Paleo Chocolate Recipe

Hello Faithful readers

I loved making this chocolate, it was so easy, SO YUMMY and so PRETTY!

So many flavour opportunities here, i made the basic recipe into a maple pecan and my body thanked me! :-)

Ingredients

3 Tablespoons Organic coconut oil

3 Tablespoons Almond Butter

4 Tablespoons Cacao powder

1 Tsp Vanilla extract

1-2 Tablespoons Unprocessed Honey 

(This depends on your taste and how sweet you would like it)

Then add whatever you would like to change it up, e.g. a pecan and a tsp of maple syrup...

So super easy just put all the ingredients together and mix them up in a heat resistant bowl on top or a pot with some water in it that is boiling (a double boiler) :-)

Then once they are all melted and mixed together you can add your creative mix ups and pop it into whatever form you would like it to dry in, e.g flat sheet to crack into shards, little paper patty pans like i did, etc etc

Then pop into freezer and enjoy within 30 minutes, leave in freezer and EAT away

NOM NOM NOM

Enjoy

God Bles Y'all

Paleo Caramel date slice (By popular demand)

Hello faithful readers

This is going up because this was quite a fav at Jesses party and the recipe was asked for quite a bit :-)

Paleo Caramel Date Slice. 

makes: 16 squares    prep time: 10 minutes    bake time: 25 minutes

stuff you need…

2 cups almond meal
1 cup chopped dates
1 cup chopped walnuts
125g ghee metled (you can also use coconut oil)
½ cup coconut sugar
1 egg

now what…

Preheat oven to 180 degrees celsius and line a 20cm x 20cm slice tine.
In a saucepan melt the ghee and sugar together, allow this to cool slightly.
Add the egg, dates, walnuts and almond meal, mix until well combined.
Press the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Allow the slice to cool in the tin and cut into squares.
Enjoy! You can store left overs (if there are any) in an airtight container. 

Scrummy Paleo Puddy

Hello faithful readers

This was THE SUPER YUMMIEST pudding EVER, even my hubby who is not Paleo full on said it was YUM and he wanted more more more

Chocolate Paleo Pudding with Coconut Whipped cream

2 ripe avocados

2 ripe bananas

4 medjool dates, pits removed

1/2 cup cacao powder

1.5 teaspoons coconut milk

1 tablespoon maple syrup/ raw honey

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

pinch of sea salt

Instructions

Place all ingredients into a bowl of a food processor (i added a few sprigs of fresh mint leaves as well remember to pick the leaves off and only use them), process all ingredients till they are smooth and well incorporated.

Transfer pudding to bowls of choice then refrigerate for 15-20 minutes before serving.

Top pudding with coconut whipped cream to serve makes about 3-4 servings

Coconut whipped cream

1 can coconut milk (full fat)

1 Teaspoon vanilla extract

1 tablespoon maple syrup

Instructions

Place the can of coconut milk in the fridge over night

Open can without shaking or turning upside down. Carefully spoon out the top layer on thick coconut cream that has gathered at the top and add to mixing bowl (you can reserve the white liquid that is left in the can for a smoothie perhaps)

Add the maple syrup and the vanilla extract to the coconut cream 

Whip the ingredients with a hand or stand mixer till it has come to thick whipped peaks, start on low and move to a higher speed for about 5 minutes depending on the strength of your mixer.

the whipped mixture can be refrigerated in an air tight container for 2-3 days.

Courtesy of http://www.multiplydelicious.com

Enjoy and God Bless y'all

Popular request Flour-less Brownie

Hello faithful readers

As per popular request here is the yummy flour less brownie recipe, enjoy!

 If i were to do it again id add blueberries and some coconut too, and be careful if you have a fan forced oven remember do the temp at 150 degrees instead of 170 degrees and keep an eye on it i overcooked mine :-(

Flourless Brownies

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup unsweetened cacao powder
• 1 cup of coconut palm sugar*
• ¼ cup + 1 tbsp extra virgin coconut oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/8 tsp salt
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Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). In a bowl, mix all the ingredients until velvety smooth (I used my Vitamix!). Pour into a parchment paper lined 8 x 4 loaf pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes. The brownies will be soft in the middle at 30 minutes and have a slight jiggle. Leave the brownies for at least 5 hours before cutting and eating (I personally couldn’t wait that long and I put them in the fridge after about 15 min of cooling down time and then ate them about an hour later!).

This recipe makes 8 brownies.

*I now use 3/4 cups maple syrup (Grade B) in place of the palm sugar for a moist and gooey texture. Cooked for 30-35 minutes the center will appear to be uncooked but after cooling for a few hours (or in the fridge) it will settle and be more firm. The texture will be more like a molten chocolate cake.

Courtesy of http://www.homemademommy.net

God Bless Y'all

Paleo Blueberry Cheesecake

Hello Faithful readers

So i was really intrigued when i saw this paleo cheesecake, i was so interested to see what a cheesecake that has absolutely no cheese in it would taste like...

 And it was full of blueberries and that i LOVED!! 

I would almost be tempted to put the blueberries in whole next time and not blitz them at all, i think you might taste them more that way and i would LOVE to taste them more.

