Oreo Cream Cheese Truffles

Hi foodies!

This past weekend, I went up to Big Bear for my friend Jessica’s birthday, and we had the best time. It was gorgeous the whole weekend! We stayed at this gorgeous house that her family friends own in the area, and so we all brought a ton of food and snacks for the weekend. My contribution? Oreo cream cheese truffles.

I had actually been inspired to make these because my grandmother’s neighbor had made them once. I made this recipe once before for a party, and was requested to make it again because they came out SO DARN GOOD.

WARNING: this is not, I repeat, NOT a healthy recipe.

Try these out the next time you need to bring something yummy to a party or want a delicious snack for a road trip 🙂 They are by far one of the easiest desserts to make, and they have been a huge hit every time I’ve made them!

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Ingredients:
-1 package of Oreos (any flavor, I’ve done both chocolate and classic)
-1 8oz package of cream cheese
-1 bag of milk or dark chocolate chips, melted

Directions:
-begin by crumbling the Oreos into a large bowl
-put the entire package of cream cheese into the bowl and mix thoroughly with the crumbled Oreos (I mixed it with my hands)

-place that bowl into the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes so the mixture solidifies a little
-melt the entire package of chocolate chips in a separate bowl
-line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
-scoop out a small amount of the Oreo cream cheese mixture and roll it into a ball with your hands
-dip the ball into the melted chocolate so it is completed coated, and then place it on the parchment paper (you can also drizzle the chocolate over the top of the truffle once it’s already on the parchment paper)

-place the truffles in the fridge for a few hours, or until the chocolate shell has hardened
-take out and enjoy immediately!

They are so sweet and delicious- everyone that’s tried them has loved them!

Try these out, and post your photos on Instagram! Tag @laurenslovelyrecipes and #laurenslovelyrecipes.

Enjoy!
xo, Lauren
@laurenslovelyrecipes
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Guilt-Free Chocolate Donuts (that ended up as mini muffins)

Hi foodies!

Today’s recipe is a variation of a recipe I found on the Kodiak Cakes instagram page (@kodiakcakes). I’m not going to lie to you, these are good, but a little dry. But it’s my own fault. I decided to swap oil for applesauce in the recipe, and I forgot the applesauce. Such is life. Also, this is a donut recipe. But I didn’t have a donut pan. So now, it’s a mini muffin / cupcake recipe. It’s fine.

Ingredients:
-3/4 cup Kodiak Cakes ‘Power Cake’s Blend (available at Target)
-1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein, Vanilla Ice Cream Flavor
-3 tbs. unsweetened cocoa powder (mine is from Trader Joe’s)
-4 tbs. unsweetened applesauce (any brand will do- don’t forget this step!)
-2/3 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt (I used a Fage snack-sized pack)
-1/2 tsp. baking powder
-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
-1 egg
-1 egg white
-1/4 tsp. salt
-10-12 packets of no calorie sweetener

Directions:
-preheat oven to 325 degrees
-mix all ingredients together in a bowl
-place in greased pan of choice (I used mini muffin pans)

-cook in the oven for 11 minutes
-take out, let cool, and remove from pan
-enjoy!

Yummy, right?

Bite-sized and delicious!

Nutritional Information:
1 mini muffin, recipe makes 24 muffins
-28 calories
-0.5g fat
-3g carbs
-3g protein

Try these at home (don’t forget the applesauce!) and tag @laurenslovelyrecipes and #laurenslovelyrecipes on instagram. I hope you like them!

xo, Lauren
@laurenslovelyrecipes
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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies (Gluten Free!)

Good evening, sweet foodies!

Tonight’s recipe is so easy and so delicious- these cookies have become such a huge hit for me. I tried a gluten-free cookie recipe a while back while having dinner with my friend Stef (who has a gluten intolerance) and then I adapted them, and readapted, and readapted (you get the drill) until I made them my own. And I love them.

I made these yesterday and brought them to my gym tonight and everyone (mostly my coach) inhaled them. That’s what you call 100% athlete approved 😉

The best part? 58.5 calories per cookie. YEP. You heard right!

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Ingredients:
-4 tbs Dark Chocolate Dreams (available at Target)
-4 tbs (mixed with 2 tbs water) Dark Chocolate PB2 (it’s a powdered peanut butter that you mix with water- also available at Target)
-3 tbs egg whites
-1/8 cup honey
-1/2 tsp baking powder
**note: you can really adjust this recipe to meet your taste buds and needs. You can add a little more honey, you can do all peanut butter (you could do regular flavored peanut butter and add chocolate chips). It’s really easy to adjust it to your preference.

Directions:
-preheat the oven to 325 degrees
-in a mixing bowl, mix together all ingredients and keep stirring until well-blended

-use a spoon and scoop out dollops onto a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper

-bake in the oven at 325 degrees for 10 minutes
-let cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes
**this step is VERY important, the cookies need a little extra time to solidify
-eat and enjoy!

These are so moist and fluffy- and such a great sweet treat without any guilt!

Nutrition Information:
serving size 1 cookie, recipe makes 10 cookies
-58.5 calories
-2.8g fat
-7g carbs
-2.5g protein

Try these out and post your photos on Instagram! Make sure you tag @laurenslovelyrecipes and #laurenslovelyrecipes with the post 🙂 Enjoy!

xo, Lauren
@laurenslovelyrecipes
#laurenslovelyrecipes

Fudgy Brownies

I am so excited for my first official post!

I have been having a major sweet tooth for about 2 months now… I would say it’s a problem, but I’ve just accepted it at this point.

In any case, I wanted to experiment with a healthy(er) brownie recipe, and I must say, they came out pretty darn tasty!

Pretty fudgy and delicious-looking, right?

These were moist and satisfied my sweet tooth. The best part? Only 0.3g of fat per slice! (so basically none)

Try these at home and let me know what you think. 🙂
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Ingredients:
-2 cups flour
-1 cup sugar
-1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce (I bought mine at Trader Joe’s)
-1.5 cups Fage nonfat greek yogurt
-4 tbs unsweetened cocoa powder (Trader Joe’s)
-2 tsp vanilla extract
-1/2 tsp salt
-1.5 tsp baking powder

Directions:
-preheat the oven to 350 degrees
-put all ingredients in a mixer, blend together
(**note: I have a blender that has a smaller dough accessory for it, and that worked just fine)
-put in a greased pyrex 9×13 pan
-cook in over for 20 minutes
-let cool and enjoy!

Macronutrients per 1 slice (made 20 slices)
-104 calories
-0.3 g fat
-22 g carbs
-3.2 g protein

Happy eating!
xo, Lauren
#laurenslovelyrecipes
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