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Coconuts Cookies

Homemade Healing Recipes May 17, 2022
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These cookies are easy and playful! But be careful with the flour. I tried this recipe with a bag of “Paleo Blend” flour which contains almond flour, coconut flour, tapioca flour and arrowroot starch. When you are having reactions to starches, be careful with what flour you use.

At one time, I used 1/2 cup of monk fruit and 1/2 cup of organic honey, they were also delicious but what’s important when alternating the ingredients is to carefully feel the dough, when you are mixing in milk.

You can eat them as an afternoon or late-night snack. Guilt-free!

INGREDIENTS:

(about 16-20 balls)

  • 1/2 cup Grass-fed butter (room temperature)
  • 3/4 cup Monkfruit (sugar alternatives)
  • 1/2 tsp  Vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp Coconut extract
  • 1 1/4 cup Keto/Paleo friendly flour (i.e. Almond flour)
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Sea salt
  • 1 1/3 cup Desiccated coconut (fine)
  • 4 TBS Coconut milk

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Lay a parchment paper on a baking pan.
  2. In a bowl, mix butter and monkfrut until mixed well. (the colour becomes whiter)
  3. Add all the ingredients in the bowl other than coconut milk.
  4. Mix 1 TBS coconut milk at a time into a thick cookie dough.
  5. When the dough can be easily rolled into balls (not too hard, no too soft/sticky), they are ready.
  6. Roll the cookie dough into balls (aim for 16-20) and place them evenly on a baking pan.
  7. Bake for 12 mins. The edge will be firm and set but they will still be soft in the middle.
  8. Let them firm up and cool directly on the pan.

Note:

If you decided to use coconut oil instead of grass-fed butter, please note that the dough will be softer. The cookies will be thinner and flatter rather than “balls”. They taste still delicious!

If you don’t have coconut extract, just use vanilla extract.

I’ve tried this with Kombucha (Pink lady apple flavour) instead of milk. It was also delicious!

Ginger Date Bread

Homemade Healing Recipes February 16, 2022

I had dates in my cupboard and wanted to make something healthy with them.

As I drink mushroom tea every morning, I decided to make breakfast bread that is not too sweet with dates and little help of sugar alternatives.

I played around a couple of times with this recipe. Each time was different – texture and the level of moisture inside. It tasted very good both times! So I hope you also play around to find “your kind” of bread, especially with the types of flour you use, the timing that you take out the bread from the oven and the ginger kombucha!

Ingredients:

<WET>

  • 8 oz. Dates (about 10-12 dates)
  • 1 cup Ginger Kombucha
  • 4 Tbsp  Grassfed butter (melted)
  • 2 Eggs (large, beaten)

<DRY>

  • 1 cup  Almond flour
  • 1 cup  Brown rice flour
  • 1/2 cup Monk fruit powder
  • 3/4 tsp  Baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp Cream of tartar
  • 1 Tbsp Cinnamon powder
  • 1/2 tsp  Himalayan pink salt

Dates cooked in Ginger Kombucha

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven  to 350F. Lay a parchment paper in a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Chop the pitted dates into pieces, put them in a sauce pan with ginger kombucha and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and let it cool for about 25 minutes.
  3. Melt the butter in a glass bowl in the oven. (I do this while I’m heating up the oven to 350F).
  4. In a larger bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients until well combined.
  5. Pour the date mixture, butter, and eggs into mixed dry ingredients, and mix well with a spatula untill all the flours to be incorporated into the batter.
  6. Transfer the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 40-50 minutes untill a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. I check at around 40 minutes and even if a toothpick comes out with a little batter, leave the loaf in the oven and turned it off, then wait for 5 minutes before taking it out. This will make the moist inside perfect for my taste!
  7. Let the bread cool in a pan for 10 minutes. And then transfer it to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Note:

I had some shredded coconuts to use up so I sprinkled them on. If you don’t have any, don’t worry. I think sliced almonds would be great as well!

Keto-Friendly Banana Bread

Homemade Healing Recipes February 14, 2022

I have been eating fewer carbohydrates for a really long time now. I don’t classify my diet as anything but it is leaning towards the Ketogenic or Carnivore diet.

And yet, I allow myself to eat honey such as manuka honey or raw honey, less refined forms of sugar such as coconut sugar, and “zero-calories” types of sweeteners such as monk fruit and stevia.

