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February is Heart Month and I don’t think I could call myself a nutrition blogger without at least one blog post dedicated to celebrating our heart. What brings a heart more happiness than CHOCOLATE? I’m excited to introduce a pair of guest bloggers for this post, Carolyn & Sarah Schmidt are sisters and nutrition students. Don’t let the term student fool you, they know their way around the kitchen and are passionate about finding alternate paths to health with food. They shared with me this chocolaty deliciousness and I knew I had to find a way to share it before Heart Month was up.
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Carolyn & Sarah: We love our desserts! Honestly, we feel like every meal is another opportunity for a little sweet treat… preferably something chocolate. When we think of chocolate we reach for the good stuff, dark chocolate, (at least 70% cacao or higher). That 70% means that it is high in antioxidants and vitamins and minerals like iron, magnesium, and manganese. All which promote heart health. This dessert not only tastes sweet, rich, and ooey-gooey, but the ingredients in it are providing your body with all-natural vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. You can’t get a better deal than that! So… we’ve created a delicious dessert that we absolutely love!
Scanning through the list of ingredients you may see one that you aren’t as familiar with: collagen peptides. Collagen has been getting a lot of attention lately… but what exactly is collagen and how does it benefit you other than add protein to your dessert or smoothie? Collagen is the most widely used and abundant protein found in our bodies! It is basically everywhere: bones, GI tract lining, skin, tendons, hair, nails, blood vessels… the list goes on and on. Our body naturally makes collagen, but as we get older, this process begins to decline. Although research is still pending it is thought that dietary collagen may help aid in healing, particularly joint associated conditions such as arthritis and joint pain. If you chose to skip the collagen peptides in this recipe you can sub out another favorite protein powder for a similar result.
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- 3 Bananas Ripe
- 1 avocado Ripe
- 1/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 3/4 Cup Nut Butter We like crunchy peanut butter
- 2-4 Scoops Collagen Peptides See note above
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees and prepare a cast iron skillet with a little oil or non-stick spray.
- Mash avocado and ripe bananas in a bowl.
- Add in nut butter and mix well.
- Whisk dry ingredients together in a separate bowl.
- Slowly mix in dry ingredients into we ingredients until well combined.
- Pour batter into pan and spread.
- Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the middle is done.
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