Elevated Banana Power Pie Gluten Free and Tasty

Can dessert be GOOD for you? It is now! Thanks to Brenna Coupland, one of our resident athlete ambassadors; dessert can taste great, be healthy and come packed with protein and gluten free goodness!

Check out her recipe for her Elevated Banana Power Pie using Elevate Me! All Original and Coconut Cocoa Cluster energy bars! Yummmy…

Ingredients:

Crust

• 6 ElevateMe bars at room temperature, assorted flavors (I used 3 All Original and 3 Coconut Cocoa Cluster)
• 2-5 tbsp warm water
• 1/3 cup chopped almonds, or other nut

Filling

• 1 ElevateMe bar, at room temperature, any flavor

(I used All Original)

• 4 large bananas, ripe
• 4 large strawberries
• 2 – 10 tbsp water, juice, or milk
• 4 mejool dates, pits removed
• ½ – 1 tbsp lemon juice, optional

Directions

Crust:

1. With clean hands, break up ElevateMe bars into small bits and place into a large bowl. Using your hands will help warm the bars without ‘cooking’ them, preparing them for blending. Alternatively, leave the wrapped bars in a clean, warm place for 30 minutes before opening, and cut with knife.
2. Place bars into a Vitamix or quality food processor. Add one tablespoon of warm water, and pulse in processor 3-4 times. Add more water, one tablespoon at a time, pulsing 3-4 times with each addition, until mixture is soft and a ball can easily be rolled between the palms.
3. Add nuts to blender, and pulse until nuts are evenly dispersed throughout crust mixture.
4. Press crust into a lined 8” pie plate approximately ½ cm thick. Refrigerate.

Filling:

1. Break up ElevateMe bar into small bits as above and set aside
2. Break up bananas into a clean Vitamix or food processor, add strawberries and 2 tbsp liquid (water, juice or milk) and pulse 4-5 times. Adding one tablespoon of liquid at a time, continue to blend until mixture is creamy, thick and pourable.
3. Add elevate me bars and dates, and blend until uniform and no chunks in mixture.
4. Taste. If too sweet, add ½ -1 tbsp of lemon juice. If more sweetness is desired, add more dates.
5. Pour filling into crust, cover, and chill for at least 2 hours before serving.

Now that’s a dessert… thanks Brenna!

Pie Eating Contest Anyone?

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ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH! Spartan Race comes to Vancouver! Are you as excited as we are!! Spartan Race’s mission is to get you active, healthy, and excited about change! “Prepare for Glory” and return to your ancient roots; running through woods, getting dirty, climbing walls and facing adversity…it’s part of everyday life. Spartan events are all about challenging today’s perception of normal. Who doesn’t like getting dirty from time to time!

ELEVATE ME! SPARTAN CONTEST:

We are looking for a couple “tough ELEVATE ME! SPARTANS” to join our team…

“ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH?” Contest:

What’s your day of training in the life of a Spartan look like? Elevate Me! wants to know!
April 1st – April 15th we are accepting submissions, its easy!

1. Submit your mini blurb “a day of training in the life of a Spartan” and tell us your daily training regime on getting fit for the Spartan Race.
2. Take a photo of your best Spartan exercise or pose! Be creative!
3. Email to marketing@prosnack.com
4. We will announce the winners April 16th on facebook
5. What do you win? FREE ENTRY into the Spartan Race on the Elevate Me! Team and your favorite box of BARS!!

Check out our facebook page for on-going Spartan details, and subscribe to our Newsletter for more tips and trends on health and wellness…

Already “Elevate Me!” has sent a gift pack to Matt and offered him useful advice on how to avoid a repeat of his unfortunate run-in with a deer while cycling (click to see cartoon reenactment here: http://www.prosnack.com/mattlauer

They have also offered Matt a years’ supply of fresh bars and a matching years supply donated to his charity choice.

Starting February 1st “Elevate Me!” is running a twitter contest, rewarding our followers for Matt Lauer sightings and hiding limited edition gift packs throughout Vancouver stuffed with Elevate Me! bars and other goodies.
Each day starting Feb 1st through the Olympics they will send coded hint tweets to “Elevate Me!” followers.

During the Olympics “Elevate Me!” ambassadors will be handing out free bars and trying to meet Matt and welcome the rest of the Today Show team.

“Elevate Me!” energy bars are made fresh daily by a dedicated family business in North Vancouver and selling across Canada, and soon into Whole Foods Northwest USA. The success of Elevate Me bars is due to the 7 unique and delicious flavors, the high whey protein amount and whole fruits. The bars are called “the world’s simplest protein and fruit energy bars” because all they contain is real simple food. Gluten-free, soy-free, cold formed = Simple. Clean. Fruit. Protein.

For more information contact the company directly:

Trish and Earl Ellingson
Founders/Owners/Devoted Bar Makers
PROsnack Natural Foods Inc.
p 604 980 6160
f 604 980 6170
info@prosnack.com
www.prosnack.com