Early Summer Paleo CSB, week 3

For the last Paleo CSB pickup, each member will be taking home a box of assorted cookies.  It should be noted that when I tell people they'll be receiving a dozen cookies, "dozen" is used loosely.  I almost always slip many more than 12 cookies in a box, as I typically make them more of a homemade size, not the gigantic rounds found in restaurants and stores, and sandwich cookies could be possibly counted as two also.  The smaller size makes them perfect for portion control, slipping into lunch boxes, and for toting in backpacks on hikes.

Paleo cookies are not necessarily diet food.  They're calorically dense, but also filled with nutrition and energy that you just can't get from regular sugary, white flour based versions.  They help cure a craving for sweet, but also nourish one's body.  They freeze well too, if you'd like to save some for later on.

~Ginger Spice Grain Free Cookies (almond flour, organic coconut sugar, organic coconut oil, organic eggs, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, sea salt)

~Chocolate Chunk Cookies (almond flour, organic maple syrup, organic coconut oil, organic vegan dark chocolate from Lillie Belle Farms,* organic eggs, baking soda, sea salt, locally brewed vanilla)

~Chewy Almond Snickerdoodles (almond flour, organic coconut sugar, organic coconut oil, organic maple syrup, organic eggs, cinnamon, locally brewed vanilla, baking soda, cream of tartar, sea salt)

~Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies (almond flour, organic raw cacao, organic maple syrup, organic coconut oil, organic eggs, mini vegan dark chocolate chips, peanuts, organic palm oil, local honey, locally brewed vanilla, baking soda, sea salt)


*The dark chocolate I use is organic and vegan, and is locally made.  It does have some organic evaporated cane juice in it, though, which isn't exactly paleo.  Also, the eggs that I use are fed organic, soy free feed, and live their happy lives locally, in the pasture.

Early Summer Paleo CSB, week 2

A special thanks to the Paleo CSB members who signed up for the current session.  I am LOVING experimenting with healthier desserts and ingredient combinations!!  It's so much fun finding different solutions that actually taste amazing, like the "frosting" I used for today's cupcakes!  It's so light and fluffy, just a hint of sweetness, and I'm undoubtedly going to incorporate it in more of my family's treats from here on out.  :)

Paleo CSB members are each taking home a box of assorted cupcakes today.  Please store them in the refrigerator, and if you choose to freeze them, I suggest removing the fresh berries on top prior to doing so (or plan on eating them slightly frozen.  Once fresh berries defrost they get really weepy.).

Ingredients in the cupcakes:  Organic coconut flour, organic eggs from local pasture raised hens, organic almond milk, organic local blueberries, local raw honey, organic lemon juice, locally brewed vanilla extract, baking soda, sea salt.

Ingredients in the frosting:  Coconut cream, local raw honey, organic lemon juice.