I'm a little bit obsessed with the chocolate
almond butter cups from Cafe Gratitude here in LA.
Not exact matches
The combination of banana, cacao, dates, avocado,
almond milk and
almond butter is too incredible as each glass is just so deliciously smooth, rich, creamy and chocolatey, and it's so speedy to make — literally three minutes
from cupboard to
cup.
1/8
cup pea protein powder (I used our lovely non-GMO golden pea protein powder: 1 - perfect ingredient, nothing else) 1/8
cup gluten - free self - raising flour 115 ml
almond milk 1/8
cup cocoa powder (18.5 g) 2 tbsp (32g) cashew
butter (I used this 100 % cashew one
from Meridian) 1 tbsp (13g) date syrup (or your natural sweetener of choice) Stevia drops to taste or your sweetener of choice (I used these ones, they's the best in my opinion)
Vanilla
butter rounds slightly adapted
from Big Fat Cookies 2 3/4
cups (385g) flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2
cups (340g / 3 sticks) unsalted
butter, at room temperature 1
cup (200g) sugar — I used vanilla infused sugar 3 large egg yolks 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 18 whole unblanched (with skins)
almonds or pecan halves Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
First let me say that, before receiving this food processor
from Cuisinart, I only had a small 4 -
cup prep food processor, which I ruined while making homemade
almond butter a few months ago.
;) Cocoa - marzipan pound cake slightly adapted
from here 1 1/2
cups (210g) all - purpose flour 1/2
cup (45g) unsweetened Dutch - process cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon table salt 3/4
cup (200g / 7 ounces)
almond paste — I used homemade, recipe here 1
cup (200g) granulated sugar 1
cup (226g / 2 sticks) unsalted
butter, at room temperature 2 teaspoons Amaretto 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 4 large eggs, room temperature 1/2
cup (120 ml) whole milk, room temperature 1/2
cup sliced
almonds (optional) Preheat oven to 160 °C / 325 °F.
Pfeffernüsse Spiced Cookies Three Ways - Glazed, Dusted and Dipped Adapted
from Saveur Makes 3 dozen cookies For the Cookies: 1/2
cup honey 1/3
cup molasses 2 tablespoons
butter 2 eggs, at room temperature 2
cups whole wheat pastry flour (or your favorite gluten free pastry flour) 1/3
cup almonds, finely ground 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 2 tablespoons vegetable oil For the Rum Glaze: 1
cup confectioners» sugar, sifted 1 - 2 tbsp.
Honey bee cake slightly adapted
from this beautiful cookbook Cake: 2 1/4
cups (315g) all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon table salt 3/4
cup + 2 tablespoons (200g) unsalted
butter, room temperature 1/2
cup (100g) granulated sugar 1/3
cup (100g) honey 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 large eggs 1 large egg yolk 3/4
cup (180 ml) buttermilk, room temperature * Glaze: 1/2
cup (150g) honey 3 tablespoons (41g) unsalted
butter, room temperature 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract pinch of salt 1/2
cup (56g) sliced
almonds, toasted and cooled Preheat the oven to 180 °C / 350 °F.
;) Orange berry financiers adapted
from the always delicious Simply Bill 3/4
cup (105g) icing sugar, sifted finely grated zest of 1 large orange 3/4
cup (75g)
almond meal (finely ground
almonds) 1/3
cup (46g) all purpose flour pinch of salt 5 egg whites 100g unsalted
butter, melted and cooled 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4
cup (35g) blueberries, fresh or frozen (unthawed) 1/4
cup (30g) raspberries, fresh or frozen (unthawed) icing sugar, extra, for dusting In a large bowl, place the orange zest and the sugar and rub them together with your fingertips until sugar is fragrant.
Bill's cherry tart
from Holiday Pastry: 1/2
cup + 1 tablespoon (127g) unsalted
butter, melted and cooled 1/3
cup + 2 tablespoons (90g) caster (superfine) sugar 1 1/4
cups (175g) all purpose flour pinch of salt 2 tablespoons
almond meal (finely ground
almonds) Filling: 170 ml heavy cream 2 eggs, lightly beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 550g fresh cherries, halved and pitted — I used only 450g Preheat the oven to 180 °C / 350 °F;
butter a 24 cm (9 1/2 in) round loose - bottomed tart pan *.
1
cup all natural smooth peanut
butter or
almond butter — make sure you have fully stirred the nut
butter (the oil naturally separates
from the ground nuts and needs to be smoothly integrated)-- this will assist in avoiding oily runoff
Pumpkin Cookies 2
cups basic mix 1/2
cup raw
almond butter 1/2
cup freeze dried carrots — ground 1/2
cup date paste 3/4
cup carrot puree (2 carrots, 1/2
cup freshly squeezed carrot juice, 1/2 ″ piece fresh ginger root — all pureed in a high speed blender) 1/2
cup carrot pulp left
from making carrot juice 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/8 teaspoon each clove 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
The Weekly Juicery — Not far
from A
Cup Of Commonwealth (just a few blocks) this place has pre-bottled juice, ginger shots, smoothies with maca and
almond butter, and acai bowls.
Almond cakes with sugared apple icing from Donna Hay magazine 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon (127g) unsalted butter, softened 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1 cup + 1 tablespoon (150g) all purpose flour 1/3 cup almond meal (ground almonds) 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup (120 ml) whole milk Sugared apple icing: 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar 1/4 cup (60m) clear apple juice Preheat the oven to 180 °C / 350 °F; butter twelve 1/2 cup (120 ml) capacity muffin
Almond cakes with sugared apple icing
from Donna Hay magazine 1/2
cup + 1 tablespoon (127g) unsalted
butter, softened 3/4
cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 1
cup + 1 tablespoon (150g) all purpose flour 1/3
cup almond meal (ground almonds) 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup (120 ml) whole milk Sugared apple icing: 3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar 1/4 cup (60m) clear apple juice Preheat the oven to 180 °C / 350 °F; butter twelve 1/2 cup (120 ml) capacity muffin
almond meal (ground
almonds) 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/2
cup (120 ml) whole milk Sugared apple icing: 3/4
cup + 1 tablespoon (162g) caster sugar 1/4
cup (60m) clear apple juice Preheat the oven to 180 °C / 350 °F;
butter twelve 1/2
cup (120 ml) capacity muffin pans.
Silver poppy seed cake trifle
from Baking for All Occasions, presentation inspired by Nigella's lemon - raspberry plate trifle Cake: 2 1/4
cups (315g) cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4
cup (60 ml) whole milk 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise 1/2
cup (60 ml) well shaken buttermilk 1/4
cup poppy seeds 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 200g unsalted
butter, room temperature 1 1/2
cups (300g) granulated sugar 4 large (120 ml) egg whites, lightly beaten To serve: 1
cup heavy cream, whipped 1
cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced lengthwise 3 tablespoons sliced
almonds, lightly toasted Center a rack in the oven and preheat to 180 °C / 350 °F.
Peach, raspberry and
almond crumble adapted from Australian Gourmet Traveller 300g peaches (about 2) 45g frozen raspberries 1 1/2 tablespoons demerara sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Almond crumble: 2/3 cup (93g) all purpose flour 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (70g) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1 cm pieces 3 1/2 tablespoons demerara sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons flaked almonds For almond crumble, preheat oven to 200 °C / 3
almond crumble adapted
from Australian Gourmet Traveller 300g peaches (about 2) 45g frozen raspberries 1 1/2 tablespoons demerara sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Almond crumble: 2/3 cup (93g) all purpose flour 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon (70g) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1 cm pieces 3 1/2 tablespoons demerara sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons flaked almonds For almond crumble, preheat oven to 200 °C / 3
Almond crumble: 2/3
cup (93g) all purpose flour 1/4
cup + 1 tablespoon (70g) chilled unsalted
butter, cut into 1 cm pieces 3 1/2 tablespoons demerara sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons flaked
almonds For
almond crumble, preheat oven to 200 °C / 3
almond crumble, preheat oven to 200 °C / 392 °F.
