Cookie Dough Cups

I love to look at pictures of food and daydream about making and consuming them. With my new love for nutrition in full swing  I tend to look at vegan recipes a lot. I had just had sweet and sour stir fry and a single serve strawberry chiffon pie that I had made in class and I was ready for second dessert (guttony, oh sweet gluttony.) I came across chocolate-chip cookie dough truffles.  After I wiped the drool off my keyboard I set off to the kitchen in an attempt to make something similar using the ingredients I had on hand. I was left with a perfect pot of cookie dough that wouldn't leave me with salmonella, or an irreparably clogged artery.
Here's my adaptation:

Cookie Dough Cups
(Yield: 3 individual servings)

1/2 can of white beans, drained, rinsed
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/3 c brown sugar
3/4 c rolled oats
Melting chocolate (couvrature) (Vegan chocolate may be substituted)

Blend white beans, vanilla, salt, baking soda, oil, brown sugar, and rolled oats in a food processor until creamy. Pour mixture into three ramekins, place in freezer.
Melt chocolate in what ever way you are most comfortable.  Pour the melted chocolate over the cookie dough.
When the chocolate has set up, the cookie dough is ready to eat.

And dear blog, is it ever so heavenly. You don't taste the beans at all!
And if the flavor weren't enough just think about all the nutrients, protein, and dietary fiber you are consuming! It's enough to make your tummy and sweet tooth quiver in tandem anticipation.

Gluttony, Pardoned.

I love to freaking eat. I love food, I love flavor, I love cooking, and I love to eat. All the time. I'm the type of person who has to eat every two hours. And on top of that, I love comfort food.  Not to say I don't crave and drool over salads and fancy dinners, but who doesn't obsess over the foods that give us that cozy warm feeling? And do I eat my feelings? You bet your sister Sally, I do! I know I'm not alone here. In a country full of over eaters and eat-your-feelings-ers, health issues are abundant.  With life-long digestive problems and fear of what could happen to my body I have a strong interest in nutrition and I like to treat my body well.  But sometimes what my body wants is overruled by what my brain wants, so that's when I decided to start making what my brain wants in a way that will leave my body feeling satisfied, rather than doubled over in pain.
It's okay to eat often, some say even preferable for your metabolism! And it's okay to eat the foods you love and super-easy to tweak them in a way to make your body thank you.