Category Archives: Grain Free

Chocolate Chestnut Cupcakes with Chocolate Coconut Frosting

Chestnut flour is my new favorite baking ingredient. It has more starch than most things I currently eat but it makes for a light and fluffy grain free cupcake. I’ve made the cupcake recipe as written and also by replacing … Continue reading

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Chestnut Gingerbread

I made this at Christmas and I love how it turned out. It’s very close in flavor and texture to its wheat flour kin. I did use molasses despite my inflammation issues with sugar but some things are worth it. … Continue reading

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Almond Hazelnut Yogurt Bread

I’ve been adding small quantities of lactose free dairy back into my diet with mixed results. Unfortunately I react to yogurt if I eat more than 6oz in a week. I had two 6oz containers of plain yogurt in my … Continue reading

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Almond Flax Tortillas

I’ve made these twice in the past two days, using slightly different techniques, and both times I loved the end results. I used the tortilla press I got for Christmas to flatten them but a rolling pin would work as … Continue reading

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Grain Free Chocolate Hazelnut Pie Crust

This idea came to me a few weeks ago when I made chocolate hazelnut cookies. I thought it’d be a great crust for dairy free pumpkin pie. I replaced corn starch with coconut flour, date sugar with the sugar alcohol … Continue reading

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Grain Free Croutons

My mom requested “White bread” croutons as well as cornbread croutons for her stuffing so I threw this recipe together this afternoon. It turned out better than I expected. 1 1/2 cups almond flour 3/4 cup water 1/2 cup garbanzo-fava … Continue reading

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Savory Grain Free Pie Crust

After months of looking online, I found six inch ceramic pie pans on sale at my local grocery store. Last night I made mini chicken pot pies in them. I experimented with garbanzo-fava flour. It’s not something I usually work … Continue reading

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Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

I had a sweet tooth the other night so I threw these cookies together. I added corn starch to improve the texture and it worked out better than I expected. They’re crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, … Continue reading

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Green Tomato Chutney

Autumn hit before the last of my tomatoes had a chance to ripen. They started rotting on the vine before they changed color. I picked the good ones and started looking into green tomato relish recipes. None of them really … Continue reading

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Grain Free Blueberry Peach Crumble

I love fruit crisps, crumbles and buckles. They’re easy to throw together and pack a lot of flavor and nutrition into a dessert without requiring a lot of ingredients. A few weeks ago I stopped at the veggie/fruit market near … Continue reading

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