Baked Quinoa Falafel

This recipe is easy to follow, pretty much fail proof and freezes soo well.
I make a double or triple batch and freeze them for super quick meals in the future.
Vegan & gluten free

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Recipe:

• 1 cup cooked quinoa, cooked in veggie broth (because it makes it tastier than just water)
• 1 x 15 oz can chickpeas, drained & rinsed (*see note below)
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, large & minced
• 1 cups parsley, packed
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp chickpea flour (can sub cornstarch here)
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• zest of 1 lemon & 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2-4 tsp avocado oil *add slowly (can sub olive oil or even water here)

**chickpea note. Just being real here. REAL falafel uses dry chickpeas, soaked for 24 hours and then just mushed. I personally never prep that far in advance so I tend to just use canned but if I was actually prepared, I would prefer to just soak my own and it would be cheaper as well

Instructions:

• in a small pan, heat 1 TBSP oil and cook the onions and garlic until onions are translucent 
• In food processor combine chickpeas, parsley, onion and garlic until it looks combined and no larger chunks are visible
• Add in the quinoa, salt, cumin, pepper, sesame oil, flour, turmeric and lemon zest & juice. Mix until forms it looks like dough. *You'll need to use judgement here and add the oil until it is easily shape-able but not too much. It really depends on where you live and how dry your other ingredients were. Sometimes I only need 2 tsp, sometimes the full 4 tsp. Play around with your food here. It should form a ball easily but not be sticky, but you shouldn't have to fight to get it to keep it's shape either....
• Roll into balls and chill in the fridge for about an hour (if you have time. I never do, but it's preferred) Should make about 12-16 balls. I use a cookie dough scoop to keep them even sized.
• Preheat oven to 400F. Pop those balls on a parchment lined cookie tray and bake for 30-40min flipping over 1/2 way through. Remove when they are just starting to brown. 
• Leave on tray for 20 mins to finish (again, if you have time here!)
• Eat or freeze. These are great reheated and freeze amazingly well

I do mine in a wrap with a BUNCH of salad and then peppers and gauc because that's how I run, but feel free to add your favorite tahini sauce.

Chocolate PB Power Balls

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Ingredients:
*1/2 Cup Peanut Butter (I used chunky because I accidentally bought it, but typically I would use smooth because that's what we have... it doesn't matter! either would work) *can sub PB for almond butter, or sunflower seed butter
*2 TBSP Unsweetened Almond or Coconut Milk
*1/4 cup quick cook steel cut Oats
*1/4 cup some type of dried fruit. I used raisin, cranberries would be good, or dried blueberries..something without added sugar
*1 1/2 scoops Chocolate Nutrient Dense Powder
*1/4 cup finely chopped nuts. I used almonds but any type of finely crushed nut would work here







Put all ingredients except the nuts in a bowl and mix together well (use your fingers! Get in there!!!)

Roll into balls. I used a cookie scoop to keep them all the same shape

Place the nuts in a shallow bowl.
Roll the balls in the nuts.

Makes about 17 balls (cookie scoop sized)









I keep mine in the the freezer and just grab a couple for my day. Easy peasy. Ready when you are.

Prep time like 10 minutes. Depending on how long it takes you to roll balls :)

You can also press these into cookies and keep in the freezer. Then when your kiddo wants a cookie....
BAM, here it is
Amazingly easy nutritional rich cookie

Chocolate Nutrient Rich Fat Bombs

YESSSS chocolate + healthy fats + your days supply of nutrients in a candy form?
Who would not want to pop these?
They are the perfect thing to feed a sweet tooth without feeling guilty You are actually doing something good for your body (whatttttt/!?! I know it's amazing)

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Melt 1/2 cup peanut butter (can be chunky or smooth. I just happened to have chunky) with 1/2 cup coconut oil

Allow to cool but still be melted

Add in 1/2 scoop Chocolate Vegan nutrient powder and stir. Taste test for desired sweetness. 1/2 scoop is perfect for me but you might want more

Pour into molds. I couldn't find my old candy molds so I used a mini muffin pan. Which was perfect because they looked like PB cups

It made 12 full mini muffin tins

Put in the freezer until solid. Pop out of the mold and eat and enjoy the rich chocolate nutrients while knowing you are basically eating a salad but it tastes like a candy bar. Double score.

(My eyebrows look craaazzzyyy)

 Tower of Nutrition Power!!

Ingredients. Soooo easy just 3 things!!

1/2 Cup Organic Peanut Butter, no sugar added
1/2 Cup Unrefined Coconut Oil
1/2 scoop Vegan Chocolate Nutrient Dense amazing powder