What You Will Need For This Recipe

Vegan vanilla ice cream 

Spinach

Vegan vanilla protein powder –  It’s so hard to find protein that mixes well and isn’t chalky. I love Ritual’s vegan vanilla protein. It blends so well on its own or in recipes.  I have a discount code to save you 20% on your first purchase! It’s code PeytonP20 and it’s linked here! 

Peppermint extract 

Frozen bananas 

Vegan milk of choice

Topping Ideas

You can enjoy this shake on its own but I love adding some toppings. To make it feel more like a shamrock shake, add some crushed oreos on top and some almond milk whipped cream! 

Other Healthy Recipes

Vegan & Gluten Free PB&J Oat Loaf

Vegan & gluten free pb&j oat loaf! A healthy breakfast that is perfect to meal prep for the week. Is there anything more classic than a pb&j?!

Vegan Cinnamon Roll Minis

These gluten free and vegan cinnamon roll minis are so easy to make and so fun. Do you remember when Mcdonald’s used to have cinnamon rolls, I think they were called cinnamelts? Oh my gosh, those were delicious. These kind of remind me of those little perfect bites of cinnamon rolls. The icing for this recipe is made with just two simple ingredients and is my go to icing recipe!

Vegan Banana Bread Bites

I love banana bread in any form but these bites just hit different. Mini form anything is just more fun and therefore tastier, right? Plus these are made with only 5 ingredients and are gluten free + vegan. We’ve been trying to eat more plant based recipes lately and these bites are a great plant based breakfast, snack, or dessert. Basically, these vegan banana bread bites are tasty any time of time!

Vegan Cinnamon Roll Smoothie

This vegan cinnamon roll smoothie is a great healthy breakfast that is ready in less than 5 minutes. Packed with healthy fats, carbs, and protein. This smoothie tastes like your favorite cinnamon roll but only has sugar from bananas! You can add in a little maple syrup if you want to make it sweeter. I added a yogurt rim with cinnamon which is so fun to do for smoothies.

Vegan Shamrock Shake

Easy vegan shamrock shake. You only need 6 ingredients to make this recipe. 

Prep Time

5 Minutes

Serves

2

Print Recipe

Pin Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup vegan vanilla ice cream 

Handful of spinach (can add more to enhance the color) 

2 tbsp vegan vanilla protein powder 

1/2 tsp peppermint extract 

2 frozen bananas 

1 cup vegan milk of choice

Method

Add everything into a blender and blend until smooth.

Add more spinach to make your shake greener! 

Topped with  almond milk whipped cream and Oreos.

Did You Make This?

Share a photo and tag us — we can’t wait to see what you’ve made!

The post Vegan Shamrock Shake appeared first on Choosing Balance.

Recipe Steps:

For this recipe, you don’t need much time or many ingredients to make them. Like I said, only 4 ingredients! My favorite recipes are ones with simple ingredients and minimal time involved. Who wants to wait hours for dessert to be ready? I don’t know about you but I don’t have the patience for that haha.

First, you’ll cut your bananas into coins. I made mine about 1 inch thick so they didn’t get mushy as they cooked. You can slice them however you want but the thinner you slice them, the musher they’ll get.

Then I grabbed two bowls. In one, I melted the coconut oil. In the other, I mixed the cinnamon and sugar together. You want to make sure the bowls are big enough for you to be able to put the banana coin in and coat it with the mixtures.

After that, I took a banana coin, dipped it in the coconut oil, then the cinnamon sugar mixture. I set it aside and repeated for the rest of the banana coins.

Once all of the banana coins were coated with the mixture, I heated a skillet over medium heat. I added a tiny bit of coconut oil to the pan then added my churro bites in. I cooked for 1 minute, flipped, and cooked another additional minute. Then they’re done!

You can sprinkle any leftover cinnamon sugar mixture you have on top of them as well- makes them even tastier!

What to Pair with the Churro Bites:

These churro bites are just begging to be paired with warm, melted chocolate! I melted some dairy free dark chocolate chips and then also added some yogurt with cinnamon sprinkled on top. They’re amazing alone as well! Other options for pairings: melted white chocolate chips, maple syrup, or some icing.

