Chocolate Chip Spelt Cookies

1 1/2 c almond butter
2 1/4 c spelt flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 c maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 c chocoalte chips

In a large bowl combine the flour, soda and salt. In a seperate bowl combine the almond butter with maple syrup and vanilla.  Combine the wet and dry and then fold in chocolate chips.

Roll into balls and flatten slightly. Place on baking sheet or bar pan that is what I cook all my cookies on. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool 5 min and transfer to cooling rack. 

Again another healthy batch of yummy healthy vegan cookies my family couldnt keep their hands off. I made these last night and next time know I will definitely double them since they went so fast. Spelt flour is wheat but is the lowest gluten count of wheat. I used yummy raw almond butter from Trader's Joes and was very inexpensive compared to some almond butters. Also there is a good deal on maple syrup this month that is almost over on Amazon. If you click on the link in the recipe you will see it. For chocolate chips I used Enjoy LIfe which are also are sale for the month of November and if you havent printed the number of coupons on their website like I have than they could be cheaper.

Buckwheat Carrot Muffins

I doubled this the other day and made a huge batch.

2 ½ cups buckwheat flour
½ cup tapioca flour
½ cup sucant
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger powder
2 cups applesauce
¼ cup melted virgin coconut oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup grated carrots
½ to 1 cup raisins, soaked for 10 minutes in ¼ cup water (then drain)

IN a large bowl combine the flours, sucant, baking powder, baking soda, salt , cinnamon and ginger.  In a separate bowl combine the applesauce, oil, vanilla, carrots and raisins. Mix the wet and dry and try not to overmix the ingredients. I take a papertowl wet with coconut oil and rub the muffin tins and the muffins come right out. Bake at 375 for 25 min. 

These are good for a snack or breakfast. It rare I have cereal in my house. Don't get me started on how bad cereal is for you. Most breakfast at house contain of oatmeal, muffins, eggs, pancakes or waffles.  

Brownies

Its been awhile since I posted and now most of recipes contain mainly buckwheat or coconut flour. They are both high in fiber and gluten free! These brownies are super easy and I love making them. I made these this last Monday night when I have a house full with my brother in law and my husband's cousin and they loved them.

Melt in a saucepan 1/3 c coconut oil and 1/2 c cocoa powder.  Remove from heat and let cool. IN a mixing bowl, mix 6 eggs, 3/4 c honey, 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp salt. Stir in cocoa mixture. Stir in 1/2 coconut flour until there are no lumps. Pour batter into 8x8 pan and bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Festive 4th of July muffins

These are my festive muffins made with very few ingredients and raspberries and blueberries! I love this time of year  berry season! Also It just makes me feel good when Im cooking something with so few ingredients. Also even though a lot of my recipes have gone gluten free there it isn't like is that many hard to find ingredients in them. My biggest worries were the flours but there arent a million different flours in my recipes and I find all of them either in the health market section at Hy-vee or Bakers and Wholefoods. Since every store carries different products in their health section, they have a place where you can request something they dont have and Ive done that and my latest request was coconut milk kefir and I can wait to use that in replace of regular Kefir!

1c coconut flour
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking powder
6 eggs beaten
2/3 c honey
2/3 c coconut oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 c blueberries
1 c raspberries

1. whisk flour, salt and baking powder.
2. melt honey and oil in sauce pan and let cool comepletely and then mix in with eggs and vanilla.
3. mix wet and dry ingredients and then add in berries. fill muffin tins and makes about 20 muffins. bake 375 fir 25 min.
Enjoy! They are full of protein, fiber and good fats!! If you are not aware of this yet, coconut is a very good fat for you!!!! 


Now that is all my posting for today, hope you are enjoying my recipes and I hope I will get to post again! Its summer and I love to go to farmers market and bake and bake!!!!

No bake flax and oat chocolate chip bars

1/4 c honey
2 Tbsp sucant
1 Tbsp coconut oil
1/2 c almond butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp gr flaxseed
1 c oats
1 c crispy rice ceral
1/2 c chocolate chips

In a saucepan, warm the honey, sucant and coconut oil for a couple min. Stir in the almond butter, vanilla and stir and until smooth. Remove from the heat and allow the mixture to cool a couple minutes. Stir in flaxseed, oats and ceral. Stir in chocolate chips. Press firmly into 8x8 pan and place into freezer to chill for 30min.  Cut into bars and  keep in refrigertaor.

These are so delicious and were made twice in the last week and never lasted. For oats I used Gluten free oats, however you can use any kind of oats and I used almond butter and that can be switched out for peanut butter and for chocolate chips instead of using my home made ones I used the Enjoy Life Brand chocolate chips and they are allergy free.

Flourless peanut butter cookies

This was the  best looking cookie of the bunch even though they were all yummy and eaten up so fast probably another reason I only took one picture. 

1 c peanut butter
1 c sucant
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c chocolate chips ( I used my homemade choc chips)

Mix evertyhing together but chocolate chips and then at then at the end. Grease hands and make 1 in balls. Place them on a cookie sheet and do not press them down. Bake for 10 min at 350. Let cookies set for 5 min after you take them out this helps them finish setting up.

When choosing peanut butter make sure you use peanut butter that has only peanuts and its oil listed in the ingredients.

Home made from scrach choclate chips

This is my new double boiler from Pampered Chef and the pictures are switched around and I had one more but its not showing up and Im not a pro at this yet.

3/4 c coca powder
3/4 c sucant or rapadura
1 c coconut oil
1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Place all the ingredients in a double boiler and set over simmering water until melted. Mix well. Spread mixture on a piece of parchment paper and cool in freezer. When hardened chop into little chips/chunks. Store in airtight container in the refrigerator.

Enjoy we all loved eating them and they are diary and soy free.