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Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

On January 1, 2025

This is a new recipe I made this year. They are a basic shortbread cookie with melted chocolate on top. They’re pretty good.

4 tbs unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tbs coconut oil
1/4 cup coconut sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tbs water
3/4 cups gluten free all-purpose flour
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt

1 tsp coconut oil
1/2 cup dark chocolate chunks or chips

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix together the butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, vanilla and water.
Add the flour, buckwheat flour, flaxseed, cinnamon and salt and combine.

Roll dough into a log shape about 12 inches long on a floured piece of wax paper.
Cut into 1/4 inch thick slices and put on the baking sheet.

Bake for 8 – 10 minutes.

When cooled, melt the 1 tsp coconut oil and dark chocolate. Spread chocolate over each cookie.

Made about 30 small cookies.

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Gluten Free Banana Bundt Cake

By crafxzen

On August 19, 2024

In Baking Recipes, Cake

This was a good way to use up a few bananas instead of making bread or muffins. I put a simple glaze on it to make it more cake like, but it would be good with just butter or cinnamon sugar.

4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened or ghee
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup coconut sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
2 mashed banana
3/4 cup of milk or coconut milk + 3/4 tbs white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/4 cup oatmeal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a bundt cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine the butter or ghee, applesauce and coconut sugar. Add the eggs and stir. Add the bananas, milk, sour cream or yogurt and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine the flours, flaxseed, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
Add to the butter mixture and mix.
Add to the bundt pan and bake for 45 – 50 minutes. Let cool.

Glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 tablespoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon milk of choice
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and drizzle over the cooled cake.

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Oatmeal Jelly Bars

By crafxzen

On July 15, 2024

In Baking Recipes, Bars

These were a great way to use up a jar of jelly. They were so good!

5 tablespoons melted butter or ghee
5 tbs applesauce
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3/4 cups gluten free all purpose flour
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1 cup old fashioned oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup jam or preserves of choice

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray with non stick spray or line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix butter, applesauce, coconut sugar and vanilla until well combined. Add dry ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until well combined.
Add the flours, flaxseed, oats, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
Pull out about 3/4 cup (a little less than half) of the cookie dough and refrigerate. Dump the remaining dough into the prepared pan and press it down into a flat even layer.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and carefully spread the jam on top of the cookie base. Take the reserved cookie dough from the fridge and crumble it over the top of the jam layer. Return to the oven and bake for 15-18 more minutes, until the topping is light golden brown.
Cool completely.

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Blonde Brownies

By crafxzen

On June 24, 2024

In Baking Recipes, Bars

Pumpkin is a good source of Vitamin A. I like to bake with it as an easy way to eat it.

4 tbs butter or ghee
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 can pumpkin puree
3/4 cups all purpose gluten free flour
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp grated nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup dark chocolate chunks

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9 x 9 pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
Cream together butter, coconut sugar. Add egg. Stir in vanilla. Add pumpkin, stir until well combined.
Add flours, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.
Add chocolate chips.
Spread batter in pan and bake 15 – 20 minutes or until edges start to turn lightly golden.

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Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies

By crafxzen

On March 25, 2024

In Baking Recipes, Christmas, Cookies

These were a new Christmas cookie that I made this year. They were super good! I modified the original recipe from using pecans to using M & M’s.

5 tbs butter, softened
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup M & M’s
1/2 cup (6 ounces) chocolate chips

1/4 – 1/2 cup confectioner sugar

Preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in M & M’s and chocolate chips.

Form dough into tablespoon sized balls and roll into confectioner sugar.

Drop onto a greased or parchment paper covered baking sheet.

Bake 15 – 20 minutes.

Let cool for a few minutes and re-roll each cookie in confectioner sugar.

Source: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-snowballs/

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Grandma Joan’s Blonde Brownies

By crafxzen

On March 4, 2024

In Baking Recipes, Bars

This is my grandmother’s recipe for blonde brownies that I cut in half and adapted to be lower in sugar and gluten free. For a full batch, just double all of the ingredients and use a 9 x 13 pan.

4 tbs butter or ghee
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup gluten free all purpose flour
1/4 cup buckwheat flour or gluten free all purpose flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup dark chocolate chips or chunks

Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a glass 9″ baking dish with non-stick spray, such as avocado or olive oil or line with parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl, melt the butter. Mix in the applesauce, coconut sugar, egg and vanilla.
Add the gluten free all purpose flour, buckwheat flour, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Stir in the chocolate chips.

Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 20 – 25 minutes.

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Cranberry Cake

By crafxzen

On February 26, 2024

In Baking Recipes, Cake

I always seem to buy a bag of cranberries in the fall and end up never using them because I never know what to make other than cranberry sauce. This is a great, easy recipe to use cranberries.

2 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen, chopped
honey
10 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled slightly
1/4 cup coconut sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
1 cup gluten free All-Purpose Flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
cinnamon sugar for topping

Preheat oven to 350. Grease or line with parchment paper a 9″ baking pan.

Spread the cranberries in the baking pan and drizzle with honey to taste.
In a large bowl, mix together the butter, coconut sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
Spread over the cranberries and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.

Bake for 40 – 45 minutes.

Source: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/nantucket-cranberry-cake-recipe

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Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

By crafxzen

On December 21, 2023

In Baking Recipes, Cookies

These are my new favorite low sugar chocolate chip cookie recipe. It uses buckwheat flour which is low glycemic, so it won’t raise your blood sugar high like regular flours. Buckwheat flour can be a little tricky to find in stores. I usually buy Bouchard Family Farms buckwheat flour in Hannaford. It looks like Amazon has a bunch of other buckwheat flour options though.

2 tablespoons butter or ghee
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 egg
1/2 cup Buckwheat Flour
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup dark chocolate chunks or chips, I like Aldi’s Belgian dark chocolate chunks

Preheat oven to 350.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or grease a cookie sheet.

Soften the butter or ghee.
Stir in the maple syrup, coconut sugar, vanilla and egg.
Add the Buckwheat flour, flaxseed, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
Fold in dark chocolate chips or chunks.
Drop by half tablespoons onto the parchment paper.

Bake for 10 – 12 minutes.

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Banana Apple Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

By crafxzen

On August 14, 2023

In Baking Recipes, Cookies

These are a good alternative, oil free cookie with healthier flours sweetened with just fruit and dark chocolate.

1/2 cup applesauce
2 bananas, mashed
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/2 cup ground flaxseed
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup dried fruit of choice, optional

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Gluten Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

By crafxzen

On July 3, 2023

In Cookies

2 tbs coconut flour
2 tbs buckwheat flour
1/3 + 1/8 cup gluten free 1:1 flour
1/3 cup flaxseed
1/4 cup + 1/8 cup oatmeal
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbs butter, unsalted, softened
2 tbs ghee or additional butter
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup coconut sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375.
In a small bowl, combine coconut flour, buckwheat flour, gluten free 1:1 flour, flaxseed, oatmeal, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, beat butter, applesauce and coconut sugar for 2 minutes. Add egg and vanilla and mix on medium speed until well blended.
Add flour mixture and beat on low speed until well blended. Add chocolate chips and stir.
Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheets sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake 8 – 12 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen.

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