Delicious Bean dip! Kid friendly

As I was thinking of recipes I could do with a food processor & a microwave for my 1st grade class, I stumbled on the idea of a homemade quick bean dip. The result was delicious, and my students literally licked their plates clean. After they were done, they did not ask for more fritos, they asked for more bean dip on lettuce with tomatoes! This made me so happy, I almost cried! First off during lunch, most of the kids I teach, throw away their Charro/Borracho beans, this dip has all the same ingredients, pulsed to a delicious creamy dip.

Ingredients: 

1 can of pinto or black beans (low sodium/organic)

2 soft roma tomatoes 

1/4 a cup of vegetable broth ( I use 1/2 a bouillon cube in water) 

1/4 a cup of cilantro 

1/8 a cup of diced onion 

1 tablespoon of chili powder

2 tsp of garlic powder 

Directions: 

1. Cut veggies in chunks and drain and rinse beans 

2. Pulse all ingredients in food processor, till smooth! 

3. You can add more vegetable broth to make a creamy or thin bean dip, that is more like nacho cheese, (my kids loved this consistency) 

Serve over tortilla chips, no oil fries, or fritos if your feeling frisky (the low sodium kind of course) 

This kind was made with borracho beans with my kinder cooking class! 

Shredded coconut date chewies

In an effort to make my normal date balls with Halaway dates, I came into a problem, I didn't have enough oats!! The result was this delicious soft chewy date ball! Pack in those carbs! 

30 Halaway  dates (or super wet dates) 

1/3 a cup of macadamia nuts 

1/3 a cup of peanuts 

1/3 a cup of rolled gluten free oats 

1 tsp of cinnamon 

1/4 a tsp of almond extract 

1 cup of shredded coconut (dehydrated for less fat) 

Directions: 

Process in flood processor till blended ( put dry ingredients first to prevent blade from sticking) 

Roll dough mixture into small balls. Roll the balls on shredded coconut till covered. Good for 4 days in fridge! I eat 9 small balls a day for lunch along with fruit and salad 

Sweet Cacao "cappuccino"

No coffee. Just pure fruits & raw ingredients. I love, the taste of coffee this drink captures it and re energizes you without any stumulants. Try it and fall in love! 

1/4 a cup of coconut sugar 

4 frozen bananas 

1/4 a cup of shredded coconut (I use dehydrated,for less fat) 

1 tsp of vanilla bean powder 

Blend and enjoy! 

Chocolate fruit milk!

Ingredients: 

4 frozen bananas 

2 normal bananas 

1/4 a cup of coconut sugar 

2 tablespoons of raw cacao powder 

Water to fill blender 

Blend & enjoy!! Add more coconut sugar for a sweeter milk 

Cacao banana smoothie! No added sugar

Delicious beyond belief!! This smoothie will wake you up in all the right ways👌 perfectly divine, just the right sweetness and oh so creamy! 

Ingredients: 

3 frozen bananas 

15-20 soaked dates (khadrawy 20) 

1.5 tablespoons-2 of organic raw cacao powder 

2 tsp of cinnamon 

Water to fill blender (sub coconut water) 

Blend and enjoy!! 

So divine!! 

Corn Salsa!

Ingredients:
2 cups of raw corn, Cut off the Cobb! (you can use frozen, but the taste will not be as sweet!)
1 lime
1/4 a cup of red onion
1/4 a cup of cilantro
1/8 a tsp of sea salt, or less (optional)
2 tsp of chili powder (or less, personally I love chili powder!)

1/8 tsp of cumin powder 

Directions:
You can just mix the salsa, and let sit in fridge for 30 minutes till the flavors blend or you can pulse a couple times in food processor till chopped! your choice!! I served this salsa over my Spanish Rice  with black beans cooked in a tomatillo salsa (can be store bought), with avocado! so delicious

Raw granola Balls (for energy)

So I just posted a recipe, for date balls almost the same as these. I decided to amp up the recipe, and add flax seeds and Chia seeds. Try this on for lunch, or snacks throughout the day! I ordered the Khadrawy dates from HERE. They were only $53 including shipping for 10lbs of goodness, this MIGHT last me a month, but who knows lately these have been a staple in my recipes.

