Chocolate Oat Milk

I had a craving for something "chocolate" to drink...so I did some searching and found the following recipe on a raw website:

Servings:

Serves 2-3

A nut-free option for a chocolate "milk." This a really easy, super filling and very satisfying recipe. A good breakfast or dessert when you’re craving something sweet. If you don’t eat seeds, I assume this would be fine without the hemp. Also, if you don’t want to indulge in your cacao craving, enjoy it without.

Ingredients:

1¼ cup Water
2 Icecubes
¼ cup Raw Oats
¼ cup Hemp Seeds
½ Banana
2 tablespoon Cacao Powder
2 teaspoon Agave Nectar

Preparation:

Throw all ingredients in a blender and blend for a long time until smooth. Yum!

**I made this without the Hemp Seeds, so I added a tad more Oats. Mine blended well...but was a little "grainy." I am sure that it would have been more smooth if I had used a VitaMix, but...alas...I do not have one, just a regular blender. Also...soaking the Oats first might soften them up a bit, and make them more blend more easily...and create a smoother texture. I will have to try that next time. =)

Raw No Bake Cookies

I begin Phase Two and transitioning into Phase Three over the next two weeks. Monday I will be doing an entire day of green smoothie fast.

I discovered a wonderful trick (from another Raw-Foodest) that will take care of those nagging chocolate cravings. I found a recipe for those wonderful "no bake" chocolate drop cookies that we all love. You know the ones with the oatmeal that we always pray don't quite "set up" all the way because they are better gooey. Well this recipe won't set up...because it is all raw, and it really helps with those cravings for chocolate in a raw and healthy way.

Raw No Bake Cookies
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup raw maple syrup or date (date blended with water)
1/2 cup raw nut butter (almond)
1/4 cup raw cocoa or carob powder

Mix it up and your done. I drop them onto wax paper and keep them in the fridge...they harden a bit more, but are still gooey. =) Enjoy!