Normally I don’t do a lot of baking for my family. I am just not to confident in that department. My kids do go without dessert a lot of the time. It is time to polish up this skill because I have a lot of homegrown apples that I need to use up. This is the first year that we have had a decent crop of apples off of our trees and they also taste good. They are not sweet apples and rather tart and good on a low carb diet. It is also hard to overeat tart apples as they make your mouth pucker up even when picking them off the tree!

This recipe tastes great and is a very healthy. It is also very aromatic and will make your house smell delicious!

Nutty Apple Crisp

2 cups of chopped tart apples (peeled and cored)

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

1 cup of ground almonds (preferably soaked and dried to remove anti-nutrients)

1 cup of chopped pecans (preferably soaked and dried to remove anti-nutrients)

1/2 cup of dessicated sugar free coconut

1/2 cup of butter

1 tsp of cinnamon

1/2 tsp of nutmeg

2 tsp of vanilla

4 drops of NOW non bitter stevia

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F

Peel your apples, core and chop into small pieces. Drizzle lemon juice over apples.

Mix in a bowl ground almonds, chopped pecans, coconut, cinnamon, nutmeg, stevia and vanilla. Add butter to the bowl and work it into the “crumb” ingredients.

Take half of the crumb mixture and place it into a 9″ square baking dish. Add apples and top with the remainder of the crumb mixture.

Bake for 30 minutes or until apples are soft.

Enjoy!!

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I made a super yummy *grain free* french toast using Eggplant!

I used a large eggplant. Parts of this eggplant contained seeds and some parts were seedless. The seedless turned out much better and had a more “french toast” texture. The “toast pieces” with seeds had more of an eggplant mushy texture.

If I remember correctly small Italian eggplants have less seeds and therefore would be suited better for this recipe.

Grain Free Eggplant French Toast Recipe

1 eggplant (or 3-4 small italian eggplant)
salt
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
stevia to taste
butter

Peel eggplant and cut into slices. Sprinkle a small amount of salt on the eggplant. Turn eggplant pieces over and sprinkle a small amount on the other side. Let eggplant rest for two minutes. Mix eggs, vanilla and stevia in a bowl. Melt butter in frying pan on med. heat.

Put your eggplant in egg mixture and poke holes into it with a knife or fork. This allows the mixture to permeate the eggplant. Cook “french toast” until golden brown. Then flip and do the same on the other side. Top your french toast with cinnamon, nutmeg, cream cheese, cocoa, nut butter or low sugar fruit.

This recipe is inspired and modified from Whole Approach message boards.

Enjoy!

This post is part of Fight Back Fridays hosted by Food Renegade.

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In the winter I really missed my hot creamy oatmeal that I used to have. Porridge can be a great comfort food especially on the cold, damp or snowy days. I have been experimenting in my kitchen to get a good morning Low Carb hot cereal substitute. This recipe is quick and easy. It is ready in less than 5 minutes. It tastes good too!

Low Carb Faux Oatmeal

¾ cup of warm whole milk (or cream and water, or coconut milk)

2 tablespoons ground golden flax

4 tablespoons sugar free desiccated coconut

1tablespoon of vanilla extract

1 drop of liquid stevia

½ teaspoon of nutmeg

Combine warm milk, flax, coconut, stevia and nutmeg in a bowl. Stir well and let sit for a few minutes until the “oatmeal” thickens.

Optional: you can add some nuts or low sugar berries to this recipe.

Enjoy!

This is a breakfast that I like to have daily. It is great for constipation if you are having trouble with that. It also contains healthy coconut and flax.  Flax is important because it contains lignans that have been shown to be effective for cancer treatment. It also aids immune health, fights inflammation and is great for brain health.

You can add Coconut Oil to this recipe and it would be a satisfying meal that can keep you full for hours.

Edit Note (May 5, 2009): This morning I sprinkled cinnamon on top and added 1 crushed clove to this. It tasted pretty awesome!

p.s. Check out my daily menus at www.healthyfitmomlowcarbmenus.blogspot.com.

p.p.s. Join Ann Marie on Real Food Wednesdays and enjoy some great recipes sharing and meal ideas.

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