients together until smooth. For more dense muffins, use only 1 cup to 10z milk. For lighter fluffy muffin, use 12oz. or more. Pour into oiled muffin cups and bake at 350F for 15 minutes. If you don’t have flapjacked, you can use 1/2 c oat flour and 1/2 cup protein powder. But i would add in 1 tsp baking soda as well. [/print_this]
See, easy and delicious! And for more healthy tricks and treats, check out Amanda’s link up! Some great workouts there as well. I was quite impressed with the pumpkin workout myself. 😉
What’s your go to Halloween treat?
Darn you candy corn pumpkins –> I call them crack corn pumpkins for a reason.
Cheers!
LC
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