Oh my it's PIE!!

If you have followed my blog you may begin to notice a theme....FOOD!  Yes it's true I love to cook, bake, experiment in the kitchen especially on a lazy Sunday afternoon with some good music either from the stereo or a serenade from my five year old. Most people think that lean physique's are shaped in the gym, and yes to some degree they certainly can be, but through my experience I have come to learn that bodies benefit and change the most when given the proper nutrition and in the right portions.  I believe 80% of your body composition comes from the kitchen...YES 80%.  Do you work out ALLOT?  Do you run ALLOT? Do you cycle ALLOT? Perhaps you do all three, perhaps you may even be a bit fanatical about it? I have been there...believe me I competed in fitness competitions, I know how to over train and I know how terrible it can feel to run your physical body into the ground and still be disappointed with your physique.  I can tell you right now learn to FUEL your body, learn to cook clean nutritious food from your own kitchen, learn to make this a priority and I promise your health, strength, vitality and physique will improve drastically.  I strive to give you information to help this process easier. I wanted to share a substitute I have found for my sweet tooth that is nutritionally superior  and delicious!!!

If you know me it is no surprise that I am not a detailed oriented person, therefore my way of cooking will make perfect sense....I don't measure I estimate, so here is my estimated recipe for chocolate cream pie that is sugar free and gluten free.

Crust:

Almond Butter, all natural or peanut butter, all natural

Coconut oil

Coconut Flour

Coconut Flakes unsweetened

Flax Meal

Cinnamon

Stevia

Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Combine in a bowl until it resembles a crumbly crust.  It should be moist and easily press into a pie plate.  Bake for about 10 minutes or until it smells yummy! Place in freezer for an hour.

Filling:

2 or 2.5 cups of Greek Plain yogurt

stevia (to desired sweetness)

Chocolate protein powder about 3 scoops (I use Arbonne Vegan powder available at A2O Fitness if you are local) www.a2ofitness.com

I am sure it would work with another whey brand as well.

Combine well and then spread on frozen pie crust.  Freeze for an hour and then enjoy slightly frozen. The crust will be crumbly, but I like it that way! 

Tip:  I make extra crust and then crumble it on my Greek yogurt for breakfast with some fresh blueberries!  YUM!