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overwatch oatmeal cookies [pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies]

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Fall’s here and you know what that means … PUMPKIN SPICE!

Last October, I created a pumpkin spice recipe inspired by Diablo III. This time around, I decided to focus on another Blizzard game.

With beta around the corner, it’s time for me to start cooking up some Overwatch inspired snacks. That’s right, we’re hopping aboard the Overwatch hype train! CHOO CHOO. But this time, the hype train is fueled by PUMPKIN PROTEIN COOKIES!

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Cheers love, the cookies are here!

UNIT COMPOSITION

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  1. 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice
  2. 2 tablespoons of agave nectar
  3. 1 egg
  4. 1/2 cup, 1 teaspoon of almond milk
  5. 1/2 cup, 2 teaspoons of pumpkin puree
  6. 2 pumpkin pie Quest Bars
  7. 1 cup of oats
  8. 1 square of dark chocolate

BUILD ORDER

Prep time for this recipe is about 20 minutes. Cook time is ~14 minutes. This recipe will make 9 cookies.

Each cookie contains: 6g of Protein, 4g of Fat, and 5.5g of Net Carbs

OPENING

  1. Take your protein bars and cut away the orange coating. Reserve these pieces in a bowl for later.
  2. Cut the protein bar into pieces and place into a bowl. Add 1/2 cup of almond milk.
  3. Microwave the protein bar for 1 minute. Remove from the microwave and stir. Microwave for an additional 30 seconds. Stir until it makes a smooth liquid.

MID GAME

  1. Put your protein mixture into a large bowl. Add in 1/2 of your oats and stir.
  2. Pour in your pumpkin puree, agave, and egg. Stir until combined.
  3. Add in your remaining oats and gently fold it into the rest of the mixture.
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  4. Pre-heat your oven to 325° F.
  5. Place a piece of parchment paper on a baking dish. Use a spoon to portion out your cookie dough mixture, and drop spoonfuls onto the baking dish.
  6. Gently press the cookies into disks.
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  7. Bake the cookies for 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes.
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LATE GAME

  1. Add 1 teaspoon of almond milk and 2 teaspoons of pumpkin puree to your reserved protein bar coating. This will make your orange frosting.
  2. Microwave for 30 seconds, stir, and microwave again for 30 seconds.
  3. Microwave your dark chocolate in the same manner.
  4. Place your orange frosting and dark chocolate in piping bags.
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  5. Pipe the Overwatch symbol onto your cooled cookies.
  6. Eat!

GG WP, hero! Now you’re ready to save the world. 😀

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Or, you can wait for your beta access and bake cookies like me. The world needs more cookies.

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This recipe was created with support from Quest Gaming. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to learn more about how other gamers eat healthy and #CheatClean.

calien soup [green gazpacho]

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I love dinosaurs. Growing up, I had collected tons of dinosaur-themed items. So when I started playing Ark: Survival Evolved it felt like I was reliving part of my childhood!

DINOSAURS. DINOSAURS EVERYWHERE!

Needless to say, I kind of got a little obsessed. OK. Fine. I got A LOT obsessed.

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I started collecting tons of dinosaurs. I started with Parasaurs, then moved onto Raptors, then T-Rexes and now. Spinosauruses. Our base currently has over 20 Spinosauruses.

I’ve named the ones I’ve tamed after K-pop stars because why not?

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When I found out that Ark had a cooking system, I was so hyped! Obviously, I had to start making these recipes in real life. So here’s an easy Ark-inspired recipe to enjoy while you’re combing the beach slapping your “e” key for rocks!

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UNIT COMPOSITION

  1. salt
  2. parsley
  3. juice from 1 lemon
  4. 4 cloves of garlic
  5. 1/4 cup of olive oil
  6. 1/2 cup of cucumbers, sliced
  7. 1/2 cup of peas, cooked (either microwave or boil them)
  8. 1/2 white onion, chopped
  9. 1 avocado, sliced

BUILD ORDER

This recipe takes about 20 minutes to make. It makes about 2 servings.

OPENING

  1. Place your avocado, onion and garlic in a food processor.
  2. Add in the juice from one lemon.
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  3. Pulse until smooth.

MID GAME

  1. Add in your cooked peas, cucumber and salt.
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  2. Pulse until combined.
  3. Add in a few sprigs of parsley and your olive oil. Pulse until smooth.

LATE GAME

  1. Remove your mix from the food processor.
  2. Using a mesh sieve, strain out the chunky bits from your gazpacho.
  3. Garnish with parsley.
  4. Eat!

GG WP!

I tried to make it as close as the in-game recipe as possible:

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Close… I think?

Either way, Calien Soup will keep you cool as you doodle in your dossier:

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According to my dossier, I should probably collect more spinos. Hmm.

Stay safe out there, survivors!