Granola Bars – Sugar and/or Fruit-Free!

09 Mar 2020
Granola Bars – Sugar and/or Fruit-Free!

These granola bars are chewy, sweet, and travel well for work, hikes, and school lunches! They are potato free, sugar free, egg and soy free, and can easily be made fruit-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free as well.  Ingredients 2 ½ cups rolled oats (gluten free if needed) ½ cup raw almonds, coarsely chopped ⅓ cup local honey* ¼ cup unsalted butter* ¼ cup coconut or maple sugar (or brown sugar)* ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ – ½ teaspoon sea salt* ½ cup dried fruit (or fruit-alternative), coarsely chopped ¼ cup chocolate chips* (or additional fruit)   *See notes on asterisked ingredients below   Instructions Heat oven to 350F. Line an 8×8”.

Potato-Free Coconut Cookies!

25 Feb 2020
Potato-Free Coconut Cookies!

These cookies are chewy and only mildly coconut-flavored. In fact, the ladies at my office thought they were just really amazing oatmeal cookies! I keep coming back to them because they’re simple and delicious, and that’s how I like my baking.                                    Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour* ½ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp sea salt* ½ cup butter (softened) ½ cup maple sugar (can substitute coconut sugar) ½ cup coconut sugar  1 egg ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 ⅓ cup dried unsweetened flaked coconut *See notes on asterisked ingredients below   Instructions: Preheat.