Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

A perfect fall treat!
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup sour cream
2 eggs 
1 tsp nutmeg
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder

bake at 350 for 14-17 minutes
frost with either a chocolate or buttercream

vanilla buttercream
3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla 

Almond Joy Cookies

These are the cookie incarnates of the famous candy bar and better yet they are super healthy, heck they are practically a vegetable with no sugar, grains or butter!
Preheat oven to 350
mix in a bowl:
2 cups almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-2 handfuls of shredded coconut
1/4 coconut sugar
1/4 cup plain greek yogurt
1/8 cup honey
1/2 chocolate chips

bake for app. 10 min and you will have yourself a batch of moist, delicious almond joy cookies ! Enjoy!

variations of healthy chocolate chip cookies

ok so over the weekend I decided to experiment with healthy chocolate chip cookies. I decided to cut the original Toll House recipe in half and do one half just the same except substitute regular flour for almond flour and then do the other half of the recipe with all healthy substitutes such as greek yogurt for butter and coconut for sugar. The first recipe, I am proud to say, was absolutely delicious! The dough is identical tasting to the cookie dough everybody always gets caught with their fingers int he bowl! There was literally no difference, even though it was completely grain free and had all the nutrients of almonds! Baked, the ended up crispy and delicious, an excellent variation on the Toll House recipe. The second batch were also delicious but in a completely difference way. They were super moist, even to the point of crumbling in your hand if you weren't careful, but the coconut was an excellent additive and they had so many healthy substitutes I kept referring to them as "practically vegetables."I really recommend trying them both if you are looking for a healthy, yet totally satisfying variation on the classic chocolate chip cookie!
Recipe 1:
1 and 1/4 cup almond flour
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cube of butter
1/2 vanilla extract
chocolate chips
bake at 350 for 10 minutes

Recipe 2:
1 and 1/8 cup almond flour
1 egg
1/3 cup brown sugar ( or use 1/6 brown sugar and 1/6 honey for crunchier cookie)
1/3 cup shredded coconut
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
chocolate chip cookies
bake at 350 for 10 minutes

Paleo Chocolate Chip cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup garbanzo bean flour

1/2 cup potato starch (not potato flour)
1 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses 2/3 cup greek yogurt
2 large organic free-range eggs, beaten 
1 tablespoon bourbon vanilla extract
 1/2 cup  dark chocolate chips

Passover Sponge Cake aka heaven

This cake is an Easer favorite at my house and is great for gluten free desserts!
12 eggs separated
pinch of salt
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 tbl lemon juice
potato starch

1. preheat oven to 325
2. beat eggs whites until stiff
3. add salt
4. add sugar slowly still beating
5. combine in another bowl yolks, lemon juice, and potato starch
6. fold yolk mixture gently into egg whites
7. line the bottom of an angel food cake pan with brown paper
8. pour battre into pan
9. bake for an hour and 10 min at 325
10. do not open oven while baking!
11. cool cake upside down on a rack
12. cut cake from pan with serrated knife
13. serve with strawberries and whipped cream
14. enjoy!!!

Paleo Peanut Butter chocolate muffins

2 cups almond flour
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup smooth applesauce
1 eggs
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/4 cup peanut butter

bake for 30 minutes at 350.makes 12 muffins. enjoy!

Peanut Butter Quinoa Cookies

These are great as a healthy dessert, snack or even for breakfast! They are full of protein!
1 cup quinoa
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup honey
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup crushed almonds
1/2 tsp sea salt
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
bake at 350 for 12 minutes and makes approx. 20 smallish cookies

Maple Blueberry Cupcakes

• Cupcakes:
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar 
• 5 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, softened 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon imitation maple flavoring
• 2 large eggs 
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk 
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup blueberries 
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• maple buttercream frosting :
• 
  • 3 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, softened 
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon imitation maple flavoring
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
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The Most AMAZING chocolate cupcakes EVER

1. use a half box recipe of brownie mix and fill a half inch of cupcake tins with batter
2. mix buttermilk chocolate cake 

• 1 cup butter, cubed
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 3. fill the rest of the cupcake tins with buttermilk chocolate batter

