Recipes for When You Wanna Chew Your Shake

Recipes for When you Wanna “Chew Your Shake”

Applesauce Reinvented

Take 2 cups of applesauce and add 2 scoops of Vi shape and mix well (can add a little more applesauce if too sticky). Can microwave and serve warm if preferred.

Banana Muffins

Dry ingredients: Mix together in large bowl.

1c Low carb baking flour
1c oats
2 rounded scoops of Vi-Shape mix (or other protein powder)
1 ½ Tbsp milled flax seed
~2 Tbsp Splenda brown sugar
Baking powder/ Baking Soda
1 Tbsp (or more to taste) ground Cinnamon

In separate bowl or large measuring cup, mix moist ingredients:

2 ripe bananas, mashed.
1 whole egg + 1 egg white
2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
1/2container low fat banana (or vanilla) yogurt
1 Tbsp Flax seed oil.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray muffin tins with no stick butter flavored spray. Add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Be sure to mix well to blend all flavors.

Spoon into muffin tins and bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned and toothpick comes out clean.

Recipe makes 1 dozen muffins.

Change it up by using blueberries, raspberries, peaches, strawberries, etc. for bananas. Swap out yogurt flavors to compliment fruit.

Banana Nut Bread

2 scoops Vi-Shake Mix
1 Banana Health flavor pk. (optional)
1/2 cup and 1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons flax seed meal
4 ripe bananas, mashed (if using banana health flavor pk only use 2-3 bananas)
3 tablespoons and 1/2 teaspoon skim milk
3 tablespoons and 1/2 teaspoon low-fat/fat free sour cream
1-1/2 teaspoons egg whites
1-1/2 cups and 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of nutmeg

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2.In a medium bowl, mix together the Vi-Shake mix, flax meal, bananas, milk, sour cream and egg whites until well blended. Combine the flour, baking soda and nutmeg; stir into the banana mixture until moistened. Spoon into prepared loaf pan.

3.Bake for 45 -60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the crown of the loaf comes out clean.

Banana Pancakes

Recipe is for 2-3 Pancakes

1/2 C Vi Shake Mix, 1/4 C Water, 1 Egg, and 1/2 C Bananas. Mix together Shake Mix, Water and Egg in mixing bowl. Stir in fruit, gently. Pour Batter onto slightly greased skillet. When pancake bubbles around edges and towards center, turn. Pancake is done when golden brown. Top or fill as desired

Blueberry Banana Muffins

2 C. Vi-Shape shake mix
1 c. Gluten Free Baking Flour
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Baking Soda
½ tsp. Salt
2 C. Dry Oatmeal
1 Egg
½ C. Unsweetened Applesauce
1-4 oz. Greek Yogurt, Vanilla
3 Ripe Bananas
¼ C. Ground Flax/Flax Seed Meal
¼ C. Wheat Germ
1 C. Frozen Blueberries (unsweetened)

Mix all ingredients except blueberries (use a potato masher to help mash the bananas). When well blended, stir in blueberries. Using ¼ cup per muffin tin, distribute evenly into 12 muffins. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.


Blueberry Pancakes

Recipe is for 2-3 Pancakes

1/2 C Vi Shake Mix, 1/4 C Water, 1 Egg, and 1/2 C Blueberries. Mix together Shake Mix, Water and Egg in mixing bowl. Stir in fruit, gently. Pour batter onto slightly greased skillet. When pancake bubbles around edges and towards center, turn. Pancake is done when golden brown. Top or fill as desired.

Chocolate Covered Bananas

2 cups bittersweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons canola oil
3 ripe bananas, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
Vi Shake mix

Preparation:

Stir chocolate and oil in heavy small saucepan over low heat just until smooth. Let stand 15 minutes to cool. Add Vi Shake mix to taste.

Place each topping in separate shallow dish. Line baking sheet with foil. Arrange banana slices on foil. Using fingers, dip 1 banana slice in chocolate, coating completely. Shake off excess chocolate. Drop dipped banana in topping. Using clean hand, sprinkle more topping over banana to coat. Transfer to foil-lined sheet.

