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Healthy, Homemade(ish) Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake!!! (Keto, Low-Carb)

My mom’s birthday was on St. Patrick’s Day, and my dad usually gets her a Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake to celebrate. This year, my mom asked me to make one for her…so I did, mostly. Haha

First I made the cookie crumble a few days ahead of time, because I knew I’d be busy the day of my mom’s birthday, and not have much time to throw together. I just mixed up the ingredients, and threw it in the freezer until I was ready to layer it all together.

Next came the fudge sauce. I found a recipe from Healthy Sweet Eats page that’s keto, and tastes amazing!!

Yes I cheated. I was going to try to make the ice cream, but I didn’t have the time, and wanted to make sure I got it right. This carb smart ice cream, tastes good, and is definitely cheaper than making it.

Next came the layering. You’re supposed to let each layer freeze 2-3 hours before adding another one. I didn’t have the time for that, so it was extremely melting.

So I would definitely recommend freezing each layer for 2-3 hours before adding another one.

I didn’t bake the cookie crumbles, I just froze them. If you wanted to, to make them crunchy, you could bake them if you wish.

In between adding layers, I made the homemade cool whip. It’s super simple, and tastes better than store bought. Plus, it’s actually healthy.

That got messy haha!! I think I didn’t mix it enough to firm up enough. Or maybe it just wasn’t in the freezer long enough to firm up enough after putting it on the cake.

I know the lighting is bad on this one, but I wanted to show all the layers!!

There’s my Mama with her cake!!

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Healthy, Homemade-ish Dairy Queen Ice Cream Cake (Keto/Low-Carb)

Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcakes, Dairy Queen Cake, dessert, Healthy, homemade, Ice cream, ice cream cake, keto, Low Carb, THM
Servings: 12 people
Author: admin

Ingredients

Ice Cream Layers

  • 1 quart Carb Smart Vanilla Ice Cream
  • 1 quart Carb Smart Chocolate Ice Cream

Cookie Crumbles

  • 1 cup Almond Flour
  • 1 cup Cocoa Powder
  • 2-3 tbsp Pyure (or preferred low-calorie sweetener)
  • 1/4-1/3 cup Water (Add slowly as needed)

Hot Fudge Recipe (Courtesy of Healthy Sweet Eats)

  • 3/4 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 10 tbsp Cocoa Powder (Sifted)
  • 1/3 cup Swerve Brown Sugar
  • 1 oz. Dark Chocolate (I used Moser Roth 85%)
  • 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • 1 pinch Salt

Homemade Cool Whip

  • 3 cups Heavt Whipping Cream
  • 1/4 cup Pyure (Blended to powder)
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Place your large bowl, and beaters into the freezer. This helps the cool whips to firm up faster.
  • In a 9 or 10 inch springform pan, layer the quart of chocolate ice cream, and put in the freezer for 2-3 hours.

Making the Cookie Crumble

  • While that's firming up, you can make the cookie crumbles.
  • Stir the Almond flour, cocoa powder, and pyure until well mixed. Slowly add water until you have crumbles. Don't add too much water, or it will become paste. Place in an airtight container, then into the freezer.

Making the Hot Fudge Sauce

  • Next we make the fudge! (HEADS UP!!!) I doubled the batch, so DOUBLE EVERYTHING!!!) Unless you aren't that into fudge. But who isn't??
  • In a medium saucepan, add all the ingredients, and stir on medium/low heat. When everything is fully melted, mixed in, and get's thick (It thickens quickly) turn off the heat. Allow to cool, then pour into a container, and place in the fridge.
  • Once the chocolate late is firm, take it out of the freezer, and pour on the fudge layer. You may need to heat it up a little so its pourable. Use 30 seconds increments, just enough so its spreadable. Pour the cookie crumbles on top, and place back in the freezer for another 2-3 hours.

