Tag: paleo

Death by Chocolate Paleo Brownies

Death by Chocolate Paleo Brownies

My dad would absolutely love the name of these paleo brownies. His favorite cake of all time is the death by chocolate cake from Gregg’s Restaurant in Rhode Island. It’s ridiculously delicious, but these paleo brownies are pretty dang good too. And guess what? There’s […]

Paleo Coconut Brownie Batter Truffles

Paleo Coconut Brownie Batter Truffles

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: These Paleo Coconut Brownie Batter Truffles are my new favorite snack/dessert. You can thank Rachel Mansfield for this amazing recipe and creation. She is a dessert goddess. The truffles were so easy to make and they are no-bake which makes me like […]

Paleo Thumbprint Cookies For The Holidays

Paleo Thumbprint Cookies For The Holidays

Everyone loves a classic chocolate chip cookie, but one of my all time favorites has always been a thumbprint cookie. My Nanny used to love these cookies so I decided to make a healthier version in her honor. These paleo thumbprint cookies are super delicious, and perfect for the holiday season.

They were quick and easy to make. They didn’t require too many ingredients, which is always a plus in my book. I found two recipes that I liked, one from Bakerita and one from Texanerin, and experimented a little bit, taking a few ingredients from both recipes to make my own. I made these paleo thumbprint cookies for our Thanksgiving dinner and our friends loved them. They were gone within the first few minutes of putting them out. Keep in mind there were only 4 of us…

Paleo Thumbprint Cookies:

paleo thumbprint cookies

Here’s how to make them happen:

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour
  • 1/4 cup of coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup of coconut flour
  • 3 tablespoons of maple syrup (or sticky sweetener, I used agave)
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla/almond extract
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup of your choice of jam (I used raspberry)

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  3. Mix all ingredients together to form a dough. I put it into the fridge for about 20 minutes after to let it harden a bit.
  4. Use a tablespoon to form about 15 cookies and put a thumbprint in them.
  5. Place a bit of the jam in each cookie.
  6. Cook for about 8-10 minutes or until they look golden brown on the edges. Let them sit for about 5 minutes or so.
  7. Enjoy!

**Note: My cookies came out a little moist. I provided the other recipes for you to take a look at if you want to try something different. Let me know if you decide to make them.

Happy Baking!

Grateful for Thanksgiving In Palma, Mallorca

Grateful for Thanksgiving In Palma, Mallorca

I have many things to be grateful for this year. One of them is being able to have this once in a lifetime opportunity here in Palma, Mallorca. I’m so thankful for my amazing fiancé for bringing me on this beautiful journey with him. And […]

Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies

Last weekend Thomas and I went over to our friends, Cassie and Matt’s apartment. Cassie and I decided that we really wanted a day of baking some healthy treats. She told me about this recipe for Paleo Chocolate Chips Cookies. Our first batch didn’t come […]

Coconut Flour Chocolate Chunk Bars

Coconut Flour Chocolate Chunk Bars

Coconut Flour is my new best friend. These Coconut Flour Chocolate Chunk Bars are seriously off the charts. They are so moist and melt in your mouth. I would say they are the perfect combination of salty and sweet. I’m so excited to have found a new love for coconut flour. Recipe testing has become so much fun for me.

Again, I found this recipe for coconut flour chocolate chunk bars on Ambitious Kitchen’s website. She has the best healthy recipes that are super easy to make. I’ve never considered myself a baker until this year. I absolutely love baking now. But what I love even more is knowing that I’m baking healthy food for Thomas and I.

Coconut Flour Chocolate Chunk Bars:

coconut flour chocolate chunk bars

These chocolate chunk bars are paleo as well as gluten free.

Ingredients: 

  • 1/4 cup of melted coconut oil
  • 1/3 cup of honey, maple syrup, or agave (I used honey)
  • 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup of unsweetened almond milk
  • 1/2 cup of coconut flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt
  • 3 oz of your favorite dark chocolate bar. (if you’re looking to keep this paleo be sure to find a dark chocolate that is also dairy free. Coarsely chopped.
  • 1/2 cup of coconut flakes (optional)

coconut flour chocolate chunk bars

Instructions: 

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Spray an 8×8 inch baking pan with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (coconut oil, honey, vanilla, eggs, and almond milk). In a separate bowl whisk together the coconut flour, baking soda, and salt. Add your dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined and your batter is smooth. Fold in your chopped dark chocolate. Keep a little bit of chocolate to sprinkle on at the end if you’d like. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the edges of the bars are golden brown. It might look as though the batter isn’t fully cooked through, but it is. Be sure not to over bake or the bars will be dry.

This batter should make about 16 bars in total. Enjoy!!

 

Healthy Treat: Paleo Banana Bread

Healthy Treat: Paleo Banana Bread

Looking to enjoy some dessert and not feel guilty about it? Try out this Paleo Banana Bread that I made. It is absolutely delicious. So delicious that I decided to make two loafs of it because one just wasn’t enough. Thomas and I ate the […]

Paleo Sweet Potato Pancakes

Paleo Sweet Potato Pancakes

Since Thomas and I moved to Spain we haven’t made too many friends. It will definitely take some time, but we did recently meet a lovely couple. We met Matt and Cassie through the program we are doing here in Spain. They are from Wisconsin […]