Not Yo Momma's Brownie

Not Yo Momma's Brownie
Makes 12 servings

1 c. hazelnut meal (can sub. pecan or almond, but hazelnut is very tasty!)
6 T. extra virgin coconut oil, plus extra for the baking pan
1/2 c. agave nectar
2 whole omega-3 eggs
1/2 c. raw cocoa powder
1/4 c. arrowroot

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and 8x8x2 inch baking pan. Mix together all ingredients. Stir to blend. Pour into an oiled 8x8x2 baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool, cut into 12 bars. These are really good warm, but if you have leftovers and want to keep them awhile, wrap each one in a piece of waxed paper and freeze.

Homemade Brownies

Quinoa Applesauce Cake

Quinoa Applesauce Cake

1-3/4 cups quinoa flour
1 cup currants or other dried fruit
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. aluminum free baking powder
1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 cup unsalted, sweet butter or 1/2 cup walnut oil
1 cup maple sugar
1 large Omega 3 egg
2 cups unsweetened, organic applesauce

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the flour over the currants and nuts and set aside. Blend the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cloves with the remaining quinoa flour. Separately mix together butter or oil, sugar and egg. Combine all ingredients, adding the fruit and nuts at the end. Spoon into an oiled 8X8 inch cake pan and bake for 40-45 minutes or until the cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

Apricot Fruit Bread

Apricot Fruit Bread

1-1/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
1 Omega 3 egg
1 cup apricot conserves (fruit juice sweetened)
2 cups brown rice flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground allspice
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1-1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup chopped, dried, unsulfured apricots
1 cup currants

Grease a standard-size loaf pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium-size bowl, combine yogurt,egg and jam. Add 1 cup of flour and half of the spices plus baking soda. Stir until batter is evenly moist. Add remaining flour and spices. If consistency feels too thick, you can add a few drops of cold water or vanilla soy milk to mixture. Fold in fruit. Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, until done. Remove bread from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Blueberry Jello

Blueberry Jello

Gelatin:

2 pkg. (3 oz) raspberry jello
2 cups boiling water
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 can (15 oz) blueberries (not pie filling)

Dissolve jello in water; add blueberries and pineapple. Chill overnight.

Topping:

1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese (softened)
8 oz. sour cream
¼ cup sugar
½ tsp. vanilla

Stir together until well blended; spread over firmed gelatin. Sprinkle ½ cup chopped pecans over top. Keep chilled. Serves 12

Brownie Pizza

Make Best Ever Brownies in a jelly roll pan as the crust for a fruit pizza. Soften an 8 oz. block of cream cheese and pour about 1/4 cup of Agave nectar on it. Mix this together and spread it onto the cooled brownie crust. Cut up strawberries, fresh pineapple, bananas and kiwi fruit and put all over the cream cheese, then sprinkle sliced almonds over all. It is a modification of a Pampered Chef recipe, but other than being slightly less sweet, no one would ever know it was wheat and sugar free!