Category: Gluten Free

Scrumptious Sugar Free Muffins

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Hello again! If you’re like me, finding healthy recipes that are simultaneously delicious can be tricky, especially when it comes to baking. I looked for a good muffin recipe for a while, but the ones I tried were either too dry, not sweet enough, or unhealthy. Finally, I stumbled across this one, and with a few tweaks I was able to bake a delicious, naturally sweet muffin! I’m not even joking when I say that these are some of the best muffins I’ve ever had, except for maybe the ones that my grandmothers make (both of them make pretty awesome muffins!). Make sure to check out my recipe down below!!

Ingredients: (Makes 9 Muffins)

  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 2 bananas
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1/2 cup honey, maple syrup or apple sauce
  • 4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup add ins (optional)

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Mash the bananas in a large bowl, then add in the sweetener, oat flour and melted coconut oil. Mix until combined.
  3. Next, add in the baking soda, powder, vanilla, cinnamon and salt and stir well.
  4. Finally, mix in oats and add ins. Some ideas are blueberries, nuts, or cranberries.
  5. Place the batter in a lined muffin tin ( if you don’t have liners, you can grease each cup with more coconut oil), and bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean with a few crumbs when inserted into the middle of a muffin.
  6. Take a spoon and eat the leftover batter while waiting for them to bake;)
  7. Let cool and enjoy!

Yum!! My mouth is watering just thinking about them. Enjoy your muffins!

Yours Truly, MyDayIsBooked;)

Chocolate PB Banana Energy Balls

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Hi peoples! If you love chocolate, peanut butter, and bananas as much as I do, then these energy balls are going to be your new favourite snack!! They’re healthy, chewy, and most importantly, delicious! This recipe is super simple and easy to double or even triple if you love them as much as I do;) Take a peek down below for the ingredients and instructions!

Ingredients (makes 8 balls)

  • 2 bananas
  • 1/3 cup all natural peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup oats
  • 1/2 cup oat flour (made from grinding oats in a dry blender)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Mash the bananas in a large bowl. Add in the cocoa powder and peanut butter and mix until combined.
  3. Stir in the oats and oat flour. Oat flour is super easy to make- just throw some oats in a blender and grind them up! I like it because it’s more nutritious than regular flour. Once all of your ingredients are combined, the “dough” should look something like this:
  4. Roll the mixture into balls by the tablespoon full and put them on a pan lined with parchment paper.
  5. Bake for about 15 minutes, then remove and let cool before storing them in an airtight container in the fridge.

And thee you have it! Eat a few of these after school, for breakfast, or in between sports. You won’t believe that there’s no added sugar!

Yours Truly, MyDayIsBooked

Healthy Ranch Dip

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‘Sup peoples! Today I was craving veggies and dip, so I decided to make my own healthy version of ranch. It has TONS of flavour, without any additives or other unhealthy ingredients. Scroll down for the recipe;)

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp dill
  • 1 chive, chopped
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Veggies for dippin’!

Directions:

  1. Mix all of the ingredients (except for the veggies)in a bowl.
  2. Serve with veggies and enjoy!

So simple and delicious! You can also use this as a healthy salad dressing, if you added more lemon juice to make it saucier. See you soon;)

Yours Truly, MyDayIsBooked

Cocoa Power Smoothie

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Hey everybody! As promised, I’m back with another post! Today I made a “Cocoa Power Smoothie” that’s full of delicious ingredients to give you an energy boost before your after-school activities. I added some cocoa powder for a little bit of chocolatey taste without any added sugar! Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 2 small bananas
  • 1cup avocado (fresh or frozen)
  • 1 cup mixed berries (fresh or frozen)
  • 2 cups milk (preferably almond, but any kind will work)
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Directions:

  1. Put all of the ingredients into a blender.
  2. Blend until smooth, starting on a low speed and gradually raising the speed.
  3. Enjoy!

This smoothie can be enjoyed right away, or stored in the fridge for a few days after making it. Drink some for breakfast, as a snack, or even use it in a Greek Yogurt Smoothie Bowl! Let me know if you like this recipe in the comments, and I’ll come up with more in the future:)

Yours Truly, MyDayIsBooked

Roasted Chickpea Salad

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Hey guys! I’m super sorry that I haven’t posted in awhile. I hope that this recipe makes up for it! I was kind of experimenting with different ideas until I came out with the final product. In the end, though, it turned out really good! Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients:

For the Chickpeas: (3 servings)

  • 1 can (19 oz) of chickpeas
  • 2 teaspoons olive or avocado oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper

For the Salad: (1serving)

  • 1 small tomato
  • 2 cups spring mix
  • 1 sprig of chives
  • 1/2 a bell pepper
  • 1/2 a cucumber

For the Dressing: (1 serving)

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Greek Yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon parsley
  • 1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Drain and rinse the chickpeas, then put into a bowl and pat dry with a paper towel. Add the oil, salt, pepper and garlic and onion powder and stir to combine.
  2. Dump the peas onto a greased baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes, until they’re crunchy.
  3. Chop the tomato, cucumber, chives and peppers and place into a bowl with the spring mix.
  4. Mix all of the dressing ingredients together in a bowl.
  5. Finally, put some chickpeas in top of the salad and top it off with the dressing.

I hope you enjoy this salad! The chickpeas can also be enjoyed alone for a healthy snack. See you Wednesday!;)

Yours Truly, MyDayIsBooked