And yes, all those exclamations points are 100% necessary and maybe just a few more!!!!!!!!!!!

I mean, did you hear me?!

Gingerbread Twix bars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quite possibly one of my best recipe creations ever! And I mean EVER!

Fun little story for you, many, many years ago, when Eve was just a teeny, tiny baby (although I’m sure that was just last week?!) we were visiting friends and family in the USA for Thanksgiving/early Christmas, wandering around Walmart, as you do, and there they were limited edition gingerbread Twix bars . . . I was smitten!

Guys, these bars?! They were the holiday treat of my dreams!

Every year as Christmas approaches, my eyes scan the supermarket shelves (and I regularly stalk Amazon and target, and Mars websites) in search of my beloved gingerbread Twix bars but they never appear . . .

Finally, it hit me, why not just make my own?!

How have I never thought to do this before?!

You guys . . . I don’t want to toot my own horn or anything but *toot, toot* I totally nailed it!

Deliciously buttery, gingerbread base topped with a layer of (date free) salted caramel finished with a cool, crisp layer of espresso infused dark chocolate!!!

There are few moments in life where words are simply not required and I strongly believe that this may be one of them!

Plus the sooner I stop talking (or typing) the sooner you can start making and the sooner you start making the sooner you can be eating and hear me when I say, you need these in your life like, yesterday!

Made with just 5 ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and come together in 1 bowl with 1 spoon and can be ready to devour in about 45 minutes!!!!

The hardest part about making these bars is waiting for them to set.

Will waiting be difficult? Possibly, for some – some people being me.

But, will it be worth it?

Absolutely, 100% without question, totally worth it!

Hello – healthy {DATE FREE} gingerbread Twix bars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The perfect make-ahead treat for Christmas, that’s if they last until then that is!

Gluten free – Dairy free – Grain Free – Refined sugar free – Low carb – Vegan – Keto and Paleo friendly.

All natural, quick and easy, deliciously buttery, perfectly spiced,  secretly healthy (date free) gingerbread Twix bars!

From my heart to yours, enjoy xo

For my visual learners, click here for some extra tips & to cook along with me – I also share my hack for how to slice your bars without the chocolate layer cracking!

Note – Bars are best stored in an air tight container in the fridge (can also be frozen)

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Question of the day –

What’s your favorite festive treat? Last minute requests? LMK . . .

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make these twix bars (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to ox

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It’s that time again, time for another round of fit Friday fun!!!!

And boy are we going to have some fun today!

Today I’m sharing a short, sharp lower body workout that you can get in and get done in just 20 minutes , with or without equipment, totally your call.

You guys know how how much I love, love, love my lower body workouts, The lower body is where your powerhouse muscles are (I’m looking at you quads, glutes and hamstrings) which means you get a serious bang for your workout butt, I mean buck!

So, here’s what we are going to do – click here to see a demo/workout with me –

Step up
Reverse Lunge – or any variation you like – I do reverse because my knees prefer them
Single leg bench (or chair) squat
Single leg toe touch (or reach if you can’t touch your toes just yet)

Aim to do 10 reps of each exercise (count reps per leg) then repeat the entire sequence through for a total of 3 rounds (or as many rounds as pretty in 20 minutes) , resting as needed. Sound good?

Nothing overly complicated, basic movements done with good form for a short but effective total body workout that will have you feeling strong , energized and ready to take on the rest of your day!

Now, for those of you who are just getting started or may not have access to a gym of any kind of weights you can absolutely do with workout without any added weight and let me tell you, you will be feeling it.

Not even kidding, this was me the day my first attempt at this workout –

Just because you’re “only” using your body-weight as resistance doesn’t not make this an easy workout. Your quads and glutes will be burning by the final round and you will definitely be feeling the effects of it tomorrow I assure you.

You have been warned!

For our fully functioning/more advanced lifters who might be looking to make things a little more challenging – grab yourself a weapon of choice – a set of dumbbells, a barbell, kettlebells, your EmPack, some resistance bands or any combination you like. Make sure you choose something appropriate for your strength but, don’t be afraid to challenge yourself.

Although, we want quality not quantity, always! Never compromise your form, ever! If your form starts to fail your done, got it?

Take your time, concentrate, focus and breathe through each and every exercise. You are strong, you are amazing, you have big energy! You’ve totally got this!

