Pumpkin Oat Cake

 Quick bread/snacking cake for fall. 

INGREDIENTS:

-1c GF flour

-1c quick oats

-2t pumpkin spice 

-1/2t soda

-1/4t salt

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-1/2c organic pumpkin purée

-1/2c oil

-1/4c honey

-2 eggs, lightly beaten

-1t vanilla

-2/3c chocolate and/or cacao chips

DIRECTIONS:

Combine dry ingredients. Separately combine wet ingredients. Slowly add dry to wet, adding chocolate chips last. 

Bake in parchment lined 8x8 pan at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until done. 

Flourless Chickpea Blondies with chocolate chips and peanut butter

 Not half as gross as they sound. And actually, they’re really good. 

INGREDIENTS 

• 1-15 oz can of garbanzo beans, rinsed with 2T of aquafaba reserved from can
• 2-3T honey
• 1/2c unsweetened, unsalted peanut butter 
• 1/4c chickpea flour
• 2t vanilla
• 1/2t baking powder 

• 1c+ dark chocolate chips
• Pinch of sea salt

DIRECTIONS

• Blitz all top ingredients in blender until smooth
• Mix in chocolate chips
• Smooth into parchment-lined 8x8 pan
• Top with pinch of sea salt
• Bake @350 for 45 minutes
• Cool pretty well before cutting 

Plain banana muffins

Plain and well mixed for a picky toddler, with a secret hidden veggie ingredient. 

INGREDIENTS 

• 2t baking powder
• 1/4t baking soda
• 1/2t xanthan 
• 1/2t cinnamon 
• 1/2t salt
• 1c GF flour
• 3/4c cassava-cauliflower blend (Trader Joe’s)

• 1/2c butter, softened
• 3T maple syrup 
• 2 eggs
• 4 bananas (~2c)

DIRECTIONS 

• Combine dry ingredients 
• Cream butter and syrup in separate bowl
• Beat in eggs
• Beat in bananas- remove lumps 
• Add in dry ingredients 
• Bake at 375, 20-25 minutes 

Low Sugar Chocolate Bark

INGREDIENTS 

-unsweetened dark baking chocolate

-semi sweet chocolate chips

-freeze dried berries (Trader Joe’s)

-unsweetened coconut flakes

DIRECTIONS 

-Quantities vary, I used 3 bars of baking chocolate, 1 bag unsweetened chips, and 1/3 bag of semisweet chips to cover one full sized sheet pan 

-Gently melt chocolate in saucepan, stirring constantly 

-Pour onto parchment covered baking sheet

-Sprinkle coconut, then fruit, generously all over chocolate

-Fridge a couple hours until hard

-Break up, put in air tight containers, keep in fridge 

Cranberry + Orange Jam Muffins

INGREDIENTS:

• 12oz (1 bag) fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1 orange, zested and juiced
• 1/4c water
• 3T maple syrup
• 2T chia seeds

• 1c gluten free flour
• 1/2c teff flour
• 1/2c whole flax seeds
• 2/3t salt
• 1t soda
• 1t powder

• 3 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/4c oil
• 1T apple cider vinegar
• 1t vanilla

DIRECTIONS:

Make the jam! 

• Add cranberries, orange juice, water, and maple syrup to a saucepan and cook down for a few minutes until cranberries burst
• Reduce heat, smooth cranberries, add chia seeds and orange zest, cook for a few more minutes
• Transfer to jar and refrigerate

Make the muffins!

• Combine dry ingredients
• Add wet ingredients until well combined, add a little milk if needed
• Marble in 1/4 cup of jam
• Distribute among muffin cups, making a dimple in the middle of each muffin
• Use another 1/4 cup jam to dollop a bit into each well
• Bake at 350, 23-25 minutes

Instant Pot Dairy Free Clam Chowder

INGREDIENTS:

• 1T butter
• 1/2 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 head of garlic, chopped
• 1 medium rutabaga, chopped
• 1 large carrot, shredded
• 1t Italian seasoning
• 1t salt

• 1 can coconut milk
• 1c veggie broth
• 1 pint clams
• 3 stalks fresh oregano

DIRECTIONS:

• SAUTE veggies, add seasoning
• Add clams, coconut milk, and broth
• PRESSURE COOK medium for 7 minutes
• Allow to naturally vent for several minutes
• When lid is safely removed, stir in fresh oregano, reserving some for garnish
• Optional: add 1/2 c cream
• Optional: serve hot with crumbled turkey bacon on top!

GF Chocolate Chip Banana Bread with Almond Milk

Quarantine-style. Only 2 bananas, not too much flour/eggs/oil.

Just right!

INGREDIENTS:

·  2 bananas, mashed

·  2 eggs

·  2T maple

·  3T oil

·  1t vanilla

·  2/3t cinnamon, soda, powder

·  Pinch of salt

·  1c almond meal

·  1c GF flour

·  2/3c choc chips

DIRECTIONS:

• Beat wet ingredients
• Mix in all dry ingredients at once
• Pour into oiled 8x8 pan
• Bake at 350 for 25+ minutes