What I'm bringing to easter... SO I CAN EAT TOO!!!

Whenever I attend any kind of party, I always bring something to share to eat!  That way, I know there will be at least 1 thing at the event that is clean and healthy!  The funny thing is, everyone usually ends up eating ALL of whatever I bring... LOVING IT.... and not even realizing it's good for them!!!!

Here's what I'm bringing to share at the Easter party

1. Grilled asparagus!!!!    People can just pick it up with their hands and eat it!

Just lay your asparagus out on a baking pan, drizzle olive oil and garlic salt over it and throw it under the broiler until the tips just start to brown!  It only takes about ten min!!!

2.  AND THIS YEAR I'M BRINGING CARROT CAKE BITES!!!! YUM!

Ingredients

3/4 cup almonds
5-6 dates, pitted
1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2 Carrots, shredded
1/2 Tbsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Cloves
2-4 Tbsp coconut milk

3 TBS stevia if you want, I think they're sweet enough with just the dates!

Instructions
Put almonds in Vitamix or food processor. Blend until a fine flour. Remove.
Put dates and coconut in Vitamix and blend until a smooth paste in formed.
Return nuts, add carrots and spices, and mix well.
Add coconut milk and blend until desired consistency is reached.  It should be a really thick dough, like play-dough

Form into balls.

roll the balls in some coconut if you like.
Store in refrigerator.

*** If you're really fancy, stick toothpicks in the top of each one. :) 

**** For those of you on an em meal plan, 3 Carrot cake bites = 1 meal.   EAT AS MUCH ASPARAGUS AS YOU WANT!!!!

xoxo

-e