And, because nothing makes a workout challenge more fun than getting a buddy to join you. Why not grab your BFF or a family member or your fave workmate and have them join you, power in numbers baby!

Don’t forget to come back and let me know how you did once you’re done. Either leave me a message in the comments below, or you can give me a shout on the Facebook page or tag me (@EmSwanston) on Twitter , or Instagram (@emsswanston) . I mean it, I wanna hear how you did!

Ok enough chit chat time to work –

– 20 minute –
Lower Body Workout

As always make sure you are nice an warm before you start your workout – Run on the spot, do jumping jacks, jump rope, dance around your living room, anything to get you warm then it’s time to get serious.

Finish with a nice little cool down and stretch, maybe take a walk #socialdistancing or something anything to help bring your heart rate down. Finish with a few of your fave stretches. Please don’t skip the stretch people, its like dessert for the body.

Now for this weeks smoothie recipe . . .

How does a nice, tall, subtly sweet, perfectly spiced, deliciously indulgent, secretly healthy, sugar free chai spiced peanut butter cup shake sound?!

So good, right?!

Chocolate = happiness

Chai soothes my soul

Nut butter is the glue that holds my body together.

Put them all together and you get pure magic and that’s E X A C T L Y what we have here!

It’s pretty much tastes like your drinking chai while eating chunks of dark chocolate slathered in peanut butter (please tell me I’m not the only one who does this?!) and I am here for it!

Made with no added sugar, packed with protein and loaded with gut healing goodness, not that anyone would ever know! I won’t tell if you don’t!

Subtly sweet, seriously chocolaty, perfectly spiced and just all kinds of wonderful!

Next level deliciousness I tell you! You are going to LOVE it!

And, not only does our delicious, nutritious, smoothie like straight up heaven in a cup but, it also happens to be Dairy free (if you want),  BANANA FREE, DATE FREE, sugar free, Low Carb, Vegan, Keto and Paleo friendly!

It really is simply divine, the perfect way to treat yo’ self on this fabulous Friday – or anytime because, yummmmm.

Enjoy xo

{Sugar Free} Chai Spiced Peanut Butter Cup Frappuccino

Makes 1
Ingredients –

1/2 cup vanilla almond milk  (or milk of choice) – more or less to desired consistency

1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt – use milk if you want to make a hot latte

1-2 Tablespoons of cacao – depending on how rich and chocolaty you want it

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1/2-1 teaspoon chai spice mix

1-2 Tablespoon of peanut butter

1 teaspoon of high performance instant coffee – optional but SO GOOD!

A pinch of pink salt

1/4-1/2  cup of ice – more or less to desired consistency

If you prefer a sweeter brew add 1/2 teaspoon of monk fruit sweetener (coconut sugar or sweetener of choice) – more or less to taste

Optional add ins;

1 Tablespoons of melted dark chocolate to swirl your glass  – pure happiness

1 teaspoon of maca – for hormone balance

1-2 scoops of  collagen – for gut healing goodness

1 Tablespoon of natural/sugar free chocolate creamer – makes it extra lush

1 scoop protein powder  – for extra protein

Method –

1 – Place all ingredients into your blender and process until smooth, creamy and well combined (or heat, whisk, froth if serving hot).

2 – Pour into a chilled glass or mason jar (or warmed mug if serving hot) then top with toppings of choice.

Enjoy xoxo

Don’t forget to give me a shout out when you’re done – hit me up in the comments below via the Facebook page on Twitter or on Instagram

Now go, and remember;

and have yourself a killer day xoxo

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Question of the day –

What’s workouts are you loving lately?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make this smoothie (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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You know what that means, it’s time for another round of fit Friday fun and boy are we gonna have some fun today!

Today I’m sharing a short and sharp total body workout that you should be able to get in and get done in around 15 minutes – with or without equipment, totally your call!

I don’t know about you but, as much as I love my to get my workout on, I don’t like spending hours at the gym and the thing is, you don’t need to! With the right combination of exercises you can have an awesome workout in next to no time at all.

In today’s workout we are going to do just 5 exercises that incorporate most of your major muscle groups, I’m talkin’ quads, glutes, hamstrings, back, lats, delts/shoulders, chest, biceps and abs/core which means you get serious bang for your workout buck!