Bakewell slice
from Feast: Food to Celebrate Life Base: 1 1/2
cups + 1 tablespoon (220g) all purpose flour 1/3
cup (47g) icing sugar pinch of salt 1
cup (226g / 2 sticks) unsalted
butter, cold and chopped Frangipane filling: 2/3
cup (150g / 1 1/3 sticks) unsalted
butter 4 eggs 3/4
cup (150g) superfine sugar 1 1/2
cups (150g)
almond meal 2/3
cup (80g) flaked
almonds 1 heaping
cup jam Preheat the oven to 180 °C / 350 °F.
8 tablespoons (113 grams)
butter 8 ounces (227 grams)
almond paste 2/3
cup (130 grams) granulated sugar 3 large eggs Seeds
from 1 vanilla bean (or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract) 1
cup (125 grams) all - purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2
cup Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 Gluten Free Flour Blend 1/2
cup Bob's Red Mill
Almond Flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder ⅛ teaspoon salt 3/4
cup sugar 1 large egg 1 stick
butter, melted 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Zest
from one lemon Unsweetened shredded coconut Jelly beans Peeps
1) Combine the dry ingredients (
almond flour / meal, tapioca flour, baking powder, salt) in a medium bowl 2) In another medium bowl, whisk the milk, mashed banana, eggs, vanilla extract, and honey together 3) Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined 4) Pre-heat a non-stick pan and melt a little
butter 5) Scoop about 1/4
cup of batter in the middle of the pan to make small pancakes (the smaller the pancakes, the easier it will be to flip them) 6) Let the pancake cook on one side until it automatically unsticks
from the pan, then flip it over until the other side turns golden brown 7) Repeat last step until all the batter is used up 8) Serve pancakes warm with cut bananas drizzled in honey
I used Wild Friends Vanilla Espresso
Almond Butter, and improvised the choc chips missing
from my pantry by chopping up 3 Guittard Semi-Sweet baking bars and topped off the 1
cup needed with Cacao Nibs.
1/4
cup unflavoured whey protein 1/4
cup ground
almonds (plus a bit extra, if you need to dry out the mix later) 1tbsp high protein nuts n more white chocolate peanut
butter 1tbsp coconut flour 1 - 2caps valencian orange oil (mine came
from Asda) 1 - 2tbsp water (add a little at a time so that the mix doesn't get too wet & sticky) 7 drops vanilla flavdrops zest of half an orange 50g white chocolate 6 flaked
almonds
Pin It Lemon, Ricotta and
Almond Flourless Cake (Adapted
from Donna Hay Magazine Winter June - July 2013) 120 grams (1 stick) unsalted
butter, softened 275 grams (1 1/3
cups) caster sugar 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped 1/4
cup lemon... Continue Reading →
In the midst of all this fruitful procrastination — and aside
from breaking into my emergency supply of Theo dark chocolate
almond butter cups in more than one moment of weakness — I've somehow managed to avoid the other stress trap of unhealthy / over eating, partly thanks to quick and easy healthy lunches, like these pita flatbreads.
Ingredients For the
almond - thyme «cheese» (quantities for 1
cup) 1
cup peeled
almonds, soaked in cold water for at least 2 hours (in the fridge) juice of 1/2 a lemon a pinch of whole sea salt 1 teaspoon
almond butter (
from untoasted
almonds) fresh chopped thyme, to taste For the pizza base 1
cup wholemeal wheat -LSB-...]
