Rich and buttery coconut cream bites, with cacao nibs + Green Dream superfood powder! 

SUPERFOOD Cookie Dough Bites

makes ~ 16 balls or hearts

• 1 C coconut butter
• 1/3 C coconut nectar, maple syrup, agave or honey
• 2 T Cacao Nibs
• 1 T Green Dream superfood powder
• OPTIONAL: add 1 scoop vanilla, raw, organic whey powder for extra protein. if you're using our protein be sure to take out half the sweetner above because there is stevia in the protein! You don't want it to become too sweet! 

Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl + knead the mixture by hand. Refrigerate until somewhat hardened, about 20 minutes.

Scoop out 2 tablespoons, roll into a ball by hand. Use coconut oil on your hands to make the rolling smoother, if necessary. Continue rolling to make the remaining balls.

If you have chocolate molds, use those instead of making balls. 

Store refrigerated until ready to eat. 

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Orange fleshed squash such as acorn and butternut are a large storehouse of beta-carotene. On top of being an antioxidant to help fend off those pesky cell-damaging free radicals, beta-carotene is converted to vitamin A in the body that helps with immune defense and good vision. You could also do this entire recipe with pumpkin... or half and half! the bonus of sneaking Philosophie Green Dream in this recipe helps boost the nutrition and adding protein!

2. Scoop the squash out, allow to cool and puree in your food processor. Set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, chia seeds, green dream, baking soda & powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and pumpkin spice and set aside.

4. In a large bowl, whisk together the agave, vanilla, eggs substitute and butter. Add the dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Then whisk in the butternut squash puree. My batter was a little dry so I added a little almond milk and Organic canned pumpkin.

5. Prepare your muffin pan and add the batter a little over halfway. I made 12 cupcakes, you can make more. Bake at 350º for 18 minutes. Insert a toothpick in the center and check to see if it comes out clean.

These amazing superfood cups were created when I was playing around in the kitchen after making another recipe. They evolved because I wanted a super-rich, protein-filled, low sugar snack that also gave me energy. They ended up looking so "dirt-like" that I thought they were perfect for Halloween! 

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{Leo got two little bites + LOVED it!}

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This recipe was recently featured for PopSugar Fitness! Check out the full video here!  

Crust:

• 2 C walnuts
• 3 C of pitted dates
• 1 C coconut flakes, finely ground

1. Pit the dates yourself, extracting each pit and discarding.
2. Add the dates, coconut flakes and walnuts to the food processor and mix on high until thoroughly mixed.
3. Press the mixture into the bottom and sides of a pie tray. Set to the side.

Filling:

• 2/3 C filtered water
• 1 C raw pecans, soaked about 15 minutes
• 1 C organic raisins
• 1 T vanilla extract
• 1 t nutmeg
• 1 T green dream 
• 1/3 C coconut butter melted or coconut oil
• 1 t sea salt

4. Blend all the filling ingredients together in the blender until smooth.

5. Pour onto the crust of the tray, and garnish with fresh, raw pecans.

6. Set in freezer overnight, or for at least 2 hours before serving. Slice up and enjoy! Share your pretty pics on instagram, pinterest + facebook and tag me so I can see/ share the love! 

When you're craving cookies, why not make them Paleo friendly, gluten-free, vegan and full of SUPERFOODS? May as well, right? Be a Philosophie Gangsta and "Make every food a superfood"! 

(Adapted from Megan Gilmore of Detoxinista.com)

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 C Almond Meal or Almond Flour
• 2 T Green Dream superfood powder
• ¼ C coconut oil (I like Garden of Life brand)
• 3 T pure maple syrup or Green Dream Manuka Honey
• ¼ t sea salt
• ½ t baking soda
• 1 t baking powder
• 2 t vanilla extract
• ½ C dark chocolate chips

Green Dream Sweet and Sour Sauce! 

• 2 tablespoons green dream honey
• 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce (or tamari)
• 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh ginger
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

add to veggies, fish or shrimp!

so, today is Cinco de Mayo. Fittingly, I had 10 avocados and the babes were asleep so the only obvious thing to do would be: Create Avocado & Green Dream BREAD! It may not sound good but you will be oh so pleasantly surprised!

It took me 5 minutes to mix the dry ingredients, 40 seconds to process and 1 minute to mix! Do a workout while you wait for it to bake!

