Healthy Sweets for Valentine's Day!

Strawberry Chocolate Hearts

Nothing cuter then heart shape strawberries covered in chocolate, right? They are super easy and quick to make and are perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Ingredients:

-strawberries

-dark chocolate, melted

-shredded coconut

Instructions:

1.Cut off the top part of the strawberries.

2.Cut the strawberries in half

3.Carefully stick a wooden stick in the bottom part of each strawberry.

4.Melt the dark chocolate with a little bit of coconut oil.

5.Dip the strawberries in the chocolate, fully or half way.

6.Place them on a parchment paper / silicone mat covered plate or cutting board and sprinkle some shredded coconut.

7.Keep them in the fridge and serve withing a day.

HEALTHY STRAWBERRY GUMMY BEARS

These gummy bears are so easy to make, they are 100% healthy and taste super good! You can make these with any kind of fruit juice, fresh is best!

Ingredients:

-fresh strawberry juice, about a cup

-1, 1 ½ teaspoon Agar, or flavorless gelatin

-honey to taste

Instructions:

1.Heat up a saucepan, add in a little water and chopped strawberries (add as many as you like, but at least 2 cups). Bring to a boil and let it soften for 10 minutes. Grab a strainer and try to squeeze out as much juice as you can from the strawberries.

2. Another option is to add the strawberries to a blender with a little water and blend well, then strain. Or just buy fresh, organic strawberry juice if you can find.

3.Add the strawberry juice back to a saucepan along with the agar and honey, and simmer for 2 minutes.

4.Take your gummy bear mold and fill it up with the juice.

5.Refrigerate for a few minutes, take out the gummy bears and repeat the process if you have more juice.

6.Best is to keep them in the fridge and consume withing a couple of days.

STAY FIT AND HEALTHY!