Making the Cool Whip

  • Now you can make the cool whip!!
  • Take the bowl, and beaters out of the freezer. Pour in the heavy whipping cream, vanilla extract, and pyure.
  • Mix with your kitchen aid, or hand mixer until stiff peaks form. (When you stop the mixer, and pull the beaters up, they should keep their form.)
  • Then place in the fridge until ready to use!
  • Once the fudge/cookie layer is firm, remove from the freezer, and add the vanilla ice cream layer. Place back in the freezer for 2-3 hours to firm up!
  • Once that layer is firm, remove from the freezer, and ice with the cool whip!
  • Return it to the freezer for another 2-3 hours, or until firm. Trust me, it melts quickly when you don't allow each layer to freeze. It can be done, but its messy.
  • Remove from the freezer, and Enjoy!! It was a huge hit with my family, and I hope it is with yours as well! It certainly doesn't taste healthy either!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Healthy, Spelt flour Focaccia bread!

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always loved bread. When I started eating the Trim Healthy Mama eating style, I pretty much cut out bread, and most carbs in general. Then, I realized that whole grains, and healthy carbs are good for you. Your body needs them for fuel, so I added them back in.

So, now I make a lot of things with spelt flour. Breads, cakes, cupcakes, pies, and lots of other goodies. I kept seeing videos, and pictures of Focaccia bread on Instagram, so of course I had to make a healthy version.

It turned out so GoOoOoOOD!! I’m not just saying that because I made it. It really was delicious! The first time I made it, I put italian seasoning on top. The second time I made it, which was yesterday, I put Everything But the Bagel seasoning on part of it. Both taste great!!

I made it twice within less than a month, so that tells you how good it is. Also, it’s so workable. Like, you can make it whatever flavor you want! The first time I used Italian Seasoning, the 2nd “Everything but the Bagel” like I mentioned before. Next time, I think I’m gonna add cheese, because cheese makes everything better!!

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Healthy, Spelt flour Focaccia Bread!!

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Rise time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 35 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: bread, dinner, focaccia, soup
Servings: 1 Cookie Sheet
Author: admin

Ingredients

  • 4.5 cups Spelt flour
  • 2.25 tsp Red star yeast
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Honey
  • 2.5 cups Lukewarm water (95-100F)
  • 6 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • Flakey Sea Salt
  • Italian Seasoning (Or Fresh Herbs)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 200F.
  • Combine the water, yeast, and honey in a medium bowl. Stir, and let sit for 5 minutes, until foamy.
  • In a mixer, or bowl, add the Spelt flour, salt, and yeast mixture. Mix until you have a shaggy dough. When you see it, you'll know what I mean by "shaggy,"
  • Add 4 tablespoons of the olive oil to the bowl of dough, and mix until well combined. Cover, and let rise on the stove until doubled in size. It shouldn't take more than an hour. Maybe even less.
  • Use the butter to grease a 13x18 cookie sheet. Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the center of the cookie sheet. (A 9x13 pyrex works as well, you'll just have thicker bread.)
  • Fold the edges of your dough like a box, until you have a nice ball.
  • Transfer the dough to the cookie sheet, and cover with saran wrap that is greased. (I used Olive Oil)
  • Place back on the stove until doubled in size. Shouldn't take more than an hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 450F.
  • When the dough is doubled in size, grease your hands, and spread the dough to the edges of the sheet where it hasn't reached. Now, press your fingers into the dough all over to dimple it.
  • Drizzle 1 more tablespoon of Olive oil all over it. (All the oil makes it taste amazing!!) Sprinkle with the sea salt, and Italian seasoning. (This last time I use "Everything But the Bagel" seasoning, and it was delicious too!!
  • Bake on the middle rack in your over for 20 minutes. No more, spelt is a drier flour, and you don't want dry bread. When it's done, eat a piece while it's still warm!! It tastes good cold as well.
  • Store in the fridge in an airtight container, for up to 2 weeks. Then put in the freezer if there's any actually left.

 

 

 

 

 

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How to make Homemade Lye Soap. (Scented with Essential Oils) No toxins, or dyes.

So, I had been trying to coordinate a day with some friends so they could teach me how to make homemade soap. Since summer I’ve been cutting out toxins, and things that affect my hormones. Making homemade soap would help in solving that.

