Healthy Chocolate Pudding?!

http://thebeautydepartment.com/2014/09/chocolateavopudding/

Hello everyone! Do you remember my post about the healthy "doughnuts" made out of apples? Well in that post The Beauty Department used a healthy chocolate pudding made out of avocado and I have thought about it ever since! They finally posted the recipe and I thought I would share it with you.

http://thebeautydepartment.com/2014/09/chocolateavopudding/

Avocado is seriously the most amazing thing to me. It is a lovely fruit (some may consider it a vegetable) that is so creamy and delicious yet it is so good for your health. Apart from eating avocado in just about everything (guacamole, toast, alone, and now pudding), you can use avocado in your face or hair masks! Avocado really does it all! Anyway, back to this recipe. The ingredients they used in the recipe are:

• 2 ripe, peeled and pitted avocados
• 1/3 cup coconut milk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• dash of cinnamon

So how do you use all these lovely ingredients? There is only one step to greatness and that is to put all of your ingredients in a blender or food processor, and voila your done! If you want to go an extra step and add some toppings you can go right ahead! TBD used coconut whipped cream (what?! sounds so good) and pomegranate seeds! But honestly anything sounds good paired with chocolate pudding. 

http://thebeautydepartment.com/2014/09/chocolateavopudding/

Whenever I go back home from college and have more ingredients(and space) available to me, I will definitely be trying out this recipe!

Do you think this sounds good? Do you love avocado? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great weekend!

-Emily 

Foodspiration: The "Cronot"

The other day I was catching up on TBD (thebeautydepartment.com) when something really jumped out and caught my eyes. Let's just say it involves doughnuts and health food, a pair that usually do not belong together. It was something they called the "cronot" a healthy doughnut made out of apples instead of dough. I thought it was genius and decided to share it you all of you.

They are so freaking cute!

Don't they look pretty and legitimate, it will trick your brain into thinking you're eating a doughnut.

So how do you make these? According to TBD...

First, you core and slice apples:

Next, you pick your toppings:

As their frosting or "glaze" they used: flavored Greek yogurt, chocolate pudding made out of avocado (which sounds amazing, btw), and almond butter (peanut butter would also be a good option). For the toppings or "sprinkles" TBD suggests poppy seeds, almonds, cashews, peanuts, coconut, banana chips, dried apricots, dried cherries and pineapple. You can seriously add anything that your little heart desires! 

I am seriously loving how these look and how healthy they can be! I want to try these out as soon as I can and I will definitely show you what kind of creations I come up with!

Remember, an apple a day keeps the doctor away...

-Emily