I personally really enjoyed this cheesecake although Greg on the other hand thought it was too coconutty (Greg is still not totally converted to giving up sugary stuff so that could play a part)

 but i LOVED it.

Anyhoo here is the recipe all thanks to 

themerrymakersisters.com

stuff you need…

for the base:

1 1/2 cups walnuts
1/3 cup raw cacao powder
3/4 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
100 grams pitted dates (soaked in boiling water for at least 10 minutes + drained)
1 tbs. melted coconut oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract

for the filling:

2 cups raw cashews (soaked in water for at least one hour + drained)
400 mls coconut milk
1/2 cup melted coconut oil
1 tbs. vanilla extract
3 tbs. Natvia
2 cups fresh or frozen (thawed) blueberries

now what…

 Line the base of a 24 cm spring form cake tin with baking paper.
Start with the base. In a food processor (we use our Vitamix), place the walnuts, raw cacao powder and desiccated coconut.
Whiz these ingredients until a fine meal forms.
Transfer the meal into a large mixing bowl, leave this for now.
Drain the soaked dates and place them into the food processor, along with the coconut oil and vanilla extract.
Whiz these ingredients until a smooth paste forms.
Transfer the paste into the mixing bowl with the meal and mix together (you may need to get your hands dirty for this job!).
Once it’s all combined, press the base into the cake tin, making sure you press it out evenly, covering the entire base.
Place this into the freezer.
Now for the filling (you will need to rinse the food processor).
Drain the cashews and place them into the food processor.
Whiz these until a crumbly, buttery paste forms.
Now add the coconut milk, vanilla extract, Natvia, melted coconut oil and blueberries.
Whiz on high speed until completely smooth.
Take out the base from the freezer and pour the filling on top of the base (shake the tin carefully to even out the top).
Place the cake into the freezer for two hours or until set.
Take the cake out of the freezer and let sit for 30 minutes.
Rub the outside of the cake tin with a hot cloth and release the spring form slowly (you may need to run a knife around the edge).
Cut into slices with a hot knife! We enjoyed ours with pureed blueberries!

Store the remainder of your delish paleo blueberry cheesecake covered in the fridge for a week. It can also be stored in the freezer and thawed out when it’s time for cake (when isn’t it time for cake?!).

Give it a go people you won't regret it and your body will thank you!

God Bless y'all

Stashiola

Hello Faithful readers :-)

So this was my stash about a week ago i think, ah time goes so fast could have been 2 weeks...

So there is Raw honey, coconut oil, coconut cream, coconut sugar, organic maple syrup and the most Yummiest thing EVER Cacao powder!

Since this picture my stash has grown a little and i am loving making all these yummy and SUPER beneficial sweets!

So i think i have added coconut flour, oh and of course all the nuts like cashews, pecans, walnuts, almonds, macadamias, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, desiccated coconut, umm thats all i can think of from the couch :-)

I need to get macca powder that would be a good thing I've heard.

Yeah well slowly slowly it will grow and i will be HAPPY!

God Bless y'all

Paleo WHAT?

Hello there faithful readers

So I've taken a turn, i tell you i did not expect it, i am very grateful for it and i most certainly love the results that come with this change :-)

So Paleo hey WHAT THE, thats what i thought when my brother and sister in law said they were going Paleo, i laughed at them and kept calling them palaeontologists, i thought it was a HUGE joke and so RIDICULOUS mind you, who would want to do that when you could eat SWEET Sugary delicious treats and greasy stodgy Bad food that tasted sooooo good!
Even though when i ate sugary stuff id LOVE it while i was eating it but soon after id be feeling so bad about myself, id feel like a failure AGAIN, feel depressed, down and so deflated...

Anyway long story short a friend of mine invited me to a wellness talk and i said sure and then couldn't go, so she sad these talks happen all the time and she'd ask me again and i said sure, anyway they had one in my suburb and i went and needless to say it changed my life and i am so thankful that God led me there.

The reason i could not get into this "heathy eating stuff" before was that basically i was addicted to sugar and the thought of not being able to have that stuff just felt too hard so i just kept going, but after i went to this talk i was opened up to a whole new world of healthy sweets that taste super yummy and that only have things in them that are going to benefit your body in one way or another.

So anyway since my turn about 3-4 days ago yes recent i know, I've been trying all these new sweets and then one of my bestest friends of old Bidemi Coker said "girl why don't you blog this stuff so we can learn how to do it too", so thats what i am gonna do, hope you enjoy this part of my journey with me :-)

Plus if you have any great whole food, clean eating, Paleo recipes please do share!

Oh so basically this Paleo thing is just trying to eat more foods that are alive, that are beneficial and that are organic, pesticide free etc, I'm at the beginning of my journey but am loving the journey small steps.

This is Jordie and i having our first ever smoothie in the morning it was 

Coconut milk (Antiviral and Antibacterial, fights infections)

Almonds (Lower cholesterol, reduce risk of cancer and heart disease)

A banana (Overcome depression, reduce PMS, improve your mood and relieve anaemia)

Cacao powder (Reduce risk of cancer, promote cardiovascular health, anti depressant, promotes relaxation and stimulates endorphins)

jarrah honey (Very high in Antioxidants, fights helicobacter pylori)

So there you have it lots of good stuff in here and of course best part was that

It was SUPER YUMMY!!