Choc PB smoothie

•  1 frozen banana, peeled
• 1/4 avocado (or try some spinach)
• 1/2 c milk of choice (almond milk works well)
• 2 T nut butter
• 1 T cocoa powder (or try Cacao powder)
• 1 T hemp seeds
• 1 T frozen berries (I used serviceberries)
• 1 t chia seeds
• 1 pinch sea salt
• Top with granola, yogurt, berries, or dark choc, if desired

Blend until smooth. Blend in a date if it needs more sweetening. 

Whole Grain Waffles (GF)

 This is a very thin/soupy batter so it needs to rest 10-30 minutes to allow grains to absorb moisture (recipe said 30 minutes, but I didn't notice much difference, if anything they seemed tougher after 30 minutes, not in a good way, although it does acknowledge you may have to add more milk after it has absorbed moisture). 

• 12 oz (2 2/3 C) ATK whole grain gf flour blend
• 1.75 oz (1/4 C) sugar (I tried monk fruit sweetener and think it probably needs the real sugar)
• 1 t baking powder
• 1/2 t salt
• 2 C (try starting with 1 1/2 cup and add more as needed) 1 or 2% milk (don't use any other amount of fat, it needs just the right amount of fat for crispness. Can use unsweetened almond milk)
• 3 eggs
• 2 T butter, melted and cooled
• 2 T vegetable oil (according to ATK, the water in butter affects crispness, so this balance of half butter and half oil helps with crispness while still giving some butter flavor)
• 1 t vanilla
• pecans or other toppings (I like adding pecans to the batter and Emily and Becky like choc chips, but I don't know how these might affect crispness). 

1. Combine first 4 (dry) ingredients. Combine remaining (wet) ingredients in separate bowl. Combine together until well incorporated with no lumps. Rest at room temp for 10-30 minutes. 

2. Heat waffle iron and cook. Make sure it spreads out thinly enough to get crispy. If it piles up too thickly on the iron, it will not be crispy. Add more milk as needed to keep it at the right consistency. 

3. Can put in 200-degree oven to keep warm while others are cooking or serve immediately. 

Chickpea cookie dough balls

•  15 oz chickpeas
• 1/2 c oats (or 1/3 c oat flour)
• 1/4 c peanut butter
• 3 T maple syrup, more if desired (could try dates)
• 1 t vanilla
• 1/4 t salt
• 1/4 t cinnamon
• 1/3 c choc chips

1. Process all but choc chips in food processor. Taste, adding in more sweetener if desired. Add choc chips and pulse or stir until incorporated as much as desired. Roll into balls and harden/store in fridge. 

Pumpkin hummus

•  15 oz can chickpeas
• 2/3 c pumpkin puree
• 1/2 t salt
• 1 t cumin
• lemon juice to taste (about 1/2 a lemon)
• garlic powder
• 1 T oil
• pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds etc, optional toppings

Combine in food processor and add toppings. 

Superfood plants only smoothie

•  1/2-1 C almond milk
• 1-2 T hemp seeds
• 1/2 c spinach leaves
• small handful broccoli sprouts
• 1 kiwi, skin removed
• 5 medium strawberries
• 2 T peanut butter
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 1-2 T maple syrup, optional

1. Combine in blender or food processor and serve alone or with berries, fruit, seeds, nut butter, granola, etc. 

Can be stored in a mason jar type container if not ready to eat right away but store toppings separately. 

Choc pb smoothie

•  1-2 frozen bananas
• 1/4 c cocoa powder
• 1/4 c peanut butter
• 1-2 T hemp seeds
• 3/4 C milk (it says 3 C almondmilk in the original recipe)
• 1 T maple syrup or 1 date
• 1 t chia seeds, optional
• handful of ice cubes

1. Combine in blender or food processor and serve plain or with granola. 

Pumpkin pie smoothie

•  1 frozen banana (original said 2, but even 1 already had plenty of banana flavor)
• 1/2-1 c milk (I used lactose free milk. Coconut and/or almost milk would also be good)
• 1/2 c pumpkin puree (any squash could work, like acorn)
• 1-2 T maple syrup
• 1 T hemp seeds (very strong flavor)
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• 1/4 t nutmeg 
• pinch cloves
• 1/2 c ice

1. Blend all ingredients in blender or food processor until creamy and smooth. Eat it plain or top with granola and pecans. 

2. Can experiment with all kinds of other mix-ins. Apparent spinach is an interesting one and turns it green.