Thursday, August 14, 2014

2 Quick and Easy Recipes: Almond Butter and Sweet Potato & Banana Cookies

You know when you finally try something you've been thinking about for a while and you say to yourself, "that was so easy, why haven't I done this sooner!" Well that's what happened to me when I finally made my own Almond Butter. Not only is it super easy but it so much cheaper to just make your own.

The second recipe I will share was adapted from Pure Fresh Daily Blog, so thank you for that!

Here are your recipes!

Almond Butter

Ingredients:

2 Cups Raw Almonds
2-3 Tbsp Almond Oil
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Vanilla extract

Preparation:

In a large skillet, roast almonds over low heat, stirring occasionally, almonds are done when half are browned and become fragrant. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 10 mins. Put almonds in food processor and process until almonds become almost paste- like, this can take up to 15 mins. Continue to process and add Almond oil 1 Tbsp at a time until almonds are desired texture/ creaminess. Add in vanilla extract and cinnamon. Store in glass jar and enjoy!




So stinkin' simple!


Sweet Potato and Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Sweet Potato (2 med sweet potatoes)- mashed
1 ripe Banana- mashed
2 Eggs
3 Tbsp Coconut Oil or Ghee or butter- melted
2 Tbsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup Coconut Flour
1/4 cup Maple Sugar or Raw Coconut Sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt (optional)
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (Enjoy Life brand)

Preparation:
Peel and chop sweet potatoes and steam 15-20 mins, they are done when you can easily slide a fork in them. Mash and allow to cool 15 mins in refrigerator. Mash ripe banana into sweet potato mixture. While sweet potato and banana mixture are cooling, preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine and sift coconut flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside. Crack eggs in a bowl and mix with hand mixer or kitchen mixer for 1 minute. Add sweet potato banana mixture, coconut oil, and vanilla and mix. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix to combine, add chocolate chips and mix. Using a small scoop or ice cream scooper arrange cookie dough on sheet, you will need to lightly press down on the scoops to form cookies, or they will come out as balls instead of the flat cookie shape. Cook in oven for 30 mins. Allow to cool for 10 mins and enjoy. Serve with your favorite ice cream, some homemade coconut whip cream or alone and ENJOY!


It may seem like a lot of steps but really it is so easy. I highly suggest buying a big bag of coconut flour on Amazon. Its amazing how long it will be before you need more and its cheaper.

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