Peanut Butter Strawberry Mini Muffins

This recipe is dedicated to Melody, who lovingly demanded that I post it. Love you girl!! ;)

As soon as I got my hands on the new Tone It Up Peanut Butter protein, I was immediately transported to all of my favorite PB combos. But the first that came to mind was a good old fashioned PB&J.

These mini muffins are a PB&J without the J spilling out of the bread and onto your shirt... wait... is it just me that has that problem?? Silver lining is that the bad boys are packed with protein, are free of refined sugar, and are gluten free!

Hope you enjoy! 

Peanut Butter Strawberry Mini Protein Muffins

makes 24 mini muffins or 12 mini loaves ( i use this mini loaf pan and this Mini Muffin Pan)

ingredients

• 3/4c gluten free oat flour
• 3/4c Tone It Up Peanut Butter Protein
• 1tsp GF baking powder (or regular baking powder- totally up to you)
• 1tsp baking soda
• 1/4tsp salt
• 1 banana, mashed
• 1/2c unsweetened almond milk
• 1 egg
• 1/4c maple syrup
• 1/2 cup diced fresh strawberries

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Spray your mini muffin tin with coconut oil spray, and set aside
3. In a mixing bowl, add all dry ingredients, and whisk to combine
4. Add in the milk, banana, egg, and maple syrup. Mix until well combined
5. Gently fold strawberries into the batter
6. Using a teaspoon, spoon batter into muffin tin (each muffin will hold 1 to 1 1/2 tsp of batter)
7. Bake for 18-22 minutes (depending on your oven) Muffins are ready when an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
8. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

From there, simply enjoy with family, friends, coworkers, whoever! 

Hope you love these as much as we do!

xo, Terra

Smoothies on Smoothies

In our house, smoothies are made on a VERY regular basis. As in at least 5 days a week. I love feeding my family smoothies for breakfast because I can pack them full of produce, lean protein, and healthy fats, and I can generally make them with whatever's on hand in our fridge, freezer, and pantry.

My son and I drink the Lean Green ACV Machine every weekday. 

The one smoothie ingredient that is non-negotiable is Tone It Up Organic Protein. Tone It Up protein is vegan, organic, non-GMO, and free of the top 8 food allergens. It's easy on my family’s stomachs, and it tastes great. We use vanilla 80% of the time, but I also keep chocolate on hand in case anyone get a late night craving. And now that cafe latte and peanut butter flavors have been released at Target, I can feel our smoothie game moving to the next level! 

The other thing that obviously critical to smoothie creation is a good blender. We have a NutriBullet, and I have to say I am super impressed with how well it blends frozen fruit and greens. In less than one minute, my smoothies are super... well, smooth.

We have a few recipes that are hits, and a few that we throw into the mix when we're feeling the need to switch things up. This is an evergreen post, so as we try and approve new flavors, I'll be sure to add them! Let me know in the comments if there are ingredients you'd like help creating recipes for!

smoothie liquids are all pre-portioned in mason jars on the top shelf. More than saving time on weekday mornings, this trick saves me from having to think about measurements at 6:30am.

One tip for making morning’s easier:

Prep all of your smoothie liquids and powders on meal prep Sunday. That way, when it’s time to blend, there’s no measuring- you just pour everything into the blender and go!

Hope you love these as much as we do!

xo, Terra

Lean Green ACV Machine

• 1/2 banana
• 1/2c coconut water
• 1/4c pineapple juice
• 1 scoop @toneitupnutrition vanilla protein
• 1tbsp ACV
• 2 giant handfuls of spinach
• Dash of ground ginger and cayenne

You down with PBB? Yeah you know me!

This is my hubb’s favorite smoothie, hands down.

• 8oz unsweetened almond milk
• 1 scoop Tone It Up vanilla protein
• 1tbsp PB2 peanut butter powder
• 1 banana
• 1/2c ice  

Strawberry Sweetheart Smoothie Bowl

This smoothie bowl is inspired by my hubby and son, who loves all things peanut butter!! The base is my hubby’s daily go-to, the PBB smoothie, and the swirl is fresh strawberry purée!

Ingredients for ✌🏽 servings:

• 8oz almond milk
• 1 scoop @toneitupnutrition vanilla or peanut butter protein
• 2Tbsp PB powder
• 1/2c ice
• 1 banana

Blend all ingredients and pour into your bowl. THEN...

Blend 1/2c strawberries and strain. Pour the purée into the top of your smoothie bowl, and swirl with a toothpick

If you like Pina Coladas 

• 4oz pineapple juice
• 4oz coconut water
• 1 scoop Tone It Up vanilla (or coconut) protein
• 1/2C frozen pineapple  
• 1/2 banana
• 1tbsp coconut manna

**you could easily add rum to this for a healthier(??) cocktail  

Cherry Blossom

• 1/4c frozen cherries
• 1/2c coconut milk
• 1/2c unsweetened almond milk
• 1 scoop @toneitupnutrition vanilla protein
• 1/4c frozen cauliflower
• 1tbsp coconut manna (coconut butter)

🌸Blend, blend, blend, and serve sprinkled with fresh coconut, and fresh blooms from the garden💕

No-Coffee Coffee Smoothie

Ingredients:

• 8oz almond milk
• 1 scoop @toneitupnutrition Cafe Latte protein
• 1/2 banana
• @foursigmatic mushroom coffee
• 5 ice cubes

Four Sigmatic is mushroom coffee. It’s lower in caffeine than traditional coffee, and has adaptogens for additional health benefits. 

Blend blend blend, and prepare to dazzle your tastebuds!