Healthy Protein Cheesecake

I’m a sucker for a good desert, but 99% of the time a decent desert is going to ruin your macros, especially if your on a cut. That’s where this Healthy Protein Cheesecake comes in! it’s not only tasty and macro friendly but its also pretty versatile, you can swap out the ingredients for other flavoured alternatives to make all different kinds of cheesecakes without worrying about your macros! It’s all about making nutrition easier.

 

Ingredients (Base)

• 1 Coconut & Cashew Quest Bar
• 1/4 Cup Oat Flour
• 1 tbsp Meridian Natural Peanut Butter
• 1/4 Cup Oats

Filling

• 250g Quark
• 125g Low Fat Cottage Cheese
• 25g BulkPowders Pure Series Whey
• 3 Sheets Gelatine
• Juice of Half a Lemon

 

Directions

•  Put the Quest Bar into the microwave for ten seconds to soften it up and then blitz in a food processer with the Peanut Butter & Oat Flour un-till you get a crumbled but combined mix.
•  Add in the Oats and pulse for a few seconds & then pour the processed mixture into a small baking tin and press down.

• Put the base mixture into the fridge to set whilst you make the filling.
• Add a couple of tbsp of hot water to the gelatine sheets in a bowl and allow to soak for a couple of minutes.
• Combine the rest of the filling ingredients along with the softened gelatine in the food processor and blitz un-till the mixture is smooth
• Spoon over the base and if you want it to have more of a lemon taste, swirl a couple spoons of lemon curd over the top.
• Leave to set in the fridge for 3-5 hours depending on the temperature of your fridge, take it out to early and the gelatine wont set!

 

 

Macros Per Serving (Cut into 6 Slices)

 

 

 

The good thing about this recipe is you can customise the flavour to however you want, fancy a Banoffee Pie? use banana flavoured whey and swirl some Walden Farms Caramel over the top, want a Chocolate Cheesecake? use chocolate whey and some Nutella or grate chocolate over the top. You can change it to suit your tastes and it will still fit into your macros! Hope you enjoy the recipe and if you make it, be sure to share on the BT Fitness Facebook or Twitter!

 

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Low Fat, High Protein BLT

If your anything like me, a good sandwich is right up there for lunch time essentials and the BLT is king! The pre packaged ones you can get however, whilst tasty are typically high in fat, super high in sodium and pretty calorific for the size of the portion. That’s where this super easy and quick home made BLT comes in handy! You can chop and change the recipe to suit your taste preferences, add other fillings or swap some out, just be sure to count those in your own macros as the numbers displayed here are for the ingredients i used.

 

Ingredients

4 Rashers Smoked Turkey Bacon

2 Slices Granary Bread

Sundried Tomatos

Baby Spinach

Mild Salsa

 

Directions

• Grill the bacon for a couple of minutes on either side un till its browned, turkey bacon isn’t going to go really crispy like regular bacon but it will still be good!
• Toast the bread to your preference, i don’t like mine too overdone so just have it browned slightly.
• Spread 30 grams of salsa onto the bread, then rip up some spinach leaves and put those on. Then add 2 rashers of the turkey bacon, 20 grams more of salsa and some more spinach followed by the rest of the turkey bacon and then top with the other slice of bread.
• Voila, super simple and damn tasty! 

 

Nutritional Information

 

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Chocolate Banana & Peanut Butter Protein Fudge

Another super quick and easy recipe here that can help those cravings to get you through the summer still looking cut! Most people love a good bit of Fudge but will all the cream, sugar and other ingredients that are going to blow up your macros its a no go! not with this recipe however, its super simple and you will only need a few ingredients.

 

 

What You Need

50g Chocolate Whey Protein Powder

1 Medium Ripe Banana

115g Peanut Butter

15g Coco Powder

80ml Almond Milk

 

Directions

• You need to add all of the ingredients bar the Almond Milk into a food processor and blend, adding the almond milk slowly bit by bit un till you have a thick but smooth almost sludge like texture.
• Scoop into a tray, the thicker you want it use a smaller tray
• Put it into the freezer for a couple of hours un till its set solid
• When your ready to eat it, leave it to sit for a couple of minutes and warm up slightly, then cut and serve!

 

 

Nutritional Information (per piece, batch cut into 15 pieces)

Calories : 71

Fats : 4 Grams

Protein : 5.3 Grams

Carbohydrates : 3 Grams

 

Extra shout out to my other half with whom i made this, she also blogs and you can find her here

http://thefauxguide.blogspot.co.uk/

 

 

Low carb and fat pizza

With the world cup in full swing what better to enjoy whilst your watching the games than a pizza? Here’s one that tastes great and will fit into your macros easily! It will save you money, it’s easy to make and only requires a few ingredients!

 

Ingredients (makes 2 pizzas)

400 Grams Cauliflower

Reduced Fat Grated Cheese (Mozzarella/Cheddar)

Tomato Puree

Herbs to taste

Toppings of your choice

4 Egg Whites

1 Calorie Cooking Spray

 

Toppings I used

Weigh Watchers Grated Cheddar

180 gram Bernard Matthews Hickory BBQ Turkey Breast Chunks

Handful of Baby Spinach

Sliced Red Onion

Sliced Tomato

 

 

Directions

• Blend up the Cauliflower so it’s as close to a bread crumb texture you can get it.
• Stick it in the microwave for 4-5 minutes and then sieve the moisture, you can use kitchen roll to help remove any excess water (Careful it will be hot!)
• Add the dry Cauliflower to a bowl, then add the egg whites, any mixed herbs you want in the base and anything else to taste (I added some salt and pepper, mixed herbs and garlic puree)
• Mix it all together un-till the consistency is even and then spread 2 thin bases onto some foil or grease proof paper sprayed with the Cooking Spray and then place into an oven preheated to 200 Degrees / Gas Mark 6 for 12-15 Minutes

• Once the bases are golden brown get take them out and flip the foil/paper to get the base free, then spread on the tomato puree, add your toppings and put back in for another 5ish minutes or for however you like it!

Ah Voila!

 

Macros (Per Pizza made with 1/2 of listed ingredients dependent on your toppings)

Calories : 423

Protein : 57

Carbohydrates : 12

Fat : 9

 

Hope you enjoyed, post to the BTF Facebook any of your personal takes, would love to see!

 

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Macro Friendly Vanilla and PB Ice Cream

What up guys!

 

One of the best ways to beat your cravings is to find ways to indulge them sensibly, thats where recipes like this come in handy! This super simple ice cream recipe can be adapted to be any flavour you want as long as you can find the protein powder for it!

 

Recipe (Makes 2 Servings)

– 2 Medium frozen bananas

– 1 Serving MyProtein Vanilla Impact Whey (Can use other flavours)

– 30 grams Meridian (or another 100% natural) Peanut Butter

– 1tbsp Almond Milk

 

Directions

 

– Put the bananas into a food processor, or using a hand blender, blend until completely broken down.

– Put in the peanut butter, protein powder and almond milk and blend until completely safe.

– Pour into a freezer friendly tupperware box and leave for an hour or so to freeze.

Then its good to go! Serve soft and you can then add any toppings of your choice be it fruit, fibre cereal or some Walden Farms or The Protein Works zero calorie syrups! (or any other syrups)

 

Macros Per Serving (With no toppings)

Calories : 218

Carbs : 24

Fats : 8

Protein : 15

 

 

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