Ingredients:
30 pitted Khadrawy dates (Medjool =15-20)
2/3 a cup of rolled oats (gluten free)
1/3 a cup of cashews (raw, can be substituted)
1/3 a cup of peanuts (raw, no salt)
1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds
1 tablespoon of white or black chia seeds
2 tsp of ground cinnamon

Directions:
Pulse in food processor till mixture forms dough like ball. Roll small balls 1-2 inches. My mixture made 20 balls, 10 per day!

Raw vegan granola balls!!

Perfectly sweet and delicious!! 

Ingredients: 

1/3 a cup of peanuts (raw no salt) 

1/3 a cup of rolled oats (gluten free) 

15 dates pitted (I used khadarwy) 

1 tsp of ground cinnamon 

Directions: pulse in food processor till mixture forms a ball!! 

Roll into balls and keep cold!! 

*can be made into meal, if you double this recipe!! 

Blueberry Banana Ice-cream!!

Seriously though, if you haven't tried nice-cream you are missing out. This recipe is loaded with antioxidants and tastes delicious. This is a snack size, if you would like this for a meal, triple the amount of ingredients.


Ingredients:
3 frozen bananas
1 cup of blueberries
1/4 a cup of coconut sugar/ agave nectar (Optional, if you want a sweeter treat)

Directions:
Process in food processor till creamy!!

Date/Peanut sauce!!

Not feeling a smoothie?? no problem, get all the calories you need with fruit and this delicious sauce!! Seriously though, this sauce and strawberries, celery, cucumber, carrots, anything you can imagine, would pair well. What makes this sauce awesome??! It is full of healthy carbs and fats. You could make this sauce, your full meal, 1000 calories, if you add more dates. I bring crunchy veggies, this sauce, a salad and fruit to fill me up during lunch. 

Ingredients:
15-20 Khadrawy dates (sweetest!! taste the most like caramel, medjool can be substituted)
1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1/2 a cup of peanuts (or your choice of nut)
3-4 tablespoons of water!! (add more if you want a creamier sauce)

Directions:
Process in food processor till smooth!!

Roasted Veggies!! No oil!!

Who doesn't love roasted veggies!! I found a way to cook them without adding oil and its superb!! 

Ingredients: 

Cauliflower 

Broccoli 

Carrots 

Sweet Peppers 

Optional (small yukon potatoes, or similar small potato) 

(you can add other veggies of your choice! this combination is my personal fav) 

Directions: 

1.Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees

2.Line cookie sheet with parchment paper 

3.Cut and clean veggies! (cut carrots about 1/2 an inch and leave broccoli big) 

4.Rinse veggies then immediately season them so the seasonings stick, I use garlic, pepper, chili powder & a tad bit of lemon, I sprinkle it on till I think it is coated enough, if I were to estimate I would say 1 tablespoon of each. Do not season sweet peppers!! these are good all on their own

5. Add all veggies EXCEPT sweet peppers to pan and bake for 20 minutes 

6. Fill a bread pan or similar pan 1/2 full with water. Add to the bottom rack, or the rack below where you will put your veggies! 

7. Add sweet peppers, or similar pepper the last 20 minutes of cooking!! 

Enjoy!!! 

(For the picture I baked all of the veggies including potatoes on the same pan!! Potatoes can be added to the list of veggies) 

Vegan hobopacks!! BBQ style

Ingredients: 

1 organic potato cut into small chunks (smaller than picture for a short cooking time!) 

1 ear of corn cut in half 

1/8-1/4 a cup of onion sliced 

1/4 a cup of red bell peppers & yellow bell peppers 

1/4 a cup of barbeque sauce (annies organic)

1/2 a cup of cauliflower cut into small pieces 

2 tablespoons of braggs liquid aminos/low sodium soy sauce 

Directions: 

Place all ingredients into aluminum foil, and cover well!! 

Bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour till potatoes are soft! 

Serve over brown or white rice!! Or eat in bag your choice 👌

Sweet avocado dip!!

Ingredients: 

4 ripe avocados 

1 cup of frozen strawberries 

1 mango 

1/8 a cup or maple syrup (sub 4 soaked dates) 

Directions: 

Process in food blender till smooth!! 

Eat with veggies & fruit yum!!