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Showing posts with label snacks. Show all posts

1.02.2018

Almond Joy Cookies

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour instead of almond and coconut flour
**Not Dairy Free?? Use butter instead of oil
**Grain Free?? No change 
**Paleo?? Use maple syrup instead of brown sugar and coconut sugar instead of white sugar, leave out vanilla and baking soda if you want, use dark chocolate for the chips

Serves: about 24 cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup olive oil
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups almond flour
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups chocolate chips  (Cinderella loves Enjoy Life chocolate mini chips)
1 cup sweetened coconut (can use unsweetened)
1 cup almonds, slivered or chopped

cookie sheets
cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
3. Combine white sugar, brown sugar, almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate, coconut and almonds and lightly toss until all ingredients are combined.
4. In a separate bowl beat the eggs and add the oil and vanilla, mix well.
5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix well.
6. Spoon tablespoon sized portions onto cookie sheets.
7. Cook 8-10 minutes on 375 or until tops are golden brown.

7.26.2017

Peanut Butter Cookies

**Not Gluten Free?? No change
**Not Dairy Free?? No change
**Grain Free?? No change
**Paleo?? Use almond or another nut butter instead of peanut, use only coconut sugar or other sugar substitute

Serves: about 12 cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 egg
cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a medium bowl, mix together white and brown sugar, add peanut butter and egg and mix very well
3. Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick spray
4. Spoon tablespoon sized cookies onto tray
5. Bake for 5 minutes then press down each cookie twice with a fork to make an X
6. Bake for another 5-7 minutes until cookies are golden brown

4.23.2017

Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular rice krispies 
**Not Dairy Free?? Use butter instead of oil 
**This is not a grain free or paleo recipe-sorry!

Ingredients:

3 Tbs olive oil
4 cups mini marshmallows
6 cups chocolate rice cereal (Cinderella loves Mom's Best Cereals Crispy Cocoa Rice Cereal)
2 cups peanut butter (Cinderella loves Stop and Shop or Trader Joe's all natural peanut butter)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat
2. Mix in marshmallows until completely melted
3. Add peanut butter and mix well
4. Add rice crispy cereal and mix well
5. Press evenly into a greased 13x9 pan
6. Let cool and then cut into squares

Cookie Dough Brownies

**Not Gluten Free?? Use 1 Tbs regular flour instead of coconut flour for brownie layer
**Not Dairy Free?? In brownie layer use regular butter instead of coconut butter and coconut oil, regular milk instead or coconut or almond milk
**Grain Free?? No change :-)
**Paleo?? Use pure dark chocolate, use or leave out baking soda/vanilla extract 

Serves: about 16 pieces

Ingredients:

Brownie Layer
1 cup coconut butter
4 oz baking chocolate (Cinderella loves Enjoy Life Mega-Chunks Baking Chocolate)
1 Tbs coconut oil
1/2 cup coconut milk (or almond milk)
2 eggs (or 1/2 cup egg whites)
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup honey
1 Tbs coconut flour (or arrowroot/tapioca flour)
1 Tbs vanilla
cooking spray

Cookie Dough Layer
2 cups almond meal (Cinderella loves Trader Joe's Just Almond Meal)
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup raw honey
1 tsp vanilla
3 Tbs coconut butter
1 Tbs coconut oil
1 cup chocolate chips (Cinderella loves Enjoy Life chocolate mini chips)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. For the brownie layer mix together softened coconut butter and honey with a mixer
3. Add the coconut milk, vanilla and eggs and mix well
4. Melt 4 oz chocolate in 1 Tbs coconut oil (put in a bowl in microwave for 30 seconds at a time until melted)
5. Add the melted chocolate to brownie mixture
6. Add the cocoa, baking soda and coconut flour and mix well
7. Spray an 8x8 inch baking pan with cooking spray
8. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean in the middle of the brownies (cool completely)
9. For the cookie dough layer mix almond meal, salt, honey, vanilla, butter, oil and chocolate chips together
10. Spread cookie dough layer on top of brownies when cool

Corn Muffins



**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? Use regular milk and butter instead of oil
**This is not a grain free or Paleo recipe-sorry!

Serves: about 12 muffins

Ingredients:

¼ cup olive or vegetable oil
¾ cup coconut sugar (or white sugar)
2 eggs
1 Tbs vanilla extract
1 ½ cups biscuit baking mix (Cinderella loves Bisquick Gluten Free Pancake and Baking Mix)
½ cup yellow cornmeal
½ cup dairy free milk (Cinderella loves unsweetened original almond milk)
Cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
2. Grease 12 muffin cups with cooking spray
3. In a large bowl mix together oil and sugar
4. Stir in eggs and beat into mixture
5. Stir in vanilla
6. Stir in baking mix, cornmeal and milk
7. Fill muffin cups 1/2 way with batter
8. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until golden brown

6.10.2016

Corn Fritters

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? Use regular Parmesan or Romano cheese 
**Grain Free?? Use coconut flour instead of GF pancake mix and regular Parmesan or Romano cheese 
**Paleo?? Use cauliflower instead of corn, coconut flour instead of GF pancake mix and replace cheese with almond flour + extra 1/2 tsp salt

