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Creamy Avocado Berry Smoothie with Raw Brown Whole Flax Seeds

Creamy Avocado Berry Smoothie with Raw Brown Whole Flax Seeds
Creamy Avocado Berry Smoothie with Raw Brown Whole Flax Seeds
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Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 16 ounces coconut milk*
  • handful frozen berries
  • 1-2 teaspoons ground flax

Put everything in a blender and blend until smooth and creamy.

Pour in a glass and serve.

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Coconut Creamy Oatmeal

Coconut Creamy Oatmeal
Coconut Creamy Oatmeal
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Servings: 3
Preparation Time: 15-20 minutes

Boil water in a small pot. Add a dash of salt.

Add in the oats. Stir.

When oats are almost cooked through, add in the coconut cream concentrate, raw honey, ground flax, chia seeds and coconut chips.

When everything is incorporated well, switch off the stove.

Serve with fresh homemade coconut milk, and top with more coconut chips and berries.

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Healthy Traditions Organic Raw Honey comes from the frontier areas of Canada, and is only harvested during a 6-week period in the summer. Healthy Traditions is the exclusive source of this premium organic honey in the U.S. Most commercial honeys available on the market today come from bee farms, where the bees are controlled within a certain area and get their pollen from usually only one kind of flower. Many of the plants that produce these flowers (clover, orange blossom, etc.) are grown with pesticides and fertilizers as well. In addition, almost all honeys on the market are pasteurized in high heat and filtered, removing many of the beneficial nutrients and enzymes.

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Ginger Strawberry Grapefruit Smoothie

Ginger Strawberry Grapefruit Smoothie
Ginger Strawberry Grapefruit Smoothie
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Servings: yields three 1 3/4-cup servings
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

  • 1 grapefruit, peeled, skins removed, and seeded
  • 2 cups frozen strawberries
  • 1 honey crisp or pink lady apple, cored and sliced
  • 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 cup coconut water
  • 1 tablespoon coconut cream concentrate*

Prepare coconut cream concentrate, then add to the blender with all the other ingredients and pulse until smooth.

Serve with slices of fresh, tangy grapefruit.

Note: Leftover smoothie can be made into popsicles.

*Learn how to prepare coconut cream concentrate for use in a smoothie. Watch this video here.

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Little Miss Sunshine Smoothie

Little Miss Sunshine Smoothie
Little Miss Sunshine Smoothie
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Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

  • 1/2 cup frozen pineapple
  • 1/2 cup frozen peach
  • 4 ounces orange kombucha
  • 6 ounces coconut water
  • 1 teaspoon virgin coconut oil

Blend all ingredients together and enjoy.

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Berry Up-Beet Smoothie

Berry Up-Beet Smoothie
Berry Up-Beet Smoothie
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Servings: 5 cups
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Blend all ingredients except coconut oil together until creamy and smooth. Add coconut oil and blend again.

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Orange You Glad Smoothie

Orange You Glad Smoothie
Orange You Glad Smoothie
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Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

  • 1/2 frozen banana
  • 1/3 cup frozen pineapple
  • 1/2 cup frozen strawberries
  • 2 tablespoons protein powder
  • 1/2-1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 1/3 cups organic orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon virgin coconut oil

Blend all ingredients together in a high speed blender.

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Coconut Milk Sweet Potato Breakfast Custard

Coconut Milk Sweet Potato Breakfast Custard
Coconut Milk Sweet Potato Breakfast Custard
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Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

  • 1 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes – baked, cooled and peeled
  • 14 ounces coconut milk*
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup raw honey
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Heat oven to 350° F.

Place all the ingredients in a blender and blend until very smooth. Pour the mixture into a greased pie plate and bake for 50 minutes – 1 hour. The center should be set and jiggly.

Cool before serving. Keep in the refrigerator.

Make Your Own Homemade Coconut Milk

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

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Granola

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Granola
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Servings: 30-36
Preparation Time: 2 hours

If the nuts are raw, set oven to 350° F and place raw nuts on a cookie sheet. Roast them just until you can smell them and the skins crackle.

Note: Each nut roasts at a different time. Almonds = 15 minutes, macadamia = 15 minutes, walnuts = 8 minutes, cashew = 8 minutes, pecans = 5 minutes.

Once the nuts are roasted and cooled enough to touch, break them into smaller pieces and put them in a large bowl.

Turn the oven heat down to 250° F.

Add to the large bowl: oats, shredded coconut, raw honey, olive oil, and salt. Mix well until honey and oil cover all of the oats and nuts.

Spread the mixture out onto cookie sheets or cake pans. It will take more than one. Place them into the oven and cook for 1.5 hours, stirring every 15 minutes. Depending on your oven, it could take less time. Oats should take on a golden color when done cooking.

Remove from the oven and let cool.

Once cool, put the mixture into an airtight container or zip lock bag.

Add dried fruit into the bag then seal and shake well to mix.

This recipe keeps for several months, if not eaten before then.

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