Cheesecake Pumpkin Dip

Pumpkin sure does take over in the Fall!! Pumpkin cookies, pancakes, coffee, candy, and more! One of my favorite pumpkin flavored things lately is my Cheesecake Pumpkin Dip!

So easy! So delicious! And it's even pretty good for you!

Like I said...easy peasy...

MTS Caramel Sutra whey, cheesecake sugar free fat free pudding mix, canned pumpkin, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, and cinnamon.

*Feel free to use different protein and pudding flavors*

I do love the caramel and pumpkin combo! 

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This could not be less complicated!

Just add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix! I use a whisk to make sure it's super smooth!

Refrigerate it for about 20 minutes to let it thicken up and then dig in!

I love it with pretzels! They are probably my favorite dippers!

Pumpkin dip and apples are such a great snack!!

Since there is 25 grams of protein in there, it's a great before or  after a workout! Try spreading it on bagel or toast instead of cream cheese!

Perfect for a party or get together! You could get super creative and put the dip in a hollowed out pumpkin! 

I am sure all your family and friends will want the recipe! Share it with them!!

Cheesecake Pumpkin Dip

• 1 scoop MTS Caramel Sutra Whey (30g)
• 1 cup canned pumpkin (240g)
• 1/2 package sugar free fat free cheesecake pudding mix (16g)
• 1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (60ml)
• 1 t cinnamon
• sweetener to taste (1-2 packets)

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl til smooth
2. Serve with pretzels, fruit, crackers, or a spoon. Also makes a great bagel spread!
3. Store in refrigerator

Entire Bowl - 278 calories

2F 38C 25P

Check out my recipe video!!

Corn Fritters

I have made just about every flavor of pancake you can imagine! I have made sweet ones like chocolate and pumpkin, and I have made savory ones like spinach and broccoli! I feel like some people get a little apprehensive about the savory pancakes...I understand! So instead of calling these pancakes, I will call them corn fritters!!

What really makes a pancake a pancake anyway...I mean yes, these are round-ish and cooked in a skillet...Does it really matter though?? These little bite sized guys are super tasty and super healthy! Call them what you want, I love them!

Ya, simple too! Four ingredients!

Canned corn, egg substitute, MTS vanilla whey, and baking powder.

*You can use fresh corn too*

*Real egg would be fine*

*Not quite sure about the sweet/savory combo? Use unflavored protein*

Drain your corn and get as much liquid out as possible.  Dab with a paper towel if you are impatient. 

I love using canned veggies! So simple and you can buy in bulk because they never go bad.

 Mix together the egg, protein powder, and vanilla first.  When that is nice and smooth, stir in the corn.

I went the sweet route with these, but you can definitely make them savory.  Add some peppers, onions, garlic, salt and pepper...

Get your skillet nice and hot, coat with non stick spray, and cook like pancakes whatever these things are!

The batter will be a little runny so it is quite impossible to make them perfectly round!

Nice and golden brown!

These have a perfect little crunch to them.

I love mine topped off with a little sugar free syrup and spray butter.

If you made them savory I bet they would be awesome with some sour cream and salsa for dipping!

Either way they are delicious! You could be all fancy and use a fork, but I think they are the perfect little finger food!

Such a great way to add veggies to your diet too! There is a whole can of corn in these.  

And yes, I consider this whole plate one serving :)

You get about 14-16 fritters for only 242 calories plus 33 grams of protein! Great for breakfast! Low carb and low fat too. 

Enjoy!

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Corn Fritters

-1/2 cup corn (125g)

-3 T egg substitute (46g)

-1 scoop MTS vanilla protein powder (30g)

-1/2 t baking powder

*If you want to make them savory you can use unflavored protein powder and add any additional spices and chopped veggies

1. Mix all ingredients together! (best to mix everything but corn first and then stir in the corn last)
2. Cook like pancakes on a hot pan.
3. Enjoy!

