No Bake Gluten Free Rice Krispie Cocoa Cookies

Perfect, Perfect, Perfect.

I love, love, love these!!

There was a recipe for no bake cocoa almond cookies in the magazine,

'delicious living'.  It called for Oats and some other ingredients that I

left out and/or altered to my liking.

These are excellent!

To make about 6 nice sized cookies....

{to make a dozen, double the recipe}

3 Tbsp. of sweetener of choice - sugar, honey, agave...

3 Tbsp. of Coconut Oil

2 Tbsp. of Coconut or Almond Milk

3 Tbsp. of Cocoa Powder

pinch of Sea Salt.

Bring these ingredients to a simmer and let simmer for only about 1 minute;

stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and add -

1 tsp. of Vanilla Extract, 3 Tbsp. of Almond Butter and

about 1 & 1/4 cups of Gluten Free Rice Krispies.

Mix together.

Scoop onto a baking sheet lined with Parchment Paper

and Refridgerate for a while.

Store in Refridgerator.

Apple Pie

Every year since I was little, we always made the same Apple Pie recipe;

 a no-fail, great crust recipe.

I can not have any of the ingredients, other than the apples, in that recipe, so I came up with a new one.  This pie was excellent, and the crust was perfect & delicious!

Crust:

well, I forgot to write the recipe down....but it was basically just Rice Flour, Palm Shortening, Coconut Oil, Water, Vanilla Extract and Cinnamon.

Refridgerate until cold.

Preheat oven to 350.

I pressed it into the pie pan and up the sides of the pan.

Poke the crust with a fork all over.

Bake for about 15 minutes until golden brown.

For the hearts, I just hand cut the dough into hearts and baked them

on a baking sheet at the same time as the crust.

I lightly glazed the tops of the cookies and crust with a honey/water mixture.

Let cool.

Apples:

I used the Apple Peeler machine and placed the apples with a little water into

a pan on the stove top with the juice and zest of two lemons.

Zest some fresh ginger.

Add some spices of choice.

Brown Sugar, or Honey can be added.

I think I used a tbsp. of brown sugar, which helped thicken the liquid in the pan.

Cook until apples are how you like them.

Add apples to cooked pie crust, top with cookies.

Let sit until cool.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Preheat Oven to 350.
Makes 6 muffins.

In one Bowl, whisk 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp. of Almond Flour, a pinch of cinnamon or pumpkin pie spices, 1/4 tsp. baking soda and 2 tbsp. of dark chocolate chips.

In another bowl, whisk 2 eggs until fluffy, 1/4 cup of Pumpkin (I used Whole Foods 365 Brand) and 2-3 tbsp. of Honey.

Combine.

Bake for about 18 minutes.

Matzo Balls (via elanaspantry.com)

Because of my multiple food allergies and intolerances, I have to watch how I make everything.  Chicken soup is OUT because I really do not eat meat anymore, and many of the vegetables I used to love in soup, are out because I can not tolerate them.  I make "fake" Chicken Soup, using Chicken Broth, using Pacific Naturals Brand Low-Sodium Chicken Both.  I add in some Carrots and Celery.  And thats it. 

Matzo balls....I was so excited when I saw a post about them from Elana Amsterdam @ elanaspantry.com.  This is her recipe, but I cut it in half. 
http://www.elanaspantry.com/matzoh-ball-soup/

To make a Dozen small 1 inch ball Matzo Balls;

1 cup of Almond Flour

pinch of salt

pinch of pepper

1 tbsp. of Parsley or seasoning of choice.

2 eggs.

Whisk the eggs, add to the flour and seasonings.

Refridgerate the mixture for 2-3 hours.

When mixture is ready, boil a pot of water.

Roll the mixture gently and place in boiling water.

Allow to cook on a low simmer for about 15-20 minutes.

Place cooked "Matzo Balls" in the Pot of Soup and allow to simmer for about

20-30 minutes until ready to serve.