Chocolate mug cake that's too delicious to be healthy... but it is!

Is there anything better than guilt free desserts? wanna eat dessert for breakfast  go right ahead, wanna have cake for a snack... uh yeah! Its literally a game changer. The minute healthier options are available and you don't feel like you basically punishing yourself eating clean works. I am a huge believer these days in, transform your favorites into healthier options and enjoy them!

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Easiest no fuss Banana split smoothie

There is really something about bananas that gets me feeling like a kid again. I'm not sure if it's the memories of going to Mikes kitchen (my parents favorite place to take us as kids.) and fighting with my sister about who gets the last bite of banana split or as my 20 year old self enjoying the banana undertone cocktail at catz pajama's.

I'm sure it is a bit of both, the point being it brings up some great memories. Which is why I have been (over) indulging in this 3 ingredient breakfast smoothie.

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Chia and chocolate pudding

Now I have been itching to get my hands on chia seeds for so long. Finally Dischem stocks them and a little really does go a long way. I made this dessert for the family the other day. We were craving a sweet treat and I kinda thought why not, I had chia pudding setting in the fridge. This might just be really the easiest desserts you can make and one that people believe you took forever to whip it up. Its really simple and super healthy too. The only thing that is time consuming is waiting for the chia pudding to set. It needs to set overnight, so get on that first. On that topic i'm about to eat some chia pudding while going through my emails.

Have a pleasant evening lovies!!!

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"Chocolate mousse cake"

Yip you read that correctly, my entire title is in inverted commas because truth is there is no flour, sugar, butter in this cake. When I tell you it's whipped up in a blender and bakes in 20 minutes you wouldn't believe that either, but it is exactly just that! The dream cake for my clean eating fitfam.

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Healthy 3 ingredient Chocolate Mousse!

I know you have been waiting for this recipe patiently after seeing my instagram posts... but trust me it was all about making sure everyone loved it as much as me. I knew the perfect test would be giving it to people who did not enjoy healthy treats. I lied and said "choc mousse anyone?" and the "yes please hit me up" replies followed. It was only at the end when  I inquired if they enjoyed the taste etc. that I mentioned it contained no cream, no milk and only 3 healthy ingredients. No one believed me. The taste is really so "chocolaty" you will melt with joy.  Just FYI you can set it a bit longer and turn it into ice-cream. You can read the full details of that recipe here.

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Speculoos cupcakes with vanilla glaze

Can we take a minute to appreciate the wonderfulness which is Speculoos cookie spread please. Most know it as a cookie spread, I know it because Bart introduced me to it and my life will never be the same. 

One thing about being in Europe was finding unique things I wouldn't get here in South Africa. On my bike trip to Holland  (which you can read about here, first time biking ever etc.) we stumbled upon a great store where I finally got my hands on some Speculoos spice. It's like gold in my life at the moment.

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Oatmeal pancakes

Last week I posted a delicious German pancake and as good as it was I know eating that daily for breakfast wont work (for the waistline). So why not feel like you eating a treat with  a healthier twist. Many fitness gurus believe in oatmeal for breakfast. So why not make oatmeal pancakes. These pancakes literally have three main ingredients. Seriously what is better than that?

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German pancakes

Having my girls over for breakfast is always a treat. It's a chance to try that new recipe, a moment to catch up and often the most therapeutic time ever, I mean who needs a shrink if you have great women surrounding you making you laugh till your tummy aches?. Today that's exactly what my morning started like. 

I have always been so curious about what's the difference between Dutch baby pancakes or German pancakes compared to the usual way I make it. I was pleasantly surprised it has a kind of milk tart affect. Which was perfect because it just happens to be my sisters favorite dessert. So this will definitely be added to my go to breakfast recipes when she comes around.

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Coconut protein chocolate

Chocolate oh chocolate how I love you! I have been searching for a good chocolate recipe and if it was a healthy option I was definitely going to try it like asap! So while sitting at an internet cafe trying to get through as many emails as possible, I decided before leaving I was totally going to find one. I found myself going to my favorite duo (the tone it up girls) Kat &Karena site and found a recipe I just had to try. 

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Guilt free chocolate cupcakes

Its been a pretty minute since I have posted. With internet issues being the main culprit truth be told I was getting a bit bored with what I was posting. Yip I said it! So I thought nope pause a bit and post something real good. Which is where these guilt free cupcakes come in. It really feeds the desire to have something dessert like but without the next day calorie guilt trip. I had one person saying (while enjoying their first bite) this is sooooo rich. I waited a few minutes before saying this is actually protein and flax seed cupcakes. The look on their faces was priceless!

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FOOD Bucket list : Buttermilk Panna Cotta

Finally I have done another dessert from my food bucket list and I must be honest it turned out pretty awesome. I followed this recipe and was inspired by one of my favorite blogs out there which you can check out here. I minimized all the ingredients since I was making it for just the boyf. and myself which ended up not being enough because as murphy's law would have it he invited a friend over so it had to be divided up and luckily no one really noticed. Thankfully as any blogger knows you take the pictures before serving, riiiiight? ;). This delicious dessert is totally going to be made more frequently it was really so good!

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White chocolate carrot cookies

While sitting with a white chocolate slab staring my way and temptation to eat the whole slab in 5 minutes or less filled my mind , my instincts said "don't do it you've been so good rather bake cookies and share it" ... I know I know i'm such a good person (I think I ate 75% only) so I decided to make a white chocolate carrot cookie and it lasted 24 hours instead of 5 minutes . YAY! Let me tell you this must be the best cookie I have ever made which is so easy . I mean this will be perfect for last minute visitors or if the bf invited you to meet the parents and you want to bring something for brownie points but you need 90% of the time to go towards making yourself look gorgeous. 

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Home made Chocolate Sauce

Chocolate you beauty !! I know I am not the only one who has a slight obsession with chocolate , admit it?? So while browsing Pinterest a while back I saw this recipe and thought I just have to try it , while making it I had doubts no it wont be so great etc . But OH MY WORD it turned out great , now I have my sister asking me to send a few bottles to her on a monthly basis , I followed this recipe and it has just changed the way my fridge looks "hellooo chocolate factory" haha . I hope you enjoy it .

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Three Layered Chocolate Cake

For my moms birthday I decided to bake her a cake , she absolutely adores sweet treats and trust me this would be an amazing gesture for the whole family , there was no question in my mind I wanted it to be chocolate and it had to have some mousse dessert like filling , so I found this awesome recipe , and got me some filling , vanilla and chocolate instant pudding , I also decided to coat it with cocoa powder , it was amazing , the only let down was my one cake didn't bake to my perfection so I made it into a 3 layered cake (its meant to be 4 layers) and at the end of the post I will share how I made my instant pudding more mousse like ;)

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Horlicks Pancakes

This recipe really came to life by chance , I was out of milk and craving pancakes so I tried making it with horlicks because who doesn't love horlicks. 

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Coconut Sugar Cookies

I grew up in a home where there were always biscuits for when guest would visit or for a late night treat on cold days , so with the oven fixed I decided I need to make some Coconut sugar cookies/biscuits for those evenings when a hot chocolate just won't suffice , know what I mean?I followed this recipe and made 3 adjustments I added 3 eggs instead of 2 , a few drops of almond extract along with the vanilla essence and a little bit more butter and I must say it turned AMAZING.

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Baked Apple and Vanilla Ice cream

Whilst expecting the ladies I knew I wanted to try a new treat , usually its peaches or pears who get the spotlight around here but today oh today was apples turns.The method is so basic anyone can make it .

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