21 Day Fix Pumpkin Cheesecake

One of my favorite things about this time of year is pumpkin cheesecake!!  I do not however love the calories and ingredients.  Here is a cleaned up, 21 day fix approved version:

21 Day Fix Pumpkin Cheesecake:

Ingredients:

2 cups cottage cheese (2%)
1/2 cup nonfat greek yogurt
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs
3 Tbsp. almond flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp. stevia
1 Tbsp. maple syrup
Zest of orange (or lemon)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray 7-8" pie pan with coconut oil spray.
2. In a blender, blend cottage cheese until smooth. Once smooth add the remaining ingredients and blend all together until smooth.
3. Put ingredients in pie pan. You can make a swirl with the cinnamon in the pie if desired.
4. Bake for 30-35 minutes until the edges are pulling away from the pan.
5. Refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight.
6. Top with your favorite toppings.

Love Snickerdoodles??? This is for You!

Who else LOVES snickerdoodles?? Here is an awesome recipe:

This Snickerdoodle Shakeology recipe turns everything we love about these treats into a healthy smoothie that we can drink throughout the holiday season.

Author: Beachbody

Serves: 1 smoothie

Ingredients:

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

1 cup ice

1 scoop Vanilla Shakeology

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. pure maple syrup

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Instructions:

Place almond milk, ice, Shakeology, cinnamon, maple syrup, and extract in blender; cover. Blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Hazelnut Coffee Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup all-natural hazelnut butter
1 tsp. pure coffee extract
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
½ cup raw honey
1 cup Café Latte Shakeology

Note: If you can’t find hazelnut butter, you can make your own at home. If you can find hazelnuts with the skins removed, that will save you a step. We love this recipe from the Minimalist Baker; you can leave out the cinnamon in her recipe if it’s not your speed.

Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; mix well with a spatula or clean hands.
Roll mixture into twenty four balls, each about 1-inch in size.
Flatten each slightly so that it is shaped like a traditional cookie.
Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Calories: 110
Total Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 1 mg
Sodium: 21 mg
Carbohydrates: 12 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugars: 6 g
Protein: 4 g

Containers: 1 Yellow; 1 tsp.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup all-natural cashew (or almond) butter
1 tsp. pure peppermint extract
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
½ cup raw honey
1 cup Chocolate Shakeology

Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl; mix well with a spatula or clean hands.
Roll mixture into twenty four balls, each about 1-inch in size.
Flatten each slightly so that it is shaped like a traditional cookie.
Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
Nutritional Information (per serving):

Calories: 81
Total Fat: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 37 mg
Carbohydrates: 11 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sugars: 6 g
Protein: 3 g

Containers: 1 Yellow

Pistachio Orange Cranberry Cookies:

Pistachio Orange Cranberry Cookies:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-natural pistachio butter
• ½ tsp. pure orange extract (or 1 Tbsp. finely grated orange peel (orange zest))
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• ½ cup raw honey
• 1 cup Vanilla Shakeology
• 2 Tbsp. chopped unsweetened dried cranberries

Note: If you can’t find pistachio butter, you can make your own in very easily by placing one cup of shelled raw pistachios, ½ tsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt), and 1 Tbsp. flaxseed oil in a food processor or high-speed blender. Blend until nuts are ground into butter, stopping to scrape down the sides two to three times.

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Calories: 83
Total Fat: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 1 mg
Sodium: 70 mg
Carbohydrates: 11 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sugars: 7 g
Protein: 3 g

Containers

1 Yellow

Almond & Apricot Thumbprint Cookies

Yummy, no bake recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-natural almond butter
• 1 tsp. pure almond extract
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• ½ cup raw honey
• 1 cup Vanilla Shakeology
• 24 dried apricot halves

Note: After you flatten the cookies on a baking sheet, made an indent in the middle of each of the cookies. Place the one dried apricot in the center of each cookie before cooling in the refrigerator.

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Calories: 120
Total Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 1 mg
Sodium: 46 mg
Carbohydrates: 14 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugars: 9 g
Protein: 5 g

Containers

1 Yellow1 tsp.

No Bake Nutty Shakeology Cookies

How to Make No-Bake Shakeology Cookies

Shakeology Nutty No-Bake Cookies

 

 

Author: Beachbody

Recipe type: Dessert

Serves: 24 servings, 1 cookie

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-natural almond butter
• 1 tsp. pure almond extract
• 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• ½ cup raw honey
• 1 cup Chocolate Shakeology

Instructions

1. Combine almond butter, extract, oats, honey, and Shakeology in a medium bowl; mix well with a spatula or clean hands.
2. Roll mixture into twenty four balls, each about 1-inch in size.
3. Flatten each slightly so that it is shaped like a traditional cookie.
4. Refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.

Nutritional Information (per serving):

Calories: 116
Total Fat: 6 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 17 mg
Carbohydrates: 12 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sugars: 7 g
Protein: 5 g

Containers

½ Yellow
2 tsp.

Holiday Cranberry Fizz

Looking for a yummy, festive holiday recipe, check out this cranberry fizz recipe:

Prep time:   10 mins
Total time:   10 mins

Author: Beachbody
Serves: 12 servings, approx. 6 fl. oz. each

Ingredients:
Ice
4 cups strong brewed black tea, chilled
1 cup Honey Cranberry Rosemary Simple Syrup, chilled
1 Tbsp. pomegranate molasses
1 Tbsp. + 1½ tsp. non-alcoholic orange bitters
4 cups soda water
½ cup fresh cranberries
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, cut into small pieces (for garnish)

Instructions:
Place ice in a large punch bowl.
Add tea, simple syrup, molasses, bitters, and soda water; mix well.
Add cranberries; mix gently to blend.
Serve punch in punch glasses (or small Mason jars); garnish with rosemary.

Nutritional Information (per serving):
Calories: 51
Total Fat: 0 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 19 mg
Carbohydrates: 13 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sugars: 11 g
Protein: 0 g

P90X/X2 Portions
½ Single Serving Snack

P90X3 Portions
½ Carb

Body Beast Portions
½ Fruit
½ Carb Liquid

Containers
½ Yellow

Delicious, Skinny Sweet Potato Recipe

Looking for a yummy, skinny sweet potato recipe??  This 21 day fix one is delicious and will get you past a sugar craving!

Ingredients:
4 medium sweet potatoes, diced & boiled or steamed in the microwave
3/4 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp. agave nectar
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions:
1. Cube potatoes and boil them until tender or cook until tender in the microwave (remove skins in microwave.)
2. While still warm, place potatoes into medium sized mixing bowl.  Add yogurt and smash with a potato masher, or your desired method.
3. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper.
4. Drizzle potatoes with agave and then sprinkle with cinnamon and drizzle with agave.
5. Garnish with more yogurt if desired.
6. Serve & Enjoy!

Kicking Off Memorial Day With a Yummy Shrimp Boil

I don't know about you but one of my favorite ways to kick off a long weekend is with a seafood boil. Unfortunately our last burner bit the dust so we started out our Saturday shopping for a new one! It has been about 10 years since our last burner purchase so the thing we immediately noticed while putting this one together was all of the extra parts that our old one did not have. It seems there are several more legs, supports and protectors to keep it from turning over. It took twice as long to put together and we joked about just how many lawsuits had lead to all of this!! Finally together though, we cooked our feast!

Red Potatoes, onion, corn on the cob, crab legs, shrimp and scallops!  (Put in the pan in that order for even cooking.) Super yummy for sure! 

Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone!