Posted in Holiday, Keto Friendly, Sugar Free, Sweets

Sun Butter Cups

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1.5 Bags Lily’s Dark Chocolate Chips
  • 1 Cup Sugar Free Sun Butter
  • 5 TBSP Arrow Root Flour
  • 1 tsp Coconut Oil

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • 1. Mix the Sun Butter and Arrow Root together in a small bowl and set aside.
  • 2. In a double boiler, gently melt the Lily’s and the coconut oil together.
  • 3. Spoon melted chocolate into Cupcake Liners. Using a soup spoon, cover the bottom of the liner with melted chocolate. The amount should be on the thinner side as it will thicken as it solidifies.
  • Add the Sun Butter/Arrow Root on top of the chocolate. Use a soup spoon for this too.
  • Spoon on the top layer of the melted Lily’s using the remaining chocolate. Remember, it will thicken as it solidifies, so don’t make it too thick, It will be hard to bite into.
  • 4. Let them cool in the fridge for an hour.

Dishing On This Dish: This is super easy to make. The trick is to keep the chocolate on the top and bottom thin so it isn’t hard to bite into. I used foil lined cupcake bottoms and the foil stuck and it was a disaster. Parchment paper Cupcake liners worked better.

Posted in Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Peanut Free, Soy Free, Sweets

Orange Pumpkin Spice Cake

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 TBSP ground flax seed
  • 2/3 cup filtered water
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp Ginger
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 TBSP Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Sea Salt
  • 1 1/2 cups Monkfruit Sugar
  • 1 Cup (generous cup) melted Coconut Oil (or preferred)
  • 6 TBSP Lemon (or orange) juice
  • 2 cups Organic Pumpkin Puree
  • 3 cups Bob’s Red Mill (gluten free) All Purpose Baking Flour

DIRECTIONS

  • Tip a large mixing bowl on it’s side and add flax seed and filtered water.
  • Whisk and let it thicken up a bit. Set the bowl down flat.
  • To the other side of the bowl, add seasonings, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
  • Add melted oil and whisk everything together.
  • Add Pumpkin Puree and Lemon Juice. Stir with a large spatula or spoon.
  • Add Flour and stir with large spoon or spatula.
  • Spoon into 8 inch round cake pans that are already greased and floured if needed, or use parchment paper.
  • Bake 20 – 25 minutes ( when knife in center comes out clean) at 350 Degrees.

FROSTING

  • 1 1/2 Cups Ghee
  • 1 pound MonkFruit Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tsp organic Orange Flavoring (or you can just use Vanilla if preferred)
  • 1 tsp Redmond’s Real Salt (finely ground)
  • Mix all ingredients with a hand mixer
  • Frost cake when completely cooled.

DISHING ON THIS DISH: This is a fabulous cake for birthdays in the Fall or for the holidays. Be sure to use a full cup of oil, slightly overflowing. It really brings on the moisture and flavor of the cake. We grow a lot of pumpkins in our garden and I love using our fresh, organic puree for this recipe. You could use other ideas for a topping such as an orange glaze with Stevia or Stevia drops, home-made dairy free ice cream, or whatever you might come up with. It’s a very flexible recipe.

Posted in Cane Sugar Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Peanut Free, Soy Free, Sweets

Schmeese’s Sun Butter Cups

INGREDIENTS

  • 2/3 cup coconut oil
  • 1 avocado (scooped out and seed removed)
  • 3 tbsp cocoa
  • 2 tbsp coconut sugar
  • 2 tbsp agave syrup
  • 10 drops Stevia
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 cup Organic Sun Butter

DIRECTIONS

  • Food Process all ingredients except the Sun Butter
  • Spoon chocolate mixture into the very bottom of ice trays.
  • Freeze for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from freezer.
  • Add a small layer of Sun Butter on top of the frozen chocolate.
  • Add another layer of chocolate to the top of the Sun Butter
  • Freeze again for about 40 minutes or so.
  • Push out of ice cube trays.
  • Store in Container in Freezer.

DISHING ON THIS DISH: There are so many things to love about this healthier twist of fat bombs meet Reese’s => Schmeese’s. First, the purpose of the sweeteners is taste only so you are free to use your own preferences and amounts to your own taste and needs. Second, Sun Butter is a way-yum alternative for those of us allergic to peanuts and the sweet/salty taste and smooth texture of these will satisfy any chocolate craving, in fact, half of one is enough for me. Last, if you’re short on time, you can mix all the ingredients together and freeze. You’ll get the same flavor, just not the layered look. Be sure to use the ice cube trays that pop out, not the ones that twist. They are usually circular, not rectangular. Candy molds could be used instead.