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Category: Desserts
- Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Oct 7th
  Molasses.
  
  Either you love it or hate it.
  
  I love it and I am always looking for ways to get more calcium into the body. Did you know that blackstrap molasses has calcium?
  
  Never mind the calcium. These cookies have a ton of other awesome ingredients.
  
  Just take a look at that list. Begging to be made!
  
  Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies
  
  Ingredients:
  - 1/4 cup grapeseed oil (or canola)
  - 2 tbl of dark molasses
  - 1/2 cup honey
  - 2 eggs
  - 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  - 1/2 cup almond meal
  - 1 cup whole wheat flour
  - 1 cup flaxseed meal
  - 1/4 tsp powdered ginger
  - 1 bag Ghirardelli 60% dark chocolate chips
  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  2. Whisk together the oil, molasses, honey, eggs, and vanilla.
  3. Add almond meal.
  4. Then stir in flaxseed meal, flour, ginger, and chocolate chips. Combine well.
  5. I made these babies big. Drop heaping spoonfuls onto your prepared baking sheet. (I use parchment, but you could grease it)
  6. Bake 18-20 minutes.
  7. Cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
  They were moist, but not crumbly.
  
  I loved these.
  
  Plenty chocolatey.
  
  The 10 year old My Foodie Call member did NOT like these.
  
  The other two My Foodie Call kids loved these. I even got a compliment..woohoo.
  
  Hmmmm, must be the pickiness factor.
  
  We all have one. Do you have one family member that seems to reject things more than the other?
  Posted in Desserts | Tagged chocolate, cookies, flaxseed, whole wheat flour
- “Green” Berry Soft Serve
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Oct 2nd
  Do you keep frozen, sliced bananas in your freezer? You really should. Smoothies and banana soft serve require a tad bit of prep work. Not a ton, but yes if you want to be that “healthy family”, frozen pre-sliced bananas is a required freezer staple.
  
  On that note, here is a healthy dessert for when that craving hits.
  
  Not a green smoothie. Not banana soft serve. Somewhere in between.
  
  A satisfying dessert with spinach? Yes.
  - 1/2 of a fresh banana
  - 2 Frozen ripe bananas (peel, and slice into 1-2 inch chunks, frozen prior)
  - 1/2 Cup frozen berries (I used organic mixed berries)
  - 1 Handful organic spinach (conventional greens are nasty, go organic!!!)
  - 1 Tablespoon honey
  Pile into your food processor. Process until broken down and it develops a creamy consistency. You may need to scrape it down in between so that things can move freely.
  
  Bananas and berries.
  
  Add honey and spinach.
  
  Spinach? Nah.
  
  Note: Don’t get busted by the family. Be sure to hurry and put the package back into your fridge before the family spies it. 🙂
  Posted in Desserts | Tagged banana, berries, dessert
- Healthy Cookie Dough Bites
  
  Posted at 8:00 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Sep 30th
  Cookie dough bites.
  
  These things taste absolutely sinful.
  
  But are not.
  
  Egg-free. Dairy-free.
  
  Here’s how it goes…
  
  Gather this stuff.
  
  Dump your oats and cashews.
  
  Grind to a powder.
  
  Add your sweetener.
  
  Pulse to a ball-like dough.
  
  Pulse in your chocolate chips.
  
  After chilling your dough in the freezer, roll it baby!
  
  They multiplied.
  
  Cookie Dough Bites
  - 1 cup raw cashews
  - 1/2 cup rolled oats
  - 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
  - 3 Tablespoons honey
  - 1 teaspoon vanilla
  - 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips (I use Ghirardelli 60% dark chocolate chips)
  1. Add cashews and oats to your food processor. Process until you get a flour-like consistency.
  2. Add maple syrup, honey, vanilla. Pulse (not process) a few times until it forms a ball of dough.
  3. Add chocolate chips. Pulse a few times until they are mixed throughout.
  4. Place food processor bowl in the freezer for about 10-15 minutes so that your dough will be easier to roll, otherwise it will stick to your palms.
  5. Use a small spoon to scoop out the dough. Roll into a ball in the palm of your hands.
  That’s good stuff. Might want to hide these from everyone….
  Posted in Desserts | Tagged chocolate chip, dessert, vegan
- Peanut Butter Cookies
  
  Posted at 8:00 am by myfoodiecall
  
  Sep 5th
  
  Up for today is a recipe for peanut butter cookies made with spelt flour.
  
