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Easy Make-Ahead Gluten and Dairy Free Apple Breakfast Cake

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Easy Make-Ahead Gluten and Dairy Free Apple Breakfast Cake
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Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Grease a 9 inch cake pan with 1 teaspoon coconut oil. Add sliced apples, raisins, and pumpkin pie spice to pan. Bake in oven for 15 minutes while you prepare the batter.

In a large bowl mix the coconut flour, baking soda, hemp seeds, and salt. In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, milk, vinegar, and vanilla extract. Add wet ingredient to dry and combine well.

Pour batter into cake pan (over apples) and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a fork inserted in the middle comes out clean.

For best results, chill overnight and serve with organic maple syrup and homemade whipped cream.

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Grain Free Apple “Oat” Meal

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Grain Free Apple “Oat” Meal
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Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

  • 1 organic apple, unpeeled and finely chopped
  • 1 date, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon each: unsweetened shredded coconut, chia seeds, hemp seeds, chopped nuts, almond butter, and raisins
  • sprinkle cinnamon
  • coconut milk*

Homemade Coconut Milk:

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

Chop apple and date and transfer to serving bowl. Top with remaining ingredients and enjoy.

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GAPS Chocolate Zucchini Bread

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GAPS Chocolate Zucchini Bread
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Servings: 6 mini loaves
Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Wet ingredients:

Dry ingredients:

Optional:

  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350° F.

In large bowl, combine wet ingredients & mix well. Add dry ingredients into bowl and whisk until combined. Pour batter into greased pans and bake for about 18-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Keeps well in the fridge or in an airtight container on the counter.

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Grain and Dairy Free Dreamy Devil’s Food Cupcakes

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Grain and Dairy Free Dreamy Devil’s Food Cupcakes
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Servings: 12-14
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Mix all dry ingredients in a small bowl.

In a large standing mixer combine all wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.

Add dry ingredients and mix for 2 minutes.

Fill cupcake liners 1/3 full and bake for approximately 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Allow to cool completely before frosting with your favorite frosting (pictured here topped with a peanutbutter palmcream frosting and shredded coconut).

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Grain Free Coconut Cocoa Granola

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Grain Free Coconut Cocoa Granola
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Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 2 hours

In a small sauce pan, melt coconut oil. Add sugar, honey and cocoa powder to the pan and cook for about 10 minutes over low-heat. Remove from heat and add in vanilla, coconut flakes, and almonds. Stir until flakes and almonds are coated in cocoa mixture. Let cool for a few minutes in saucepan.

Spread mixture onto a baking sheet lined with wax or parchment paper and let cool for about an hour or two. Break mixture into pieces and store in a sealed container.

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Coconut Almond Ginger Shortbread Cookies

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Coconut Almond Ginger Shortbread Cookies
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Servings: 1 1/2 dozen cookies
Preparation: 20 minutes

Preheat oven to 300 degrees °F

Blend all dry ingredients in a food processor. Slowly pour in the coconut oil and then the water.

Roll dough into walnut – sized balls and place on buttered cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.  Press thumb gently onto each cookie.

Bake for 5 minutes.

Remove cookies from oven and press cookies with a fork.  Return cookies to the oven and bake 15 minutes longer.

Remove cookies from the oven again, take cookies off cookie sheet, and allow to cool completely.  Enjoy!

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

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