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[helpchicken]

Does anyone know a good recipe with no dairy and low sugar that would make a nice type of icing or cream that i could put on the chocolate cake in a cup? I tried it the other day, and it was a bit dry, it needs something else to make it delicious. thanks

[alternativista]

Icing recipes thread, big with the coconut cream and coconut oil.

http://www.acne.org/messageboard/recipes-i...pi-t298456.html

Kara individual packets of creamed coconut are just like icing and the perfect size for the cocoa cake in a cup recipe.

[alternativista]

Spice and fruit combinations this is from a slide show on Serious Eats. I expected it to be better thand this, but here's a few that I thought people might emulate.

I was expecting things more like pairing spices and herbs with fresh, raw or slightly cooked fruit. Like my tip of sprinkling Chinese 5-spice powder on grilled or briefly sauteed peaches or nectarines. Or on raw mango. Or cinnamon on apples sauteed in butter. Or combos like watermelon and basil.

From http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/06/spice-h...tml#show-167792
Peppercorns with Mango: Mangoes are luscious, juicy emblems of summer. They're also one of the few edible carriers of toluene, a chemical in paint thinners that give the fruit a slight turpentine-y flavor. Black peppercorns (and, for bonus points, long pepper berries) turn this chemical quirk to a flavor advantage, emphasizing its harsh bite as a spicy compliment to the fruit's full-bodied sweetness. It's an especially powerful combination in ice cream, savory compotes for meat, and toppings for desserts.

Winter Notes on Summer Impressions: Traditionally wintry herbs pair quite nicely with summer fruits. Thyme and citrus is the most famous combination; try peaches with rosemary or strawberries with sage.

Winter Spices with Cooked Fruit: As often as not, I use winter spices with my baked and roasted fruit, such as star anise, allspice, and nutmeg. For example: a plum cobbler with star anise and ginger.

Edited by alternativista, 27 June 2011 - 09:44 AM.

[alternativista]

Pie/tart crust recipe that I thought could easily be adapted using nuts or seeds in place of the rice crispies. Fill with fresh fruit. Use low sugar dark chocolate, of course.

Crispy chocolate pie crust

1/2 Cup butter
1 cup chocolate chips or chopped/grated chocolate
2 1/2 cups rice crispies

Melt butter and chocolate in sauce pan over low heat, double boiler or microwave in brief increments. however you like to do it.

Stir in cereal, nuts or seeds or whatever until evenly coated.

When cool enough to handle, press into lightly buttered pie/tart pans.

Chill for at least 30 minutes before filling.

This recipe will make a crust for a 9-inch pie plate.

[alternativista]

A vegan gluten free carrot macaroon recipe:
http://www.nomeatathlete.com/gluten-free-macaroons/"" target="_blank">http://www.nomeatathlete.com/gluten-free-macaroons/

[rabanne]

Thank you very much for these!

[vapor1]

PUMPKIN COCONUT MILK ICE CREAM:

1/2 can (~6oz) of organic canned pumpkin (I personally use less. Unless you like a strong pumpkin flavor, 1/4 - 1/3 can is probably enough)
1 can (~12oz) organic full-fat coconut milk
Pinch each of cinnamon, nutmeg, and all spice (I also added ginger and cloves and added more than a "pinch")
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract - maybe a bit more
2 tsp sugar (I used maple syrup and stevia to sweeten it instead)
1/4 tsp sea salt
4 tbsp almond butter
1oz unsweetened 100% chocolate (chopped up for topping)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients except for almond butter and chocolate together in a bowl. Add to your ice cream maker and begin stirring. Continue occasionally stirring mixture every 30s or so until mixture reaches a firm consistency (about 10min). Remove the mixer and stir in almond butter.

Serve topped with cinnamon and chocolate chunks.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

Has anyone seen the "No Pudge" brand of brownie mix? It doesn't have a lot of ingredients listed, no hydrogenated oils, etc., and you can made individual servings with a little yogurt and just pop in the microwave. Probably not a good thing to have around (and it does contain gluten as well as having to add dairy) but it does make a fun treat here and there.

