Raw ice cream cake

April 6, 2014

Firstly, apologies for being terrible with posts the past few weeks .. I may not be as regular as I was until this semester is over because the work is just piling up. Plus I had my friend over from England so I have wanted to spend as much time with her as I can before I leave! I hope my raw ice cream cake recipe makes up for my disappearance.

Raw ice cream cake

I have been wanting to share with recipe with all of you for a while now. The inspiration came from my desire to make a raw cake (although my version has peanut butter which is not 100% raw since it is heated, but it is considered raw when not heated) and my love for my healthified ice-cream recipe. Although this is not exactly a ‘guilt-free’ dessert it is much healthier and miles more nutritious than any store bought ice-cream cake. My ice-cream cake is packed full of healthy fats, and some protein and carbohydrates. It is also refined sugar free and vegan friendly 🙂 It can also be made gluten-free by subbing rolled oats with gluten free rolled oats.

Raw Ice Cream Cake

Alice Williams

This raw ice-cream cake is packed full of nutrients and none of the guilt!

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Ingredients

For the crust
3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup softened dates
1/2 cups raw cashews
1 cup coconut oil
4 tbsp honey
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cinammon
2-4 tbsp peanut butter the peanut butter taste is quite strong so adjust it to your liking
For the cake
5-10 sliced and FROZEN bananas 10 bananas if you want to make an enormous cake
Optional
2-5 tbsp natural creamy peanut butter makes the consistency smoother
3-6 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder again, adjust it to your liking

Instructions

1. Alright, so first we want to prepare the crust. Put the oats, dates and cashews into the blender first and blend until you get a sand-like consistency.
2. Then put in the rest of the crust ingredients and blend until you get a dough like texture. Shape the dough into your cake pan, or another circular object and let it sit in the fridge for 2 hours.
3. After you have completed the crust, you can now make the ice-cream to put onto it! Blend your bananas with the cocoa powder and then scoop out on top of the crust. This stage takes quite a while because most blenders and food processors do not have room for this many bananas lol.

Notes

Does not freeze well and is best when served immediately after being made.

And there you have it!! A much healthier and nutritious way to make an easy no bake cake crust and healthy ice-cream 🙂 Unfortunately this lovely dessert does not freeze well, as the ice-cream gets a little icy 🙁 I will be experimenting with a way to make a more freezeable healthy ice-cream to try and combat this.

Hope you enjoyed this (late) edition of Friday Fare. Are you going to try this recipe out? Let me know in the comments box below!

Honestly yours,
Alice

Health

What is healthy?

March 18, 2014

This is going to be a short post, just a ‘what’s on my mind’ post to discuss the topic of what is healthy.

A friend of mine who is doing her MA at Cambridge (smart little cookie) is attending what sounds like a fascinating talk at the Cambridge Science Festival about ‘Why we know so little about the effect of diet on health. And why so much is written about it.’

It sounds fascinating, and I am so glad that this issue is finally getting talked in general! My whole mantra at Honestly Fitness is about the myths spewed by the diet and fitness industry, and how we are bombarded with so many empty and meaningless claims. What does it even mean to be healthy? Is it even possible to create a ‘one size fits all’ in terms of being healthy when everyone is unique in their own special (and genetic) way?

It’s an interesting question and certainly not something I know the answer to. Drawing from personal experience though, I have found that living a healthy and fit lifestyle is truly an individual and unique process. Some people thrive off of eating 80% fruit and vegetables, whereas some thrive off of a largely meat based diet. I feel as if the only universal rule of thumb is enjoy things in moderation, because frankly a lot of studies out there, scientific or not, have been sponsored by someone or other with an agenda. So although I try and give you the most reliable data I can, do what feels best for your body! I personally eat a wide array of foods although my body definitely likes a higher carbohydrate, higher fat and lower (NOT LOW, LOWER) carbohydrate diet.

Always take everything with a pinch of salt, and try not to get so drawn in by shocking headlines like ‘KALE HAILED TO BE THE NUMBER 1 SUPERFOOD OF ALL TIME’ hehe. Be curious! Do some extra research and make your own conclusions about whether you want to include something in your diet.

That’s all I wanted to say 🙂

Honestly yours,
Alice

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Sunday Summary: Kayla Itsines Week 2

March 9, 2014

Hello lovely readers!

I am feeling much more positive after my last week of being low and negative. I have now completed week 2 of Kayla Itsine’s bikini body guide AND I am so happy to say that I have completed the 6 week intermediate to advanced yoga program from Do Yoga With Me!

So what can I say about this? Well first off, I am not a master advanced yogi at all, but I noticed a significant amount of progress during the past 6 weeks. And for those of you who do yoga regularly (or even those who don’t) you will know that 6 weeks is not a long time at all. Most master yogis have been practicing for years … yeeeeears!! I have been on and off practicing yoga for about 8 years but this is the only time I have ever been regular and consistent with it. And it shows! For those of you who follow me on Instagram will know that very occasionally I will post photo’s of me in certain yoga poses, and the most recent photo I posted has shown how I have become much more flexible in comparison to the one I took a few weeks ago.

Kayla Itsines Week 2

In terms of the bikini body guide I am embarassed to say that I have already screwed up a little .. I did the workout you were supposed to do for weeks 1 and 3, but for week 1 & 2 … oops! Oh well, hehe, I suppose I will just have to do the workouts for weeks 2 & 4, on weeks 3 & 4. It is still too early on to notice anything, although I feel as if my abs have become stronger because I am not flailing about quite as much as I was last week when I would do the sit ups!!

Apart from that, not much else is new to be quite honest! I have been swamped with work, but I have still been doing some cooking and baking to come up with new things I can feature on Friday Fare. I recently made a delicious and slightly tweaked version of Kitchen Treaty’s Vanilla Lime Green Smoothie, and it was absolutely delicious. I subbed the vanilla yogurt for vanilla protein powder and added in some of my homemade toffee sauce instead of honey. I recommend you have a look at Kitchen Treaty, as I am sure it will give you some inspiration for meals, desserts, and more.