Seems like life is a palindrome
Cry when you die, cry when you're born
In between it's all about the ups and downs
Add them all together, they'll cancel each other out
— Glen Phillips, from "Duck and Cover"

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Desserts

Fermented Spiced Apples

Mar 18, 2013

I got this lovely and simple recipe from someone on the Microbial Nutrition yahoo list; it's tasty, like crunchy apple pie filling. :)

7-8 lg. tart apples, cored/peeled/sliced into 1/4"x1" pieces
1/2 cup whey
2 T. pumpkin pie spice (about 4 tsp. cinnamon, 1.5 tsp. ginger, 1/4 tsp. nutmeg and 1/4 tsp. cloves)
1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 T. salt dissolved in 2 cups hot water, then cooled; more water to cover, as needed

Toss apples and spices together until thoroughly mixed; add whey and mix again.

After Dinner Mints

Feb 24, 2013

These are still a work in progress, while I try to understand the physics of chocolate and how to make it come out Perfect...but we're enjoying all the experiments (and I'll keep updating this recipe once I figure out the Perfect Version). They're truly yummy and decadent, after nearly three years of cooking without any sugar at all.

Hootenanny Pancake

Feb 01, 2013

I based this recipe on Patty's http://www.lovingourguts.com/hootenanny-pancakes-2/ , and everyone in this family loves it. To our now-very-sensitive taste buds, it is like a decadent dessert. ;) Which is kind of is! I have made it deliciously buttery, or nearly as deliciously dairy free--and you can make your own version quite easily, I'm sure.

2-3 apples or pears (apples should be peeled), seeded and cut into 1/4" slices
A very generous sprinkling of cinnamon (maybe a tbsp.)
1/2 c. butter or coconut oil, softened
6 eggs, at room temperature

Frozen Strawberry "Gelato" Bites

Jan 10, 2013

In the middle of the night recently, during one of my daughter's too-numerous-to-count Wakeful Periods, I thought these up. And they're really tasty! Kind of like a bite of very flavorful, creamy strawberry ice cream.

1 cup strawberries
2 tbsp. water
6 pitted dates
1/2 tbsp. gelatin
1/2 c. "refined" coconut oil (the kind that doesn't taste coconutty)

In a small saucepan over low heat, simmer the strawberries, water, and dates until the mixture is hot and fruit is softened. Stir in the gelatin, and keep stirring till it's dissolved. Add the coconut oil and stir till melted.

Fantastic GAPS Cheesecake

Sep 03, 2012

I tried to prepare this recipe http://heal-balance-live.blogspot.com/2009/09/scd-cheesecake.html , but made some adaptations to make it fruit-sweetened (and my cream would NOT whip!). It was really fantastic anyway. Then, I made some more adaptations and came up with a much easier and super-tasty version; here it is.

This recipe makes 1 10-inch springform pan.

Crust:
2 c. raw macadamia nuts, or soaked/dehydrated pecans
1/4-1/2 tsp. cinnamon
6 T. butter
4 pitted dates

Preheat oven to 300f. Line the pan with a circle of parchment.

Coconut Butter Cake

Sep 03, 2012

With MANY thanks to Patty for providing the basis for this recipe! http://www.lovingourguts.com/coconut-butter-cake-with-coconut-frosting-2/

This is very versatile, almost like a pound cake (and it does not taste coconutty at all) and you could probably omit the baking soda to make it truly GAPS-legal (but would need to whip the egg whites, I think). To make fantastic berry muffins, add 1 tsp. lemon zest and 1 c. blueberries to the final batter, and bake in muffin tins for slightly less time.

1/2 c. pitted dates

Banana Nut Muffins

Sep 03, 2012

I recently adapted this recipe from one I found online. I know that baking soda is not GAPS legal, but I wish it was--the recipe is slightly lighter with it. (Maybe the same effect could be achieved by whipping the egg whites?) Either way, though, the flavor is pretty amazingly decadent after spending two years eating no fruit!!

One recipe makes twelve muffins, or one round springform 10" pan cake.

3 bananas, medium-large
1/3 c. pitted dates
5 eggs
1/2 cup butter (or coconut oil)
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

How To Make Fermented Coconut Cream

Feb 14, 2011

Just in case you're interested, here's my small amount of accumulated wisdom on the topic of Coconut Milk:

Ingredient: 4 mature (brown) coconuts.
Time: I have not been able to complete this process in under two hours...yet.

Equipment: Hammer, awl/butter knife, potato peeler, nut milk bag, Vitamix or similar blender.

This makes about three quarts of milk, or two quarts of cream plus one quart of fermented coconut water.

Apple Pecan Cake

Sep 26, 2010

I didn't follow this recipe exactly--it's copied from an SCD recipe site. I used more apple, some almond flour and less pecan, less honey (cooked honey really isn't GAPS-friendly), and ghee+milk solids instead of butter. Also, I omitted the baking soda. But on a birthday, one must be able to let loose a little!

It's better once it's chilled (at least, I thought so with our version, because leaving out the baking soda makes for a softer texture that improves with refrigeration). It had a tasty flavor!

3 c. pecan flour
2/3 cup honey
1/3 cup melted butter

4 jumbo eggs
1/2 tsp. salt

Non-Sweet Cinnamon Summer Squash Pudding

Sep 26, 2010

This is only really a "treat" to those of us on extremely carbohydrate restricted diets, whose tastes are really pure...like my son!

~4 good-sized summer squashes, de-seeded if the seeds are large, and steamed until very soft (one quart mashed squash)
8 large eggs
6 T. cinnamon (no, that's not a typo)
~1/2 cup fat (ghee, coconut oil, or a mixture)

Blend very well in a food processor or blender, and turn into a well-greased pan. Drizzle some more ghee on top.

Bake at ~350f till puffed and lightly golden and cooked through.