Monday, April 28, 2014

Chocolate Coconut Bars

This should make about 9 candies.

Blend in food processor until it comes together:
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened dried coconut 
  • 2 T coconut oil (room temp)
  • 1 T honey
On parchment paper, press into a rectangle. Place in freezer while making chocolate.

In bowl, mix until smooth:
  • 2 T coconut oil, melted
  • 2 T maple syrup
  • 4 T cocoa powder
  • 1/4 t vanilla
  • dash of salt
  • dash of cayenne pepper
Add a little chocolate to the bottom of mini cupcake/candy paper cups.
Cut coconut bars to fit wrapper.  Press coconut piece into chocolate cups so chocolate comes up sides a little.  Add chocolate to top to cover.
Place in freezer for 10 minutes.



Tuesday, April 15, 2014

All Cornmeal Cornbread - gluten free

We accidentally have A LOT of organic cornmeal at the moment.  I made up this recipe tonight and it was so good, Phil said I should write it down so I can make it again.  See Update below, which was even better! 

Almost 2 cups of organic cornmeal
  • 3 T almond flour
  • 2 t baking powder
  • 1 t baking soda
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 egg
  • 2 T melted coconut oil (I melted this in the pan, bad idea-it leaked)
  • 2 T melted butter
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup low fat greek yogurt plain
  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 2 T honey
Mix wet ingredients into dry mix.
Pour into greased dark grey cake pan with removable sides.
Bake in 400 degree oven for 25 minutes.

Update:  I made cornbread again last night without looking at this recipe.  I think it came out even better, with a real corn taste with coconut and butter flavors.  No need to add butter for serving!

MY BEST 100% CORNMEAL CORNBREAD (so far)

Preheat Oven to 450 degrees.  Use coconut oil to grease 9 inch round dark cake pan with removable sides.

Mix in small bowl:
  • 2 cups organic cornmeal from Co-op (coarse)
  • 2 t baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
Mix in large bowl:
  • 2 T melted coconut oil (melt in microwave 30 seconds)
  • 1 T melted butter
  • 2 T honey
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt (the last of a container of low-fat greek yogurt is what I had on hand)
  • 1.5 cups almond milk (plain)
Pour Dry mix into Wet mix.  It will seem way too liquify, but it is OK.  Let it sit for a few minutes before pouring into pan and baking.

Bake for 25 minutes.  I turned the oven temp down to 400 degrees when I put it in so the heat would not come back on.