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Saturday, August 30, 2014

HEALTHY CARROT CHEESECAKE

Beat together:
6 egg whites

Continue mixing and add:
1/2 cup honey
2 bananas, ripe, mashed
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup flax seed, ground
2 cups oat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg, ground
pure stevia

Fold in:
3 cups carrots (can be grated but i prefer them blended - gives a crunchier taste)

Pour 3/4 of the batter in a baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F/ 180°F for 10 minutes.

In the meantime prepare the creamcheese filling by mixing together:
600g/ 21 oz creamcheese, low fat
3 eggs or 6 egg whites
1 Tbsp lemon juice
pure stevia
1 scoop whey protein powder, vanilla or cookies and cream flavor work best

Pour the filling over the base and put in the oven for another 10 minutes.

In the meantime prepare the topping by mixing together:
the remaining batter
3 Tbsp flax seed, ground
2 Tbsp coconut sugar
1 1/2 cup oats (if it's not crumbly enough, add more oats)

Top the cheesecake with the crumbs and bake for another 20-25 minutes.

Serve cooled.

macros for 1 serving out of 16:238 kcal, 34.9g carbs, 6.1g fats, 11.9g protein

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

CHOCOLATE-BANANA CHEESECAKE BARS

For the crust:
2 scoops pea protein
4 medium sized bananas, ripe
2 t cinnamon
2 Tbsp flax seed, ground
8 Tbsp cacao, unsweetened
300g/ 10.5oz oats
240g/ 8.4oz oat flour
1 cup fat-free milk
4 Tbsp peanut butter, natural, unsweetened
pure stevia
1 tsp baking soda

Mix all the ingredients together and press 2/3 of the dough into a baking tray. 

For the filling:
4 egg whites
400g/ 14 oz creamcheese, low-fat
2 scoops whey protein, vanilla falvor
Mix the ingredients together and pour over dough. Crumble over the remaining dough. 

Bake on 180°C/ 350°F for about 40 minutes.

Macros for 1 serving out of 8: 521 kcal, 14.4g fat/ 70.2g carbs/ 31g protein

Sunday, August 3, 2014

CREAMY BLUEBERRY FROZEN YOGURT (just 180 calories and 30g protein!)

Blend together:

100g/ 3.5oz Greek yogurt 0% fat
2 egg whites
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 scoop vanilla whey protein powder
1 cup ice cubes (or more if needed)

Blend everything on low speed till you get a thick and creamy consistency. It may take 5 minutes, depends on how hot it is. The ice must completely melt down so that you get a creamy foam.

Macros for serving: 178 kcal, 14.7g carb, 1.5g fat, 28g protein