sometimes (most of the time) I get cravings for dessert (any and all kids - I don't discriminate). sometimes I just want to drive to the local ice cream shoppe and get a large cake batter ice cream with oreos and cookie dough mixed in, topped with hot fudge. other times I want to bake dark chocolate brownies and eat half the batter before i put it in the oven. however I can't always do this for obvious reasons - risk of heart attack and most importantly, my jeans getting too tight :)
Occasionally I'll get that pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream and eat it one sitting or bake a whole cake just cause I'm craving it, but what I try to do when I get hardcore cravings is try something healthier that will also satisfy my sweet tooth.
One of my favorite things to make when I'm craving chocolate and ice cream is a Skinny Reese's Milkshake.
ingredients:
- 1/3 cup Greek vanilla yogurt
- 1.5 Tablespoons of powdered peanut butter (I use PB2)
- 1/3 scoop of chocolate protein powder
- 2 Tablespoons of either chocolate or vanilla ice cream
- 1 teaspoon of raw cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter
- 1 packet of stevia sweetener
blend all these together and enjoy a satisfying treat that won't cost you much more than 200 calories!
another thing I really like to make is a Skinny Chocolate Mug cake, for when I'm craving something warm and cake-like. Mug cakes are super easy to make and can be altered to pretty much any flavor you want!
ingredients:
- 1/4 Tablespoon of raw cocoa powder
- 1 egg white
- 2 Tablespoons of pumpkin puree
- pinch of table salt
- pinch of baking powder
- 1/4 cup of almond milk
- 2 Tablespoons of chocolate protein powder
mix all ingredients together in a mug, adding water until the consistency is a little thicker than normal cake batter. Heat in the microwave on 30-second intervals until cooked and enjoy - It'll cost ya less than 100 calories!
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