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Hazyl’s Chocolate Fudge

Adapted from: My Kids Lick the Bowl’s Easy Peanut Butter Freezer Fudge

Hazyl is learning about nuts as a way to get another protein into her diet for long energy so she can ride her scooter and play with her neighbors. This fudge was a great addition to her snack, as it provided her with some healthy fats and protein – and best of all, it tastes like CHOCOLATE – her favorite! She was also excited to be able to make this recipe herself, and then decorate it.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Cups smooth peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, or sun butter (almost a whole 16 oz container)
  • 1/2 Cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla (optional)
  • 1/2 Cup melted coconut oil or butter
  • 4 Tbsp Cocoa
  • Optional – toppings to decorate your fudge

Instructions

  1. Get out all of the needed ingredients and measuring cups for easy, kid-friendly cooking.
  2. Decide if you want to make your fudge into one big bar or into smaller portions in cupcake liners. If you use one pan, a 5 inch by 7-inch pan works well, or you could use something smaller (thicker fudge) or larger (thinner fudge). Line your pan with foil, parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray. Alternatively, you can line up about 9 regular size cupcake liners or 18 mini cupcake liners on a pan.
  3. It is easiest to use a stand mixer or hand mixer to combine all of the ingredients since it is a little thick, but you can mix it by hand as well.
  4. Add the nut or seed butter, maple syrup, vanilla, butter/coconut oil, and cocoa powder to the bowl beat for 1-2 mins until well combined
  5. Pour the mixture evenly into the pan or muffin cups. A cookie scoop works great if you are making it in cupcake liners (and is great fine motor practice)!
  6. Top with any toppings you like – Hazyl used sprinkles, marshmallows, and chocolate chips.
  7. Freeze for 1-2 hr before cutting and serving. This is best eaten when frozen or slightly thawed. If you use coconut oil, it will melt if you leave it out at room temperature, but it makes a great dip for apples or pretzels this way!
  8. Store in the freezer, unless you want to eat it as a dip, then you can store it in the refrigerator.

Dairy-Free Vanilla Milkshake

Adapted from Downshiftology’s Cashew Date Shake

Makes 2 big milkshakes or 3 smaller ones

This sweet girl gets a lot of calories from milk and milk products, as her oral motor skills are still quite immature. These shakes provide some variety in her diet while also meeting her oral motor needs and tasting familiar. We did a taste test to compare vanilla and chocolate and they tied! She loved adding the ingredients into the blender, and thought it was super cool that the spinach ‘disappeared’ in the chocolate shake when we blended it up!

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. If you do not have a high powered blender, measure the cashews into your blender, then pour boiling water over top of them to cover the cashews by about an inch or two (you don’t need to measure, we will dump out the water before blending). After about 10 minutes, add the pitted dates to the blender. After about 20 minutes of soaking total, you can drain the water out of the blender, saving the cashews and dates in the blender. If you have a high powered blender (Vitamix, Blendtec, etc.) you can skip the soaking and just add your cashews and pitted dates to the blender.
  2. Add the frozen banana, 3/4 cup cold water, vanilla, salt, and collagen protein powder if you are using it and blend until smooth. This might take a few minutes.
  3. Once your mixture is blended, add 2 cups of ice to help it be really cold like a milkshake. Blend again until all of the ice is broken up and the milkshake looks smooth.
  4. Pour into glasses and enjoy immediately!

Dairy-Free Chocolate Milkshake

Adapted from Downshiftology’s Cashew Date Shake

Makes 2 big milkshakes or 3 smaller ones

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. If you do not have a high powered blender, measure the cashews into your blender, then pour boiling water over top of them to cover the cashews by about an inch or two (you don’t need to measure, we will dump out the water before blending). After about 10 minutes, add the pitted dates to the blender. After about 20 minutes of soaking total, you can drain the water out of the blender, saving the cashews and dates in the blender. If you have a high powered blender (Vitamix, Blendtec, etc.) you can skip the soaking and just add your cashews and pitted dates to the blender.
  2. Add the frozen banana, spinach, cocoa powder, 3/4 cup cold water, vanilla, salt, and collagen protein powder if you are using it and blend until smooth. This might take a few minutes.
  3. Once your mixture is blended, add 2 cups of ice to help it be really cold and thick like a milkshake. Blend again until all of the ice is broken up and the milkshake looks smooth.
  4. Pour into glasses and enjoy immediately!

We hope these recipes will be a fun addition to your family’s menu. If you are looking for more recipes, including recipes to get more protein, fruit, or veggies into your picky eater’s diet in non-threatening ways, check out our Parent/Caregiver Libraries.

 

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