FruitShake

*Leslie's Fruitshake
Soy Delicious Cookies n Cream soy ice cream (my favorite one, but any ice cream will still be awesome)
vanilla soymilk
hemp-seeds, shelled
mangos
blueberries
strawberries
raspberries
cherries
blackberries
boysenberry
(*all items organic except for the hemp seeds and they may even be too, but I get them in bulk so I don't have a label)
Method: Take handfuls of fruit and dump it on top of the soymilk in a blender. Add hemp seeds (or flax seeds) and blend until smooth. Consume.

Let me explain something about the abundance of fruits. I like to keep frozen fruits in the house because of instances like this (Fruitshakes), pancakes, emergency snacks, etc. I get them on sale or buy them even fresh on sale and freeze them.

Almond Oat Balls

Leslie's Special Raw Almond-Oat Balls
3 c. rolled oats
1/2 c. pepitas (pumpkin seeds), raw
1/2 c. raisins
1/4 c. raw sunflower seeds
1.5 t. cinnamon
3/4 c. almond butter (you can get away with only 1/2 c.)
1/3 c. + 1T. brown rice syrup
2 T. barley malt syrup
1.5 t. vanilla
1/4 c. coconut, shredded

Method: Take about 1/3c. rolled oats and 1/4c. pepitas and grind them in a food processor, blender, or use a hammer to turn into a powder. Set aside on a small plate. Forget about this for a while... Combine dry ingredients. Stir. Add from almond butter down to the end of the list. Stir it all together. Grab a shallow bowl and fill with water. Wet fingers and palms and spoon batterfuls into hands and form 1-inch balls. Coat with oat/pepita powdery mixture. Place on cookie sheet and freeze 20 minutes. Take out and store in the fridge. Enjoy.

Multi-Fruit Sorbet

Sorbet
Choose your personal preffered amount of fruit.
Per type of fruit, add about
1 T. agave nectar.
Fruit combos used:
peach,
plum,
blackberry,
strawberry,
kiwi-lemon-lime,
blueberry,
strawberry-banana.

Method: Freeze fruits at least 2 hours before preparing. In a food processor, blend fruit with a spoonful of agave nectar (or sugar). Place in a glass, bowl, or container and stick it in the freezer just for a few minutes. You can even eat it right away.

Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Mousse

12 oz silken tofu
3 oz bittersweet chocolate
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 c boiling water
1 t vanilla
2/3 c raw sugar (or agave nectar)
coconut to top or fruit

Method: Puree tofu in a food processor until smooth. In a seperate bowl, combine cocoa and chocolate and add boiling water, stir. Add vanilla. Add sugar. Add this bowl to the tofu and blend in the processor until mixed. Chill at least 1 hour.

Fruit Mousse Cups

Fruit Mousse Cups
Ingredients:
tofu, silken
cocoa
vanilla
water
phyllo pastry cups (10 calories each)
blueberries
blackberries
strawberries
kiwi
mango

Method: Make tofu mousse. Add to phylo cups. Cut fruit and arrange on top of mousse. Store chilled.

Boiled Cookies

Boiled Cookies

1/2 c. Earth Balance (or other margarine)
1.5 c. agave nectar
1/2c. soymilk
4 T. cocoa
1 T. flax, ground
1/2 c. peanut butter or other nut butter
1/2 t. vanilla
3 c. oats

Method: Heat all ingredients except for oats until boiling. Lower and simmer for a few minutes, stir a lot. Add mixture to a bowl of rolled oats. Stir together. Place droplets onto a waxed cookie sheet and chill in fridge. Store in the fridge too.

My Best Banana Bread

Best Banana Bread
5-6 ripe bananas, mashed
1 T. fresh lemon juice
1/2 c. oil or apple sauce
1/2 c. sweetener of choice
1/2 c. blueberries
1/3c. grain sweetened chocolate chips
1.5 c. whole wheat flour
1/2 c. wheat germ
1/2 t. sea salt
1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda

Method: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a small bowl, mash bananas, add lemon juice, oil, sweetener, and blueberries and mix together. In a seperate large bowl, stir the flour, wheat germ, salt, baking powder and soda. Add banana mix to the flour mix. Don't over stir. Spoon onto a loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes, check with a knife. Can also be made with any desired fruit or made into muffins.

Powerhouse Treats

Powerhouse Treats
"Leslie's PowerHouse Treats"
Ingredients:
organic brown rice cereal puffs (like rice crispies)
rolled oats (not instant kind)
cocoa
raw organic almond butter (I squeezed it but melted it down, not raw anymore)
raw organic peanut butter (same as above)
organic brown rice syrup
organic agave nectar
raw almonds (ok, I'm not going to say *organic* anymore, most if not all items are)
raw walnuts
raw pecans
raw sunflower seeds
organic raisins
coconut, shredded
hemp seeds
flax seeds, whole
sea salt
barley sweetened chocolate chips
cinnamon
vanilla, have to say it... organic.

Everything is mixed together. I melted down (on super-low heat) the almond butter, peanut butter, brown rice syrup, agave nectar, cinnamon, vanilla and cocoa. Then I mixed up the rest of the dry ingredients and poured the hot mix over the dry. Then I stood on a step-stool (for better views, reach and method) and I mixed with all my might. And yes, with my clean bare hands.

Killian likes treats too.