I’ve been in a bit of a blogging rut the past couple of weeks. I’ve lacked inspiration and desire for this little space and it was starting to worry me. I even started questioning whether I wanted to keep blogging and if it was worth it. I knew that it would be easy if I stopped, allowing more time for naps on the couch or yoga or who knows what else. But, I think this was lazy Courtney talking. It’s really easy to be lazy, you know? I’m actually not a lazy person (I have both a full time job and a small business to run), but I think it’s easy to slip into lazy tendencies when I’m feeling tired or run down.
I finally had some motivation for a post yesterday after a run/walk on the trail in the scorching heat. I was regularly running at the end of last year and at the beginning of this year but a couple of injuries sidelined that. Since I’ve established a good yoga routine (I do it everyday), I decided to add in a few days of run/walking to see if I could get back up to where I was without re-injuring myself. All of this is to say that I was craving something really cold after my run/walk yesterday. I knew I had a couple of bananas and that I should probably eat them to replenish the potassium in my system. Since I’ve been seeing several frozen chocolate covered banana concoctions recently, I decided to go that route and make what I’m sharing with you here.
These little treats are healthy enough for a post run snack, and decadent enough for a summer dessert. You can make a larger batch if you like so that you always have some at the ready. I tend to prefer eating just ripe bananas (with no brown on the skin yet) so that is what I’ve used here. I think bananas that are much riper might be a tad too sweet, but go with what you like. The toppings listed below are a combination of what I love, but that part is up to you as well. Maybe you’re a pecan & coconut kind of person, or perhaps some hemp hearts and a sprinkle of maca is your jam. Whatever route you take, just make sure to use a tasty vegan dark chocolate 🙂
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