Chocolate Cherry Pecan Muffins

Approximately 38 sugar calories per muffin

Ingredients for Muffins

• 1 Cup - Almond Flour
• 1 Tsp - Baking Soda
• 1/4 Tsp - Baking Powder
• 1/2 Cup - Coconut Palm Sugar (384 Sugar Calories)
• 2 Tbs - *Ground Flaxseed 
• 6 Eggs - 4 Egg Whites & 2 Whole Eggs
• 6 Tbs - Cocoa Powder
• 4 Tbs - Unsweetened Coconut Milk
• 4 Tbs - Virgin Coconut Oil
• 3/4 Cup - Coarsely Chopped Pecans
• 1 Cup (approximately 14) - Fresh Cherries diced (71 Sugar Calories)

Directions for Muffins

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Whisk together dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. 
3. Then add coconut oil, eggs, and milk. Whisk till well combined. 
4. Fold in pecans and diced cherries.
5. Use butter spray or coconut oil spray in muffin pan.
6. Divide batter evenly to make 12 muffins.
7. Bake for 20 minutes 

*Ground Flaxseed in a Magic Bullet or Food Processor.


Enjoy!

Sweet Cherry Pancakes

Yields 12

Approximately 23 sugar calories per pancake with topping
or

Approximately 16 sugar calories per pancake without topping

Ingredients

• 6 Eggs - 2 whole eggs & 4 egg whites
• 1 Tbs - Hodgson Milled Flax Seed
• 1/2 Cup - So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk
• 1 Tbs + 1 Tsp - Navitas Naturals Coconut Palm Sugar (64 Sugar Calories)
• 1/2 Cup  + 2 Tbs - Honeyville Ogranic Coconut flour 
• 1 Tsp - Baking Soda
• 1/4 Tsp - Pure Almond Extract
• 1/2 Tsp - Cinnamon
• 1/4 Tsp - Nutmeg
• 4 oz. - Philadelphia Cream Cheese
• 1 Cup - Heavy Whipping Cream
• 27 Sweet Cherries (141 Sugar Calories)
• 12 Sweet Cherries to place on top of each pancake (71 Sugar Calories)
• Bobs Red Mill Almond Meal/Flour to sprinkle on top
• Spectrum Coconut Spray Oil

Pancake Instructions

1. Whisk together the following ingredients: coconut flour, 1 Tbs. of coconut sugar, baking soda, flaxseed, cinnamon, and nutmeg. 
2. In Magic Bullet, puree 9 cherries, cream cheese and coconut milk.
3. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs, cherry mix, and almond extract.
4. Poor the wet ingredients slowly into the dry ingredients. Mix until well combined.
5. Let batter sit for a few minutes before mixing one last time.
6. Spray pan with coconut oil before heating. Once heated use a 1/4 measuring cup to scoop the batter out and pour into pan to create pancakes that are about 3" in diameter. 
7. Cook for a few minutes, flip and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
8. Let cool, then top with whipped cream, almond meal & cherry. 

Cherry Whipped Topping Instructions:

1. In Magic Bullet, puree 9 cherries, heavy whipping cream, and 1 tsp. of coconut sugar. Mix until cherries are pureed. Pour into small to medium sized bowl, using a handheld mixer. Whip on low until cream becomes thick. I recommend whipping right before serving pancakes. 

Enjoy!

Sweet Cherry Pie Milkshake

Serves 1

Approximately 63 Sugar Calories

• 2/3 Cup - Polly-O Park Skim Ricotta Cheese
• 1 Tbsp - Hodgson Milled Flaxseed
• Amount Varies - Silk Unsweetened Almond Milk
• Can of landolakes whipped-cream
• 1 Tsp - Navitas Coconut Palm Sugar (16 Sugar Calories)
• 1/8 Tsp - Ground Nutmeg
• 1/8 Tsp - Pure Almond Extract
• 1/4 Tsp - Cinnamon
• 9 Sweet Cherries (47 Sugar Calories)
• Almond Meal

Directions:

Using a Magic Bullet, put Ricotta in first, then 8 pitted cherries, flaxseed, nutmeg, almond extract, and cinnamon. Then fill the container up with almond milk. Mix for a few minutes then garnish with whipped cream, sprinkle on almond meal. Top with one cherry.   

