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August 2024 Recipes of the Month

Cooking Demonstration

Hally Health offers a variety of virtual demos and classes through Facebook Live. Among their most popular videos are the live cooking demonstrations, which show you how to prepare simple, healthy and tasty meals. The live cooking demo will post on Facebook.com/HealthAlliance at 1 p.m. CT, on the third Tuesday of the month.

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Fruit Salsa

Ingredients  

  • 1 cup strawberries, diced 

  • 1 banana, diced 

  • 1 kiwi fruit, diced

  • 1 apple, cored and diced

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

  1. Combine fruits in a medium mixing bowl and add lemon juice. 
  2. Stir in sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. Mix well. 
  3. Refrigerate until serving time.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Snack Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 egg 

  • 3 medium ripe bananas (about 1½ cups)

  • 3½ teaspoons baking powder 

  • 1/3 cup salted natural peanut butter (creamy or crunchy) 

  • 2½ tablespoons coconut oil, melted 

  • 1/4 cup organic cane sugar 

  • 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 

  • 2-3 tablespoons agave or maple syrup 

  • 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk 

  • 1¼ cups almond meal 

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 

  • 1 cup gluten-free flour blend 

  • 1 cup rolled oats 

  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips 

  • 1/4 cup peanut butter chips 

  • A pinch sea salt

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF and line a loaf pan with parchment paper or spray with nonstick spray.
  2. Whisk egg and mix in banana and mash thoroughly. 
  3. Then mix all ingredients with almond milk and stir in chocolate and peanut butter chips last. 
  4. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour, 15 minutes. It should feel firm and be crackly on top.
  5. Let cool completely before cutting the loaf into slices.