Just because your workout is short doesn’t mean it’s not effective, trust me. When you’re done with this workout, your heart rate will be pumping, endorphin’s flowing, metabolism firing!

Ah how I love that post workout rush!

So, here’s what we are going to do –

Squat
Curtsy Lunge
Push Up
Mountain Climber
Russian Twist

We will do 10 reps of each exercise  (count reps per side for lunges, climbers and twists) and repeat the entire sequence through for a total of 4 rounds or, as many rounds a pretty in 15 minutes.

The aim here is to move from one exercise to the next with minimal/no rest in between – That being said, I want you to listen to that beautiful body of yours and rest as needed.

Anytime you feel like you need to take a break to catch your breath and grab a little drink then by all means please do so, and take all the time you need. However, if possible try to wait until you get to the bottom of each round to do so but, do what you gotta do, OK?!

Catch your breath, grab a drink then get straight back into it, deal?

For those who are wanting to making things a little more challenging, feel free to grab yourself a weapon of choice – a set of dumbbells, a barbell, your EmPack, kettlebells, some resistance bands or any combination you like. Make sure you choose something appropriate for your strength but, don’t be afraid to challenge yourself.

I want you to really push yourself, the final rep of each exercise should be a challenge!

Although, we want quality not quantity, always! Never compromise your form, ever! If your form starts to fail your done, got it?

Take your time, concentrate, focus and breathe through each and every exercise. You are strong, you are amazing, you have big energy! You’ve totally got this!

And because nothing makes a workout challenge more fun than getting a buddy to join you. Why not grab your BFF or a family member or your fave workmate and have them join you, power in numbers baby!

Don’t forget to come back and let me know how you did once you’re done. Either leave me a message in the comments below, or you can give me a shout on the Facebook page or tag me (@EmSwanston) on Twitter , or Instagram (@emsswanston) . I mean it, I wanna hear how you did!

Ok enough chit chat time to work –

Short & Sassy
Full Body Workout

As always make sure you are nice an warm before you start your workout – Run on the spot, do jumping jacks, jump rope, dance around your living room, anything to get you warm then it’s time to get serious.

Finish with a nice little cool down and stretch, maybe take a walk or something anything to help bring your heart rate down. Finish with a few of your fave stretches. Please don’t skip the stretch people, its like dessert for the body.

Now onto our smoothie recipe . . .

How does a nice tall subtly sweet, seriously creamy, perfectly spiced, deliciously indulgent, secretly healthy spiced maple pecan mocha latte sound?

Oh, you guys, this is the smoothie is everything I love in life all served up in one delicious little cup!

Chocolate = happiness

Cinnamon & ginger soothes my soul

Coffee = life!

Pecans are so underrated and down right delicious plus they’re also quite the nutritional powerhouse!

Rich in manganase (minerals), potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium! 

So, not only does our delicious little latte taste all kinds of magical (think espresso infused Christmas in a cup) but, it also happens to be seriously good for you!

Not that anyone would ever know!

Packed with protein and loaded with gut healing goodness!

I won’t tell if you don’t!

Oh and , I should probably mention that not only does our delicious, nutritious, pretty little latte taste all kinds of magical but, it also happens to be Dairy free (if you want),  BANANA FREE, DATE FREE,  Refined sugar free, Low Carb, Vegan, Keto and Paleo friendly – so much to love I tell you and love it you will!

It really is simply divine, the perfect way to treat yo’ self on this fabulous Friday.

Spiced Maple Pecan Mocha  Latte

Makes 1
Ingredients –

1/2 cup vanilla yoghurt (or milk of you want a hot latte)

1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or milk of choice) – more to desired consistency

1 sachet (or 1-2 teaspoon of instant coffee or a shot or 2 of your fave brew)

1-2 Tablespoons of cacao – depending on how rich and chocolaty you want it

1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger

1 Tablespoon of maple syrup ( or 1-2 pitted dates or sweetener of choice) more or less to taste

1 teaspoon of vanilla

2 Tablespoons of pecans – soak in boiling water for 10 minutes before blending if you don’t have a high powered blender

1/4-1/2  cup of ice – more or less to desired consistency.

