Chewy Raisin Cookies
1 jar of Almond Butter(crunchy or smooth) and 1 cup Almond Meal
1 cup Agave
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup of Raisins
1/2 tsp Fine Ground Sea Salt
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until crisp
Here is a healthy alternative for some delicious cookies that I came up with when one Sunday afternoon. They are gluten and sugar free!
This was a great treat for us at Thanksgiving! We hope that you like it as well as our families did!
Pumpkin Pie with Cashews
1 1/4 cups raw soaked cashews
1 cup maple syrup
1 can organic pumpkin puree (16 ounces)
2 tsp of pumpkin spice
or if not available use
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
Directions
Soak 1 cup of cashews in 2 1/2 cups of water in a large bowl over night in the fridge.( 8 hours )
Use the Almond Crust Recipe on The Nutrition and Wellness Website
Partially bake 7-10 minutes and take out to cool.
Drain water from cashews. They should be very soft.
Place cashews in the Vitamix and blend at a high speed until a paste is created.
Add in order pumpkin, maple syrup and spices.
Blend on low increasing to high for 3-5 minutes until completely creamy.
Pour pie filling into the pie crust
Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes and reduce to 350 for 30-40 minutes.
The tooth picking should come out slightly wet.
Cool for 2 hours
Enjoy!
I make this for any occasion and Kathryn and Sarah love it ! I hope that you enjoy it as much as we do!
Apple Pie in a Brown Bag!
Ingredients
7 Green Apples
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Cloves
1/2 Lemon
1/4 cup of honey
1/2 cup of Almond Meal
3 Tbsp Organic Butter
Almond Pie Crust from The Nutrition and Wellness Center Website
Glass Pie Dish
Paper Grocery Bag
Stapler
Directions:
Create Almond Crust and partially bake for 10 minutes.
Take out of the oven to cool.
Peel and core apples and place apple slices into a mixing bowl
Add nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and lemon juice from the lemon mix well.
Place Apples in partially baked pie crust.
In a separate mixing bowl: cut butter into small pieces add honey and almond meal to create crumb like topping.
Place topping over the apples.
Place pie in the PAPER grocery bag.
Remove any handles that may be attached , fold opening to a closed position and staple shut on the sides.
Fold down the bottom of the bag and staple the ends to the sides.
Place the Apple Pie in the Bag on a cookie sheet and insert into oven.
Bake 350 for 45 minutes – 1 hour
Enjoy!
We use this and fill with pumpkin, apples, 0r mixed berries to create a great tasting pie! Try this for the holidays!
Ingredients
1 cup ground Almond Meal
1/2-3/4 cup Sucanat if not available Sugar in the Raw
1 medium Organic Free Range Egg, beaten
1/2 tsp Almond or Vanilla Extract
1/4 teaspoon fine Celtic Sea Salt
Dash of Cinnamon or Nutmeg
Preheat oven to 325
Grease and flour a 9 inch glass pie plate
Mix together the almond meal, sucanat, egg, extract , salt, and spices.
Spread mixture into the pie plate and press lightly with moist fingertips to form a crust.
To Pre-Bake Crust
Bake crust for 10 minutes, press down any puffy areas and bake another 2-5 minutes until the crust is firm.
Place on wire rack and press down the shape to flatten, if needed.
Cool before filling. The crust will get more crisp as it cools.
Enjoy!
These make a great snack for kids on the go, a treat after school or an addition to any breakfast!
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of Almond Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/8 teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt
3 eggs
3 Tablespoons of Agave
3/4 cup of canned Organic Pumpkin
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
You may add dried cranberries, bananas or other fruit to spice it up.
Bake at 350 degrees. Line muffin pan with paper liners or use coconut oil to grease pan.
In a large bowl whisk together eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla extract. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix to combine. Stir in pecans until well mixed.
Scoop batter into muffin pan filling 1/4 full.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden
Makes 12 muffins
Keep in airtight container in refrigerator. Heat sightly and enjoy!
Almond Butter Cookies
These are so good!!! What a treat!
INGREDIENTS
1 cup of Trader Joe’s Raw Crunchy Unsalted Almond Butter
3/4 cup sucanat
1 egg
1/2 tsp organic baking soda
a dash of celtic sea salt
3 oz of Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients together then add in chocolate.
Drop by spoonful on parchment paper and Bake 10-12 minutes.