I’m talking I cut out laundry detergent with fragrances, and all that junk in it. I have natural deodorant, toothpaste, hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, you name it. People don’t realize all the toxic ingredients in those things, and how they affect your body, but most importantly, your hormones. When you apply those things to your skin, your skin absorbs stuff so quickly it’s not even funny. So it’s important, especially for females, to avoid those things. A lot of the toxins mimic estrogen, making most women, and even many men high in estrogen. Which isn’t good for many reasons.

Now some of you might say, lye is toxic too, how is it any different?? Once lye is mixed with all these ingredients, cooked, and cured…it is no longer toxic. Chemical reactions are crazy things huh??

I remembered a few more things I use that are non-toxic. My sunscreen, and my facials products, meaning my moisturizer, and cleanser. Ladies, all that make-up you’re putting on, is not only probably causing your acne, but also other hormonal issues in your body. Personally, I don’t wear make-up because of personal beliefs. If you do that’s fine, but you’d save yourself a ton of money, and health issues if you didn’t, or at least backed off the amount used, and bought natural products.

We used fat from the cows they butchered, so completely natural. These people are everything I want to be. Grow their owns food, raise stock, butcher it, and use everything from it. Their gardens are what gardeners dreams are made of. They made their own cooler room in their basement to store produce, they can, and freeze, or dry everything else.

The 2 pictures of essential oils, are the oils I used in the soap. I made sure to use oils that help you to relax, and no wake you up. So you can use them any time of day, and not worry about it keeping you up.

 

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Homemade soap! (Toxin free, scented with Essential Oils)

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 50 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Keyword: homemade, Soap
Servings: 2 Batches

Ingredients

  • 24 oz. Olive Oil
  • 38 oz. Tallow
  • 24 oz. Coconut Oil
  • 18 oz. Lye
  • 2 Pints Water
  • 2-3 tbsp Essential Oils (If desired for scent or less for benefits)

Instructions

  • Work in a well ventilated area. Wear safety glasses, long sleeves, and long gloves. (Like the kind you wear to wash the dishes, at least some people do haha. I don't)
  • Whatever you're going to pour the soap into as molds...make sure you wipe them down lightly with an oiled napkin.
  • Melt your fats on low heat. Turn off to slowly cool to 90F.
  • In another stainless steel pot (yes it matters), pour your quart of water. Sprinkle in the lye slowly, stirring constantly until dissolved. Bring to 90F.
  • Both the fats, and the lye water must be at 90F in order for them to mix. If you need to cool the fats, you can fill your sink with water, and add ice. Place the pot of fats into it until you reach the desired temperature.
  • Pour the fats into the lye water mixture slowly, while mixing. This is done easiest with 2 people. We used a stick blender, and that works great, and fast. Mix until thickened, and you start "tracing" in the mixture. Meaning you can see where you've mixed a second or 2 before.
  • Pour into the molds.
  • Add any essential oils you desire. Add lots if you're doing it for scent. I did it purely for the benefits of the oils, so my doesn't smell strongly like the oils I used.
  • When they've started to harden, but are still slightly soft...score them with a sharp knife.
  • When they are completely cooled, break them apart, and lay in a cool place. Allow to cure for 6 weeks before using the soap. If you don't, it will kinda just melt away, as you didn't let it reach it's highest hardening point.

 

 

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Healthy Pumpkin Spice Fudge! (Keto, THM, Low-Carb) 4-ingredient’s

My cousin suggested I make a pumpkin fudge…so I did!

I said in my recipe to mix them all together, but as you can see…I mixed them all separately. It really shouldn’t matter either way, I think I was just contemplating doing a swirl pattern but didn’t.

You may even want to mix the dry ingredients together first as well. Make sure you get the pumpkin pie spice all mixed in real good!!

