Recipe: Pecan Pie With Almond Chocolate Crust
Since I love good food and didn't want to give up one of my favorite holiday traditions, I decided it was time for a pecan pie make-over. I was inspired by Elana Amsterdam’s pecan pie, but it didn’t quite meet my nutritional preferences. With a few tweaks, I was able to bake a soul-satisfying and body-nourishing pecan pie. I hope you enjoy this delicious pie as much as my family and friends do.
Chocolate Pie Crust
1 ¼ cups Blanched Almond Flour
¼ t Sea Salt
¼ t Baking Soda
2 T Ghee
2 T Honey
½ cup chopped dark chocolate or powdered baking cocoa*
*½ cup makes a very rich crust, you may use ¼ cup if you prefer
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine the almond flour, salt and baking...
Recipe: Chocolate Avocado Pudding
Many attendees at my Nourishing Foods: Sweet Endings class requested a chocolate dessert and I promised to deliver. Here it is, a delicious, creamy, satisfying and nutritious dessert. Whenever I make this favorite for guests, or myself there is never any left over. This is bowl-licking good...AND nourishing at the same time, since it is made of real food ingredients.
Ingredients: Use the highest quality, organically grown ingredients available.
2-3 ripe avocados
1-2 very ripe bananas (brown speckled)
1/3 – 1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method:
Seed and peel avocados, peel bananas and add to the bowl or food processor. Add remaining ingredients. Mix all ingredients until creamy with an immersion blender or in your food processor. The ripeness of the banana determines how sweet your pudding is. If you find your pudding needs sweetness, add 1-3 Tablespoons of honey or maple syrup. Start with less and only add more if needed....