This is my favourite banana bread recipe that I finally settled on after trying a few different ones.

It is very moist and has the perfect sweetness! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

<WET>

  • 3 Banana (with lots of black spots)
  • 1/2 cup  Honey
  • 1/2 cup  Coconut oil or Grassfed butter (melted)
  • 3 Eggs (beaten)
  • 1/2 tsp  Vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp  Lemon juice

<DRY>

  • 1 cup  Almond flour
  • 1 cup  Coconut flour
  • 1 tsp  Baking soda
  • 1 Tbsp Cinnamon powder
  • Pinch  Himalayan pink salt

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Preheat oven  to 320 F. Lay a parchment paper in a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Melt the coconut oil or butter in a glass bowl in the oven. (I do this while I’m heating up the oven to 320F).
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients until well combined.
  4. In a larger bowl, mash bananas with a fork, add butter, honey, eggs, and the rest of the wet ingrediets, and whisk untill well combined.
  5. Add combined dry ingredients to wet and mix well with a spatula untill all the flours to be incorporated into the batter.
  6. Transfer the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes untill a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. (I check at 50 minutes and if a toothpick comes out clean, leave the loaf in the oven and turned it off, then wait for 5 minutes before taking it out.)
  7. Let the bread cool in a pan for 10 minutes. And then transfer it to a wire rack to finish cooling.

GAPS Lime Pie

Homemade Healing Recipes April 13, 2018

This is an interesting dessert that I really wanted to try out.

Since I’m brewing my own Kombucha, I get baby scobies keep growing. I wanted to make something delicious with it. Scoby is also probiotics!

Here is what I did!

Ingredients:

<Scoby Pie Crust>

  • 1/2 cup  Coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup  Scoby puree
  • 1 cup  Unsweetened shredded coconut
  • 1/2 tsp  Vanilla extract
  • 3-5 Tbsp  Honey

<Filling>

  • 2  medium ripe Avocado
  • 1/2 cup  Honey
  • 1/3 cup  Lime juice (about 2 large limes)
  • 1 tsp  Vanilla extract
  • Pinch  Himalayan pink salt
  • 1/2 cup  Coconut oil melted
  • Lime zest for filling and garnishing

Instructions:

  1. Mix all ingredients in a food processor until no longer chunky and coconut oil is blended. (Taste to make sure it is sweet enough) 
  2. Press into a pie dish and place it in a freezer while making the filling.
  3. Rinse food processor and put 2 avocados. Blend thoroughly. Scrape down the sides.
  4. Add lime juice, half amount zest, honey, vanilla, and salt. Taste and adjust.
  5. Add melted coconut oil and blend well.
  6. Pour over pie crust and garnish with rest of the zest.
  7. Place in a fridge for a couple of hours.

Recipe inspired by:

culturedfoodlife.com

prettypies.com

GAPS Cauliflower Savory Bread

Homemade Healing Recipes April 13, 2018

I have always loved this savory bread as it contains no carbs when I was going through dietary restrictions way harder than now.

This recipe is suitable for GAPS people but if you or your family is allergic to eggs, you can alternate them to ground flax or chia seeds. I was making mine with chia seeds and coconut oil as I was avoiding eggs and dairy.

 

Ingredients:

  • 6 eggs (organic, pastured)
  • 1/2 cup melted butter  (lard, chicken fat, beef fat) or coconut oil
  • 2 cups crumbled cauliflower (put in a food processor till it’s crumbly.  Lightly squeeze to drain extra water before measuring)
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbs picked and chopped fresh thyme
  • 3/4 cup coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt or sea crystal salt
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda

 

Instructions:

  1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix all the wet ingredients well in a bowel (first 4 ingredients above).
  3. Mix all the dry ingredients well in a separate bowl (rest of the ingredients above).
  4. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir till they are nicely combined.
  5. Pour into a loaf pan with parchment paper and sprinkle a pinch of salt on top.
  6. Bake in the oven (at 350 degrees) for an hour or till cooked through (stick a skewer).

 

Note:

If you like to alternate your eggs to ground flax or chia seeds, here is the conversion.

– Soak 6 Tbsp ground flax meal (or chia meal) in 1 cup of water. And rest.

If it’s too thick, add 1 Tbsp of water.