Coconut Crumble Topping

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Coconut Crumble Topping
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Servings: Covers a 9″ pie
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Place all ingredients in a bowl.

Using hands, mix together.

Sprinkle over the top of your favourite pie/dessert.

Cook as per pie directions – rotating pie if needed to get even browning.

Double recipe for a thicker crumble or to cover a larger area.

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Coconut Flour Lemon Blueberry Waffles

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Coconut Flour Lemon Blueberry Waffles
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Preheat waffle iron to low heat.

Separate eggs, placing the yolks in a bowl and the whites in another.

Use a hand blender to whip egg whites until soft peaks begin to form. Set aside.

Combine applesauce, lemon zest, juice, vanilla and melted butter, mixing together with the egg yolks.

Sift in coconut flour and baking soda.

Fold in egg whites with the rest of the waffle batter being careful to not completely flatten the egg whites. Gently mix in blueberries.

Generously grease waffle iron with coconut oil or butter and drop a large spoonful of batter into the center. Do not fill iron completely with batter. Carefully remove waffles when they are done and repeat with remaining batter. (These waffles are very light so I suggest removing them carefully with a flat spatula).

Serve with a scoop of whipped cream or drizzle of maple syrup.

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Chocolate Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate Glaze

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Chocolate Coconut Macaroons with Chocolate Glaze
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Servings: 6-8
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Macaroons:

Glaze:

Preheat oven to 250 degrees ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a mixing bowl, sift together all dry macaroon ingredients, removing any clumps.

Add coconut milk and syrup string till a thick batter forms.

Firmly pack coconut batter into a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop by scooping and dragging along the sides of bowl. Drop onto baking sheet.

Bake for 40 minutes.

Transfer to a cooling rack to allow macaroons to harden.

Glaze:

Heat one cup water in a small saucepan. Place cacao butter in a heatproof bowl, and melt over simmering water. Remove from heat and whisk in remaining ingredients.

Allow the chocolate glaze to briefly cool and thicken, however, do not allow glaze to harden.

Dip macaroons in chocolate and place on frozen cookie sheet. This will quickly harden the glaze. Allow the macaroons and glaze to set before serving.

Chill macaroons in refrigerator for 30 minutes. Macaroons are best served chilled.

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

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

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Coconut Cumin Bok Choy

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Servings: 3
Preparation Time: 12 minutes

Pull apart baby bok choy leaves and wash well. Stack leaves of bok choy and chop into 1/2 pieces/strips.

In a 12″ skillet over medium heat, heat the coconut oil. Add the cumin seeds and chopped garlic and let sizzle until fragrant (approximately 2 minutes). Add the chopped bok choy and cook stirring occasionally until wilted and softened but still bright green (approximately 4 minutes). While it is cooking you can sprinkle with some salt.

Serve immediately with a splash of apple cider vinegar if desired.

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Coconut-Cardamom Dipped Strawberries

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Coconut-Cardamom Dipped Strawberries
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Servings: 8-10
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Rinse the berries and let them dry completely on paper towels.

Warm the coconut cream concentrate, coconut oil, honey, and cardamom just enough to stir it all together. Chill the mixture until it is the texture of frosting (5-15 minutes). Dredge the strawberries in the mixture and either eat them right away or let them chill to set up the coating.

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No Bake Dark Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons

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No Bake Dark Chocolate Dipped Coconut Macaroons
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Servings: 16-18
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

1. Combine coconut, coconut flour, and sea salt in a bowl or food processor. Add coconut oil, honey and vanilla extract. Combine until the “dough” starts to stick together. If it doesn’t, add more honey or coconut oil. Give the dough a taste to see which one, if you want your macaroons to be more sweet, add honey! If they taste just right, add coconut oil!

2. Stick your mixture in the freezer for about 5 minutes. In the meantime, melt your chocolate in a double boiler.

3. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the dough by tablespoon and dip each macaroon in the dark chocolate. When you have prepared all the macaroons, drizzle dark chocolate on the top using a spoon (and a quick wrist – the key to those drizzles is to flick the wrist, not the hand)!

4. Place the baking sheet in the freezer for 5 minutes. Serve or store in the fridge and share with friends

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Dairy Free Blueberry Cheesecake

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Dairy Free Blueberry Cheesecake
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Servings: 10
Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Bottom Crust Layer:

  • 2 cups walnuts (or pecans)
  • 1/2 cup medjool dates (or raisins)
  • Pinch of sea
    salt
  • optional: 1/2 t
    cinnamon

Cheesecake Layer:

  • 1 1/2 cups raw macadamia nuts or cashews (soak for 2 to 4 hours for easier blending)
  • 3/4 cup
    coconut oil, melted
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup
    maple syrup or
    honey
  • 1 teaspoon
    vanilla extract
  • 1-4 tablespoons water, as needed, less water will be needed if nuts were soaked first.

Fruit Layer:

  • 3 cups blueberries, cherries or raspberries (or your favorite fruit/berry)
  • 3 tablespoons blueberry jelly (no refined sugar added) – or use a little
    honey

Line an 8″ pie dish or spring form cake pan with parchment paper. Or you can line a muffin pan to make 12 mini cheesecakes which are cupcake sized.

Pulse walnuts, dates and salt together in a food processor until mixture is crumbly, but be careful not to over process into nut butter. Press crust mixture into bottom of lined pie pan.

Puree cheesecake layer ingredients together in a food processor or high speed blender. Spoon over the bottom crust layer.

Stir blueberries in the jelly to create a nice shiny glaze. Gently top cheesecake with fruit topping.

Set in fridge, or the freezer to set for couple hours, this cheesecake stores very well in the freezer, just let it thaw for a few minutes or so before serving.

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Grain & Nut Free Fudge Brownies

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Grain & Nut Free Fudge Brownies
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Servings: 9-12
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees ºF.

Melt the chocolate, butter and coconut milk in a double boiler.

Whisk the eggs and vanilla in a small bowl and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl combine the tapioca flour, cacao powder, sugar and salt. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture and stir a couple times, doesn’t need to be combined well.

Once the chocolate is melted, pour it over the egg and flour mixture and stir until combined.

Pour batter into an 8×8 greased baking dish.

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Store in an airtight container.

Quick Notes:

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

You can also use chocolate chips or any high cacao chocolate bar in place of the 100% cacao. I wanted to make these dairy free and sugar free or I would have used my favorite chocolate chips. You may need to reduce the amount of sweetener.

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