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Gluten Free Roasted Strawberry Cheesecake

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Gluten Free Roasted Strawberry Cheesecake
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Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 3 hours

Crust

  • 2 cups strawberries, quartered
  • 2 cups nuts, such as walnuts or almonds
  • 1 cup dates, pitted
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Filling:

Crust:

Preheat oven to 375 °F.

Place strawberry pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and puree until smooth.

Meanwhile, in a food processor or blender, combine nuts, dates, coconut oil and salt for crust. Pulse until smooth. Spread into bottom of a 9″ spring form pan (or pie pan) and press flat.

Filling:

In a blender, combine soaked cashews, sour cream, maple syrup, coconut cream concentrate, and vanilla. Blend on high speed for at least 2 minutes or until completely smooth. Pour mixture into prepared crust.

Place dollops of strawberry puree on top of filling. Using a spoon or knife, carefully swirl the berry mix into the filling.

Place pan in refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours or until ready to serve. Drizzle with a little melted chocolate if desired. Store in refrigerator.

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All-Natural Jello Fruit Cups with Coconut Oil

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All-Natural Jello Fruit Cups with Coconut Oil
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Servings: about 10
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

  • 1 cup water
  • 3 teaspoons unflavored natural gelatin
  • 1 tablespoon whole sugar, optional
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1/2 cup fresh fruit of your choice

Heat half of the water then add gelatin and sugar, stirring until dissolved. Add coconut oil and mix vigorously until all oil is melted.

In blender, mix fruit and the other half of the water, blend to a smooth paste. (For this recipe, one batch was made with peaches, and the other batch was made with blueberries.)

Add fruit puree to gelatin mixture, and mix well. Pour into individual serving cups, like cupcake molds.

Refrigerate overnight or until firmly set-up. Eat with a spoon, enjoy!

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Pancakes made with Coconut Flour

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Pancakes made with Coconut Flour
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Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

  • 4 eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup whole milk or ¼ cup whole milk and ¾ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon warm honey
  • ½ cup coconut flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • coconut oil for cooking

Beat eggs on high speed until they are frothy (about 3-4 minutes). Add in milk, vanilla and honey.

In a separate bowel whisk together the coconut flour, baking soda and salt.

Add the dry mixture to the wet a little at a time and mix until well incorporated.
Get your skillet just hot enough to sizzle the coconut oil and place about a tablespoon in the pan. Using a tablespoon, make each pancake using about 2 tablespoons of batter.

When you flip the pancake, add another layer of coconut oil underneath, this makes for a crispier pancake.

Serve hot and enjoy!

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Carrot Coconut Balls

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Carrot Coconut Balls
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Servings: 7
Preparation Time: 45 minutes

In the hot water add the coconut cream concentrate and sugar, stir well. This will make a thick sweetened coconut milk. Set aside.

In a wide pan on low heat, melt 1/2 tbsp coconut oil and add grated carrots. Saute on medium heat for 5 minutes until carrots are little soft and turn a bit dry. Now, add the 1/3 cup shredded coconut. Toast for a minute.

Combine with the sweetened coconut milk and stir until well incorporated. Cook until the mixture gets thick and starts to roll like a ball, 5-8 mins. Turn off heat.

When the mixture is warm, add cardamom powder and mix well.

Take some mixture in your hand and shape into a ball and roll it in the shredded coconut. Can be stored in an airtight container for 4-5 days.

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Dairy Free Rocky Road Ice Cream

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Dairy Free Rocky Road Ice Cream
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 40 minutes

  • 2 cups coconut milk*
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup marshmallows, chopped
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

In a mixing bowl, combine milks, honey, cocoa and salt. Blend until smooth. Pour into an ice cream machine and churn according to directions.

Once ice cream has finished churning, pour into a bowl and stir in marshmallows and walnuts. Scoop into serving bowls or cones and enjoy!

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

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Coconut Rice Rounds (Bibingka)

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Coconut Rice Rounds (Bibingka)
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Servings: 10
Preparation Time: 45 minutes

  • 1 cup sushi rice, (also known as sticky rice)
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 – 1/2 cup coconut flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/3 – 1/2 cup sugar for desired sweetness
  • 1 3/4 cups coconut milk*
  • sugar, optional topping
  • shredded coconut, optional topping

Option: You may soak the rinsed rice overnight to remove the phytic acid before cooking.Add rice to boiling, salted water, stirring constantly for 15 minutes. Allow to cool.

In a blender combine 1/4 cup coconut flour with the baking powder and sugar. Add cooked rice and coconut milk, processing until it becomes a thick paste. If more thickening is necessary, add a little more flour.

On a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, create circles with the mixture, 3″- 4″ across and 1/2″ thick. Bake at 350 °F for 20 minutes – the bottoms should be a light, toasty brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with sugar and shredded coconut. Return to oven for 5 minutes or pop under the broiler to melt the sugar and toast the coconut, optional.

Note: In the Philippines these are baked on banana leaves, cut into rounds. You may cut the parchment in circles around each little cake for easy storage.

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

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Gluten Free Slow Cooker Blueberry Peach Crisp with Vanilla Coconut Milk Ice Cream

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Gluten Free Slow Cooker Blueberry Peach Crisp
with Vanilla Coconut Milk Ice Cream
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Servings: 10
Preparation Time: 3 hours

Blueberry Peach Filling:

  • 8 peaches, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 cups blueberries
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 cup raw honey

Crisp:

Vanilla Ice Cream:

  • 2 cups coconut milk**
  • 1 cup almond milk, unsweetened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup whole cane sugar
  • fresh vanilla bean, if desired

Filling:

Grease a slow cooker with coconut oil or palm shortening. Add peaches, blueberries, ginger, honey and cinnamon; toss until combined.

Crisp:

In a small bowl, combine almond flour, arrowroot starch, coconut flour, salt, honey and coconut oil or palm shortening.

Mix with a fork until blended and crumbly. Sprinkle crumb mixture over fruit. Cover and slow cook on low heat for 2-3 hours. Turn off and let mixture set up.

Coconut ice cream:

Whisk together coconut milk, almond milk, vanilla, sugar and vanilla bean until sugar is dissolved. Churn according to ice cream maker instructions.

*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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Frozen PB and Banana Cups

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Frozen PB and Banana Cups
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 40 minutes

In a blender, blend banana and peanut butter until smooth. In a small glass bowl, break chocolate bar into small pieces (or add chocolate chips) and add coconut oil. Melt chocolate slowly on low heat using a double boiler. Stir until chocolate and oil are combined.

Pour about 1 teaspoon melted chocolate into each muffin mold. Carefully swirl chocolate up the sides of the mold. Place molds in freezer for about 10 minutes. Remove from freezer and gently spoon banana mixture into each mold. Top with remaining chocolate and return to freezer for about 20 minutes.

Carefully pop out the chocolate cups from the molds* and serve.

*Silicone molds work best for these.

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