  Simply put: I do not use white flour. Ever.
  
  I mean I have some and all, but if a recipe calls for white flour, I always swap it out with something else. That’s what I do. Tweak recipes for the family. Although, even I will admit that at times whole wheat flour can not successfully be substituted for white.
  
  In comes spelt flour. I like to use spelt flour in baked goods because it is healthier that white flour, and can be incorporated nicely in cookies and pancakes. Great flavor, great nutrition.
  
  Peanut Butter Cookies
  
  Ingredients
  
  1½ cups spelt flour
  
  1 tsp baking soda
  
  1 tsp sea salt
  
  1 cup natural peanut butter
  
  ⅓ cup maple syrup
  
  ¼ cup coconut oil (melted down)
  
  1½ tsp vanilla extract
  
  Instructions
  
  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  
  Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  
  In a separate bowl combine wet ingredients.
  
  Pour the peanut butter mixture over the flour mixture and fold to combine.
  
  Once combined, drop small rounded balls of dough onto a parchment lined or greased baking sheet.
  
  Press down on each one gently with the back of a fork.
  
  Bake for 10 minutes, the cookies will still be slightly soft but will harden as they cool.
  
  Let cool for 15 minutes. Enjoy!
  
  Kids are going to like me today.
  
  I love all things peanut butter. It is definitely my flavor of choice for pretty much any dessert: cookies, ice cream, granola bars…
  
  Posted in Desserts
- Coconut flour chocolate chip cookies
  
  Posted at 2:20 pm by myfoodiecall
  
  Aug 25th
  So I bought a tub of coconut flour at Whole Foods oh say maybe, 6 months ago…At least….
  
  This canister has been staring at me for wayyy too long.
  
  Finally decided to use it. While I do not follow the paleo diet, I do realize that coconut based diets are the latest health craze. I do say “latest” because science changes so frequently it may be a thing of the past by next week. Anyhow, I do like to experiment with different grains when baking so I figured it was time to open this puppy. Why coconut flour?
  
  Well it is naturally high in fiber and is a fantastic protein source. Who knew ground up coconut meat could be that good for you. One caveat. It can not be subbed 1:1 for other flours when baking. The problem is that it absorbs liquid rapidly and it tends to clump so it is a little more difficult to substitute in other recipes. You have to have some mad kitchen skills (or a lot of money to waste) if you plan to experiment. Although I plan to channel my inner chemist soon, NOT my first time opening the canister.
  
  This recipe is straight from google. Found it in several places actually, so I am not sure who to give credit to.
  
  Not too bad for a first attempt.
  
  Coconut flour chocolate chip cookies
  
  2 eggs
  
  ¼ cup coconut oil, melted
  
  ¼ cup sugar
  
  ½ cup non-dairy milk
  
  1 teaspoon vanilla
  
  ¼ teaspoon salt
  
  ⅓ cup coconut flour
  
  ⅓ cup chocolate chips
  
  Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees and spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs with melted coconut oil, sugar, coconut milk, vanilla, and salt.
  3. Using a rubber spatula, stir in coconut flour and chocolate chips.
  4. Scoop cookies by the teaspoonful and spoon onto baking sheets.
  5. Bake for 13-18 minutes or until browned.
  6. Let cookies cool for a couple of minutes before setting on a cooling rack.
  Finished product. Chewier than a traditional cookie, but definitely tasty.
  
  Any favorite coconut flour recipes out there? Any good advice on substitutions? Let’s here them!
  Posted in Desserts | Tagged coconut flour, coconut oil, dessert
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