desserts
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
Update: I have remade this cake using sprouted spelt flour, coconut oil, and with Rapadura (evaporated cane juice) as the sweetener. Delicious! See: Spelt Lemon Cake.
We haven’t enjoyed this delicious and very lemony cake since going gluten-free over a year ago. I miss it! It calls for whole wheat pastry flour. I am thinking of [...]
GF Chocolate Chip Bar Cookies
gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free
1/2 cup flax seed meal
3/4 cup filtered water
1 cup unrefined coconut oil, softened
3/4 cup raw agave syrup (or raw honey)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
3/4 cup buckwheat flour
3/4 cup sorghum flour (or other gluten-free flour such as sweet brown rice flour)
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1 [...]
Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Sauce — Dairy-Free
Milk Chocolate Ice Cream Topping
makes about 1 cup
1/3 cup cream (from a can of unsweetened coconut milk — not light)
1/3 cup agave
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/3 to 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Mix all ingredients until smooth. For a thinner glaze, add unsweetened almond milk (or coconut milk) to achieve [...]
Dark Chocolate Frosting — Dairy-Free
DARK CHOCOLATE FROSTING
Dairy-free
Makes about 3/4 cup
1/3 cup cream (from a can of unsweetened coconut milk — not light)
1/3 cup agave
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
Mix all ingredients until smooth. For a thinner glaze, add unsweetened almond milk or unsweetened coconut milk to achieve desired consistency.
Variation: Milk Chocolate Ice Cream [...]
Peppermint Pattie Coconut Bark (and Almond Joy version)
This is a frozen coconut “candy” – but a candy that I eat before every meal! (At the time of this update 10/29/2009.) In the book “Eat Fat, Lose Fat,” by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, the authors note that unrefined, virgin coconut oil provides “vital nourishment to every cell in your body…” but it also helps one feel satisfied, decreasing cravings and persistent hunger.
Homemade Chocolate Chunks — Agave Sweetened and GF, DF
Here are chocolate chunks that I made using agave as the sweetener. These are not overly sweet either, like the xylitol sweetened chocolate chunks. One could reduce the coconut oil and increase the agave to increase the overall sweetening.
1/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon coconut oil
2/3 cup raw agave syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond [...]
Homemade Chocolate Chunks — Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free
We long ago gave up chocolate chips because of the dairy in them. Then we gave up the dairy-free chocolate chips because of the sugar in them. Until recently, we were buying and eating grain-sweetened chocolate chips. Then I realized that even those don’t work for us, because the grain sweetening comes from barley malt, [...]
(Variation) Nutty Minty Carob Fudge Balls
When we recently tested our food allergies, I discovered that I am allergic to sesame seeds, and therefore, tahini. I challenged myself by consuming tahini recently and discovered that I experience uncomfortable symptoms when I eat them — so I am definitely allergic. That’s a bummer, considering my Middle Eastern heritage and my love for [...]
Banana Pudding Pie — Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Gluten-Free
Here’s a delicious banana pudding pie that doesn’t contain any dairy, eggs, or gluten. I make the crust from shredded coconut and the filling uses a nut milk base. The filling has a really nice nut flavor. An idea for the future — I think using a combination of nut milk with coconut milk would [...]
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