No Guilt Recipes for Chocoholics

I am a huuuge Chocoholic ( the past 3 years I have been battling a severe eating disorder - but before this I was so addicted to chocolate that I genuinely had it for nearly every single meal / snack.. and now? Finally allowing myself a little and I cannot stop the addiction of a couple bars a day again..! ) -
I do believe in allowing yourself a treat every day - but when you just constantly want MORE or have a huge sweet tooth like me it can be daunting so I thought maybe to share some of my healthy ways to combat the cravings !!

Quark is my friend - no fat, full of protein and only 3.4g sugar per 100g - can use for both sweet and savoury !

Quark Chocolate Mousse ( large full 250g pot serving) ;
250g Quark
20g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract or Orange / Mint / Caramel Extract ( omit if you like dark chocolate taste anyway )
Optional ; some chocolate chips, dark chocolate chopped up ( i like 85%-90% dark )
Mix it all up and enjoy a chocolatey, low sugar, protein packed, filling dessert !

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Dessert
250g Quark
25g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
30g Peanut Butter ( no sugar or oils or salt added )
10g Peanuts
Optional : some chopped dark chocolate
Mix the quark, vanilla and cocoa until a dessert .
Heat the peanut butter until liquid-like and swirl into dessert.
Optional ; top with peanuts and / or chocolate !

Chocolate Cheesecake
Base;
30g Oats
20g Peanut Butter or Butter
10g Peanuts
Filling;
150g Quark
25g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract ( or other flavour extract )
Tbsp Greek Yoghurt
Optional ; some dark chocolate

Melt Peanut Butter or Butter. Crush Peanuts. Combine peanuts and oats and add the butter until dough-like and spread into a small pan, a large mug / cup or small bowl. Place in refrigerator.
Combine all filling ingredients and place on the base. Refrigerate.
Top with dark chocolate if desired !

Chocolate Chip Oat Cookies
1 Large Banana
60g Oats
Optional ; some chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips
Mash banana. Mix in Oats. Mix in chocolate. Place Tbsp size drops on tray. bake 10-15 min. Enjoy !

Chocolate Ice Cream
2 Large Bananas
40g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
4 Tsp Extract ( Vanilla, Caramel etc )
Optional : chopped dark chocolate or chocolate chips.
Mash banana. Mix all ingredients. Freeze! Thaw a little before serving or stick in a blender .

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
30g Oats
15g - 20g Butter or Peanut Butter
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
Chocolate Chips or Chopped Dark Chocolate ( eg 20g chopped 90% dark chocolate ).
Mix Oats and butter until dough like. Add in chocolate and Vanilla. Roll into balls. Refrigerate or freeze.

Cookie Dough Ice Cream
1 serving banana ice cream
1 serving Cookie Dough Balls
Mix cookie dough into ice cream !!

Choc-o-lotta Rice Cake
3 Rice Cakes
40g Peanut Butter
100g Quark
10g Dark Chocolate
Mix quark and peanut butter to make a filling spread . Spread on rice cakes. Melt chocolate and drizzle all over .

Banana Rama Chocolate Explosion
1 Banana
1 Snack Size Chocolate Bar or however amount of dark chocolate
Slice banana ( while still in the skin ) down the length. Place chocolate into the cut. Either barbeque or place in oven until the skin goes dark . Voila ! Cooked mushy banana and melted chocolate !

Banana Gluten Free Brownies
1 Large Banana
20g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Approx . 45g Oat flour or Instant Oats
Approx. 60ml Milk
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 tsp baking powder
Optional ; dark chocolate chips
Mash banana. Combine all ingredients and place in a small pan. Bake 15-20 min !

Black Forest Sundae
200g Fat Free Plain Greek Yoghurt
15g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
50g Mixed Berries ( raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, strawberries etc )
10g Chopped Dark Chocolate ( 75% + )
10g Strawberry Jam
Mix cocoa powder and greek yoghurt.
Layer the sundae in a tall glass as follows - half the yoghurt mixture. The Jam. Other half of yoghurt mixture. Top with berries and chocolate !

Tiramisu
200g Quark
2 tsp cold coffee mixed with water
1 Weetabix or Healthy / Low sugar cereal or 2 sponge fingers if using cake
50g Greek Yoghurt
10g Unsweetened Cocoa
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
2 Tsp Hot Chocolate Powder
Layer half the quark in a glass. Add half the cereal or sponge. Add 1 tsp coffee. Other half of quark. Other half of cereal or sponge. Other half of coffee. Yoghurt, vanilla and cocoa mixture. Top with Hot Chocolate Powder.

I am also very fond of Cocoa Nakd Bars which beat my cravings but many have a lot of sugar so I make my own versions but with more oats to make them less sugar dense and more flapjack like

I have also added cocoa powder to PB2 in the past but these are less expensive ways to combat the cravings !
If you are lactose intolerant I have also made some of these with soya yoghurt and have seen variations using coconut cream . Soy / coconut versions would work similar I think but cannot guarantee ! Worth a try right ?!

Don't know if these will help anyone but I have just had a major chocolate day and wanted to share before I went to start my chocolatey adventure again ..!