It is possible to eat something sweet and not feel the need to beat yourself up afterwards. It is okay to treat yourself every once in a while, it is even better to do it and still feel you made a far better choice than you could have. This was me last night. I wanted, chocolate, I wanted crunchy and I wanted salty all at the same time. So I hit the kitchen and threw together a microwave chocolate cake. It was far healthier than any processed snack and still fell within my clean eating guideline so I was pleased with myself and my craving was satisfied. I still don’t harbor any guilt over my choice either. That is rare for me. So here is a picture of my delicious creation and the recipe. This is a single serving recipe.
Oh so tasty!
Clean Eating Chocolate Cake:
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon dark chocolate cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons 100% unbleached whole wheat graham flour
- 2 teaspoons agave nectar
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 packets Stevia In the Raw
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened coconut
- 2 teaspoons applesauce
- 3 tablespoons skim milk (you could substitute with milk of choice)
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon dark chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon unsalted shelled sunflower seeds
- 1 pinch course sea salt
In a small bowl mix together all of the dry ingredients (minus the chips and salt) and Stevia well. Add wet ingredients and stir well. After it is fully mixed pour into mug or ramekin add chips reserving a few, sprinkle remaining chips, seeds and salt on the top of batter. Place in microwave and microwave on high for 1 minute. It did bubble over just a tiny bit so I would recommend placing it on a microwave safe dish or paper towel.Let cool for a minute then enjoy! I am yet to calculate the nutrition to an exact but my rough calculation rounded it out to about:
- Calories: 170
- Fat: 2 grams
- Carbs: 35 grams
- Fiber: 6.5 grams
- Protein:5.6 grams
I feel like I am running on E today. I slept less than two hours. I am so temped to grab a Sugar Free Red Bull so I can function. So far I have resisted but have accomplished nothing. I rarely have caffeine via doctors orders. Apparently caffeine and Sleep Deprivation Disorder is not a good mix. Who would have thought, huh? Right now I am having a smoothie in hopes that it give me some up and go. If not, I will be naughty and have some caffeine. After I blog I am going to have an egg to so I get my protein in. Thank goodness today is an easy workout day. Yoga and C25K! I think I will do LMP Flow and some Gaiam Energizing Yoga too, get the blood flowing before my C25K. Yawn!
Already looking tasty!
Hope this gives me some energy!
What was in my smoothie?
- 1 mango
- 1 kiwi
- 1 handful spinach
- 2 mandarin oranges
- 1/2 cup FF Greek yogurt
- 1 handful ice
- 1 handful of mixed berries: blueberries, raspberries and blackberries
- 1/3 cup FF milk
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I am so making that cake when I get to phase 2. It looks fabulous!!! Mmm…
Awesome! How long until Phase 2? I am in Phase 3.
Only 7 more days!
Are you finding it easy or difficult to stay on this plan?
I stay within the nutritional guideline ie calorie count and incorporate recipes of my own. I can’t eat the same dinners over and over. I can go over a month without a repeat meal. But staying within their calorie counts and such is very easy for me.
That cake looks delish! I’m going to try it this weekend
Thanks for the recipe. xo
You are welcome! I hope you enjoy it!!
I want some cake….:)
Make some!! It’s under 200 cals for a BIG serving!!
me too~ She made me hungry!
Let’s all have cake
Oh yum! That sounds delicious!!!! I’m going to have to try it out.
The cake looks amazing and yes it is good to splurge once in a while. Sometimes I just bread down and ‘re-feed’ on something forbidden. Last night, albeit from a healthy source, a cheeseburger — no fries, no frills. Re-feeds like this give me a double dose of energy to perform a highly intensive workout the next day. I feel like that’s a win-win!
A burger sounds good, and not my usual veggie burgers! Maybe I will over the weekend!
OH yeah. The photo of your smoothies in the blender is gorgeous!!!
Thank you
That cake looks so yummy! Definitely trying this one!