Whole Batch - 242 calories

4g Fat

17g Carb

33g Protein 

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

I don't think there is anything more comforting than a warm and soft chocolate chip cookie.  Baking with mom, cookies and milk after school, even Santa loves them!! How about some chocolate chip cookies that taste great and are good for you too? Yes please! I will take 12! That is how many you get for just a little over 400 calories.  I don't think Santa's waistline will complain if you leave him some of these next Christmas!

I don't think anyone would complain if you gave them a batch of these cookies! 

These are so soft and have some pretty fun ingredients in them.

MTS Vanilla whey, any type of white bean (chick, garbanzo, navy...), egg substitute, canned pumpkin, vanilla, baking powder, sweetener, and chocolate chips.

MTS whey is great for baking! I always have great results.  

You can order it here and use code KH30 to save 30%

When using beans in baking, you always want to drain and rinse them first.  We don't need that bean juice in our cookies...Throw the beans, egg, and vanilla into your food processor or blender and puree til smooth.  You may need a little additional liquid to get it all blended.  If you do, water or milk will work fine. 

Looks like hummus in the making?! Nope, cookies :)

Add the rest of your ingredients.

Be sure to get yourself some cute little portioning bowls so you can feel like you're on an cooking show! Seriously, it makes baking much more fun!

Mix it all up by hand.  Seems like my batter always looks like baby food...hmm...

No worries! The end product will be pure awesomeness! Make sure your batter is cool before you add the chocolate.  Sometimes after blending the beans at high speed, they get a little warm.  I just stick this in the freezer for a minute so I don't melt my chocolate. 

Add whatever kind of chips you like! Mini, chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, peanut butter, chunks...They will all work wonderfully!

You can also add as much or as little as you want! I only did 1 tablespoon but feel free to make them super chocolatey! 

Be sure to use a baking mat, parchment, or lots of non stick spray.  The dough is sticky so just drop the batter onto your cookie sheet.

I got 12 cookies.  You can make them bigger or smaller, but I think these ones are perfect sized.

Bake at 350 for about 8-10 minutes. They don't take long at all! Be careful the first time you make them.  If you bake them too long they may get a little dry.

Perfection! Now, these cookies do have a slight orange tint to them from the pumpkin...I promise you they don't taste like pumpkin though! They also don't taste like beans! What do they taste like?? Amazing chocolate chip cookies! Soooo super soft.  I love the texture from the beans and pumpkin.  Probably my two favorite baking ingredients.

Now remember, these are healthy so eat as many as you like! Each one is only 34 calories!

Seriously though...who eats only one cookie?! Not me! These made a great breakfast! Yup, cookies for breakfast. With 34 grams of protein, these guys will keep you full and satisfied all morning.  You can make everyone jealous by telling them you ate a batch of cookies for breakfast...hehe...

Enjoy!

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1/2 c chickpeas/garbanzo (130g)
• 1/4 c canned pumpkin (60g)
• 3 T egg substitute (46g)
• 1 scoop MTS Vanilla whey (30g)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking powder
• sweetener to taste
• 2 T mini chocolate chips (28g)

1. Drain and rinse beans.

2. Blend chickpeas with egg and vanilla.  Add some liquid if necessary to get smooth.  

3. Stir in remaining ingredients

4. Use baking mat, parchment, or non stick spray.  Drop batter onto cookie sheet. 

5. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

Makes 12 cookies - 34 calories each

410 calories for whole batch

11g Fat

46g Carb

34g Protein

**What kind of cookies do you always leave for Santa??

Mary's Gone Crackers Review

I am really enjoying doing product reviews lately! I came across a great looking snack company called Mary's Gone Crackers.  All of their products are gluten free, nut free, dairy free, vegan, certified organic, and kosher.  Sounded perfect to me!! I love finding new and healthy snacks! I read a bit about Mary, the founder, and learned that she suffers with celiac disease.  I have an aunt, a friend, and a father in law with celiac so I was excited to find some new snacks that they can enjoy too :)

I requested some samples for a review and was very excited when the package arrived!

