Strawberry "Jam"

So who doesn't like Jam right? Well as a diabetic this is something that spikes up my sugar too much so I avoid having it. 

I tried buying the sugar free ones from the store but I did not like them at all.  I tried this quick recipe with both Strawberries and Blueberries and I love them both.  I eat it over my Hulk Pancakes (click here for recipe), over toast or yogurt and I'm sure I will find other uses for it as well.  

The recipe is so simple to make, just slice them and put them in a sauce pan until they pop and turn int a jelly consistency, add sweetener of your choice to taste, I use splenda and enjoy.  

If I am in a pinch for time, I pop them in the microwave for a minute and then add the Splenda but please cover them and watch them closely because they pop and your microwave will have fruit splatter all over. 

Enjoy and please let me know if you make it!

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Got overripe bananas?  I really hate to throw food away so whenever I have these bananas going bad I either freeze them or make them right away. 

One of my favorite things to do is these oatmeal banana chocolate chip cookies/bars which you can customize with other ingredients you like.  

Here is the recipe:

4 very ripe bananas

3 cups of old fashioned oats

½ cup of unsweetened apple sauce

1 tsp. of cinnamon

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tbsp. peanut butter

a sprinkle of chia seeds

honey to taste, depends on how sweet you want them

Hershe's dark chocolate chips

Directions:

Mash the bananas first and then add the rest of the ingredients, you can spread it all on a cookie sheet or you can also scoop them into small circles and add the chocolate chips on top.  Bake for approximately 30 minutes and enjoy!

After I made this recipe I found this post from @fitluvinmom on IG which talks about the benefits or ripe bananas and it just made me extra happy and I enjoyed them that much more. 

Healthy Ice Cream

Ah Ice cream, such a great treat kids love it, adults love it I mean whats not to love and my favorite is chocolate.  I found this recipe on Pintrest and it was so simple I did not think it would be good and I was right it wasn't good, it was fantastic.  I often have bananas that go ripe and I just freeze them to use them in smoothies, so I had some in the freezer already (don't throw your bananas away).  I began to process the banana but I didn't think it was going to work because it looked like this picture.  

I kept going and to my amazement, the banana turned into the consistency of ice cream, I then added 1 tbsp of dark cocoa powder and mixed until well incorporated.  I finished it off with a few pieces of pecans.  

The first bite was amazing,  I just could not believe how much like ice cream it tasted but best of all how good it was.  

I would suggest that you experiment with it and add ingredients that you like.  I want to try peanut butter and maybe coconut flakes on my next one.

Enjoy and let me know if you try it.  

***Diabetic alert*** Please keep in mind that although this is all natural it is still high in natural sugar so eat in in moderation.