As a health advisor, I never tell anyone to stay away from treats. I firmly believe that something sweet should be an essential part of your diet. I find that if someone denies themselves something they love, they won’t stick to a healthy lifestyle. 

Of course, there are so many ways to make a healthy version of your favorite treat. Don’t believe me? Open Pinterest, type in your favorite dessert or candy and I guarantee someone has come up with a healthy version. 

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For me, I absolutely love a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and my good friend Pam recently emailed me this recipe from Sara Wilson’s book I Quit Sugar: Your Complete 8-Week Detox Program and Cookbook.

Healthy Chocolate Nut Butter Cups Recipe

Ingredients:

• ½ cup coconut oil, melted
• ½ cup raw cacao powder
• 1 tablespoon brown rice syrup
• 2 tablespoons coconut cream
• ¼ cup peanut, macadamia or almond butter (whichever organic version is your favorite)
• Large pinch of sea salt

Directions:

1. Arrange small paper candy cups on a baking pan.
2. In a small bowl, combine the coconut oil and cacao powder until smooth, then stir in the syrup and coconut cream.
3. Pour a thin layer into the bottom of the candy cups.
4. Freeze for 5 minutes, then remove from the freezer and spoon 1/3 teaspoon of the nut butter into each one.
5. Pour the remaining cacao mixture on top and scatter sea salt over.
6. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until set [or, if you’re short of time, freeze them].
7. Eat straight from the fridge – these will melt at room temperature.

Note:
If coconut cream, which can be found at some supermarkets and Asian food stores, is unavailable, you can substitute coconut milk. To thicken it, add 1 tablespoon of arrowroot for each cup of coconut milk.

Want more healthy recipes? Check out my cookbook, How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies for more recipes your family will love. 

Leann Forst, MBA, CHC — Family Health & Cancer Coach

Leann is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Certified Essential Oils Coach, holding a Master’s degree from Drake University and a Bachelor of Science from Upper Iowa University. Leann is accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. And she is an award winning author of 2 books “How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies” and “100 Ways to Lose Weight”.

Born and raised as an Iowa farm girl, she moved to Texas in 1998 where she lives with her husband and 2 kids.

As a wife of a brain cancer survivor, Leann has a special interest in anti-cancer nutrition and detoxification. She works with individuals and groups, and speaks regularly at hospitals, schools and organizations to teach people how to attain optimal health by getting to the root cause of chronic and inflammatory conditions, while using healing modalities such as essential oils. Click here to get Leann’s free report, “37 Cancer Facts You Should Know…But Probably Don’t”. And take Leann’s Nutrient Deficiency Quiz here.

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