I have done quite a few product reviews already and most companies send little single serve bags (which is fine and still wonderful!!).  Not this company!! I got 3 different products and each came in a full size package! An entire bag of chipotle tomato pretzels, a full box of original crackers, and a big box of n'oatmeal raisin cookies.  I was so happy :)

If you know me at all, you probably know that I have an extreme obsession love for pretzels! Pretzel sticks, pretzels nuggets, pretzel pieces, pretzel rods...Love! I knew I wanted to try the chipotle tomato pretzel sticks first.  

I decided to pair them with one of favorite dips.  Pretzels and fat free cream cheese is so good.  I will admit, I was worried these were going to be really spicy.  I do not like spicy foods at all...

The flavor was awesome!! Not to spicy at all.  That may be bad news if you do like that kind of thing, but these were perfect for me. 

These pretzels are super duper crunchy.  And there is so much nice texture to them. This was a great snack. 

I really loved that all the pretzels sticks were different sizes and shapes. Some tall and skinny ones, fat and short ones, and oddly shapes ones :) It made snacking on them more fun! 

Nutritional facts are great for these! One serving is 150 calories and 5g fat, 21g carb, and 4g protein.  

Next I wanted to try the crackers. I just had the original ones, but they also come in hot n spicy jalapeño, super seed, onion, caraway, black pepper, and herb flavors.  Those are some fun sounding crackers!

Look at all the seeds and goodness in those crackers!! 

What goes better with crackers than some different cheeses?

My husband came home while I was preparing this and just started snacking away!! I was like "Hey!! I need to take a pretty picture first! Then you can have some" He loved them! And I hate to say it, but my husband is not exactly a "healthy food" eater...I don't think he knew how healthy his little snack was!!

After he was done munching, I went in for a taste. Perfect little cracker and cheese sandwich!

These crackers are super hearty!! Not like some unnamed kinds you might normally by at the store which don't fill you up at all...This would even make a great lunch!  The flavor and texture of these crackers is unlike any other cracker I have ever tried.  So good!

Only 140 calories for 14 crackers! That's a pretty good serving if you ask me.  They also have 5g fat, 21g carb, and 3g protein. 

Saved the best for last!! Cookie time! My parents own a cookie bakery so I am no stranger to these lovely baked goods.  Sorry mom and dad...but your cookies are not healthy like these ones!

I got to try the n-oatmeal raisin cookies.  If I didn't read it on the box, I would have had no clue there was no oatmeal in them! They are oat, wheat, and gluten free.  Mind blown.

I love the size of them.  Perfect little dessert.  

You get two cookies for 120 calories 4g fat, 20g carb, and 1g protein. Let's just say I had a little more than one serving. No guilt here!!

These would even make a great breakfast! Heck, they are healthier than most granola bars or prepackaged oatmeal out there.  Check out those raisins! 

5 or 6 of these thrown in my bag for breakfast on the go? Sounds good to me! They also come in chocolate chip, double chocolate, and ginger snap.  I must try the other flavors too!! 

These were so soft and chewy.  Not what I was expecting at all.  I guess healthy foods sometimes get a bad reputation as being hard, rubbery, or just plain yucky.  Not these cookies though, so tasty!

Another great thing about these products is that a lot of them are sold at your regular grocery store! If you can't find them, you can buy some online.  I highly recommend you try some of their products soon! Chances are, you know someone who suffers from celiac disease too.  What a great gift that would make!! Thoughtful and delicious :) 

I will absolutlely be buying some of the other products to try in the near future.  Those double chocolate and gingersnap cookies sound too good to miss out on!!

Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Dip

I recently made some healthy chocolate chip cookie dough dip.  It was a big success!! I took it to my parent's on Easter and had them guess what was in it.  They were so surprised to hear that there was an entire can of chick peas and protein powder in it.  Sneaky sneaky...

So, I decided to make some more cookie dough dip.  Only this time I decided to try some snickerdoodle cookie dip.  I LOVE cinnamon! Maybe even more than chocolate, so I knew this was gonna be good :)

Love when I am right! It turned out awesome!! Super crazy healthy of course...You can eat the whole bowl with absolutely no guilt! In fact, you will doing your body some good with all the protein in this dip. 