Keto
Almond Butter Fudge
Cups This fudge
cups recipe is
from my wife Angel, who loves to make food and home and body care recipes that support people's journey to... Read More
-LSB-...] Coconut flour bread or
almond flour bread (1 loaf)-- where to buy coconut flour
Butter, ghee or coconut oil (6 TBSP)-- where to buy coconut oil Onion, white or yellow (1) Celery (2 stalks) Parsley, ideally fresh, but you can use dried (3 tablespoons) Thyme, ideally fresh, but you can use dried (3 tablespoons) Sage, ideally fresh, but you can use dried (3 tablespoons) Chicken or beef stock, homemade (2
cups) Ground pork or beef sausage,
from pastured animals (1 pound) Optional: Dried or fresh fruit, such as apples, cranberries or raisins, and / or soaked nuts, such as pecans or walnuts (4
cups)-- where to buy organic dried fruit -LSB-...]
The colour when blended with avocado should be quite dark, taking over the green of the avocado)-- Maple Syrup, 1
cup (adjust quantity to your preferred level of sweetness but you should not taste the avocado, just benefit
from its creamy texture which serves as the dairy replacement in this tart)-- Natural
almond butter, 1 / 4th
cup (if allergic to nuts - use tahini / sunflower seed or pumpkin seed
butter)
We love it dolloped atop a fresh - baked baguette
from the farmers» market with our Mission
Almond Butter or Peanut Cashew
Butter, served with a warm
cup of tea.
Almond flour (2 1/2
cups)-- or make your own by grinding soaked and dehydrated
almonds Sea salt (1/4 tsp) Almonds, toasted and chopped — previously soaked and dehydrated (1 cup) Honey (5 TBS) Butter or ghee, unsalted, organic, from grass - fed cows if possible, or coconut oil, melted (1/2 cup) Vanilla extract, organic or homemade vanilla extract
almonds Sea salt (1/4 tsp)
Almonds, toasted and chopped — previously soaked and dehydrated (1 cup) Honey (5 TBS) Butter or ghee, unsalted, organic, from grass - fed cows if possible, or coconut oil, melted (1/2 cup) Vanilla extract, organic or homemade vanilla extract
Almonds, toasted and chopped — previously soaked and dehydrated (1
cup) Honey (5 TBS)
Butter or ghee, unsalted, organic,
from grass - fed cows if possible, or coconut oil, melted (1/2
cup) Vanilla extract, organic or homemade vanilla extract (1 TBS)
3/4
cup Creamy Natural Peanut
Butter 1/4
cup Maple Syrup 1/4
cup Almond Milk 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract 1/4 teaspoon Liquid Stevia Extract 1/4
cup Vanilla Protein Powder 1/4
cup Oats (can use Gluten - Free) 3 Tablespoons Ground Flaxseed (or grind your own
from whole flaxseed) 3 Tablespoons Barley Flour 1/8 teaspoon Cinnamon 1/3
cup Homemade White Chocolate Chunks or Chips
Choose
from cups, bites, and tarts with flavors such as dark chocolate espresso, meyer lemon, chocolate
almond butter, and coconut vanilla creme.
I make myself a
cup of Aeropress coffee while I put away the dishes that have dried
from dinner the night before and then sit on the couch with my coffee and half a banana with pb or
almond butter and read blogs or browse the internet.
I also get the giant bottle of
almond butter from costco and guesstimate the 16oz — I use about two heaping
cups.
Speaking of Whole Foods, I had a smoothie
from Whole Foods (in California) a while back called the
Almond Butter Cup Smoothie — or something of the like — and I knew I had to recreate it home.
Remove
from freezer, and fill with 1 teaspoon sprouted
almond butter and about 5 goji berries in each
cup.
1 - 1 lb box Collection Etienne 61 % Semisweet Chocolate Wafers 1/4
cup (1/2 stick) unsalted
butter 1/4
cup water 4 large eggs, room temperature 1 1/3
cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest (
from 1/2 medium orange) 1
cup unsifted all - purpose flour 1/2
cup dried, sweetened cranberries 1/2
cup diced, toasted
almonds
Filling (adapted
from Raw Food / Real World) 1/2
cup chopped raw cashews 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/4
cup agave syrup 1/2
cup lemon juice 2 tablespoon chopped ginger 1 small chili — seeded and chopped 11/2 tablespoon nama shoyu 1
cup raw
almond butter 1/2 head savoy cabbage — shredded 1 handful cilantro 1 handful basil — torn 1 handful mint leaves 1 large carrot — cut into thin strips 1 large mango — cut into strips 1 cucumber — seeded and cut into strips
Sorry for the delay in posting this awesome recipe... This recipe is adapted
from my absolute favorite cupcake cookbook, Gluten Free Cupcakes by Elana Amsterdam Chocolate Peanut
Butter Cupcakes Cupcakes: 1/2
cup blanched
almond flour 1/4
cup coconut flour 1/4
cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 tsp.