Serves: about 5 fritters

Ingredients:

5 Tbs GF pancake or biscuit mix (Cinderella loves Bisquick Gluten Free Pancake and Baking Mix)
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
2/3 cup grated cheese (Cinderella recommends parmesan or Romano if not dairy free)
2 eggs
2 cups whole kernel corn
1/4 tsp onion powder (or 2 Tbs chopped onion)
1/4 cup olive oil (+ more for frying)

Directions:

1. Mix baking mix, salt, pepper and cheese together in a small bowl
2. In another large bowl beat eggs and stir in onion and corn
3. Slowly stir baking mixture into egg mixture until all incorporated
4. In a medium frying pan on a medium flame pour olive oil onto pan and let it heat up, about 2 minutes
5. Drop desired size of fritter batter onto pan
6. Cook each side about 3 minutes, or until golden brown

3.10.2016

Onion Dip - Quick and Easy No cook

**Not Gluten Free?? No change :-)
**Not Dairy Free?? Use regular sour cream
**Grain Free?? Serve with a selection of your favorite vegetables or Cinderella's Almond Chips)
**Paleo?? Use Cinderella's Paleo Sour Cream recipe with this dish, serve with vegetables or Cinderella's Almond Chips)

Serves: 1 cup

Ingredients:

1 cup dairy free sour cream (Cinderella loves Tofutti Dairy Free Sour Cream)
1 Tbs parsley
2 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions:

1. Put sour cream into small bowl
2. Put parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper with sour cream
3. Mix well until all ingredients are incorporated

3.06.2016

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? Use butter instead of coconut oil
**Grain Free?? No change :-)
**Paleo??  Use regular chocolate chip recipe 

Serves: about 18 cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups almond flour  (Cinderella loves Trader Joe's Just Almond Meal)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
2 Tbs coconut oil, melted
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut sugar (can use white sugar)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg whites)
1/2 cup chocolate chips  (Cinderella loves Enjoy Life chocolate mini chips)
1/2 cup all natural peanut butter
olive oil cooking spray

Directions:

1. In a large bowl mix together almond flour, baking soda and salt
2. Mix in coconut oil, vanilla extract, coconut sugar, olive oil and egg
3. Mix in peanut butter
4. Mix in chocolate chips
5. Put in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
7. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray
8. Roll dough into small balls and place in rows on baking sheet
9. Bake for 10 minutes and then flatten cookies with a fork
10. Bake another 5-7 minutes or until cookies are slightly golden brown

2.16.2016

Spice Cookies

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour instead of almond and coconut flours
**Not Dairy Free?? Use butter instead of olive oil
**Grain Free?? No change :-)
**Paleo?? Only use vanilla and baking soda if comfortable

Serves: about 16 cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups almond flour (Cinderella loves Trader Joe's Almond Meal)
2 Tbs coconut flour
1/4 cup honey
1 Tbs molasses
4 Tbs olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 Tbs fresh ginger (or 1/4 tsp ground ginger)
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips (Cinderella loves Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips)
olive oil cooking spray

Directions:

1. Mix almond flour, coconut flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves together
2. Mix in honey, molasses, olive oil, vanilla, egg
3. Mix in chocolate chips
4. Put in refrigerator for 30 minutes
5. While in refrigerator, preheat oven to 350 degrees F
6. Grease a cookie sheet with olive oil cooking spray
7. Roll dough into little balls and place on cookie sheet
8. Bake for 10 minutes and then push down each cookie slightly with a fork
9. Bake another 5-7 minutes until desired crispiness

2.07.2016

Blueberry Muffins

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? Use regular milk
**Grain Free/Paleo?? Use 2 cups almond flour and 2 Tbs coconut flour instead of rice flour, use sugar substitute instead of sugar that you are comfortable with

Serves: about 12 muffins

Ingredients:

1 cup almond flour
1 cup rice flour (or other gluten free baking mix)
3/4 cup coconut sugar (or 3/4 cup white sugar or other dry sugar substitute)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup olive oil
1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg whites)
1/3 cup dairy free milk (Cinderella loves unsweetened original almond milk)
1 cup blueberries
olive oil cookie spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Mix almond flour, rice flour (or other gluten free flour), salt and baking soda together
3. Mix in sugar, oil, egg, milk and blueberries
4. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray
5. Fill muffin cups 1/2 way with batter
6. Bake muffins about 20-25 minutes

1.31.2016

Chocolate Chip Cookies

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? Use butter instead of coconut oil
**Grain Free?? No change :-)
**Paleo?? Leave out the vanilla and baking soda if you want, substitute coconut sugar and olive oil for 3/4 cup pure maple syrup

Serves: about 18 cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups almond flour  (Cinderella loves Trader Joe's Just Almond Meal)
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
2 Tbs coconut oil, melted
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup coconut sugar (can use white sugar)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg whites)
1/2 cup chocolate chips  (Cinderella loves Enjoy Life chocolate mini chips)
olive oil cooking spray

Directions:

1. In a large bowl mix together almond flour, baking soda and salt
2. Mix in coconut oil, vanilla extract, coconut sugar, olive oil and egg
4. Put in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes
5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
6. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray
7. Roll dough into small balls and place in rows on baking sheet
8. Bake for 10 minutes and then flatten cookies with a fork
9. Bake another 5-7 minutes or until cookies are slightly golden brown

1.23.2016

Original Rice Crispy Treats

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular rice krispies 
**Not Dairy Free?? Use butter instead of oil 
**This is not a grain free or paleo recipe-sorry!