[blackblake]

Are all these recipes acne friendly?

[alexisc]

Bliss Balls:

Ingredients:
-Handful of rasins chopped (or any dried fruit)
-Handful of unsweetened coconut flakes
-Tablespoon of honey (or maple syrup, agave.. etc)
-Handful of almond flour (or any wheat free flour)
-Tablespoon of Almond Butter (or any nut butter)
-1 piece grated 85% coco chocolate (or any kind of chocolate/leave out)
-2 tablespoons Virgin Coconut Oil
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or almond extract, lemon extract..)

Instructions:
Put all ingredients in a bowl and mash together
Make round balls with hands and then roll in left over coconut flakes
Put in the fridge and enjoy whenever!

These are amazingly good and can be made with lot's of substitutions depending on the flavor you were wanting. Real fruit instead of dried would also taste amazing, as would chopped up nuts or seeds. Omit the chocolate if you are worried about it breaking you out. Cinnamon would be a good substitute because it is anti inflammatory.

Edited by alexisc, 23 February 2012 - 02:01 AM.

[alternativista]

'Baklava' made with slices of pears instead of the phylo dough. Also, has reduced honey. I believe baklava is usually drenched in honey. And I would think apples would work just as well. And probably other things.

Oh, and it isn't baked so it doesn't reduce nutrients or harm fats in the nuts.

Recipe: Fresh Pear Baklava

Alleregen info/recipe info: This recipe contains nuts.
This recipe can vegan/vegetarian if using coconut oil instead of butter.
Ingredients:

• 1 pear
  
• ~1/4 C. nuts* (a mix of macadamias, almonds, pistachios and walnuts is nice).
  
• 1 tsp. coconut oil or butter/ghee
  
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
  
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  
• 1 tsp. vanilla
  
• a drizzle of raw local honey
  
• cinnamon extra, to sift on top
  
• optional: yoghurt or home-made vanilla ice cream (to serve)

A few tips on finding healthier nuts and seeds & preparing them: Nuts and seeds can be made easier to digest to by having them sprouted or soaking and then drying them in a dehydrator. Here is how to sprout nuts and seeds. I’ve always found the freshest nuts are at farmers markets, but wherever nuts are solds often (meaning the batch of nuts is not sitting around for months and weeks) can be a good indicator as to how fresh it is. Also if you taste a nut such as a walnut it shouldn’t taste ‘bitter’ this is an indication the fats in the nuts are randcid (they have oxidized).
How to:
Make the pear ‘pastry’ slices:
Using a mandolin carefully slice a whole pear length ways to produce a lot of thin pear slices. They will act as the ‘pastry’. Line up the pear ‘pastry’ together and cut the pastry in half so you have two mounds of pastry (i.e. for two serves). Set these aside.
Now make the filling:
Chop the nuts into very small pieces. In a pan heat the coconut oil/butter/ghee add the nuts, cinnamon, lemon juice and vanilla and cook for a 1 minute or so. Take this off the heat.
Now to arrange the Fresh Pear Baklava:
Take each slice of pear add a bit of the nut mixture, then another slice of pear on top of that and so on. Do this for both lot of pear slices.
Serve with a bit of left over nut mixture (if there is any) and a drizzle of honey & serve with yoghurt or home-made vanilla ice cream.

From http://healthfoodlover.com/hfl/

[alternativista]

alexisc, on 23 February 2012 - 01:49 AM, said:

Bliss Balls:

Ingredients:
-Handful of rasins chopped (or any dried fruit)
-Handful of unsweetened coconut flakes
-Tablespoon of honey (or maple syrup, agave.. etc)
-Handful of almond flour (or any wheat free flour)
-Tablespoon of Almond Butter (or any nut butter)
-1 piece grated 85% coco chocolate (or any kind of chocolate/leave out)
-2 tablespoons Virgin Coconut Oil
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or almond extract, lemon extract..)

