We took advantage of the gorgeous weather last night and did some more deck work and gardening.
I like to leave Eric some words of encouragement on the scrap wood. ;)
My plants seem to be adjusting well to the transplant!
Some of the plants look like they have already grown an inch! The bell peppers seem to be sprouting up especially fast. I water them in the morning around 7am.
Sometimes there is singing involved.
Sometimes there is story telling involved. The spinach and kale already know their destiny (green monsters and kale chips).
I put 3 foot high chicken wire around both beds to hopefully keep out the bunnies, deer, etc. I can unhook it and open it up when I need to.
Hopefully it helps…(but I think if an animal really wanted to get in there, it could!)
Tonight, I’m going to buy some larger pots (mine are too small) and a trellis or two and get that all set up.
When I came in last night, I was craving chocolate like mad.
I’m definitely the ‘typical female’ who gets intense chocolate cravings from time to time and nothing else can satisfy me until I have my fix. Normally, I just eat chocolate chips straight out of the bag (and end up eating way too many!), but last night I wanted to come up with a healthier fix for my chocolate cravings.
I instantly thought of my Frosty No Bake Glo Cakes that I enjoyed so much last summer. I figured that I could take this recipe and make it into a chocolaty version!
In just 5 minutes of prep work, I had these intensely chocolaty cookies in the freezer just waiting to be enjoyed!
They are super creamy, chocolaty, slightly sweet, chewy, pillowy (thanks to the banana) and a bit doughy. And the ingredient list and nutritional profile is quite impressive too.
Even when in the freezer overnight, they don’t firm up solid- they remain chewy, which means you can enjoy them anytime for a quick chocolate fix.
Frosty No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Adapted from Frosty No Bake Glo Cakes.
Yield: 7 small cookies.
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup non-dairy chocolate chips
- 1 large banana
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tbsp buckwheat groats (optional)
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- Sweetener, if preferred
Directions:
1. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips for about 60 seconds being careful not to burn. Remove from microwave and stir so the rest of the chips melt.
2. Roughly chop the banana and mash it into the melted chips with a fork.
3. Stir in the rest of the ingredients into the chocolate & banana and stir very well until all oats are coated with chocolate.
4. Line a plate with parchment and drop about 7 cookies onto it. Alternatively, you can use muffin liners. Freeze for about 1 hour or until firm. Cookies will firm up, but they won’t become solid and will remain chewy. Leave in the freezer for a quick chocolate fix any time of the day! Makes 7 small cookies at 80 calories each.
Nutritional Info (per cookie, makes 7):
- 80 kcals
- 3 grams fat (1 gram sat)
- 10 grams carbs
- 2 grams fibre
- 5 grams sugar
- 2 grams protein
Not bad, right? :) The best part is that the cookies don’t taste like a ‘typical healthy cookie’ at all. These really did satisfy my chocolate cravings!
When I made the first batch, I made 4 cookies in muffin liners like I did with my glo cakes…
I prefer them as smaller cookies though because I get to eat more! For the second batch, I simply dropped 7 cookies onto a parchment paper lined plate and popped them in the freezer until firm.
Oh, and I may have crumbled one on top of a bowl of Kamut Puffs this morning… Just throwing that out there. ;)
I didn’t even know I was craving chocolate till I saw these :) I must make them. TODAY.
I made your healthy strawberry jam bars the other week and they turned out So SO good. That’s a great springtime recipe! I just loved serving people a delicious healthier treat. It’s definitely going on my dessert (and snack and breakfast!) rotation :) Thanks for creating such yummy recipes I can feel good about eating!
Omg I am in love. These are so darn deliciouslooking!
These look like my favorite cookies that my mom used to make when i was a kid!
I put up an 8 ft wire fence around my little garden. It was really just a preventative thing. I know there are lots of bunnies, but wasn’t sure about deer. Sure enough, the other morning 4 little ones traipsed through the yard. Darn cute, but they are eating machines! They did a number on my Japanese maple and then wandered past the garden… Ha! Foiled! They kept going to raid the neighbours garden.
Thanks for the mid week chocolate fix.
Yum going on the must try list! I also like your no-bake cookie dough balls for a chocolate treat.
This is so perfect! I’m totally guilty of eating too many chocolate chips out of the bag too, so I love that I now have a quicky healthier alternative for my chocolate cravings
Yumm these look fantastic!
These remind me of No Bake Cookies minus peanut butter and with a banana…a great idea to keep the calories & fat down!
I think it is best to satisfy the chocolate craving ASAP…There have been times when I try to have another treat in place and that just means I usually eat ALL of that treat and then end up giving in later & making something with chocolate! The other week, case in point…I ended up making some coconut peanut butter & almond butter bites that were amazing & also satisfied my chocolate craving. Note to self, next time make something chocolate-y immediately! I will definitely be copying this recipe to try!
Have a fantastic day!
These look great! I recently went gluten free and your flourless chocolate cookies saved me from downing a bag of chocolate chips last night!
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These look delicious! I love a chocolatey treat that won’t kill my day and the fact that I can put them in the freezer and they stay slightly chewy is a huge plus!
Yum :) Love your frosty glo cakes so I’ll loooove these. We always have a stock of those cakes in the freezer and we eat them like granola bars :D
Angela, i love your blog and these cookies look yum yum yummy! Also, your garden is beautiful, i know you’re going to have a great summer with it! Thanks for all the inspiration. I suffer from binge-eating disorder, and your blog has been huge in my recovery. Thank you.
Thank you!
All the ingredients are in my pantry, and these are getting made after I have my morning coffee!
These look great and so easy!
O my goodneed these looks great. Per usual saving your recipes as my favorite. Also , your gardens look amazing. Great job. Cant wait to see what the summer brings.
Those looks so good..and will take no time to make. Definitely re loading on my chocolate chips so I can make these!
Yum! I’ve been looking for foods I can make in bulk and then freeze.
Am I reading this right- the only sweeteners are the chocolate chips and the banana? If so, I’m even more excited to make these!
I too am a typical girl with regular sweet cravings! These look awesome ~ I can’t wait to try them.
SAY WHAT! Yes maam I am in. These look easy enough and delicious! I have a similiar no bake recipe to these, but a bit more ingredients so I will try yours for sure. I like less is more!
That garden is lookin mighty fine!
:)
Mmmm. These are a healthy version of the treates my mum used to make when I was little. thanks!
Good idea with the chicken wire. We used to have raised gardens at the lake and the bunnues would come and eat all the best parts of our garden if we didn’t have the wire up. Flowers without the coloured flower part just don’t look so nice :)