Ingredients:

3 Tbs olive oil
4 cups mini marshmallows
6 cups rice cereal (Cinderella loves Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice Cereal)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat
2. Mix in marshmallows until completely melted
3. Add rice crispy cereal and mix well
4. Press evenly into a greased 13x9 pan
5. Let cool and then cut into squares

11.30.2015

Shortbread Cookies

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? Use butter instead of olive oil
**Grain Free?? No change :-)
**Paleo?? Leave out vanilla if desired

Serves: about 20 cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups almond flour
6 Tbs olive oil
3 Tbs honey
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
olive oil cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a large bowl mix all ingredients
3. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray
4. Scoop small balls onto baking sheet and flatten with a fork
5. Bake 8-10 minutes or until slightly golden brown on 350 degrees F

10.21.2015

Blueberry Bread

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? No change :-)
**Grain Free?? No change :-)
**Paleo?? (Only use this recipe if you are comfortable) Leave out baking soda and vanilla, substitute sugar with 2 cups evaporated cane juice + 3 Tbs molasses or honey 

Serves: about 10 slices

Ingredients:

3 eggs
1 cup olive oil (or vegetable oil)
3 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups white sugar (or coconut sugar or other sugar substitute)
3 cups almond flour
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbs ground cinnamon (or 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp cloves)
1 pint fresh blueberries (either leave whole or blend in food processor for a smoother taste)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Grease one 9x5 loaf pan
2. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar in a large bowl
3. Mix in the flour, salt, baking soda and cinnamon
4. Fold in the blueberries
5. Pour batter into loaf pan
6. Bake about 50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center of the bread

Pumpkin Bread

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? No change :-)
**Grain Free?? No change :-)
**Paleo?? (Only use this recipe if you are comfortable) Leave out baking soda,  substitute sugar with 2 cups evaporated cane juice + 3 Tbs molasses or honey 

Serves: about 10 slices

Ingredients:

2 cups almond flour
1 1/2 cups white sugar (or coconut sugar or other sugar replacement)
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup olive oil (or vegetable oil)
2 eggs
1/4 cup walnuts (or raisins)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Grease one 9x5 loaf pan
3. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices in a large bowl
4. Mix in pumpkin, water, oil, eggs and walnuts
5. Pour batter into loaf pan
6. Bake for about one hour or until a toothpick comes out clean  in the center of the bread

10.05.2015

Cinnamon Cookies

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour instead of almond and coconut
**Not Dairy Free?? Use butter instead of coconut oil
**Grain Free?? No change
**Paleo?? Do not add vanilla in recipe

 Serves: about 15 cookies

Ingredients:

1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg whites)
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups almond flour (Cinderella loves Trader Joe's Just Almond Meal)
2 Tbs cinnamon + 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp coconut flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp sea salt
olive oil cooking spray

Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl except for 2 Tbs cinnamon (save for later) and mix well
2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
4. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray
5. Roll dough into small balls and coat in 2 Tbs cinnamon
6. Bake for 10 minutes

Pecan Almond Cookies

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? use butter instead of olive oil
**Grain Free?? No change
**Paleo?? Do not add vanilla or optional peanut butter to recipe 

Serves: about 18 cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups almond flour (Cinderella loves Trader Joe's Just Almond Meal)
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup honey
1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg whites)
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/2 Tbs natural peanut butter (optional)
1/4 cup pecan pieces (optional)
olive oil cooking spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
2. Mix almond flour, baking soda and sea salt
3. Add olive oil, vanilla, honey, egg, peanut butter and pecans and mix well
4. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray
5. Roll dough into small balls and press flat onto baking sheet
6. Bake 10-12 minutes on 325 degrees F

10.04.2015

Chocolate Chip Muffins

**Not Gluten Free?? Use regular flour
**Not Dairy Free?? Use regular milk
**Grain Free/Paleo?? No change

Serves: about 12 muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups almond flour (or 1 1/2 cups gluten free baking flour)
3/4 cup maple syrup (or 3/4 cup sugar)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup olive oil
1 egg (or 1/4 cup egg whites)
1/3 cup dairy free milk (Cinderella loves unsweetened original almond milk)
1 cup chocolate chips (Cinderella loves Enjoy Life chocolate mini chips)
olive oil cookie spray

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Mix almond flour, salt and baking soda together
3. Mix in maple syrup, oil, egg, milk and blueberries
4. Spray a 12 cup muffin tin with cooking spray
5. Fill muffin cups 1/2 way with batter
6. Bake muffins about 20-25 minutes