Optional add ins;

1 Tablespoons of melted dark chocolate to swirl your glass  – pure happiness

1 teaspoon of maca – for hormone balance

1-2 scoops of  collagen – for gut healing goodness

1 teaspoon of uplift food – daily dose of prebiotics

Reishi & ATP Science Adrenal RX– boosts immunity, calms the nervous system & my busy brain

1 scoop protein powder  – for extra protein ( I think vanilla, chocolate or unflavored would work best in this recipe)

Choc chip cookies, crumbled – for serving

Method –

1 – Place all smoothie ingredients into your blender and process until smooth, creamy and well combined.

2 – Pour into a chilled glass or mason jar then top with toppings of choice – I use coconut shreds, cacao nibs (or a shaving or dark chocolate) always.

* NOTE – if you want a hot latte, skip the ice, swap yoghurt for milk , blend, heat  . . .

Enjoy xo

Don’t forget to give me a shout out when you’re done – hit me up in the comments below via the Facebook page on Twitter or on Instagram

Now go, and remember;

and have yourself a killer day xoxo

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Question of the day –

What’s your fave way to workout? Upper Body? Lower Body? Total Body?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make this smoothie (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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Yes my friend you read that right . . .

No bake, mix & make, raw, DATE FREE, copycat twix bars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And yes, the excessive amount of exclamation points are 100% necessary!

Plus maybe a few more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I mean, did you hear me ?!

No bake, mix and make, copycat twix bars!!!

Deliciously buttery, cinnamon spiked shortbread topped with a layer of (date free) salted caramel finished with a decadent, rich coating of espresso infused dark chocolate!

Yes, the espresso in the chocolate coating is totally optional. If you’re not a coffee lover like me then tell me why we’re friends again?! Just kidding, more for me. Love you   . . . feel free to leave it out , I personally love it but, you do you boo.

We can’t have anyone missing out on this . . .

Secretly healthy, copycat twix bars made with just 5 ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and come together in 1 bowl with 1 spoon and can be ready to devour in about 30 minutes!!!!

Honestly, the hardest part about making these bars is waiting for them to set.

Will waiting be difficult? Possibly, for some – some people being me.

But, will it be worth it?

Absolutely, 100% without question, oh so worth it!

See layer upon, layer, upon layer of deliciousness ↑↑↑

All natural, quick and easy, deliciously indulgent, secretly healthy (date free) mix and make twix bars!

if you do one thing today, please let it be making these copycat twix bars, they really do taste all kinds of magical and you need them in your life because, yummmmmm

Gluten free – Dairy free – Grain Free – Refined sugar free – Low carb – Vegan – Keto and Paleo friendly.

Brb, I’m just going to check and see if my letter from Hogwarts has arrived . . .

Make them. Eat them. Love, love, love them.

No Bake Mix & Make Raw {DATE FREE} Twix Bars

Gluten Free – Dairy Free – Grain Free – Refined Sugar Free – Low Carb – Vegan – Keto – Paleo

Makes 4 large, 8 medium or 16 bites of blissful deliciousness

Ingredients –

No bake {date free} copycate Twix Bars

• Pre time Time: 10 mins - Chill time - 30-60 mins
• Makes: 4lge - 8 reg or 16 mini bites
• Difficulty: Easy

• Ingredients
• For the shortbread base –
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
• 1/4 cup maple syrup *
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or chai spice mix)
• A generous pinch of salt
• For the salted caramel filling –
• 1/2 cup almond butter
• 1/4 cup coconut oil
• 1/4 cup maple syrup*
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• A generous pinch of salt
• For the chocolate coating –
• 1/4 cup (1/2 a block) of good quality dark chocolate – double this if you want to completely coat your twix bars
• 1/2-1 teaspoon of instant espresso – optional
• 1 teaspoon of coconut oil
• A pinch of salt + extra for serving
  *keto friends use monk fruit based maple syrup

1. Instructions
2. Line a small rimmed baking dish or loaf pan (I used a 5 x 5 inch square baking dish) with non-stick parchment paper and set aside.
3. Place all ingredients for the base into a small bowl and stir until well combined.
4. Press shortbread base in to your prepared baking dish (or loaf pan) and press down into one nice smooth even layer.
5. Set aside.
6. Place all ingredients for your almond butter caramel in to a small bowl and stir until smooth, creamy and well combined.
7. Pour your salted caramel filling over your shortbread base and smooth in to a nice, even layer.
8. Press shortbread base in to your prepared baking dish (or loaf pan) and press down into one nice smooth even layer.
9. Place in the freezer to set – should be ready in 15-20 minutes.
10. Melt together chocolate, coconut oil and espresso (if using) by your preferred method – I like to do mine double broiler style, by placing the chocolate in to a bowl then sitting it on a small sauce pan filled with about 2 cm of water, let the water  simmer , without touching the bottom of the bowl, stir the chocolate occasionally until completed melted.
11. Now – you have 2 options here -1 – which is the option I chose – I sliced the chilled/set twix bars then holding the base, dipped the tops of each bar in the melted chocolate, then placed them back on a lined baking tray and continued until all were given a chocolate crown.