4. prepare chocolate buttercream frosting 

1 cup premium cocoa power 

2 cups powdered sugar 

1 cup butter 

5. for a special effect add chocolate designs 

• melt chocolate
• use wax paper folded into a cone 
• fill cone with melted chocolate 
• pipe shapes onto wax paper
• let harden
• garnish cupcakes with chocolate designs

Churro Cupcakes

1. cake mix
1 box yellow cake mix
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
drop of milk
2.  sprinkle with cinnamon sugar
3. bake at 350 for 10 minutes
4. Buttercream Frosting 
box of powdered sugar
stick of butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 tablespoons milk
5. sprinkle frosted cupcakes with cinnamon sugar 

Flourless Peanut butter cookies

These are seriously to die for and are flour less for either gluten free or low carb!
2 cups peanut butter
1 egg
1 cup of sugar or substitute with honey
1 tsp baking power

20 cupcake ideas

.So here are some ideas I can't wait to try out next time I'm in the kitchen!
1. Martinelli's cupcake
vanilla cupcake with martinelli's and a cinnamon sugar frosting
2.Peanut butter S'mores 
gram cracker base with chocolate cupcake with reese's baked inside and marshmallow frosting decorated with a reese's on top (marshmallow frosting torched)
3.Cinnamon Raisin 
coffee cake with raisins baked inside and cinnamon sugar buttercream frosting
4.Lemon Blueberry 
Lemon pound cake with blueberry cream cheese frosting
5.strawberry shortcake 
angle food cake with vanilla ice cream filling, vanilla buttercream frosting topped with fresh strawberries
6.Raspberry Lemonade 
lemon cake with raspberry lemonade concentrate buttercream and topped with fresh raspberries
7.Chocolate-fudge-carmel 
brownie base with chocolate fudge cake and chocolate ganashe frosting drizzled with carmel
8.Chocolate peanut butter
chocolate cake with crushed reese's and peanut butter frosting drizzled with hot fudge
9.Peanut Butter honey
peanut butter cake with vanilla honey frosting sprinkled with cinnamon sugar
10.cookie dough cake
chocolate chip cookie cookie dough base with vanilla cake mixed with chocolate chips and a butter cream frosting sprinkled in cookie crumbs
11.cherry pie 
gram cracker base with vanilla cake and a cherry filling topped with a whip cream frosting
12.apple crisp
coffee cake with baked apple filling topped with cinnamon sugar and whipped cream
13.Almond Joy
almond flour cake with chocolate fudge center topped in coconut frosting
14.Maple and Brown sugar 
brown sugar cake with maple frosting
15.Carmel Apples
Apple cake with carmel frosting
16.Blueberry Maple and Brown Sugar 
vanilla cupcake with blueberries baked inside with maple butter frosting
17.Cream Cheese Raspberry 
sour cream raspberry cake with cream cheese frosting
18.Chocolate Cherry 
Chocolate cake with cherry filling and chocolate fudge frosting with a raspberry swirl
19.PB and J
Peanut butter pound cake with jam filling and buttercream frosting or maple butter
20. Sugar Donut 
biscuit topped with cinnamon and royal icing 

Seafood Feast

Here is a recipe for a delicious seafood dinner that is high in omega-3s and protein!

1. Salmon marinated in gluten free soy sauce, brown sugar, lemon, and garlic salt
2. sauté some jumbo shrimp in butter and brown sugar in a sauce pan then add in some cooked basmati rice and fry it all up on the stove top
3. serve with vegetable of choice!
4. bon appetite! 
   

Mom's Salmon dip

My mom has been making this my whole life and I have never tasted anything even remotely as good as her's
mix together:
1. fresh salmon
2.softened cream cheese
3.liquid smoke
4.lemon juice
5.garlic salt
6. iodized salt

serve with corn tortilla chips or rice crackers! Perfect for parties and appetizers!

Almond Flour Pancakes

These are amazing! Try with either blueberries, chocolate chips, or with peanut butter on top!
1 cup almond flour
1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Paleo applesauce cinnamon raisin muffins

2 cups almond flour
1 egg
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup applesauce
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup raisins

Paleo Blueberry Muffins

2 cups almond flour
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup applesauce
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 egg
1tablespoon milk (if needed for moisture)
1 cup blueberries

bake for 30 minutes at 350
These delicious blueberry muffins are grain free, sugar free, and butter free for a healthy breakfast or snack that is full of protein!