Repeat with remaining bananas, chocolate, and toppings. Freeze until firm, about 3 hours then serve.

Assorted toppings for coating bananas (such as crushed chocolate sandwich cookies, toffee bits, chopped butterfinger candy bars, chopped salted peanuts, or tasted shredded sweetened coconut)

Cran-Apple Spice Bars

2 C. Vi-Shape shake mix
3 C. Dry Oatmeal
1 C. Dried Apples (cut in small pieces)
1 C. Unsweetened Applesauce
4 Ripe Bananas
½ C. Wheat Germ
½ C. Flax Seed Meal/Ground Flax
½ C. Gluten Free Baking Flour
1 C. Craisins
2 tsp. Cinnamon

Mix dry ingredients. Dice bananas into small pieces. Add bananas and applesauce to dry mix. Mash & mix together. Pour mixture into greased 9x13” pan (grease with olive oil spray). Cook for approx. 25 minutes at 325. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes, cut into 18 pieces and store in air tight container.

No Bake Cookies

To make a double batch, 13x9 size, double the recipe.

Put 1 cup peanut butter and 1/2 cup honey in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for 30 seconds, to melt a bit. Add 1 cup oatmeal, and 3 scoops Vi Shake Mix. Mix well and then pat into bottom of a 8x8 pan or drop by teaspoon full and let cool

Protein Pancakes

1/2 c. oatmeal uncooked
2 scoops vi-shake
2 egg whites

Mix ingredients together and spray griddle with Pam. On low 250-300 temp. spoon the batter on the griddle, flip after a few minutes.

Optional: add 1/4 c. blueberries to the batter.

Strawberry Banana Protein Muffins

1/3 oat bran
5 egg whites
2 scoops of Vi Shake
3 strawberries (cut very small)
1 banana mix in
cinnamon optional

Heat oven to 350-365, spray muffin pan with pam, put in oven for aprox 22-25 min (ovens vary) test with tooth pick and ENJOY!! Once again you can get really creative, nuts, apple sauce, fresh fruit, nuts, even Jello for flavors

Strawberry Granola Parfait

2 scoops Vi-Shape shake mix
8 oz. Low Calorie Strawberry Yogurt
½ C. Fresh Berries
¼ C. Granola
Slivered Almonds
Mix shake mix into yogurt. Layer into a glass: yogurt, strawberries, and granola. Repeat layers. Top with almonds.

Strawberry Pancakes

Recipe is for 2-3 Pancakes

1/2 C Vi Shake Mix, 1/4 C Water, 1 Egg, and 1/2 C Strawberries. Mix together Shake Mix, Water and Egg in mixing bowl. Stir in fruit, gently. Pour Batter onto slightly greased skillet. When pancake bubbles around edges and towards center, turn. Pancake is done when golden brown. Top or fill as desired

Ultra Oatmeal

2 scoops Vi-Shape shake mix
1 serving cooked Oatmeal
1 packet Chocolate Cardia Care Health Flavor mix-in
Dash of Cinnamon

Mix and Enjoy!

Vi-Crispy Treats

2 1/2 Tbsp. Margarine, melted in a 4 qt. pan
1 C. Mini Marshmallows
Melt thoroughly and allow to spread on bottom of pan

Add 1 scoop Vi-Shape Shake Mix, stir well
Add 1 1/2 Cups Crispy Rice Cereal, stir well
Turn out on wax paper and allow to cool completely

Vi-Yogurt Covered Strawberries

Cut strawberries in half and put in ice cube tray face down.
Add 2 scoops ViSalus shake mix with yogurt and mix well.
Scoop yogurt and put into ice cube tray with strawberry.
Freeze and then enjoy!!

Other Ideas:

Use pre-packaged cake or muffin mix and take out two scoops of mix and add back two scoops of Vi Shape

Use waffle mix and add two scoops of mix and an extra egg to the mix.

Use Vi-Shape to dust pastry dishes, in place of powdered sugar.

Any recipe that calls for Whey Protein Powder, substitute Vi-Shape shake mix