    2 – You can simply pour your melted chocolate on to the base, then slice it as a whole. If you choose to take this option, be warned the chocolate layer can crack as you like it. I suggest heating the blade of your knife with boiling water before slicing, the heat makes slicing easier (and the chocolate less likely to crack as much) as the heated blade will melt the chocolate layers as you press to slice.

    Just make sure you wipe any excess water off the blade before slicing.

12. Devour!
13. Bars are best stored in an air tight container in the fridge (can also be frozen)
14. Enjoy xo

 

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Question of the day –

What’s your favorite treat?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make these twix bars (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to ox

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Secretly healthy salted dark chocolate peanut butter caramels . . .

Oh my deliciousness, you guys . . .

Silky smooth, subtly sweet, lightly salted, DATE FREE , peanut butter caramel encased in  cool crisp, decadent and rich, dark chocolate coating that literally oozes with awesomeness when you bite on in.

They taste like a peanut butter version of those dreamy caramel rolo chocolates (another one of my childhood faves) which obviously makes them a million times better because caramel + nut butter always wins!

Also, dark chocolate  . . .

I don’t know about you but that sure sounds (and tastes) like heaven to me!

One thing you guys have made very clear is that you’d like me to keep coming up with more date free treat recipes.

Well, my friend, you ask, I deliver. You know how much I love you, right?!

And let me tell you, today I am delivering the goods!

I mean did you hear (or should I say read?!) me . . . secretly healthy , salted dark chocolate peanut butter caramels . . .

Honestly, I don’t know what more I need to say. . .

These dreamy little cups turned out even better than I even imaged !

I’m talking , head fall back, laugh out loud (all to myself) , then shake my head in disbelief before taking another bite , good

For reals!

They’re the perfect balance of salty and sweet packed with seriously punchy peanut butter flavor (aka the best kind) combined with the creamiest, dreamiest, DATE FREE, salted caramel . . .

I really have no words . . .

So I’m going to stop talking and let you go make them so you can experience the awesomeness for your fine self!

Our dreamy salted peanut butter caramels are super simple to make using just a handful of pantry staples that I bet you have on hand already and they come together in one bowl + one saucepan and can be ready to devour in less than 30 mins!

I should warn you though, making these cute little cups are a little more involved  than my usual nut butter cups because we have to melt the caramel together and then let it cool slightly before it gets nestled it in to it’s deliciously indulgent dark chocolate cup but I can assure you they are also, 100% worth it!

Straight from the fridge the filling sets nice and firm but if you let them sit  at room temperature for a while the filling gets a little softer and I can’t decide which I like more, they’re just so, SO good!

I mean would you just look at them?!

They really are edible awesomeness personified. A little bite of heaven right here on earth.

Gluten Free – Dairy free – Refined sugar free – Low carb – Paleo – Keto & Vegan friendly !!

But most importantly they really are simply divine and you need them in your life because, I firmly believe that every day should end with , or at least include at some point, dark chocolate and nut butter.

All natural, quick and easy subtly sweet, seriously peanut buttery , DATE FREE , salted dark chocolate caramels . . .

Make them. Eat them. Love, love, love them.

{DATE FREE} Salted Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Caramels
Gluten Free – Dairy Free – Refined Sugar Free – Low Carb – Vegan – Keto – Paleo

Makes 8 large or 16 mini bites of blissful deliciousness

Ingredients –

For the salted caramel peanut butter filling –

1/4 cup peanut butter – or nut seed butter of choice

2 Tablespoons of coconut oil

2 Tablespoons of maple syrup

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla

A generous pinch of salt

For the chocolate topping –

1/2 cup (1 block) of good quality dark chocolate

1 teaspoon of coconut oil – optional

A pinch of salt + extra for serving

Method –

1 – Place all ingredients for your peanut butter caramel in to a small sauce pan, stir and gently heat until well combined.

