All Natural Christmas Coal Recipe

December 21, 2012 By

Do you ever feel like your kids (or maybe your hubby) deserve a little Christmas Coal in their stockings? I decided to whip up some all natural Christmas coal recipe just for this kind of occasion. I wanted something sweet but not made of refined sugar and something that was easy to make. I used apple juice and vanilla, but you could try other fruit juices and flavor it with extracts like anise, peppermint or even almond.

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All Natural Christmas Coal Recipe
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Recipe type: Dessert
 
Apple juice is used to make caramel that looks like Christmas Coal
Ingredients
  • 4 Cups apple juice (or other juice with high sugar content like pineapple or maybe even prune)
  • 1 Tablespoon coconut oil
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon extract of choice (anise, peppermint, or almond) (OPTIONAL)
Instructions
  1. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring apple juice to a light boil.
  2. Simmer for close to ½ hour or until juice is reduced to roughly ½ cup.
  3. Watch as juice thickens and stir to prevent burning.
  4. Once juice is thick, and has darkened but not burnt, remove from heat and add coconut oil, salt and vanilla.
  5. Using a whisk stir to incorporate the ingredients.
  6. Pour out onto a Silpat or parchment paper.
  7. Caramel is HOT!
  8. As it cools you can shape it into nuggets, I like to use kitchen sheers to cut the caramel and form it.
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This recipe is based on a recipe I found here

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Gluten Free Egg Nog Muffins featuring King Arthur Gluten Free Muffin Mix

December 20, 2012 By

I love egg nog and so do my children. But since two of them are not only gluten free but also dairy free having egg nog can be difficult. My husband was out doing our grocery shopping when he found So Delicious Coconut Milk Egg Nog and he knew I had to have it. Little did he know, I too had seen the Coconut Milk Egg Nog on my last trip, so now we have two quarts of it in the house. That is when I decided to try making Christmas Egg Nog Muffins. We love King Arthur Flour Gluten Free Muffin Mix and use it quite often, so I knew it would bake up beautifully even with a few tweaks here and there. I followed the instructions on the back of the box, simply substituting the So Delicious Coconut Milk Egg Nog for the regular milk it calls for and by adding in some Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips. The kids loved them and I think they make a great addition to Christmas morning.

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Gluten Free Casein Free Egg Nog Muffins featuring King Arthur Gluten Free Muffin Mix
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Recipe type: Breakfast
 
Egg Nog flavored GFCF Muffins
Ingredients
  • 1 box King Arthur Gluten Free Muffin Mix
  • So Delicious Coconut Milk Egg Nog
  • Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
Instructions
  1. Follow the directions on the back of the muffin mix.
  2. Substitute the So Delicious Coconut Milk Egg Nog for the milk called for on the box.
  3. (note: I use coconut oil in place of butter or oil)
  4. Add Chocolate chips to the prepared mix.
  5. Bake
  6. Serve
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Chicken Salad Recipe

November 26, 2012 By

I love a really tasty chicken salad, but buying it at a restaurant seems to be such a waste of money to me. Instead I would rather make some at home. You can grill, bake, roast or even boil the chicken, then add in your favorite flavors and viola you have Chicken Salad. I hope you enjoy my Chicken Salad Recipe.

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Chicken Salad Recipe
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Recipe type: Salad
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Serves: 4
 
My favorite Chicken Salad
Ingredients
  • 2 chicken breasts, cooked, boneless, skinless, copped or shredded
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
  • ¼ to ⅓ cup raisins
  • 1 medium carrot, shredded
  • ¼ cup pecans, chopped
  • celery (chopped) or celery seeds to taste
  • Mayonnaise to taste
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl mix chicken, salt, pepper, raisins, carrots, pecans, celery (seed), and mayonnaise.
  2. Server immediately.
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Gluten Free Casein Free Corn Muffin Recipe

November 19, 2012 By

The other day the family wanted corn bread and chili. I whipped up this really delicious 100% corn bread and it was a hit. So today when the kids wanted muffins and I was out of my usual King Arthur Gluten Free Muffin Mix. I decided to try that same corn bread recipe as a corn muffin. I think they turned our delicious.

This recipe is based on the one I found at Plan to Eat, I made changes to it to make it a Gluten Free Casein Free Corn Muffin Recipe

Gluten Free Casein Free Corn Muffin Recipe

1 3/4 cup Cornmeal
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
2 eggs
1 Tablespoon Honey
2 Cups of Ricemilk
2 Tablespoons Coconut Oil, melted

 

Preheat oven to 450 degrees
Line muffin tin with Unbleached Large Baking Cups
In a large Mixing Bowl mix corn meal, baking powder and salt
In another bowl or large 4 cup Measuring Cup mix eggs, honey and rice milk
Add the melted coconut oil to the dry ingredients and mix just a little to incorporate
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients bowl and mix
Mix will be very wet
Pour into muffin liners
Hint – I pour everything back into large measuring cup and they use that to easily fill muffin liners
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, checking after first 20 so you don’t over bake
Serve with alternative butter such as Earth Balance

 

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