I just made these, more or less. Tons of substitutions and I wasn't so accurate as to use handfuls or tablespoons. I used shredded carrot, dried currants, some of my cooked 'cereal' which today was buckwheat/oat groats/coconut, some cacao nibs, sunflower seeds, ground flax seed and dried coconut in place of the flour. No honey as the ingredients are sweet enough. I've eaten over half of it like cookie dough and cookie dough eating has never been my habit.

I think when you stir in a spoonful of nut butter, whatever you do can't help but be delicious. I bet you can put spinach in them.

Edited by alternativista, 12 March 2012 - 12:52 PM.

[alternativista]

I also just made the coconut carrot macaroons mentioned elsewhere in this thread. They aren't worth the effort and expense, not when you compare them to those just stir handfuls of stuff together no-bake 'bliss balls.' Also, they wouldn't hold together perhaps due to my substitutions of coconut oil and coconut flour. I had to add an egg.

Next time, I'm going to make them less fruity and more chocolatey by making them primarily out of the cooked 'cereal' plus coconut, seeds, nibs, and cocoa powder.

I use almond butter, but I wonder if there's a less flavorful nut or seed butter that could be used to stick things together but that doesn't dominate the flavor? Like if I wanted them to taste like coconut.

[*`*~ABG Fairy~*`*]

alternativista, on 12 March 2012 - 12:54 PM, said:

I use almond butter, but I wonder if there's a less flavorful nut or seed butter that could be used to stick things together but that doesn't dominate the flavor? Like if I wanted them to taste like coconut.

Have you tried macadamia butter? It's rich but yet, mild in flavor. This makes me want to go get some now--haven't used it in a while!!

[alternativista]

Here's a recipe to fill some of the previously posted nut/seed or chocolate based crusts. You might also be able to substitute greek yogurt, goat cheese or other such fermented product or one of those pureed cashew 'cheese' recipes.

Recipe: Blueberry-ricotta tart

Recipe courtesy of Whole Living magazine
Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups part-skim ricotta
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  
• 1 tablespoon plus 2 more tablespoons honey
  
• 2 cups blueberries

Preparation


Puree part-skim ricotta with 1/4 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, and 1 tablespoon honey. Spread into cooled shell. Stir 2 tablespoons honey gently into blueberries and arrange on top of tart. Chill for 2 hours.

[InAStateOfHopefulness]

Deep Fried Oreos

Ingredients:

• 2 quarts vegetable oil for frying
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 1 cup milk
  
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  
• 1 cup pancake mix
  
• 1 package of Oreos

Directions:

• Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  
• Whisk together the egg, milk, and 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in a bowl until smooth. Stir in the pancake mix until no dry lumps remain. Dip the cookies into the batter one at a time, and carefully place into the hot frying oil. Fry only 4 or 5 at a time to avoid overcrowding the deep fryer. Cook until the cookies are golden-brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate before serving.

Enjoy.


Haha! No! I'm just kidding.

My friends were eating deep fried oreos earlier. I ate an apple.

On a more serious note - I really appreciate all of the recipes listed in this thread. I'm going to have try them out .

Edited by InAStateOfDespair, 17 March 2012 - 06:10 PM.

[alternativista]

Coconut & Raw Cacao Pudding
Vegan, Raw-inspired

Add to blender:

1 1/2 cups coconut milk (not "lite")
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup Chia Seed meal (I grind the seeds in my coffee grinder. 1/4 cup seeds is equal to about 1/2 cup meal)
3 tbsp Hemp Seeds
3.5 tbsp Raw Cacao Powder
4 tbsp coconut sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Puree
Refrigerate about 8 hours.
Makes about 3 servings.

Variation: Take the pudding out of the fridge and throw it into the ice cream machine for about 10 minutes—Awesome ice cream! Fruit on top and it's like a banana split )

[alternativista]

Primal recipe blog. This link goes straight to the treats

http://beta.primal-p...ats-and-cheats/