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 made these! I didn’t have any chocolate chips so I made my own chocolate using a tweaked recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie (her PMS chocolate except I make mine with coconut butter instead of oil). I also used a 1/2 cup of puffed kamut and 1/4 cup rolled oats instead for more volume with slightly less calories. If anyone wants to make their version with homemade coconut-based chocolate I also advise adding a bit of water to give the chocolate a melted consistency as mine would not melt in the microwave.
Anyway, I love your blog Angela! I’ve made quite a few of your recipes before and you never disappoint! I’m actually making the enchiladas with avocado cream on Friday night. Very much excited.
These are amazing…and so ironic, because i just bought buckwheat groats for the first time! I love dessert snacks that are safe for me to bring into school and these fit the bill (no nuts)! I certainly do not want to be the reason why I have to jab a kid with an epi pen!
I have all of these ingredients! I just got my order of chia seeds and I’m so excited to use them! :-)
Cannot wait to make these! My roommates will love me.
it’s like you can read my tummy’s craving or something!
Thanks for this – I love the classic no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies, but my daughter hates peanut butter, so this is a GREAT substitution!
These look yummy and so healthy! Bookmarked to try soon… thank you! :)
I am salivating! And I happen to have all those ingredients on hand….
By the way, your no-bake almond chews still hold a dear place in my kitchen, and I shared the recipe recently with a bride-to-be at her shower. I think she’ll love them.
Those look delish. If you dont follow Choc Covered Katie . . . you should go check out one of her recent posts on chickpea blondies. Made them and loved them (even my hubby did)
No bake wins me over every time. I love all your recipes but this one’s probably one of my favorites. Chocolate + easy + no bake couldn’t sound better.
Thanks for sharing!
I’m definitely a person who gets intense chocolate or sweet cravings once in a while! And these will totally save me! Thanks Angela ;)
However you come up with these, is out of my mind but thanks for your awesome creativity!
I thought these were going to have squash in them from the title!
What an awesome little chocolatey creation. I think I’d love to add PB to them!!
Totally made these tonight, they were delish! I wonder if you could use all cocoa powder and some agave instead of chocolate chips, I’m going to have to try it!
Wow. Thank you so much for this recipe. I am going to make these right away! Chocolate cravings must be obeyed!
Angela, you are a god… or should I say goddess. Chewy, no bake, chocolate-y cookies with wholesome ingredients? Damn. And you like kamut puffs? I think we’re like, related.
I totally lol-ed at the kale and spinach destiny thing too. :D
Can these live outside the freezer, or do they get all messy and fall apart? I need something to take on a road trip, and these sound perfect. I hope.
Nope they have to be kept chilled…sorry!
I needed one of these tonight. Instead, I went with homemade granola + (unsweetened) chocolate almond milk.
these are the perfect solution to those mad craving days! thanks Angela!
Wow! It is hard to believe something that looks this good can be healthy as well. Now, if I can just find the kitchen. I know it’s here somewhere. Excellent job on the garden, Angela! For a real challenge, we try to grow something in Calgary. It can be a humbling experience.
P.S. I can see why your readers look so healthy and, well, I don’t ;-)
I can’t recall how I stumbled onto your website, but the first item I made was the Green Monster. I am still on the basic recipe (almond milk, hemp protein, flaxseed, nut butter, spinach, banana) but I am not tired of it yet. I’ll definitely be experimenting. Next I made the Lightened Up Goddess Bowl and it was delicious…and perfect for my lunches. Tonight I hope to make these cookies.
My mom, dad and stepmom were visiting this weekend and I turned them onto the Green Monsters…they are addictive. Thank you for providing easy, lightened, delicious and healthy options.