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Healthy Pumpkin Spice Fudge (Keto, THM, Low-Carb)

Prep Time5 minutes
Cool time1 hour
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate, dessert, fudge, Healthy, homemade, keto, Low Carb, THM
Author: admin

Ingredients

  • 11 oz. Lily's White Chocolate Baking Chips
  • 1 Lily's Milk Chocolate Bar
  • 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1-2 tbsp No Sugar Added Peanut Butter
  • 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
  • 1 Scoop 1st Phorm Level-1 Pumpkin Spice Protein Powder

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, put the white chocolate, milk chocolate bar, peanut butter, and coconut oil.
  • Microwave in 30 seconds increments, stirring each time until completely melted.
  • If it's too hot, let cool for 5 minutes. (The protein powder may clump if it's too hot.
  • Mix in the pumpkin pie spice, and the Pumpkin Spice Latte Protein powder. You may need to use a whisk .
  • Pour into a 9x13 with parchment paper in it. Place in the fridge for an hour, or until set.
  • Store in the fridge, or freezer in an airtight container. Enjoy!!
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Healthy Apple Pie (No white sugar or flour)

So, my dad loves apple pie…I think most guys do. In fact most people do. I like it, but it’s definitely not my favorite, or go to dessert. I’ve been doing a challenge called #75hard where you do 2-45 minute workouts a day, read 10 pages, take a 5 minute cold shower, drink a gallon of water, and follow some sort of diet. Well my “diet” is counting macros with a caloric deficit of 1,750. So I really gotta eat intentionally.

So the concept of counting macros is pretty simple, but actually doing it is the hard part. So I can eat whatever I want within my calorie amount, but what my macros are, are certain amounts of proteins, carbs, and fats. So I have to eat the right foods to hit those numbers just right. So making a healthier version of apple pie saves me a lot of calories.

I used spelt flour, and Pyure for sweetener. So a zero calorie sweetener, and a flour that is full of vitamins, and nutrients.

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Healthy Apple Pie (No white sugar or flour!!)

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: dessert, Healthy, homemade
Servings: 1 Pie
Author: admin

Ingredients

2-Crust (10 inch)

  • 1 Cup Butter (Softened)
  • 2&2/3 Cup Spelt flour
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1/3 Cup Water

Apple Pie Filling

  • 7-8 Medium Tart Apples (I used MacIntosh)
  • 1 Tbsp Pyure (Or preferred sweetener to taste)
  • 1/3 Cup Spelt flour
  • 1 Tsp Nutmeg
  • 1 Tsp Cinnamon
  • Dash Salt
  • 3 Tbsp Butter

Instructions

Making the Crust

  • Mix all the dry ingredients, slowly add the water, and mix with a pastry blender until a dough is formed.
  • Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces.
  • With a floured rolling pin, roll out one of the dough balls on a floured surface.
  • Place the rolled out dough into the bottom of your pie dish.
  • Roll out the 2nd piece of dough, and let sit until you finish the apple filling.

Making the Apple Pie Filling

  • Preheat the oven to 425F.
  • Peel, core, and slice the apples thinly. (This helps them get done faster)
  • Put the apples, and all the filling ingredients in a bowl, and mix well until everything is incorporated.
  • Pour filling into the first crust in the pie pan. Then put the other crust on top. Slice holes in the crust to keep it from exploding.
  • Place in the oven, and bake for 40-45 minutes. if the crust is getting done before the apples, put foil over the crust to keep it from burning.
  • Remove from the oven, and let cool...or enjoy it hot with some vanilla ice cream!!
  • Store in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks!!

 

 

 

 

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Healthy, Mint Chocolate, Protein Cupcakes! (Low-Carb, THM, Keto)

Who doesn’t love a good chocolate, mint dessert?? I actually know a lot of people who don’t, and they’re mostly guys. It must  be an actual scientific thing, because there’s only like 2 guys I know that like mint. Anyways, if you guys have been following along with my blog, or my Instagram, you would have seen that I’ve been using 1st Phorm’s chocolate mint protein powder. So, I’ve been trying it in different recipes to be creative with how I get my protein in, and to also make quick convenient snacks for on the go.

These are super quick and easy to make! It just takes a box mix, and some protein powder!

My mom found the simple mills cake mixes at a discount store near us. They’re made with only clean ingredients.