Other Healthy Desserts:

Strawberry Crumble Bars

Cake Batter Cookie Bars

S’mores Cookies

Banana Churro Bites Recipe:

Banana Churro Bites

These banana churro bites are a delicious and fun paleo, gluten free, and vegan snack or dessert. A healthy dessert recipe that is easy and also kid friendly! #cleaneating | #healthydesserteasy | #paleodessert | #glutenfreedessert | #vegandessert | #vegansnack | #healthysnacksforkids

Print Recipe

Pin Recipe

Ingredients

2 bananas

2 tbsp coconut sugar

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tbsp coconut oil

Method

1. Cut the bananas into 1 inch coins
2. Get two bowls ready. In one, melt the coconut oil for 30 seconds.
3. In the other bowl, mix together the cinnamon and coconut sugar.
4. Brush a banana coin with the coconut oil then coat with the cinnamon sugar mixture. You can use a toothpick to do this or with your hands.
5. Set on a plate and repeat until all your banana coins are coated.
6. Heat a skillet over medium heat, add a little bit of coconut oil so the coins don’t stick.
7. Add bananas to the skillet and cook for 1 minute, flip, cook another minute.
8. Served with melted chocolate and yogurt here! These don’t store well so eat immediately

Did You Make This?

Share a photo and tag us — we can’t wait to see what you’ve made!

Pin It:

The post Banana Churro Bites appeared first on Choosing Balance.

*This post contains affiliate links that I may earn a small commission on. This in no way changes the price for you as the consumer. Thank you for supporting my recipes and Choosing Balance :)*

Brownie Bite Recipe Steps:

Like I said, these brownie bites only have 5 simple, plant based ingredients. I gathered all my ingredients before getting ready to start making these. The only thing not pictured below are the bananas that you’ll need.

First, you’ll mash the 2 bananas in a large mixing bowl. Then add in the other 4 ingredients and mix them together. I used a hand mixer to make sure the batter was smooth enough.

After the batter is mixed, grease a baking pan. I used an 8×8 brownie pan but you can use any size you have on hand. You could also use parchment paper vs greasing the baking pan but I was out haha. I like using parchment paper if I have it on hand, it makes removing these peanut butter brownie bites easier.

After you pour the batter in, smooth out the top. Then I drizzled some peanut butter on top. I always buy organic peanut butter so it’s naturally runny. If you’re looking at peanut butter butter, check the ingredient list to see what’s in it. I always look for just peanut butter and salt on the list.

Then, I took a toothpick and swirled the peanut butter around. It doesn’t take long and it’s pretty easy to do. I do this step because it makes the brownies look so pretty!

Bake for 22-25 minutes at 350F. I like mine pretty fudgy so I only baked for 22 minutes.

Other Similar Recipes:

Avocado Prune Brownies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups

Copycat Cashew Cookie Larabars

Peanut Butter Brownie Bites

Vegan Brownies that are healthy, easy, gluten free, and made with only 5 simple ingredients. A healthy vegan dessert that is easy and loaded with the perfect chocolate and pb combination. Also a delicious vegan breakfast or snack.

Print Recipe

Pin Recipe

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 tbsp vegan vanilla or chocolate protein powder (I used Silver Fern Vanilla Protein)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. In a bowl, mash the bananas then add in the rest of the ingredients.
3. Mix with a hand mixer or immersion blender.
4. Add the batter to a greased brownie pan (I used 8×8 but it doesn’t matter)
5. Then drizzle some Pb on top. I used organic Pb so it’s naturally really runny but you could melt some in the microwave.
6. Take a toothpick and swirl it into the batter.
7. Bake for 22-25 mins depending on how you like the center- use a toothpick in the middle to see how done they are.
8. Let set for a minute before removing from the pan
9. I baked these for 22 mins and they were perfectly fudgy

Did You Make This?

Share a photo and tag us — we can’t wait to see what you’ve made!

Pin It:

The post Peanut Butter Brownie Bites appeared first on Choosing Balance.