Homemade Chocolate! Only 3 Simple Ingredients!

I was in the mood tonight for something sweet.. in particular chocolate.  I didn't have anything at my house and figured I would look up a recipe to try.  I had nothing to loose with the basic ingredients and to my surprise it actually it turned out good!  (No its not a Reese's or Hershey's Milk Chocolate bar... however I really liked it and curbed my chocolate craving!) Mine turned out to be more like a fudge but the longer you freeze it the more it would turn out like a chocolate bar.

Ingredients
-5 Tbs melted coconut oil
-5 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
-2 Tbs Xylitol or Coconut Palm Sugar (For those on Candida Clear- use Xylitol)

Simply mix all the ingredients together.  You can enjoy right away for more of a fudge like texture or put in the freezer for more of a chocolate bar like texture.  I just put my bowl in the freezer for 5 minutes and then it was more solid... It tasted really good!! You could put wax paper on a plate and flatten the batter out for chocolate bars.   I am terrible about food presentation so my chocolate ball that came out of the freezer was good enough for me! Tasted great and that's all that matters :)  Next time I may add a tablespoon of crushed almonds in it... I don't see why that couldn't work.  So I hope you all enjoy this simple, quick, tasty sweet treat like I did!

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Healthy Simple Dessert

Take as many frozen berries as you would like and put in a skillet with 1 to 2 tablespoons coconut oil.  Put the burner on medium and heat up the berries until they are nice and warm... Thats it!  You can eat the warm berries (which are delicious) and the juice run off which tastes so good too!  I think it tastes nice and sweet but feel free to add some xylitol (or honey for those not on Candida Clear) in it.  When it was cooler outside I used to make this everynight for dessert.  Its a great snack or dessert and an easy one for kids too! (You can also put it over almond flour pancakes...)  Taste it and enjoy :)

Great Snack!

Below is a pic of a healthy and delicious snack that I highly recommend!  They are crunchy peas that have a little spice to them.  They are great for anyone and everyone (esp on Candida Clear) if you missing that 'crunch' in your life.  I eat them all the time!  I found them at Kroger in the health food section but they could easily be in other stores.  Enjoy!

Easy Egg Breakfast Cupcake!

This is another recipe I got from a patient.  Its so simple and tastes really good! It takes 2 minutes to make and you are set for the week.  Perfect for anyone (especially those on Candida Clear).  

Ingredients
12 Eggs
12 Pieces of Bacon or Turkey Bacon (stay away from preservatives.. aka nitrates, nitrites, sulfates, sulfites)

Grease cupcake tin (best to use coconut oil).  Wrap each piece of bacon around each of the cupcake holes.  1 piece of bacon per 1 cupcake hole.  Then crack and put one egg in each cupcake hole.  Bake for 20 minutes on 350 degrees or until the eggs are solid.  Let them cool and then spoon out and enjoy!

You could also add different spices or garlic to them to add different tastes!

I just made them for the week and it was soooo easy and they are yummy! You can store them in the fridge and enjoy throughout the week for an easy breakfast on the go!

Homemade Deodorant... That works! I promise.

For those of you who are new to this.. You want to stay away from aluminum in deodorant. It's a heavy metal that acts as the 'antiperspirant' portion of your deodorant. Anything you put on your skin absorbs into your body including this which is right where the lymphatic system is for the breasts. So why would you want to but a heavy metal right by the area that is getting so much attention for having cancer? If it was me I would do anything to avoid putting toxic stuff on my body. Starting with deodorant.

I have tried about all the aluminum free deodorants out there... Toms (which they are now making some with aluminum! Sad but true. Read the ingredients!), Body Shoppe, Trader Joes and others. I have done plain coconut oil and plain tea tree oil which worked okay. I found the best success with Toms until.. I made this.

We found it on Pinterest claiming to be the best homemade deodorant. (They all have those claims). But it was easy to make and Lori gave it a try. It was true!! It works better than anything else I have ever tried! I will even forget to put it on and have never had a problem once! And with the other brand names I would have to apply twice a day. So bottom line.. Yes I do shower. And yes this stuff works amazing!! And it takes 2 min to make!

Ingredients
1/4 cup corn starch
1/4 cup baking soda
5 to 6 tablespoons melted coconut oil
Optional: 5 to 6 drops of your favorite essential oil (I did tea tree oil, but I think lavender or eucalyptus would be great too!)

Mix together and that's it! I keep it in a glass pyrex jar with a lid in my bathroom. Get a little on your fingers and rub it together so it's more liquid (warms up the coconut oil) and apply! Easy as that. Enjoy!

Rainy day drink

Need a rainy day drink? Simply warm up almond milk or chocolate almond milk and add a little xylitol to make it sweeter. Tastes delicious and warms you right up!

You can also add some peppermint oil to the chocolate almond milk for a different twist on the drink. It's my fav!

(For people on Candida Clear/Phase 1 make sure the almond milk is unsweetened. Look for it on the front of the box.)