Gather:

• 2 2/3 C gluten-free flour
• 1/3 C Philosophie Green Dream superfood powder
• 1/4 C coconut sugar (or sugar in the raw)
• 1/4 C lucuma superfood powder (I used navitas) note: if you don't have this, do an additional 1/4 C sugar
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/4 t ground cinnamon
• 1 t sea salt
• 6 egg whites (or egg replacer if vegan)
• 1/4 C coconut oil (or olive if you don't have coconut)
• 2 t fresh vanilla powder (or 1 1/2 t liquid extract)
• 1/4 t nutmeg
• 3/4 C water
• 1 1/2 C avocado, peeled, pitted
• 3/4 C sunflower seeds or pistachio nuts (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 1/2 inchx 4 1/2inch loaf pan with coconut oil cooking spray (now avail at Trader Joes! so happy!)
2. Combine flour, Green Dream, sugar, baking soad, baking powder, cinnamon and sea salt in a large-sized mixing bowl. Set aside.
3. Add egg whites (or egg alternative), oil, vanilla, nutmeg and water into the Vitamix/highspeed blender in the order listed and secure lid.
4. start at a low speed setting, turn machine on and quickly increase speed to highest. Blend for 30 seconds.
5. Reduce speed to a low setting and add avocado and seeds/nuts.
6. Increase speed to a medium level and blend for 10 seconds.
7. Pour wet mixture into dry mixture and fold until evenly incorporated.
8. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
9. Bake for 50-60 min or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean!

enjoy with coconut butter, almond butter, jam or just regular butter. YUM!

This recipe is for the most delicious and nutrient-dense protein bars you could ever make.

I've been getting kind of grossed out lately when I eat store bought protein/energy bars. The fact that most of those bars (even the most healthy ones) can sit on a shelf for over a year and not sprout an inch of mold concerns me. That I could save one of the boxes until I'm a grandma and feed it to my grandkids is just not cool. Don't get me wrong, they are GREAT to have on hand in emergencies and I definitely store them in my diaper bag and car, I would just PREFER to feed myself and my family something more fresh and handpick the ingredients myself.

These bars aren't very sweet, in fact, the only thing they are getting any sweetness from is the stevia in the whey protein I use. If you want them a tad sweeter, I would add a local, organic, raw honey from the farmers market. Honey would taste amazing in these!

Gather:

• 1/2 C sunflower seeds
• 1/2 C pumpkin seeds
• 1 C oats
• 1 T green dream powder
• 2 T coconut oil (i like Garden of Life brand)
• 3 T cashew butter (Artisana has a great one)
• 4 T vanilla whey protein powder
• 2 T goji berries
• 1 T berry bliss powder
• optional 1 T honey, agave or coconut sugar
• any baking pan or dish, I used a 9x12 ceramic baking dish.

Combine: (in food processor)

1. Take the oats, sunflower seeds, goji berries and pumpkin seeds and grind in the food processor until they form a powder/flour.
2. add the green dream, berry bliss and vanilla whey protein powder. pulse a few times.
3. add the cashew butter, coconut oil and optional honey and mix until combined.
4. test the consistency. If it's too dry to from into a ball then add 1/2 T cashew butter and 1/2 T coconut oil and mix again. if it's too moist add 1/2 T whey protein powder. When desired consistency is reached, press the mixture into the pan and flatten. Put the dish, uncovered, into the fridge for 30-60 minutes. Remove from fridge, cut into bars. Cover individual bars in foil/wrap or put a couple into plastic baggies. I've been doubling this recipe and making on Sunday's to have for the week for the family. It's the perfect snack on the go! We've been eating it for breakfast with fresh fruit :)

Note: keep the bars in the fridge. Don't remove until just before you're going to eat them. They get really crumbly and melt when they aren't refrigerated! 

Ingredients:

• 1/3 C chia seeds*
• 
1 C unsweetened vanilla almond/coconut milk
• 
2 T Cacao Magic powder*
• 1 T Coconut oil
• 2 pitted dates
• 1/2 Avocado
• 1 t Green Dream powder*
• 1 T Agave, Honey or a few drops of stevia
• 1/2 t vanilla extract or fresh vanilla


Directions:

Combine all ingredients in the food processor or high speed blender. Let sit for 30 minutes in fridge or overnight until mixture has thickened. Stir and enjoy! 

*if you don't use Cacao Magic and Green Dream and are using plain Cacao Powder, add an extra 1/4 C chia seeds since there are chia seeds in both the Philosophie superfood blends. 

Ingredients:

• 1/3 C chia seeds*
• 
1 C unsweetened vanilla almond/coconut milk
• 
2 T Cacao Magic powder*
• 1 T Coconut oil
• 2 pitted dates
• 1/2 Avocado
• 1 t Green Dream powder*
• 1 T Agave, Honey or a few drops of stevia
• 1/2 t vanilla extract or fresh vanilla

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in the food processor or high speed blender. Let sit for 30 minutes in fridge or overnight until mixture has thickened. Stir and enjoy!

*if you don't use Cacao Magic and Green Dream and are using plain Cacao Powder, add an extra 1/4 C chia seeds since there are chia seeds in both the Philosophie superfood blends.