You will need...

Chickpeas/garbanzo, cinnamon protein powder, canned pumpkin, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, and sweetener of choice.

*You can use any white bean!*

*You can sub vanilla protein powder and add extra cinnamon*

First, puree your beans til smooth. You will need to add some liquid to help them blend.  I just used water. 

Nice and creamy.  If you wanted, you could add some spices and eat this as hummus!! Snickerdoodle cookie dip sounds like more fun to me though...

Stir in the rest of your ingredients.

Super duper easy right?!

Mix it all up and you are done! I would stick it in the fridge for a little (if you can wait!) It is much better cold.  

I topped mine with a little of that cinnamon/sweetener mixture.  Yum!

It is great with pretzels, animal crackers, fruit, or just a spoon!

Like I said, you can eat the whole bowl!! Only 240 calories!! Plus close to 30 grams of protein :) I will eat this for lunch along with some apple slices for dipping. 

Poor little guy didn't stand a chance once he was covered in cookie dough dip...

So sad, and delicious!! 

Now, go make this! 

Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Dip

1/2 c chick peas/garbanzo (130g)

1/4 c canned pumpkin (60g)

1 scoop cinnamon protein powder (30g)

2 t cinnamon

1/2 t vanilla

dash salt

sweetener to taste

1. Blend chickpeas til smooth.  Will probably need to add some liquid (water, milk, syrup...)
2. Stir in remaining ingredients.  
3. Eat with crackers, pretzels, fruit, or a spoon! 

240 calories for the whole bowl

3g Fat

28g Carb

28g Protein 

Cinnamon Cauli Pie

There are so many uses for cauliflower! And no, it is not just good in savory dishes.  That's right, you can use it in sweet dishes too! Like in this delicious Cinnamon Cauliflower Pie.

I guarantee this will not taste like cauliflower! It will be sweet and creamy and cinnamon-y!

Let's get started.

You need one head of cauliflower, cinnamon protein powder, egg substitute, fat free cream cheese, cinnamon, vanilla, baking powder, salt, and sweetener of choice.

*You can use frozen cauliflower too*

*Sub anything creamy for cream cheese such as greek yogurt, cottage cheese, ricotta...

*Use vanilla protein if you must and just add more cinnamon*

First you need to chop up, steam, and puree your cauliflower.  There is no exact measurement here.  I used whatever fit in my steamer.  It was about 500 grams...

Should look just like mashed potatoes!

Stir in the rest of your ingredients and mix it up good.

Now it should look like brown mashed potatoes :)

Pour into whatever kind of baking dish you want to use.  It can be square, rectangle, round...

I like to top it with some cinnamon/sweetener mixture. Makes it extra pretty and tasty.

Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes. Obviously you may need to adjust your baking time if you use a smaller or bigger pan.

Perfection!!! See how pretty the cinnamon we put on top looks.

You will get about 6 pieces from this, but I usually eat it all by myself! I am starting to think I am a very selfish person?! At least with my food...

That's because the whole dish only has 290 calories!! Is also packs about 44 grams of protein.  

Now, I know there is a whole head of cauliflower in this, but I SWEAR you cannot taste it!! The cauliflower gives it a super creamy texture!

It is soft and moist and sweet and just awesome! Also, a great way to sneak in some veggies!! Go make it now!

Cinnamon Cauli Pie

• 1 head cauliflower (roughly 500g)
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (30g)
• 3 T egg substitute (46g)
• 2 T fat free cream cheese (33g)
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t baking powder 
• 1/2 t vanilla
• dash of salt
• sweetener to taste

1. Steam and puree cauliflower.
2. Mix in remaining ingredients.
3. Pour in dish and top with cinnamon/sweetener mix.
4. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes (adjust depending on pan size and shape).
5. Enjoy!

290 calories for the whole dish!!

1g Fat

 28g Carb

 44g Protein