Eating healthy does not have to be boring, bland, or unpalatable. There are a lot of fun and inventive ways you can maintain a healthy diet without compromising on taste. If your health foods and snacks lack taste, you're more likely to lose interest and revert to unhealthy eating patterns that are definitely not beneficial for your health. You can look up healthy cake recipe or even healthy coconut dessert recipes if you like coconuts. And if you're looking to add superfoods to your diet, you don't have to limit yourself to including them solely into smoothies or health shots or jus cakes or muffins. You can mix them into desserts and sweet snacks that you can enjoy at any time of the day. Here are three delicious superfood packed delicious recipes that we highly recommend:
Dark Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe avocados
- 180 g melted Cadbury Bournville Rich Cocoa 70% Dark Chocolate
- 30 g Cadbury Cocoa Powder
- 80 ml almond milk
- 80 ml maple syrup
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp cinnamon powder
- A pinch of salt
Instructions:
- In a food processor, blitz the avocados, melted chocolate, cocoa powder, almond milk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon powder, and a pinch of salt until smooth and slightly airy.
- Transfer into serving cups and let the mousse completely chill.
- You can garnish shaved chocolate and chopped nuts.
- If you want an extra protein kick, you can also add a scoop of your favorite protein powder (ideally vanilla or chocolate flavored) to the mousse.
Golden Milk Ice Cream
Ingredients:
- 480 g cold, heavy cream
- 480 g condensed milk
- 1 tbsp turmeric powder (you can also use fresh grated turmeric)
- ¼ tbsp vanilla extract
Instructions:
- Ensure that the heavy cream is chilled before you begin this process.
- Add it to a large mixing bowl, followed by the turmeric powder and vanilla extract. Using a handheld blender, whisk till you get stiff peaks.
- Using a spatula, fold the condensed milk until thoroughly incorporated.
- Transfer the ice cream mixture into a container and either cover it with a lid or cling film.
- Freeze the ice cream overnight.
Sweet Potato Brownies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (approximately 240 g) sweet potato puree
- 160 g maple syrup
- 125 g peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ tbsp melted butter
- 69 g Cadbury Cocoa Powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 80 g plain flour (you can also use oat flour)
- 60 g chopped walnuts
- 30 g chopped Cadbury Bournville Rich Cocoa 70% Dark Chocolate
Instructions:
- Pressure cook one large sweet potato or two small ones in a pressure cooker for about three to four whistles. Once cool, peel and blend them into a smooth paste in a food processor.
- Preheat the oven to 180° C and line a baking pan with parchment paper.
- Add the sweet potato puree, maple syrup, peanut butter, vanilla extract, and melted butter into a mixing bowl. Combine all the ingredients well.
- Then add the cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and flour until you have a thick brownie batter. You can also add walnuts at this stage.
- Transfer into the lined baking tin and pop this into the oven for about half an hour.
- Insert a toothpick to check for doneness.
- Remove from the oven and let the brownies cool for an hour before slicing them.