Tuesday, May 10, 2011

All Natural, no Sugar, Peppermint Patties.



Just Pure, Simple Ingedients....

3 Tbsp. Nutiva Coconut Manna (Coconut Butter)
2 Tbsp. Coconut Oil
2 tsp. Pure Peppermint Extract
1/3 cup of 75% Pure Dark Chocolate, milk and sugar free.

Whisk together the first 3 ingredients until blended.
Let mixture sit on counter or in fridge until thickened, but not hard.

Melt Chocolate.

I piped the Filling onto a plate lined with Parchment Paper and froze them to get them nice and firm and easier to work with.
Using 2 forks, dip in Chocolate, place on parchment paper and let cool in fridge.

I love these.  Coconut Manna Creamy Coconut is 100% pure, dried coconut flesh and contains both Fiber and Protein.  These are Delicious and even better than the Powdered Sugar version I had been making.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Blueberry Cake




Blueberry Cake

2 Large Eggs
1 Cup of Almond Flour
1 tsp. of Vanilla
1/2 tsp. of Baking Soda
1 Tbsp. of Lemon Juice
1 tsp. Lemon Zest
1/2 Cup of Frozen Blueberries
2 Tbsp. Coconut Oil
2 Tbsp. of Maple Syrup or Honey
(I used Wild Maine Blueberry Syrup) 

Preheat Oven to 325.
Spray Cake Baking Pan
Seperate the Egg Whites from the Egg Yolks.
Whisk the Almond Flour and Baking Soda and set aside.
Whip the Egg Whites with a hand mixer until just before stiff peaks would form.
Whisk the Egg Yolks with Syrup or Honey, Coconut Oil, Vanilla, Lemon Zest and add the Lemon Juice last.
Gently fold together the two egg mixtures.
Combine Egg mixture with Flour.
Fold in the Blueberries.
Pour into Cake Pan.
Bake for 20-22 minutes.

The taste and texture of this cake is excellent.  It tastes wonderful as it is without any frostings or crumb toppings.  :)