Ice-Cream and Giggles

These lil' babies are a current obsession of mine. Great for snacks for work, uni, school, you name it! Though they rarely last 2 days in a row at my house (between my sister and I), they are really easy to make if you have time constraints and good if you're one for prepping meals.

Cookie Dough Protein Balls (recipe altered from One Green Planet)

Prep: 10 minutes.

Makes 15-18.

You will need:

1 cup rolled oats
2 tbsp ground flax meal
1 cup almonds
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp vanilla essence
15g vegan vanilla protein powder (like a pea and rice protein)
4 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp peanut butter
1 tbsp water
1/4 cup vegan dark chocolate chips

Method:

1. Blitz oats, almonds and flax meal until a fine meal is achieved in a food processor. Add rest of the ingredients minus choc chips until a dough is formed.
2. Using a spoon, mix in the chocolate chips. Roll into balls as desired.

As I am sure many of you are aware, one of the main things vegetarians and vegans need is protein in their diet. Usually I add protein to smoothies, and this recipe is kind of a super smoothie, but in ice-cream form, which makes it that much more awesome! I used cacao because it is delicious and super healthy, and chia seeds as well to get that extra healthy kick, as they contain protein, calcium and omega-3 and potassium.

You will need
2 frozen bananas
1/4 cup almond milk
2 tbsp cacao powder
1 scoop of vegan protein powder
1 tbsp chia seeds

Optional: toppings
handful of buckinis, hemp seeds, tsp of chia seeds and a few goji berries.

1. Add all ingredients (minus toppings duh) to a blender or food processor.
2. Once blender, place in a metal tray for 30-45 minutes until ready to serve.
3. Top with buckinis, hemp seeds, chia seeds and goji berries!