Strawberry Pie (gelatin free)

Here's sweet news: one serving (147 grams) of strawberries has 86.5 milligrams of vitamin C. (And just this week, a study linked two servings of the red fruit a week to slowed cognitive degeneration.)- http://www.huffingtonpost.com by Laura Schocker

Strawberry Pie

Love that kids get to see where thier food comes from.

Ingredients

Crust

1 Cup Sprouted Grain flour or Brown rice flour

1/4 Cup Quinoa Flour or Whole Wheat

1/2 Cup "Real"Butter

1tsp Salt

1/2 Cup ice water

Filling

6 Cups whole strawberries ( divided in half)

3 Tbsp Cornstarch

1 tbsp arrowroot powder

1/2 Cup water

2 Tbsp lemon juice

1/2 Cup Sucanat Sugar

Topping

1 Cup rolled Oats

1/4 Cup Sucanat

1/4 Cup "Real" butter

1 Tsp cinnamon

1 tsp. Salt

Mix in all flour and salt into a bowl. Cut in cold butter with a fork until the crust starts to form little crumbles. Slowly add 1 Tbsp at a time of ice water until you can form the dough into a smooth ball. Refrigerate for 1 hour. When ready flour your surface to roll out the dough. Sprouted Grain flour works well bc/ it is grainy. Form the dough to a pie pan and bake for 10-12 minutes.

While the pie crust is baking, start the filling. In a pot heat up 3 cups strawberries, arrowroot, cornstarch, sucanat, lemon juice and water over med. high heat. Mash it up as it heats until it forms a thick liquid. Boil for 3 minutes stirring continuously and remove to cool.

Cole getting busy in the kitchen.

"Mom, I love your pie!"

When the crust is done baking, Coat the bottom of it with 1/4 strawberry filling. Then layer whole strawberries (3 cups) or less,in the bottom of the pie crust in one even layer. Pour the remaining filling over the strawberries.

Last make the crumble topping. Mash the butter,oats,salt,cinnamon,and sucanat. Crumble it over the top of the pie.

Bake for 1 hour on 350degrees. Let it cool on the counter when done for 30 minutes and then place in the fridge for 2-3 hours. Best results when you refrigerate it overnight.

Tofu strawberry swirl cheesecake

Tofu Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake

Ingredients

Filling

3/4 cup Sucanat Sugar or Agave/local honey

12 oz Firm Tofu (drained)

1 Tbsp lemon juice

1 Tbsp arrowroot powder or cornstarch

1 cup pureed strawberries

1 egg

1 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp vegan. shortening oil (melted) or coconut oil

Crust

1 Cup dates

1 cup almonds

1 cup walnuts

1 Tbsp honey

1 egg

* Blend them in a food processor and press into a greased pie or spring form pan. Bake 350 for 8 min. do this ahead of time and let cool.

Instructions

preheat oven to 350d.

First pre-bake the pie crust. In a food processor ( I used a ninja, love it) process tofu, sucanat or honey, egg, vanilla, salt, and shortening oil. Separate whisk lemon juice with arrowroot powder. Pour into the food processor and blend again. Pour into the pre-baked pie crust and smooth out lumps. Last blend 1 cup strawberries in a processor and pour over filling in a S-like pattern and take a sharp clean knife and make pretty lines all the way across vertical and horizontal. Heat about four to five cups water until boiling. Bake in a hot water bath ,in the oven,of about an 1/2 inch of water for 45 minutes. Turn off the oven and crack the door but leave it in for another 30 minutes. Set out on the counter to cool for 30 more minutes, then place in the fridge. Letting it cool slowly allows it to set up and not crack. Remove from spring form pan and let sit in the fridge for 1 hour or overnight. Yummy enjoy!



Protein Cake in a Cup

 

Protein Cake in a Cup

Ingredients

1 egg

1 egg white

1 scoop of Vanilla Protein Powder

1/4 cup Almond meal flour

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 Tbsp Honey, Agave, or stevia

2 Tbsp cocoa powder

(optional 1 Tbsp PB2 Powdered peanut butter)

Stir all wet ingredients first into the cup and then the dry. Mix very well. Microwave for 1 minute. Eat. I like to eat mine with Oikos Vanilla Yogurt.

Dairy Free Chocolate Mousse Pie

Pie Crust

1 cup dates

1 cup walnuts

1 cup almonds

1 egg

1 tsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp honey

Process in a food processor until it is a bit pasty. Press into a pie dish and bake on 350 for 10 minutes.

Filling

1 package of firm Tofu
1 package of Enjoy Life chocolate chips

Melt the chocolate in a double broiler. In a food processor combine the melted chocolate and  tofu. When it's creamy pour into the pre-baked pie shell. Last refrigerate for one hour. So delishous.

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Vegan Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies

 Vegan Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies

 

 

2 ½ cups blanched almond flour

 ¼ cup unsweetened special dark cacao powder

 ½ teaspoon sea salt

 ½ teaspoon baking soda

 ½ cup vegan  oil shortening

 ¼ cup organic local honey

 ½ cup enjoy life chocolate chips

½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes

½ cup dried cherries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blend the shortening and honey separate until it's creamy 

 

 

You can find no sugar added dried cherries, but this is what I chose to use

 

 

Whisk all the ingredients until they clump and can roll into balls.

 

 

 

Place each spoonfull onto a sheetpan and press down flat.

Bake on 350 for 10-12 min.

 

 

 

 

Apple Pie Bites



Apple Pie Bites

Lots of hands make for light work

Ingredients

2 cups Almond meal

1/2 cup Vegan shortening or Coconut oil

1 cup crushed walnuts

1/4 cup local honey

5 Apples (diced small)

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

2 Tbsp arrowroot powder

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 tsp. baking soda

2 eggs

 

1. Saute diced apples with 1 Tbsp of the shortening. Add lemon juice, arrowroot powder and spices.
2. Mix in a separate bowl the flour,honey,walnuts, 2 eggs and the rest of the vegan shortening.
3. Press the dough into greased mini muffin tins.
4. Bake on 350 for 5 minutes.
5. Fill each pie crust with a tablespoon full of the apple filling and press it down a bit.
6. Finish baking for 8 minutes or until it bubbles around the edges.

TIPTake the pies out and flip upside down onto a plate or board and hit the bottoms so that they fall out . Lift the tin off slowly.

 

Enjoying the "Fruits" of there labor.

"Not so fudgy" Fudge

Ingredients

• 2 Cups pitted dates
• 4 Tbsp Natural Organic honey or Agave
• 1 scoop of Chocolate protein powder (optional)
• 1 Cup Walnuts ( chopped)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
• 2 Tbsp Almond butter (optional)

Blend all ingredients in a food processor until it forms into a clump. Work it into one inch balls and set in the fridge to set up. If you do not use Protein Powder then add an extra Tbsp. of Cocoa powder.

*Optional*

You can melt Enjoylife chocolate chips as directed and coat them in chocolate and let cool in the fridge one more time.