everyone and welcome back to my channel and welcome to new video my name is Liv
and if you haven't seen me before I make lots of healthy recipes on this channel
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today's video is extra exciting because it is an in collaboration with vital
proteins you guys know how much I have loved vital proteins for years now
I use it every day you've seen me putting it in my coffee on Instagram all
the time I put it and pretty much everything it is so versatile so if you
guys haven't seen it before this is the blue tub I use a lot of the
time it dissolves instantly in any kind of dish so whether you're putting in hot
or in cold it's great and it also comes in travel packs which is so useful I put
them in my school bag and I have it and to go it's great and then they also have
the beef gelatin which I like to use if I want my recipe to thicken a bit so
this is good for soups stews puddings and making gummy candy the great thing
about collagen is it's good for so many different things in your body it's great
for glowing skin it's great for your joints for your bones for your gut your
digestion and it also helps give you a better sleep which is pretty crazy and
kind of why I use it every single day so in today's video I'm showing you guys
some great healthy recipes that you can throw this into and boost your protein
and boost the nutrient profile of your snack so let's go ahead and get started
so the first thing we're making are these delicious collagen nut clusters
I'm starting off with some sliced almonds as well as whole almonds and
pumpkin seeds and some coconut flakes and you can use whatever kind of combos
of nuts and seeds that you like I'm adding in some of ground flax to give us
a source of fiber which is also going to help keep us full along with eight pinch
of sea salt is so delicious and it just brings out the sweetness then I'm adding
in the vital proteins collagen peptides so this is a blue tub it's great for
your hair your skin your nails your joints and your digestion because it
helps to rebuild that lining in your digestion which is key for gut health
and as you guys know I'm all about good health you stir that up and then I'm
adding in the maple syrup which is just going to help everything bind together
and make it into the little cluster forms I'm using a little mini muffin
cake pan but you can also just put them in individual clusters on a baking sheet
I just thought this was really easy cuz then they're all kind of the same size
and it all fits in there you do want to make sure though that you spray your tin
first before you pop these in so that they pop out when they're done and
they're golden and delicious they've stuck together and then they're gonna be
good to go next up is some beet hummus which I am loving right now I've been
putting this on everything I'm starting off with some chickpeas and adding in a
couple beets then I'm adding in some tahini which is just ground sesame seeds
it's so yummy and it really makes this hummus recipe I'm adding in a squeeze of
half of a lemon the lemons really add some nice freshness to it as well I love
it in this recipe and then I'm adding in a little bit of olive oil about two
tablespoons just to make it really smooth as well as some sea salt then I'm
gonna be adding in my vital proteins collagen peptides I love it because it
just adds protein so it adds a little bit more protein to your hummus or to
whatever you're putting into it you blend it up and then you can have it
with crackers with veggies but I love the added boost that it gives plus it's
healing your gut so it's win-win and lastly we're making at least cacao
pudding pops so I'm starting with the thick part of the coconut cream from a
can some good healthy fats along with some
almond milk and I'm going to whisk that together until they're combined and
smooth and then I'm adding in the cacao powder and this is raw which is great
because it preserves all the antioxidants and all the benefits of the
cacao in it whisk that together and then I'm going to be adding in the gelatin so
the viral proteins gelatin is the green tub and I like this one in this recipe
because it really helps to thicken these pudding pops and then when you take them
out of the freezer they don't melt they kind of just stay as a pudding pop so
it's great if you eat it slowly or you have kids or anything like that so I
love it for thickening things and making things like gummies as well soups it's
also great for or any kind of frozen to popsicle as well
I'm pouring that into my popsicle mold and this made about six pops total so if
you want to make more you would need to double or triple the recipe so this made
six pops I'm putting it in my mold of putting in my stick you can use whatever
popsicle mold you have at home but I think this is a really fun treat when
you want something chocolaty but you want something that's healthy for you
too and it's gonna be good for you all alright guys I hope you enjoyed this
video and I hope you try out these recipes they are delicious thanks again
to vital proteins to for sponsoring in this video it is kind of one of my dream
collaborators since I use it every single day I hope you guys are all
having a fabulous day and I'll see you in my next video bye guys