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 think I just died and went to heaven! These look amazing!
I am definitely making your Frosty No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies, and I’m sure they won’t last long ;)
omg I’m so excited to try these! I love how low-cal they are, and I especially love that they are no-bake! Great for lil ol college me!
Hi Angela–
I’ve read one of your posts stating that you do not use or consume Stevia–just wondering if there was a specific reason why not you could share with me…thanks! :0) Love everything you do, and especially your high-energy optimism!
im not really fond of the taste :)
Wow, these look sooo good! I want them ASAP! Haha. They’re a lot like no-bakes, which were my favorite cookies growing up. :)
If only I had chocolate chips. Those cookies look good and perfect to keep in the freezer for crazy chocolate cravings. Your garden looks lovely. Hopefully you didn’t scare the kale by telling it its fate and it not grow.
Oh my those look good! I remember making something like this when I was little but as I recall they had “corn syrup” in them…. Bear Claws! These are a great cleaned up version and I think I am going to have to make some today. Love your blog!
My yard is fenced in so I don’t think any deer will be able to get in my garden this year. I am planning on planting outside this weekend – hoping for nice weather! I am most worried about my own dogs jumping into the garden and eating my plants! They will have to be watched! haha
Love the no bake chocolate cookies and especially love that I have everything on hand at home to make these – should a craving arise! :)
I have a weakness for no-bake cookies. I shouldn’t even say cookies because usually I dont even make them into cookie form….. I just glob them into a bowl and go to town!!! Thank you for offering me a guilt-free(ish) version!!!
These look awesome. I REALLY could have used these yesterday. I had a serious chocolate craving, and definitely consumed more than 80 calories trying to satisfy it. :)
Whoa…this is much healthier than picking up a package of Farmer’s Market Chocolate-Chip cookies from Loblaws…which I typically do…oye ;)
I’ve already made your original no-bake glow cakes a few times and love them. I’m loving this chocolate version a little bit more, though! :-)
Wow!! I absolutely love the look of those cookies!! So thick + shiny. :) Looks like things in the yard are progressing well!!!
Oh dear, on word: droooooooooooooooooooooooool!!
They look amazing! :)
Oh dear, one word: droooooooooooooooooooooooool!!
They look amazing! :)
On my list of things to try! Can you keep them in the freezer for more than an hour if you’re not going to eat them all in one day or do they get too hard or something?
These will be so refreshing once the summer heat hits us (IF it ever hits us – it’s been such a cold spring!).
Those look delicious! I’ll be making them today.
We’re building a permanent fence around our vegetable beds to prevents chickens coming in and eating all the spinach and lettuce.
Ooh! I feel like you wrote this post just for me =P
I just ran out to buy dark chocolate chips and cocoa powder to make this. I can’t wait! I bet they would be even more amazing with some peanut butter thrown in there.