With the Holidays being a big time of year to cook and eat sweets, with that I decided to bring you some healthy recipes for baked sweets.

This guest post is by: Emily Zaler

the author of “The EZ Whey Cookbook” which is dedicated to providing recipes for healthy sweets.  Emily calls them “Clean eats that taste like cheats” and she does a great job of providing very tasty treats with powerful health benefits.  If you are going to be making some treats in the next few days, give these guilt free recipes a try.

EZ Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

1 scoop chocolate protein powder
1 tabelspoon natural peanut butter
stevia to taste ( 1 or 2 packers)
4 oz of water

optional: cocoa powder to enhance the chocolate taste

Blend all ingredients in a blender ( Magic Bullet Style is perfect for this recipe)
Pout mixture in muffin tins or cups and freeze. They pop out just like Reece’s PB Cups!
Can be made with less water if you want a thicker batter.

* These also taste great made with Vanilla Protein Powder, as well as other natural nut butters such as almond or cashew. Makes one serving.

Per Serving:

Cals: 203
Fat: 7.5 grams
Carbs: 4 grams
Pro: 25.5 grams

EZ Hot Cocoa

8-10 oz of water — either microwaved or boiled
1 tabelspoon unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
Stevia to Taste

Heat water and simply stir in cocoa and stevia. A great clean way to enjoy this holiday treat!

Makes 1 serving

Per Serving:

Cals: 20
Fat: . 5 grams
Carbs: 1 gram

Coconut Oil Fudge

1 packet Stevia
1 tabelspoon Coconut Oil
1 teaspoon unsweetened dark chocolate cocoa powder
1/2 tablespoon Almond Butter
1 teaspoon ground flax seeds

Microwave Coconut Oil until melted, about 20 seconds. Stir in the rest of the ingredients and freeze. It takes about 10 minutes to  freeze in a small tupperware container.

Makes 1 serving

Per Serving:

Cals: 211
Fat: 20 grams
Carbs: 4.3
Protein: 3.6
* can increase protein content by adding in a tablespoon of chocolate protein powder

Give these recipes a try and you will happy that you did.  They do not lack in flavor like many healthy sweets and actually provide a very light and tasteful treat that will leave you feeling guiltless.  If you enjoy these recipes visit Emily’s website and pick up her cookbook.

You can also send her Tweets and e-mails with any questions

@TheEZwhey

ezwheycookbook@gmail.com

If you are interested in purchasing the cookbook check out her website:

theEZwhey.com