Carrot Cake Cookies

1 cup instant oats

3/4 Cup Whole wheat Flour ( You can you Spelt, Gluten free or whatever Flour you wish!!) 

1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Cinnamon Powder

1/4 tsp Nutmeg (optional) 

1/8 tsp Salt 

2 Tbsp melted & cooled Unsalted Butter or Coconut Oil ( I used 1 of each)

 *if using salted butter then omit the salt

1 Large Egg

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

1/2 Cup Maple Syrup or Honey

3/4 Cup Grated Carrots ...gently squeeze to get juice out ( I used the carrot pulp from my juicer ) 

Small Handful of Raisins 

 Whisk together the "dry ingredients" -Oats, Flour, Baking Powder, Cinnamon, and Salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the "wet ingredients"- Coconut oil, Butter, egg, and vanilla. Stir in the maple syrup until thoroughly Blended. Add the Dry  mixture into the wet stirring just until incorporated. Fold in the carrots. Chill the dough for 30 minutes. (If chilling longer, roll dough into a ball & cover with plastic wrap.)

Preheat the oven to 325°F, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop the cookie dough into 10-15 rounded scoops on the baking sheet & flatten slightly.

Bake at 325°F for 12-16 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for at least 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

Enjoy!! 

Almond Coconut Bars

1 Cup Unsweetened Shredded Coconut

1 Cup Raw Almonds

1  Cup Raw Cashews

1/4 Cup Almond Butter 

3 tbs Maple Syrup

2 tbs Coconut Sugar (optional)

2-3 tbs water

Line a 9x5 baking dish with parchment paper & set aside.

In a food processor place all the ingredients except the water. Pulse. If the mixture doesn't come together add 1 tablespoon of water at a time pulsing the food processor in between. If needed, add more water until the mixture comes together.

Place the mixture in the prepared baking pan & with a spatula press until it is uniform on all sides. Place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours. Cut into squares and keep leftovers covered in the refrigerator.

Recipe slightly adapted from www.eatgood4life.com

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Chocolate quinoa cake... Gluten Free

2 cups cooked quinoa ( 3/4 cup uncooked )

1/3 cup unsweetened almond milk (can use whatever milk you prefer)

4  eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup melted coconut oil

1 cup pure cane sugar or coconut sugar

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Whipped Chocolate Coconut Cream Frosting

1 (13.5 ounce) can of full fat coconut milk, refrigerated overnight ( Not Light)

1 (10 ounce) bag chocolate chips

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and then line two round cake pans (or a 9x13” pan) with parchment paper.
2. In a food processor or blender, combine the eggs, almond milk (or preferred milk) and vanilla extract then blend for ten seconds to combine.
3. Add the cooked and cooled quinoa along with the melted and cooled Butter and coconut oil (could also use all regular butter) then blend until completely smooth, about thirty seconds to one minute.
4. Sift together the dry ingredients in a large bowl (cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and  salt).
5. Add the wet ingredients in the blender to the bowl with the dry and mix together until well-combined.
6. Divide the batter between the two pans and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool.
7. To make the frosting you will need to refrigerate the coconut milk overnight (in the coldest part of your refrigerator) so that the cream separates.
8. When you are ready to make it, melt the chocolate in a sauce pan over low-medium heat. Grab the coconut milk from the refrigerator but don’t shake the can or turn it upside down before opening. Open the can and scoop out the solid parts with a spoon, placing them into the pot with the chocolate. It’s okay if it the solid parts on completely separated, just try to get as much of the thicker portions as possible. Melt the coconut cream and chocolate together then transfer to a large bowl that you can later use to whip it in. (note: if the melted chocolate/coconut milk mixture still appears really dark you can add more coconut milk to lighten it up so that the end result isn't bitter)
9. Allow to cool on the counter then cover and refrigerate for several hours, until thickened. Once it has thickened, remove from the refrigerator and beat on high for thirty seconds to one minute, until a fluffy icing has formed. (I made mine the night before baking the cake).
10. Transfer the cakes to a surface for icing with the bottom side up. I recommend that you only transfer the cakes once as they are fragile and difficult to hold together once removed from the parchment paper.
11. Frost the cake and refrigerate until ready to serve. The icing will melt in really warm conditions but should be fine for a few hours in cooler settings.

