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Gluten-Free Molasses Cookies

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Gluten-Free Molasses Cookies
Gluten-Free Molasses Cookies

As the weather gets colder, I start craving hardier foods and molasses cookies fall into that category.  Something about the rich flavor of black strap molasses and spices, makes this cookie a perfect winter companion.

The Paleo Mom just posted about all the great benefits of unsulfured black strap molasses, which you can read HERE.  And read it you should, you will be amazed at all of the great nutrition in this sweetener.

I have made 3 half batches of these cookies and after eating 4 or more, gave them away only to make another half batch to eat and give away (Pete and repeat).  I tested these on non-gluten- free people and they had no clue they were gluten-free and low on the sweetener.  They have that crunch on the outside and are soft and chewy on the inside.

Gluten-Free Molasses Cookies

2 Cups Almond Flour

6 TBL Butter, melted

5 TBL unsulfured Black strap Molasses (like this one)

1TBL Vanilla

1 TBL Ground Ginger

1 TBL Cinnamon

1 tsp Cloves

3/4 tsp Allspice

1 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Salt

Coconut Sugar or Organic Sugar (to roll cookie dough balls in)

  1. Preheat the oven to *350 Degrees, Line a cookie sheet with parchment or lightly grease with butter.
  2. Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl.
  3. Melt the butter and add molasses, and vanilla
  4. Add the wet to the dry ingredients, Mix until all is incorporated
  5. Scoop out cookie dough with a cookie scoop and roll into a ball
  6. Roll the ball in the sugar, coating all sides, place on cookie sheet, slightly press each ball down.
  7. Bake in the oven for 5-8 minute until the tops begin to crack and the edges darken slightly.
  8. Let cool completely and enjoy.  Makes about 20 cookies
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Chia Jam

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Chia Jam
Chia Jam

Since my consumption of bread products has decreased to almost nil, I haven’t had much interest in jam.  But the other day my dear friend turned me onto this delicious simple recipe she found in a cookbook she had newly acquired.

It is a vegan cookbook called ‘The Oh She Glows Cookbook’, there is also a blog by the same name.  You can check out the cookbook and blog HERE.  When my friend first told me about the cookbook, I was a bit skeptical as it was it was vegan, and as you know I am a bona fide meat grower, hoarder, and eater.  Alas another lesson learned to keep the mind open and explore territories outside of your own realm.

She gave me a jar of this jam and it was devoured in one sitting.  It is fast and easy to make, very low in sweetener and has good for your chia seeds in it to boot!!!

The rolls in the picture above are gluten-free yeast rolls made with Otto’s Cassava flour, I found the recipe on the Paleo Mom website.

Chia Jam (Adapted From The Oh She Glows Cookbook)

3 cups of Berries of your choice, Fresh or Frozen ( I used the Costco Antioxidant organic blend)

1-3 TBL Maple Syrup or Honey (I used 2 TBL of Maple Syrup and it was plenty sweet)

2 TBL Chia Seeds

1 tsp. Vanilla

  1. Place Berries and sweetener in a saucepan on stove and bring to a simmer on med to medium high heat.
  2. Simmer and stir until berries begin to soften and mash with a fork.
  3. Add the chia seeds and continue to simmer until the jam gets to your desired thickness.
  4. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla.
  5. Ladle into a glass jelly jar and store in the fridge.
  6. Enjoy on pancakes or ice cream or gluten-free bread products or straight out of the jar!