Recipe Share - Black Bean Hummus

This tasty hummus was easy to whip up, healthy, and can be used in many ways.

I used my Magic Bullet, which works great but is starting to sound like it's scraming at me. I may need to look into something new. I've made hummus a million times in it with chickpeas, it's the perfect size. I'll have to share one of those recipes soon, they are smooth and fresh without tihini or oil.

Anyway, the black bean hummus. I could spruce it up a bit but I used what I had on hand. I used it as a dip and used broken tostadas :-) I'm thinking it would be great on the side of a salad, a spread on a veggie burger (or beef), or used on a sandwhich instead of mayo. Lots of options!

So here it is!

1 15oz can black beans (I use organic)

1-2 Tablespoons olive oil

2 Tablespoons minced garlic

Cumin

ceyanne pepper

black pepper

sea salt

water as needed
squeeze of lemon

I put everything in together (easy on the water at first) and blend! Add a little more water if it is too thick to blend fully. You're done! That's it! There is a lot more you can add to fancy it up but this is a nice basic recipe to throw together.

It was Shandee-tasted and approved! Thanks friend!

Enjoy!

Rotten Red

No Bake Peanut Butter Oat Bites

Trying something new today. I see many Pinterest recipes floating around for no bake energy bites and wanted to give them a whirl.

I didn't use any protein powders as I am personally not a fan of anything that is severely processed (besides the occasional sausage Mc Muffin 😳), but if you are a powder lover, toss them in this recipe!

I threw in whatever I had on hand. I didn't measure, so bare with me.

In a large missing bowl I combined approximately:

2-3 cups of oats

1/4 cup of honey

2 handfuls of chocolate chips (Trader Joe's has some wonderful dairy free vegan chips!)

1/4 cup of chia seeds

2 cups of peanut butter

2 cups of shredded coconut

I was going to add flax seed but learned that a few super rude little moths had infiltrated my container of flax seed.

Again, I'm guessing at the measurements, trust your gut (and your eyes).

I used clean hands to mush and mix together. It appeared crumbly but stick together well when pressed and rolled into balls. I ended up with 19 balls about 1-11/2 inches.

That was it! Into the fridge they went, on top of a parchment paper-covered cookie tray to chill. I snuck a taste and they are great. A little bland, some cinnamon may be included on the next batch, or maybe more coconut.

Let me know if you try them, and please share any no bake healthy treat recipes in the comments below!