Red Velvet Cake Bites

What you'll need: 
  • 3 scoops Protein Milkshake Chocolate Whey Protein 
  • 1 cup cooked beets
  • 1/2 cup applesauce
  • 2 tbs. chia seeds
  • 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp cream cheese 
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk
  • 3 tbs. cacao or cocoa powder
  • 2 tbs. coconut flour
  • 2 tbs. coconut butter
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 small tub of ready-made cheesecake frosting 
How it's made:
  1. Peel and cook the beets and allow them to cool.
  2. Add the beets, chia seeds and apple sauce to a food processor and blend until beets have pureed.
  3. Add the apple cider vinegar, dairy free milk, cream cheese and process until blended.
  4. Add protein powder, cacao powder, coconut flour, vanilla and process until smooth
  5. Add melted coconut butter and blend until well incorporated.
  6. Refrigerate 2 hours
  7. While cake is cooling- spoon 1/2 of the tub of frosting into a ziptop bag.  Clip a corner and pipe dime-size dollops of frosting onto a cookie sheet covered in parchment paper. Place in freezer for about 30 mins. 
  8. Remove the cake mixture from the fridge and scoop using 1 tbsp measuring spoon.
  9. Create a flat circle with the scoop, and place one frosting dollop in the center. 
  10. Shape the cake ball around the frosting and repeat for the rest of the cake mixture
  11. Drizzle some room temperature frosting on cake balls and top with sprinkles (both optional). 

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