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No Bake Dairy and Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake

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No Bake Dairy and Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake
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Servings: 8-12
Preparation Time: 20-25 minutes active prep + soaking and wait time

Gluten Free Crust:

  • 1/2 cup diced dried plums, or dates
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • 1/4 cup chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • pinch salt

Filling:

  • 1 1/2 cups raw cashews, soaked overnight in water then drained*
  • 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • zest from 1 large lemon
  • 6 tablespoons virgin coconut oil, melted
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk**
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • 1/2 cup fresh blueberries

Optional Toppings:

Combine diced dried plums, walnuts and chia seeds in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add the honey and salt and pulse again until a paste forms.

Press crust mixture into a 12 inch springform pan. Place pan in the freezer while you prepare the filling.

Combine all of the filling ingredients in a blender and mix until very smooth. Pour the filling into the crust and cover with plastic wrap then freeze for at least 4 hours, or overnight.

Allow cake to thaw at room temperature for about 10-15 minutes.

Top with dried cranberry powder, shredded coconut, cocoa powder, fresh blueberries, and edible or ornamental flowers.

Dip knife in warm water before slicing for easier serving.

Soaking Cashews:

*If you are making this cake last minute and don’t have time to wait, you may let the cashews soak in very hot water for 1 hour instead of overnight.

Homemade Coconut Milk:

**For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Coconut Milk Chocolate Fudge Pops

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Coconut Milk Chocolate Fudge Pops
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Servings: 6-8
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Mix almond milk, coconut milk, vanilla, and gelatin together in a medium size bowl. Whisk until combined.

In a saucepan over medium-low heat combine coconut oil, salt, cocoa powder, and honey. Stir mixture until liquid and well incorporated.

Add contents of bowl into saucepan. Bring just to a boil, stir, and remove from heat.

Pour into your popsicle mold and freeze until solid (time varies depending on size of your popsicle mold, but at least 5 hours or overnight).

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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No Bake Brownie Protein Bites

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No Bake Brownie Protein Bites
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Servings: 15
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Combine ingredients in a food processor or blender. Pulse until smooth. Using a cookie scoop, form into 1″ bites. Place on a serving dish and refrigerate until firm. Store in a sealed container.

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Slow Cooker Merlot Spiced Apples

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Slow Cooker Merlot Spiced Apples
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 20-30 minutes

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • ½ cup Merlot or other red wine
  • 1 tablespoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
  • ¼ cup whole sugar
  • 1 tablespoon coconut flour
  • 4 sweet apples: peeled, cored and thinly sliced
  • 1 orange: peeled, segmented
  • ½ cup walnuts or pecans

In a crock pot, melt coconut oil. Add in wine, cinnamon, apple pie spice, sugar and flour. Stir until well combined. Add in apples, oranges and walnuts or pecans. Stir well, until fruit and nuts are coated.

Cook on high heat for about an hour, stirring 4-5 times. Let cool about 10 minutes to allow sauce to thicken. Serve as desired.

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Gluten Free PBJammin’ Bars

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Gluten Free PBJammin’ Bars
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Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Bars:

Filling:

  • 10 ounces jelly of choice

Topping:

Drizzle: 

  • 2 tablespoons organic tahini or peanut butter (thinned with a little coconut oil if necessary)

Almond Flour: *You can grind your own almond flour by placing whole almonds in a blender/food processor and blending until you get a fine meal.

Mix bar ingredients in large bowl until well combined. Press into tart pan. Prick with fork and bake at 350° F for 8 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from oven, spread jelly evenly over bars.

Mix topping ingredients until it forms a fine crumb. Sprinkle over jelly. Bake at 350° F for 6-8 minutes or until golden brown.

Remove from oven and drizzle with tahini or peanut butter. Allow to cool before slicing into bars.

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Easy Dairy Free Cookies

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Easy Dairy Free Cookies
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Servings: 8+
Preparation Time: 25 minutes

  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup +1 tablespoon whole sugar
  • 1/4 cup coconut milk (room temperature)*
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, optional
  • 2 cups barley flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Mix together coconut oil, sugar, coconut milk, and vanilla (if using).

In a separate bowl mix flour, salt, baking soda, and 1 tablespoon sugar.

Combine wet and dry ingredients. The mixture will be very crumbly. Knead the dough. Nip off dough into tablespoon sized balls. Place them on a cooking sheet with parchment paper and flatten each cookie with your palm.

Bake for 12-15 minutes. Enjoy with homemade coconut milk.

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Gluten Free Chocolate Orange Brownies

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Gluten Free Chocolate Orange Brownies
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Servings: 9
Preparation Time: 1 hour and 10 minutes

Slice the orange, remove seeds and place in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil, then simmer for 1 hour with a lid on. Remove the orange from the pan and let cool. Once cool, place in a food processor or blender and blitz until smooth.

Preheat the oven to 350° F.

Line and grease a baking tin (I used an 8 inch square tin).

In a bowl, place the melted butter, vanilla, eggs and mix well. Add the orange mixture, combine until smooth. Add the dry ingredients, one at a time into the orange mixture, combine well.

Pour the mixture into the baking tin, place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven, allow to cool then slice and serve. (Optional: Serve each brownie with a slice of fresh orange.)

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Grain Free Coconut Creamsicle Cupcakes

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Grain Free Coconut Creamsicle Cupcakes
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Servings: 8 regular cupcakes
Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Preheat oven to 350° F.

In a small bowl combine dry ingredients. In a standing mixer combine all wet ingredients and mix well. Add dry ingredients in and mix again for 2 minutes.

Fill cupcake liners 1/3 full and bake till golden brown, approximately 15 minutes. Test to be sure of doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center of a cupcake, it should come out clean.

Let cool completely before frosting with your favorite frosting. (Pictured is a vanilla-orange palmcream frosting.)

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