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Healthy, Chocolate Mint, Protein Cupcakes! (Low-Carb, THM, Keto)

Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: breakfast, chocolate, cupcakes, dessert, Healthy, keto, Low Carb, THM
Servings: 12 Cupcakes
Author: admin

Ingredients

  • 1 Simple Mills Chocolate and muffin and cake mix
  • 1/3 cup Unsweetened Applesauce (In place of oil)
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 tbsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2/3-1 cup Water
  • 2 Scoops Chocolate Mint Protein Powder (I used 1st Phorm's)

Instructions

  • Follow the directions on the box, and add the protein powder with the batter.
  • Bake for instructed amount of time. I would do less just because you are adding more dry ingredients.
  • If you up the water, you could probably do the regular amount. Just check with a toothpick in the middle until it reaches the desired doneness!
  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or in the freezer up to 6 months.

 

 

 

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Healthy, Orange Cream Klondike Bars!! (Keto, THM, Low-Carb)

Well, super annoyed right now, because I already typed my blog post out, and then somehow I deleted it all when I was trying to type my usual finish. AnYwAyS…my dad really likes orange, and orange cream flavored stuff. So, I decided to try orange cream klondike bars!

Always be sure you trust the oil company you use 100%, especially if ingesting  the oils. Although you’re ingesting them even if you breathe them in, or apply them topically. I use Young Living, and I trust their company!

This time, I decided to cover half of that bars with white chocolate, to see if that went with the orange cream flavor better than regular chocolate. Personally, you will never top dark chocolate for me, and I’m not personally a fan of white chocolate. Hey, to each their own aye??

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Healthy, Chocolate Chip, Mint Klondike Bars!! (Low-Carb)

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Chill time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chip, chocolate, dessert, Healthy, homemade, keto, Low Carb, THM
Servings: 9 Bars
Author: admin

Ingredients

Mint Ice Cream Filling

  • 1 Pint Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 3 Egg Yolks
  • 1 Tsp Pyure (or Preferred Sweetener)
  • 1 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Scoops Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Powder (Phormula-1)
  • 2 Moser Roth 85% Chocolate Bars (Chopped) (For topping, set aside for later)

Chocolate Shell

  • 3-4 Moser Roth 85% Chocolate Bars
  • 1/4 Cup Coconut oil

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, pour in the heavy whipping cream, pyure, egg yolks, and vanilla extract.
  • Turn onto medium heat, and whisk frequently, until it begins to simmer.
  • Remove from the heat, and cool for a few minutes. Then whisk in the protein powder.
  • Pour into an 8x8 pyrex dish, with parchment paper in it, and place in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour. Enough time for it to cool off. Then you can add the chopped chocolate bars, for your chocolate chips, and place it back in the freezer for the remainder of the 4 hours.
  • After the 4 hours is up, take them out of the freezer and allow to soften slightly. Just enough for you to cut them into 9 squares, then place them back in the freezer. (They melt pretty quickly)
  • Put the 3 or 4 Moser Roth bars into a medium sized microwavable bowl with the coconut oil. Microwave in 30 second increments until it's completely melted.
  • Take the bars out of the freezer, and dip them in the chocolate until they're completely covered. Unless of course you don't want that, but who in the world wouldn't want that??
  • Place them back in the freezer until they set, maybe 5 minutes.
  • Eat and Enjoy!! Keep in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month!!
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Healthy, Chocolate Chip, Mint Klondike Bars!! (Low-Carb, Keto)

You already know that I love chocolate, and peanut butter. What you may not know, is that I love chocolate, and mint!! Another one of my fave combos. So I decided since it’s practically summer, I should make some chocolate chip, mint klondike bars. I just recently got some new protein powder from 1st Phorm, that is BOMB!! Yes, yes it’s chocolate chip mint. It’s not grainy, or gross, or tastes like protein…it’s actually really good.

I haven’t tried any other flavors yet, but I’m definitely going to. I wanted to make orange cream klondike bars soon as well, and they have a creamsicle protein powder. So that’s probably the next flavor I’m gonna try, because my dad loves orange cream.

I added the protein powder after I cooked it, because if you cook the protein powder, you can ruin the good properties of it altogether.

You have to wait to add the chopped chocolate until it cools, or else they will melt. Unless that’s what you want, but I like it to be more of chocolate chips!

