There are two new recipes that have become family favorites. As we find healthier recipes that everyone can eat, we discover things we did not know we would ever have loved.
This first recipe I found at www.nutiva.com. I was just looking for a scone recipe and this one is easy (so important!) and awesomely delicious. We alter it all the time; but, the base of almond flour, eggs and coconut oil remains the same. My boys love it with chocolate chips and unsweetened coconut, sometimes dried cranberries. The original recipe called for coarsely chopped almonds and dried apricots with shredded coconut.
Almond Scones
2 1/2 cups almond flour (sometimes we blitz almonds in the food processor when we run out!)
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. sea salt
1/3 c. sugar (sometimes less, sometimes none)
1/4 c. melted organic unrefined extra virgin coconut oil
2 eggs
1 T. almond extract (or coconut extract or vanilla extract)
Add your favorites: 1/2 c. chocolate chips (we use Enjoy Life mini chips) and 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut, or 1 cup chopped dried apricots and 1 cup coarsely chopped almonds with coconut. Anything, really!!!
Preheat oven to 330 degrees. Mix all almond flour, baking soda and salt. Add eggs, extract, sugar and coconut oil. Mix together. It will be sticky. Add your favorites. Shape onto parchment covered pan (we make ours little patties). Bake for 15-20 minutes. They are best when they are just done! Enjoy warm! Or, cold...
This next recipe is a sneaky one (and also very easy). My boys don't have any idea that they are any different from baked brownies because they are so satisfying and taste so delicious. I was searching for a recipe to use dates and cashews for something yummy. I found it on the blog, www.seasaltwithfood.com
Raw Energy Bars (I call them brownies!)
2 c. moist medjool dates, pitted and chopped (If mine are dry, I soak them in water for 30 minutes or overnight)
1/2 c. raw almonds (no skin)
3/4 c. cocoa powder
pinch of sea salt
1/2 c. unsweetened shredded coconut
2 T. vanilla extract
2-3 T. cold water
Combine dates, cashews, almonds, cocoa powder and sea salt in a food processor. Pulse and process until the texture is coarse (and looks a bit like thick brownie batter!). Add coconut and vanilla. If necessary, add water a little at a time until a moist dough consistency is reached (no crumbles!). Scrape onto a parchment lined pan, spread to the consistency of bars. Chill in fridge for 2 hours or overnight. Cut into squares. Enjoy! See if your loved ones miss the other kind! I am so happy that mine don't! Not at all! Not once have they said, "I want the other kind". They love them. I hope you will too.