Slightly adapted from the original recipe at www.makingthymeforhealth.com

Sweet Potato Brownies

1 large sweet potato

1/3 cup hot coffee ( can change to just hot water if you don't like coffee)

1/3 cup mini chocolate chips

2 tablespoons butter, melted

2 eggs

1/2 cup Coconut Sugar sugar ( I used just over 1/4 cup ..you can use more or less depending on how you like the sweetness)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup all-purpose flour ( I used spelt)

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon pink salt ( or regular salt)

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• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Peel, chop and place in small pan with a little water cover & steam until soft, then blend or mash. measure out 1 cup & set aside.
• Place the mini chocolate chips in a bowl, Pour the hot coffee over the chocolate chips and stir to melt the chocolate. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the 1 cup of sweet potato, melted butter, eggs, sugar and vanilla. Stir to combine. Then add the chocolate-coffee mixture to the sweet potato mixture and stir to combine.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt. Add the dry ingredient mixture to the sweet potato mixture and stir just to combine.
• Using a mini cupcake tin, fill the cups 3/4 of the way with brownie mixture. Place in the oven to bake for 8-12 minutes. ( whenever they are firmish to touch)

I added walnuts, choc chips & smarties to decorate

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• *Adapted from Daphne Oz's sweet potato brownie bites*

Blueberry Muffins

2 cups All Purpose Flour ( whole wheat or spelt)
1/2 cup Chopped Pecans
3 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 1/4 cups Milk
1/2 cup Honey
1 Large Egg
1/3 cup Butter (melted)
1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla ex
1 cup Frozen or Fresh  Blueberries

Preheat oven to 450f.
In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients until well blended 
In another bowl combine all wet ingredients, (apart from blueberries), mix until well blended
Fold in blueberries
Divide mix into 12 lined or greased muffin cups
Bake for 20 mins or until toothpick comes out clean

Reece's Pieces and Kitkat Thanksgiving cake

Cake

1 Cup Boiling Water
1 1/4 Cup Pure Cane Sugar
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Cup Milk
2 Eggs, Slightly beaten
2 tsp Pure Vanilla extract

2 Cups All Purpose Flour (Can use whole wheat!)
3/4 Cup Cocoa
1 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt

Preheat oven to 340*F

Cream butter in bowl, add boiling water and stir until melted. Add Sugar stir until dissolved then add Eggs, Milk & Vanilla extract. Mix well. 

Combine all other dry ingredients and add to mixture and mix well. Don't worry if batter mix is really thin! ( Just do not use the spring-form pans)

Pour batter into two lined and greased 9"x9" cake pans and bake at 340*F for 25-30 mins.

Leave to cool on rack for at least half an hour! ( then cool in fridge for around one hour before decorating) 

Chocolate Frosting ( French silk frosting) 

1 Cup Butter
1 Cup Pure Cane Sugar
2 Tbsp Pure Vanilla extract
4 eggs 
4 x 28g melted unsweetened Bakers chocolate squares  
2 Tbsp Cocoa 

Mix the first three ingredients together and stir well

Next add- 

4 x 28g melted unsweetened Bakers chocolate squares ( 120g cooking chocolate) 

2 Tbsp Cocoa...& Mix well 

Then add your 4 Eggs ...added one at a time, Beat for 5 Min's after each egg on high speed using an electric whisk or stand mixer with whisk attachment.

Chill frosting for at least an hour before frosting..if it becomes to firm just wait a few minutes it will soften again.

Decorating your cake

• You will need a large bag of reece's pieces ( can also use smarties or m&ms) and around 10, 4 finger kitkats

Assemble your cake together putting frosting in the middle ( I put a lot in the middle to give it some height) and frost all over the cake using a spatula. Don't worry how it looks its going to be covered anyway!  just place kitkats around the sides of the cake use more frosting as glue..the tie a ribbon around to secure them in place. pour your reeces over the top..& your done!! chill for at least one hour

Enjoy