Cookie Dough Footballs - Healthy Super Bowl Vegan Treat
Regardless of if you're into the Super Bowl or not, I think we can all benefit from some cookie dough footballs. I was feeling inspired today to create something festive/themed and at first I thought that maybe it's a little too late to be sharing a Super Bowl recipe when it's only one day away. But if you're last minute like me, then I've got you covered!
A lot of what I make and share here is very much what I am eating lately. If I'm sharing sugar filled cupcakes, that's what I'm eating. If I'm sharing raw vegan desserts, I'm into that. It's all really clearly shown here and I am very much on the health train lately. I'm just not feeling too many sugary sweets which is so strange to me because sweets are (were?) my jam.
So today is all about the cookie dough footballs, but in a healthy way. There's no reason that you can't sit down to watch the game, halftime show, or commercials and eat healthy treats at the same time.
You can catch me tomorrow scavenging for a decent meal because I need groceries big time and eating my way through these cookie dough footballs. What do you plan to eat for the game?!
Ultimate Vegan S'mores Bars
Who doesn't love s'mores? The ultimate campfire snack coming to you in the form of bars. Think more chocolate with the soft sweetness of marshmallows all on top of a gooey graham cracker base.
YUM.
All of the s'more without the campfire because let's be real, we don't always have access to a campfire and I'm not about to roast a marshmallow on the stovetop because it's just not the same!
Which is why these bars are perfect; all of the s'mores cravings satisfied without having to try to mimic the campfire experience.
Feel Good Adaptogenic Hot Chocolate
I just have to start this post by sharing this song with you because it takes over my head space when I think of hot chocolate. I don't know why, I don't know how - all I know is that this is my reality now.
An unintentional rhyme and a song all in the first two sentences of this post. You know it's gonna be good!
I'm not really into hot drinks, to be honest. But when chocolate is involved it's pretty hard to say no. Not only does this hot chocolate come with a rich chocolatey flavor, it also has a few adaptogens in it too. Winner, winner vegan dinner!
I hopped on the adaptogen train at the beginning of this year and don't plan on getting off of it any time soon. I am hooked! I'm really digging ashwagandha and maca lately. Ashwagandha helps to chill us the heck out, reduces inflammation, balances hormones, along with a ton of other things that you can read in a quick Google search. Maca helps to balance hormones, boosts the immune system, increases energy, along with... you guessed it, a ton of other things that you can find in a simple Google search. Adding these guys to this hot chocolate means that we can drink up all of the benefits from these amazing adaptogens without even knowing that they're there.
With the chilly weather and holiday season officially upon us, the perfect way to relax a bit between all of the stress ('tis the season) is to make a big batch of this, sit down, and rewatch Shameless, Breaking Bad, or your favorite holiday movie, if you're into that type of thing, on Netflix for a few hours. Fun! Delicious! Yay, December!