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Healthy, Chocolate Chip, Mint Klondike Bars!! (Low-Carb)

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Chill time4 hours
Total Time4 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chip, chocolate, dessert, Healthy, homemade, keto, Low Carb, THM
Servings: 9 Bars
Author: admin

Ingredients

Mint Ice Cream Filling

  • 1 Pint Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 3 Egg Yolks
  • 1 Tsp Pyure (or Preferred Sweetener)
  • 1 Tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Scoops Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Powder (Phormula-1)
  • 2 Moser Roth 85% Chocolate Bars (Chopped) (For topping, set aside for later)

Chocolate Shell

  • 3-4 Moser Roth 85% Chocolate Bars
  • 1/4 Cup Coconut oil

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, pour in the heavy whipping cream, pyure, egg yolks, and vanilla extract.
  • Turn onto medium heat, and whisk frequently, until it begins to simmer.
  • Remove from the heat, and cool for a few minutes. Then whisk in the protein powder.
  • Pour into an 8x8 pyrex dish, with parchment paper in it, and place in the freezer for 30 minutes to an hour. Enough time for it to cool off. Then you can add the chopped chocolate bars, for your chocolate chips, and place it back in the freezer for the remainder of the 4 hours.
  • After the 4 hours is up, take them out of the freezer and allow to soften slightly. Just enough for you to cut them into 9 squares, then place them back in the freezer. (They melt pretty quickly)
  • Put the 3 or 4 Moser Roth bars into a medium sized microwavable bowl with the coconut oil. Microwave in 30 second increments until it's completely melted.
  • Take the bars out of the freezer, and dip them in the chocolate until they're completely covered. Unless of course you don't want that, but who in the world wouldn't want that??
  • Place them back in the freezer until they set, maybe 5 minutes.
  • Eat and Enjoy!! Keep in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month!!

 

 

 

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Healthy, Chocolate Chip Muffins!! (Vegan Option)

For some reason the other day, I was in the mood for muffins. I looked up a recipe to go off of, for a template for amounts, and possible ingredients. I found a recipe by https://bakerbynature.com/ I just tweaked the ingredients, and amounts to what I wanted. If you like Spelt flour better, mine is the way to go! If you prefer oat flour, that’s what she used. That’s just one of the several differences in our recipes, but I always want to give credit where credit is due!!

These came out perfect the first time!! Sometimes when you sub ingredients, and amounts, it changes things too much, but these are delish!! Nice crispy top, and soft, and moist on the inside!!

For this recipe, you can use Almond Milk for the Vegan option, but I used whole milk straight from the farm. It’s full of nutrients, and no added hormones here!! I’m trying to stay away from store milk, because of the added hormones, and who knows what else. I am trying to balance my hormones, and added hormones would not help in the least!

I filled them pretty full, and they didn’t overflow too much. They were perfect!! So if you don’t want them to overflow at all, maybe leave them a little emptier than this.

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Healthy, Chocolate Chips Muffins!! (Vegan Option)

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Cool time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: breakfast, chip, chocolate, Cinnamon, dessert, Healthy, homemade, muffins, Vegan
Servings: 12 Muffins
Author: admin

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Spelt flour
  • 1/2 cup Mini Chocolate Chips (I used Bake Believe) (Cacao Chips for Vegan)
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 & 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Pure Maple Syrup
  • 2 large Eggs (Room Temp.) (Flax egg for Vegan)
  • 1/3 cup Coconut oil (Melted)
  • 1 cup Unsweetened Applesauce
  • 1/2 cup Whole Milk (I used it fresh from the farm) (Unsweetened Almond Milk for Vegan)

Instructions

  • Preheat the Oven to 450F
  • Put cupcake liners into 12 spots in your muffin pans. I have one that is 12 already, so I only had to use one pan.
  • In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Flour, chocolate chips, baking soda, and powder, cinnamon, and salt.
  • In a medium sized bowl, melt the coconut oil in 30 second increments in the microwave.
  • Add the maple syrup, eggs, milk, and applesauce
  • Mix the wet ingredients into the dry slowly, stirring until completely combined.
  • Fill the cupcake liners, dividing the batter equally between them.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, then turn the oven down to 400F for the last 10 minutes of baking. This gives you the crispy top, and soft insides.
  • Allow them to cool completely in the muffin pans. You can eat them right away, they'll just probably stick to the cupcake liners. At least that's what happened to me.
  • Store in an airtight container on the counter for a few days, the put them in the fridge for up to a week and a half. Or throw them in the freezer, until you want to pull one out. Pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds, for a nice fresh, warm dessert, snack, or breakfast!!