Its milkshake - like texture comes
from a frozen banana, a few tablespoons of
almond butter, and a scant
cup of
almond milk.
Scone ingredients • 1/2
cup unsweetened
almond milk • 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar • 1/2
cup plus 2 tablespoons gluten free rolled oats • 1 1/2
cups 1 to 1 Gluten - Free Flour Blend • 1/4
cup plus 1 tablespoon coconut sugar, plus more for sprinkling on top • 2 teaspoons baking powder • pinch of sea salt • zest of 2 organic lemons, divided • 1/4
cup neutral coconut oil — scoopable, at room temperature • 1/2
cup pistachios — chopped, plus more for garnish • 1 1/2
cup fresh or frozen (not thawed) blueberries • 1/4
cup aquafaba (water
from a can of chickpeas or other beans) • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for the glaze • 1/4
cup cashew
butter • 1 1/2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric — for colour • juice of 1 lemon
1 1/2
cup almond milk 1
cup pitted dates juice and zest of 3 organic lemons 1 tsp vanilla extract or the seeds
from one vanilla bean 1
cup coconut
butter (made
from 3
cups shredded unsweetened coconut)
There are so many reasons why homemade
almond butter cups are better than the bright orange package you can pick up at a gas station... (I mean should anyone eat food
from a gas station?!)
85g (approx 3 oz)
butter (unsalted) 1 red pepper, cut into strips 225g (approx 8 oz) mushrooms, sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 red onions, chopped 225g (approx 8 oz) Arborio rice 1 tsp turmeric 600 ml (approx 2 1/2
cups) water 175g (approx 6 oz) frozen peas 3 ripe tomatoes, skinned and chopped 30g (approx 1 1/2 oz) toasted flaked
almonds (note
from editor — you may wish to omit this ingredient for younger babies) 50g (approx 2 oz) grated (low salt if possible) cheddar 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Breakfast = smoothie made
from 1/2 frozen banana, 1
cup frozen strawberries, 1
cup unsweetened
almond milk, 1 scoop whey protein, 1 tablespoon chia seeds and 1 tablespoon natural peanut
butter
If you use any flour besides
almond flour, increase the amount of nut
butter to half a
cup (to replace moisturizing fats
from almond flour) and however much unsweetened
almond milk (or milk of choice) as it takes to achieve a thick yet spreadable batter.
Breakfast Detox Smoothie (adapted
from the recipe by Dr. Mark Hyman, «10 - Day Detox Diet») Ingredients: 1
cup unsweetened coconut or
almond milk 1
cup water 1
cup organic frozen or fresh berries 1 TBS
almond butter (organic and raw is best) 3 TBS hemp seeds 1 TBS flax seeds 1 TBS coconut
butter 4 raw organic walnuts 1/4 lemon 2 TBS cinnamon Pinch of cayenne Blend all ingredients and enjoy!
from Mark's Daily Apple Ingredients: 1 small handful of walnuts 1 small handful of pecans 2 tablespoons ground flax seed 1/2 — 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch of ground nutmeg 1 pinch ground ginger 1 tablespoon
almond butter 1 banana, mashed 3 eggs 1/4
cup unsweetened
almond milk (add more if you prefer it
Instead make your own cookie dough pudding
cups from chickpeas, fresh fruit, and
almond butter — no added sugar required.
Choose
from cups, bites, and tarts with flavors such as dark chocolate espresso, meyer lemon, chocolate
almond butter, and coconut vanilla creme.