Muscle & Fitness Australia — November 2017

NOVEMBER 2017 / MUSCLE & FITNESS 35

MTEAALS ON P EAT

YOGHURT BOWLS

WITH BEER-

CHOCOLATE SAUCE

SERVES 4

½ cup Guinness or other stout

¼ cup brown sugar or coconut sugar

¼cupunsweetenedcocoapowder

1½ tsp coffee powder

1 tsp vanilla extract

Salt, to taste

60g dark chocolate (60–70% cocoa), chopped

2cupsplainlow-fatGreekyoghurt

1cupraspberries

1.In a small saucepan, whisk together beer,

sugar, cocoa powder, coffee powder, vanilla

andapinchofsalt.Bringtoaboil,then

reduce heat to low and simmer for

5 minutes, stirring often.

2.Remove from heat and stir in chocolate

until completely melted. (If allowed to cool,

warm for about 30 seconds in the microwave

to re -melt.)

3.Place yoghurt in 4 serving bowls and top

with chocolate sauce and raspberries.

THE MACROS

216 12 g 29 g 6 g

CALORIES PROTEIN CARBS FAT

THE MACROS

253 28 g 20 g 7 g

CALORIES PROTEIN CARBS FAT

BEER-STEAMED

MUSSELS

SERVES 4

2tspoliveoil
1onion,chopped
2garliccloves,thinlysliced
1 cup amber or lager beer
2(400g)canstomatoes
Juice of ½ lemon
¼tspredchilliflakes
¼tspsalt
¼tspblackpepper
900g mussels, rinsed
⅓ cup coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley

1.Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium
heat.Addonionandcookuntilsoftened,about
5minutes.Addgarlicandheatfor1minute.
2.Stir in beer, tomatoes, lemon juice, chilli
flakes, salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil,
reduce heat to medium-low and simmer
uncovered for 10 minutes.
3.Addmussels,coverandraiseheatto
medium. Cook for 5 minutes or until the
shells have popped open. Discard any
musselsthathavenotopened.Stirinparsley.
4.Dividemusselsandbrothamong4serving
bowls. Serve with slices of crusty bread
if desired.

TRIPLE

THREAT

Beer can

substitute for

water, stock or

wine in almost

any recipe.