 

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Healthy, Spelt Flour Cinnamon Rolls!!

I had posted my last recipe Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies! (Vegan option) and asked the question, “What are some of your favorite desserts?” One of my friends commented “Cinnamon Rolls” and I thought that would be a great recipe to try next!

So I searched the web for a recipe to go off of, because I’ve never made cinnamon rolls, and need a template of sorts. I found a recipe for healthy ones on ironically https://amyshealthybaking.com/ Ironic, because my name is Amy as well, and I also have a health food blog. I just tweaked her recipe a little with the ingredients I had, and I prefer spelt flour to whole wheat flour anyways.

Get you a cute assistant like I have!! My nephew is getting to the super fun stage. He loves food like his auntie, and anytime I’m in the kitchen, he wants to see what I’m doing, and help me. I LOVE it!! I’d like to make him a lil apron, and stand for him to stand on, so he can help me, and I can teach him how to cook/bake.

These were super simple to make, and took less than an hour. No rise time, which is a win in my book! Usually when I’m making something, I wanna be able to eat it as soon as it’s done. If that’s not the case, then I either don’t make it, or plan to have something else to do while I wait, so I don’t get impatient.

I did make a cream cheese icing to go on top of it, but I wasn’t really impressed with it. If you want the recipe for that just comment below, if not you could eat it plain, or make up your own icing recipe. I like cream cheese frosting, it just didn’t go well on the cinnamon rolls in my opinion. But that’s just me so…

Like I always say…please like, share, comment, pin, and subscribeadibe!! I love hearing recipe suggestions, and requests from you guys!! You can find me on Pinterest (Amy Croasmun) and Instagram (ac_unit18)

 

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Healthy, Spelt flour CInnamon Rolls!

Cool Time10 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cinnamon, dessert, Healthy, homemade
Servings: 12 Servings
Author: admin

Ingredients

Dough

  • 2 cups Spelt flour
  • 2 & 1/4 tsp Dry Yeast
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 Cup Warm Milk (100-110F)
  • 1/2 tbsp Melted Butter
  • 1-2 tsp Pyure (or preferred sweetener)

Filling

  • 3-5 tbsp Pure Maple Syrup
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tbsp Melted Butter

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F. Coat a 9" springform pan with coconut spray, or oil.
  • Whisk together 1 cup of Spelt flour with the yeast, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
  • In another medium sized bowl, mix the milk, butter and Pyure. Add this mixture to the flour mixture, then slowly add the rest of the spelt flour 2 tablespoons at a time.
  • Mix until the dough pulls away from the edge of the bowl. (I used our ninja, so it didn't take too long.)
  • Knead the dough for 3-5 minutes, or until the dough springs back when you push on it gently with your finger.
  • Let it sit and prepare the filling.
  • Mix the maple syrup, and cinnamon together in a small bowl. (Butter comes in a little bit, no worries...I didn't forget it!)
  • On a floured surface, roll the dough into a 10x16" rectangle. Brush the melted butter around the border in a 1 inch width, then brush the syrup/cinnamon mixture all over the rest of the dough in the middle.
  • Roll the dough into a log, starting from the longest side. Pinch the ends to seal.
  • Cut it into 12 pieces with floss or a nice sharp serrated knife.
  • Place them all in the springform pan and bake for the 17-20 minutes. You can bake them longer if you want them browned, but it may dry them out.
  • Let them cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then enjoy.
  • Store in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
  • I did make a cream cheese frosting for it, but I wasn't super impressed with it. If you'd like the recipe for it though, comment!!

 

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