Monday Meals: Chocolate Banana "Ice Cream" Cake

You will need:

• A mini cheesecake pan
• 1 Banana
• 1 TBSP Cocoa powder
• 1 portion last week's dark chocolate for one (optional but highly recommended)
• Frozen berries (optional)

1.Throw banana and cocoa powder in the blender (or mush very very well with a fork.)

2. Pour cocoa banana mixture into a cheesecake pan. To make your life easier, line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper first.

3. Top with frozen berries 

4. Throw in the freezer

I'm not sure exactly how long it takes to freeze. I make the cake in the morning and leave it in the freezer all day, then have it after dinner for desert! I eat this all to myself but I suppose you could share… 

You'll want to take it out 10 minutes before eating because it'll be hard as a rock! After popping it out of the cake pan, pour the dark chocolate recipe on top and it'll harden instantly like magic! Enjoy =D

Monday Meals: Dark chocolate for 1

This recipe is perfect for a lonely night in. It's based on Chocolate Covered Katie's recipe, but I've modified it so it makes a single serving. When it comes to chocolate, I do not understand the concept of portion control, so I prefer making single servings for myself, especially when I'm alone and there's no one to help me eat it. 

You will need:

• 1 TBSP cocoa powder
• 1 TBSP coconut oil (Costco- $16 for a giant tub)
• 1/2 teaspoon agave syrup 
• Mini cupcake liners
• Any add-ins your heart desires (you'll want salted pretzels, trust me.)

1. Melt coconut oil in the microwave for 15 seconds at a time until liquified.

2. Mix all the ingredients together and whisk well with a fork.

3. Throw your add-ins into the cupcake liners. Sadly, I ran out of pretzels.

( I used salted almonds, sea salt, peanut butter & dried pomegranate seeds.)

4. Pour the chocolate sauce on top of the add-ins.

4. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes (or freeze for 10 if you're inpatient like me) and enjoy!

What they look like after you pop them out of the cupcake liners

In the past I've used popcorn, sprinkles, hazelnuts, pistachios, shredded coconut, coffee grinds and sea salt.

"Birthday chocolates" for my boyfriends birthday dinner with salted popcorn and sprinkles 

I've made bigger batches of these for dinners and they were a huge hit. Coconut oil has a low melting point so they do melt in your hands and can make a mess, but no one seemed to mind. 

They go wonderfully with wine too 

Coffee chocolates 

Instead of making individual chocolates you could also make 1 big bar like the one below. Just lay some parchment paper down on the lid of a Tupperware box, pour the chocolate mixture on top then lay another sheet of parchment paper on top and refrigerate. 

Almonds & pink Himalayan sea salt

There's other cool uses for this chocolate sauce too!

You could pour it on your popcorn like in the photo above. If you pour it on ice cream it hardens instantly like DQ cone dip! It's delicious poured all over hot oatmeal too. The best part is it's guilt free! I mean if Dr.Oz says coconut oil is good for you...

What do you like in your chocolates?