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Jul 8 2013

Make your own CHOCOLATE

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Make your own CHOCOLATE…what!!! I love chocolate but I know that white processed sugar is the devil. So delightfully delicious and addictive (we refer to it as “the other white powder”). I can let it go except with chocolate and chocolate chips. You can buy the bars but WOAH expensive. So I have been working on making my own. This is a great recipe that everyone testing it loves (and there have been some real flops). It is also so versatile and easy. Enjoy your antioxidants!

Chocolate:

1/4 c EACH coconut oil, as a solid, not pre-melted and cocoa butter, as a solid, not pre-melted (I promise it’s worth it to invest in the cocoa butter)

1/2 c cocoa powder (raw like Holy Kakow is best or the highest quality brand, I have used the Trader Joes though and YUM)

3 Tbl of maple syrup or any other natural sweetener. Play with this amount and adjust the sweetness to your liking. This amount was I would say equivalent to a 70% cocoa content bar.

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

 

Directions:

1) Melt the oils.

2) Add the remaining ingredients and spread on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

3) Let it set in the fridge. Store in an airtight container in fridge. Lasts for weeks.

 

 

 

 

Mar 15 2013

Breakfast Blondies

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You can’t have a blondie for breakfast….yeah you can! This is a really moist and delicious breakfast treat or snack that if full of protein,  fiber and omegas. Sweetened with maple syrup and some applesauce (which also acts as the egg), this is a brownie to start the day off with. I offered some additional tips to decrease the processed ingredients GF/Vegan baking encourages using. Play around with it. They are great at room temp or rap them and throw them in the freezer. Enjoy!

Sad news- Dropped my camera this morning and now it won’t work. Sorry, no photo today. :(

Breakfast Blondies-

Ingredients:

1 cup brown rice flour (Next time I am going to replace 1/4 c of this with almond flour to see how it works. This will decrease the processed carbs and increase fiber.)

1/4 cup almond meal (Trader Joe’s)

1 cup GF Oats

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 tsp xanthum (Optional. This is one of the GF ingredients that is hard for the body to digest. I used a tiny bit to help bind the product. It prevents crumbling. I will omit next time I make them to see.)

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

2 Tbl chia seeds ground

1/2 c applesauce

1 1/2 tsp Ener-G egg replacer + 2 Tbl warm water whisked (Next time, I will try using a flax egg).

1/2 cup real maple syrup

1/4 cup organic coconut oil, melted

1 teaspoon bourbon vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1/3 cup walnuts (or whatever nut or seeds you like)

1/3 cup dark chocolate chips, optional (or sub dried fruit, nuts, coconut, seeds)

Directions:

1) Mix the dry. Mix the wet. Mix them all together. Pour into a 9×9 greased pan.

2) Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. It would get really golden. The edges will pull away from the sides and when you touch the brownies, they will spring back.