2 – Set aside to cool.

3 – While your caramel is cooling, make your dreamy chocolate cups.

4 – Melt chocolate by your preferred method. I like to do mine broiler style by placing my chocolate in a small bowl  over a pot of simmering water.

2 – Use a teaspoon to drizzle some melted chocolate into a chocolate mold (or you can use mini paper or silicone cupcake/muffin cases if you prefer) and spread to coat evenly. Don’t use all your chocolate, remember you want to save about 1/4 of it to spread on top once our chocolate cups are filled.

3 – Place your chocolate cups in the fridge or freezer for 5-10 mins to set.

4 – Remove  your chocolate cups from the fridge or freezer, fill each chocolate cup with a spoonful of your peanut butter caramel then use the back of your spoon carefully smooth out the top and firmly but gently tap your cups onto a counter top to remove any potential air bubbles and smooth out the top.

5 – Once all your cups are filled,  pop them in the freezer for 5-10 mins to allow the caramel to get nice and firm before adding your final chocolate layer. You can just add it immediately but the chocolate tends to melt into the caramel. Freezing it first helps keep the layers separate. Worth the extra 5 mins I think.

^ – Once chilled/set – top your peanut butter caramel with a little remaining chocolate, smooth it all the way to the edges to the filling is completely covered then sprinkle with salt and place them back into the fridge  (or freezer) for 2-5 minutes to set.

These delicious little cups will keep well in the fridge for several weeks but can also be stored in the freezer for 3-6 months!

Enjoy xo

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Question of the day –

What’s your favorite treat?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make these bliss bites (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to ox

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How have I never made these before?

Seriously, how?!

You guys know how much I loovvveeee chocolate and nut butter (only as I live and breathe), I mean honestly, name a better combo . . . I’ll wait . . .

Right, you can’t!

They’re like the perfect balance of salty and sweet!

And, those good ol’ Reeses cups are my dear ol’ Dads, all time fave.

If you ever wondered where I got my dark chocolate , peanut butter loving sweet tooth from, it’s him. No doubt about it!

Every time we visit the USA it’s the one thing he requests for us to bring back for him.

Nothing else just allll of the Reeses.

And yes, I know you can buy them in stores here now but he assures me they are not the same (and I don’t really know how they’re not but he’s right, they’re really not), plus here in Australia, we don’t ever seem to get the festive shapes! Not that I’ve seen anyway.

And you guys know I love a little festive treat!

So, this year, I took it upon myself to make a fun, festive, healthier version of the good ol’ fashioned Reeses egg.

And, dare I say, they turned out even better than the original!

Not only in nutritional value but also in taste!

You guys . . . I totally nailed it!

Lightly salted, vanilla spiked peanut butter truffles coated in decadent, rich, cool, crisp dark chocolate coating.

Yes, yes, just yes!

And would you just look at how adorable they are!

So cute, right?!

And that filling . . . Can you see those little flecks of vanilla bean!!!!!

Swoon!

Tell me you don’t want the Easter bunny to bring you a monster size bucket, I mean basket, full of those delicious little cuties?!

Made with just 3 ingredients that I bet you have on hand already and can be ready to devour in less than 15 minutes!!

Honestly , I don’t know what more I need to tell you.

If you, like me, have a major soft spot for dark chocolate and nut butter then Easter/celebrating or not, you need these in your life like, yesterday!

Sugar Free – Gluten Free – Dairy Free – Grain Free – Low Carb – Vegan – Keto & Paleo Friendly (just sub almond butter, works like a charm)

3 ingredients + 15 minutes and you too could be devouring a dozen of these, lightly salted, vanilla spiked, chocolate coated, fun and festive peanut butter eggs.

Stop what you’re doing, this needs to happen, now!

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Question of the day –

What’s your favorite Easter treat?

Feel free to share recipes, or links to your fave recipes in the comments below or on the Facebook page and please for the love of all that is good in this world when you do make your peanut butter eggs  (or any of the recipes you find on this blog of mine) go ahead and snap a pic and share it either on the Facebook page, or tag me on twitter or Instagram. Sharing is caring remember.

Do it, do it You know you want to

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