However, the coconut milk also gives the pie just a hint of sweetness, so a scant 3
tablespoons of maple syrup for the entire pie is the only additional sweetener needed.
At roughly 50 calories
per tablespoon of maple syrup, portion control is called for — but as far as sweeteners go, maple syrup has a lot going for it.
You could blend a few
tablespoons of maple syrup with some peanut butter, cacao and vanilla extract to form a smooth icing, or even try blending in some coconut butter or avocado into it too for a thicker icing (though you'll need to add some maple syrup or liquid stevia into the icing mix too to keep it sweet).
1/3 cup of raw almonds 1/2 cup of gluten free rolled oats — I used Bob's Redmill 1/3 cups of buckwheat groats 1 cup of shredded coconut flakes 3
tablespoons of maple syrup Pinch of pink Himalayan salt
Since fall is upon us, I made these pumpkin this morning — added 1 C pumpkin puree and an
extra tablespoon of maple syrup with the liquids and subbed pumpkin spices for the spice mixture!
In the past I used about a tablespoon of brown rice syrup because I like the flavor and then 10 - 15 drops vanilla stevia to make up the difference, but now I just use a couple
tablespoons of maple syrup because it's very easy to mix in and tastes wonderful
You will need... 230g of gluten free plain flour (I used Doves Farm) 1
tablespoon of maple syrup 75g ground almonds 120g butter 1 medium egg 350g mincemeat *
The
single tablespoon of maple syrup that's mixed into this creamy, yet calorically light dressing, makes this salad stand out from the rest of its sweet opponents.
The
lone tablespoon of maple syrup and the nature sweetness of the nuts and seeds makes it plenty sweet for me but if you're so inclined, I'm certain it would be delicious with homemade jam.
If I were doing it, I'd use two more
tablespoons of maple syrup in place of the stevia, two more tablespoons of ground oats, and maybe another tablespoon of coconut oil.
I chose to sweeten the coconut cubes with a few
tablespoons of maple syrup before blending, because raspberries are quite tart and there is no natural banana sweetness to balance that out.
If you don't feel like making the strawberry syrup you can also mix 6
Tablespoons of maple syrup with 2 Tablespoons of a good strawberry jam and have the same flavor.
4 ounces extra-firm tofu cut into tiny - inch cubes (see photo) a couple pinches of fine - grain sea salt a couple splashes of olive oil 2 medium cloves garlic, minced a
scant tablespoon of maple syrup 1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted and chopped