Welcome to Heart Healthy Recipes' Newsletter. In this month's issue we are featuring a holiday brownie recipe made with superfood ingredients, a citrus date salad with pistachios and a stuffed artichoke recipe.

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Superfood Brownies

Recipe Ingredients:

½ cups ripe avocado, mashed

½ cup cooked sweet potato

¼ cup coconut milk

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tablespoons maple syrup

½ cup semi-sweet dark chocolate chips*

⅓ cup almonds, chopped for garnish (optional)

*for homemade chocolate chips, see our "Heart Healthy Recipes, Issue #010" for recipe.

Recipe Instructions:

Next, pour mixture into baking pan, distributing as evenly as possible throughout the pan. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely before slicing. Garnish with chopped almond bits if desired.

Makes 8-10 servings.

Citrus Date Salad with Pistachios

Recipe Ingredients:

¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced

¼ cup dates, chopped

¼ cup Parmesan cheese

4 Belgian endives, pulled apart

pistachios, for garnish

Dressing Ingredients:

2 tablespoons rice vinegar

¼ cup olive oil

¼ teaspoon cardamom (optional)

Recipe Instructions:

Stuffed Artichokes

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup bread crumbs

1 cup Parmesan cheese

3 green onions, chopped

2 teaspoons capers

4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped

½ teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

½ cup grape seed oil

Recipe Instructions:

While artichokes are steaming, preheat the oven to 375°F. In medium bowl combine the bread crumbs, cheese, green onions, capers, garlic, parsley, sea salt, and black pepper.

Place the artichokes, base down, in a baking dish. Use a spoon to carefully fill the center of each artichoke with the stuffing mix. Then fill the spaces between each artichoke leaf with stuffing. Drizzle the grape seed oil over the artichokes. Place the artichokes in the preheated oven and bake until the stuffing is golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Makes 4 servings.

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