Great Blog

I just came across this blog and loved some of the recipes.

http://www.simplysugarandglutenfree.com/

Enjoy!

Bananas "Foster"

I LOVE expensive deserts...this is one of my favorites. So I decided to try and make it the other night. So easy, decadent and tasty!

1 ripe banana sliced
1 Tblsp (or a little more) butter
3 Tblsp Honey
Dash of Nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla

Melt the butter in a frying pan. Add honey and bananas. Cook until bubbling and fruit is soft. Finish with vanilla and nutmeg. Serve over some vanilla rice dream or your favorite naturally sweetened ice cream.

This is amazing!!! Try it once and you will be hooked. Now I'm off to conquer creme bruele.

Oatmeal Crisps

Toasting the oats makes these taste great. They are more like crisps than cookies, but would be great with added nuts or some dried unsweetened fruit. Super easy for a sugar free cookie!

2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons spelt flour (I want to experiement with other flours to make these gluten-free)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup canola or coconut oil
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place oats in a medium saucepan and toast over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until oats are slightly golden and fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, maple syrup and vanilla until combined. Add maple mixture to oat mixture and stir to combine completely. The dough will be warm. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Gently flatten dough with wet fingers and bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack, then store them in an airtight container.

Breakfast On the Go

I copied this from the Whole Foods website. I haven't tried these yet, but I will tomorrow morning and then will get too busy to post! I read all 27 reviews and everyone loved these. I am always looking for a breakfast bar that I can take and run or an after the gym snack. I am anxious to try all sort of variations with different fruits and nuts.

Apple-Cinnamon Oat Squares

Ingredients

2 cups unsweetened almondmilk*
1 1/2 cups steel cut oats*
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup ground flax seeds (not whole flax seeds)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 (about 1 pound) Pink Lady apples, cored and grated

Method

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Transfer to a foil- or parchment paper-lined 9-inch square baking pan, press down and smooth out the top and bake until firm and golden brown, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan; cut into squares and serve warm or at room temperature. Refridgerate any leftovers and warm if desired for serving.

Nutrition

Per serving (1 square): 140 calories (50 from fat), 6g total fat, 0.5g saturated fat, 0mg cholesterol, 25mg sodium, 20g total carbohydrate (4g dietary fiber, 7g sugar), 3g protein

All Natural Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here is another cookie recipe to get you through the sugar assault that is Easter! This is a recipe from my ultra-healthy sister in law. Thanks Aubrey!

3/4 cup room temp. butter

3/4 cup sucanat or palm sugar

1/3 cup maple syrup, preferably grade B

2 T raw honey

1 T vanilla extract

1 egg

2 1/2 cups flour--I used ground soft white wheat

1/2 t salt

3/4 t baking soda

1- 1 1/2 cups grain sweetened chocolate chips or carob chips (there is a chocolate bar I found at Target that is sweetened with Raw Organic Sugar, that works in these chopped up. It gives these more of a "gourmet" look.)

Preheat oven to 350

Let all your cold ingredients come to room temp...they will cream much better that way.

Cream the butter, sugar, syrup and honey very well. Add the vanilla and egg. Cream very well. Add the dry and mix until combined, stir in chips.

Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-9 minutes.

Cool and enjoy!

True Food

True Food is the name of my new favorite restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona. Fun, fresh atmosphere, organic foods and best of all I could drink any of the agave sweetened sodas on the menu and all desserts are made with raw organic cane sugar!!

http://truefoodkitchen.com/