Healthy snack ideas
We think you may know this already… but we just love a healthy snack. We love to nibble on anything from fried foods, to sweet treats, so sometimes we need to keep it healthy too.
Healthy snacks are everywhere these days, but the best kinds are the ones we make at home using raw ingredients like nuts and fruits creating some delicious treats.
We have some favourites, so here’s a list of our top healthy snack ideas for you to go and make at home too.
Chocolate peanut butter, creamy chia pudding
Ingredients:
- 500ml unsweetened almond milk (or you could use soy or any other milk of your choice)
- 4 ounces cup chia seeds
- 4 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, or cacao
- 8 dates, pitted
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- toppings options: goji berries, flaked coconut, chia seeds, almonds
Directions:
Whisk together the chia seeds and milk in a bowl.
Add in the peanut butter, cocoa powder, dates, and vanilla and stir just a little
Place in the fridge for 4 hours or overnight. The next morning pour the mix into your blender and blend until smooth. Have a little taste, you can add more milk if you need to think it out and if you want a little more sweetness, just add a few more dates
Then just pour into a bowl and of course, top with lots of goji berries and serve immediately! #Nom
We have a great recipe here for something quick, easy and full of energy. These goji berry balls have all the goodness, with a sweet flavour so you feel like you’re eating a treat but it’s actually super healthy. The ingredients include healthy sweets/fats and give a natural boost of energy, keeping you full at those moments of #hanger
Ingredients:
- 185g pitted dates
- 60g raw cashews
- 65g goji berries
- 32g cacao nibs
- 1tsp pure vanilla extract
Directions:
Place all the ingredients in a food processor and mix until it forms a dough. Roll into 10-12 balls and store in the freezer.
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Sugar free low carb granola bars
Some of our colleagues are on the keto diet, so these granola bars are perfect for them when they fancy a snack during the working day.
Ingredients:
- 200g chopped raw almonds
- 65g coconut flakes
- 1 large egg
- 55g coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons almond butter
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 32g dairy dark chocolate chips
Directions:
Heat your oven to 200 degrees celcius and line a square tin with grease proof paper, leaving some hanging over the sides
Place the chopped almonds and coconut flakes on 3 separate small baking sheets – Bake until golden brown and toasted.
Coconut flakes should only take 2-4 minutes and the chopped almonds around 7-12 minutes. Let them cool completely.
Reduce the oven temp to 180 degrees now
In a large bowl, whisk together the egg and coconut sugar
Now in a small bowl melt the almond butter and coconut oil until smooth, 30 seconds in the microwave should do it. Mix this into the egg mixture
Add in all the nuts, coconut and salt and stir until everything is full mixed. Let’s not forget those chocolate chips, stir them in until everything is combined.
Pour the mixture into the square pan and press down firmly to squash in all the ingredients – it may be worth holding a baking sheet over this to to get some good squashing action going on – this is to make sure all the ingredients hold together firmly
Place your pan in the oven and bake until the top looks quite set, this should be around 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
Once done, let the tray cool and you should then be able to cut into slices to serve up and share, or totally not share…
Last but not least, these cashew bars are so simple to make and delicious! Another fave for those following the keto diet
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All you need are 6 ingredients as follows:
- Raw cashews
- Raw almonds
- Almond butter
- Chia seeds
- Shredded coconut
- Coconut sugar
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And it’s as simple as this – combine all ingredients together and blend until as smooth as possible. Place in a tray and flatten down slightly – sprinkle chopped cashews and almonds on the top and place in the fridge for an hour… And there you have so fuss free cashew bars to nibble on with a cuppa! If you are interested in more healthy snack ideas, click here.