Enjoy!

Banana Split Sundae Pancakes

Yields 10

Approximately 40 sugar calories per pancake with topping
or

Approximately 9 sugar calories per pancake without topping

Ingredients

• 6 Eggs - 2 whole eggs & 4 egg whites
• 1 Tbs - Hodgson Milled Flax Seed
• 3 Tbs - Navitas Naturals Cocoa Powder
• 1 Cup - So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk
• 1 Tbs - Navitas Naturals Coconut Palm Sugar (48 Sugar Calories)
• 1/2 Cup - Honeyville Ogranic Coconut flour 
• 1 Tsp - Baking Soda
• 1 Can - Unsweetened Coconut Milk, full fat (40 Sugar Calories)
• 10 Sweet Cherries - Put 1 on top of each pancake (55 Sugar Calories)
• 10 Strawberries - Cut up into slices (Around 130 Sugar Calories)
• 1 Banana - Cut up into slices (108 Sugar Calories)
• 2 Lindt Chocolate Squares 90% Cocoa (24 Sugar Calories)
• Spectrum Coconut Spray Oil
• Decorating Bag

Instructions

1. Whisk together the following ingredients: coconut flour, coconut sugar, baking soda, flaxseed and cocoa powder. 
2. In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs & milk.
3. Poor the wet ingredients slowly into the dry ingredients. Mix until well combined.
4. Let batter sit for a few minutes before mixing one last time.
5. Spray pan with coconut oil before heating. Once heated use a 1/4 measuring cup to scoop the batter out and pour into pan to create pancakes that are about 3" in diameter. 
6. Cook for a few minutes, flip and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
7. Let cool, then top with strawberry, banana, and *coconut whip cream. Pipe on the **lindt chocolate and top with cherry. 

*Coconut Whip Cream -  Place in refrigerator previous night. Do not shake because cream has to separate from the water.  Next day scoop out the thick cream, making sure that the water stays at the bottom of can. Fluff with fork, then place back in refrigerator until pancakes are cooled. 

**Lindt Chocolate - Place squares in decorating bag. Then put in microwave for 60 seconds or until chocolate has melted. Cut tip off the end and squeeze onto pancakes.

Enjoy!

Pina Colada Pancakes

Pina Colada Pancakes

Serves 11

  20 sugar calories per pancake w/topping

8 sugar calories per pancake without topping

Ingredients

§  6  - eggs (2 egg and 4 egg whites)

§  1 Tbs – Flaxseed (soaked in 3 Tbs of water for 10 minutes)

§  1/2 cup - Unsweetened Coconut Milk

§  ½ Cup – Pineapple Pureed use fresh – 43 sugar calories

§  1/4 Cup – “Dole” Crushed Pineapple in 100% Pineapple juice – 36 sugar calories

§  1 Tbs  - Coconut Sugar – 48 sugar calories

§  1/2 cup -  Coconut Flour

§  1 tsp -  baking soda

§  1 Scoop - Vanilla Whey Protein

§  Sweetened Coconut Flakes

§  Coconut Milk in a can, placed in fridge previous night and do not shake because cream has to separate from the water.  40 sugar calories

§  11 Sweet Cherries – Put 1 on top of each pancake – 55 sugar calories

§  Coconut Spray

Instructions

1)    Mix in eggs, milk, flaxseed, pureed pineapple.

2)    In a separate bowl whisk together the following ingredients: coconut flour, coconut sugar, baking soda, and vanilla whey protein.

3)    Whisk together the wet mixture with the dry until the coconut flour is completely mixed into the batter.

4)    Scoop out thick coconut cream from can. Whisk together  "gently" the coconut cream with crushed pineapple. Put back in fridge till pancakes are done. 

5)    Spray pan with coconut oil. Pour batter to create pancakes that are about 3 inches in diameter.

6)    Cook for approximately 3 minutes, flip and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.

7)    Let cool, then top with pineapple whipped cream, sprinkle with coconut flakes, and place 1 cherry on top.

Enjoy!