popsicles

I am sure by now you all now that I do not give my kids packaged foods. Maybe on occasion, I will give them a store bough coconut milk ice cream sweetened w/ agave syrup, but 99% of the time their treats come right from my kitchen made by mama!! I strive to give them and my husband and myself, as much raw food as possible. So treats are usually raw cookies, raw dairy smoothie, fruit, grain free baked goods(I use almond flour or coconut flour) and stevia or raw honey are the only sweeteners I use.
When the nice weather comes around, I start making popsicles. I found some molds that are BPA free(safer plastic) You can buy them on amazon.com. Tovolo popsicle molds.
You can put just about anything in them. My basic recipe goes like this:
-kefir or yogurt
-blueberries
fill mold 1/2 way w/ blueberries
add in yogurt or kefir
pop top on and freeze
You can do this w/ any type of fruit you like.
I also will blend up a smoothie and fill the molds w/ the mixture.
-raw cream
-raw egg yolk
-kefir, yogurt, or coconut milk
-fruit
-sometimes stevia
-vanilla extract
I always have this on hand during the nice weather months. When the neighborhood friends are getting the ice cream mans ice cream(if you can even call it that) my kids get their ice pops.

almond flour bluberry muffins

2 cups almond flour
1/4 cup coconut oil, ghee, or butter
3 eggs
1/4 cup of milk, cream, kefir, yogurt, buttermilk or coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup blueberries(frozen is fine)
6 tbsp honey
Melt fat and put aside. Mix salt w/ almond flour. Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and add the vanilla. Mix the egg mixture into the flour and blend together. Now add the fat and mix well. Then fold in the berries.
I use a silicone muffin mold- I fill each mold 3/4 full w/ batter. I bake at 350 for 25 minutes. I do check after 20 min. w/ a toothpick. Insert the toothpick and gently pull out. If there is bater on the pick cook another 5 minutes.
This recipe makes about 10 muffins.
Serve as is or w/ butter!!!

strawberry soft serve ice cream

This is a delicious fast ice cream that doesn't require an ice cream maker.
1 bag frozen strawberries
1 tsp vanilla extract
pinch of sea salt
1 tbsp honey or maple syrup(if you like it real sweet, add more)
heavy cream, coconut milk, yogurt or kefir
2 raw egg yolks(optional)
In the bowl of the food processor(FP): add the berries, vanilla, salt, and sweetener: pulse to chop strawberries into small pieces. Now add egg yolks and while FP is going, slowly stream in the cream or whatever liquid you choose. Stop when the mixture is thick, like soft serve ice cream. You can serve now or put it in th freezer for 15-20 minutes(until ready to serve)
*I have made it w/ coconut milk and frozen bananas-AWSOME!!!(add 2 tbsp
unsweetened cocoa-WOW!!)
*yogurt and kefir go nice w/ blueberries
*cream goes nice w/ , raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, mango, bananas, blackberries

cauliflower mashies

This is such a yummy dish! It is a great sub for mashed potatoes.
1 lrg head of cauliflower
1/4 to 1/2 cup heavy cream
2-5 whole, peeled cloves of garlic
1 tsp salt(or more if you like)
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 stick of butter
Cut cauliflower into florets(small pieces) and steam along w/ the garlic, until soft. Put cooked cauli into the food processor w/ all the ingredients and blend until smooth.
This is great as a side to a steak dinner or roasted chicken.

1-2-3 ice cream

This is when I want a quick creamy treat and when I want to get some more raw cream and egg yolks into the family!
1/2 cup raw cream(or pasteurized organic cream-never ultra pasteurized
2 raw egg yolks from pasture raised chickens(or organic free roaming eggs)
1/2-1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp or more raw honey, maple syrup, or if you like stevia
Whip the cream until almost stiff. Add the egg yolks, vanilla, and sweetener and whip until smooth(about 1 minute) Put the ice cream in a shallow bowl and put in the freezer for about 1/2 hour. Now enjoy!!!
You could eat it w/out putting in the freezer. Its more like a custard this way and still very delish!!
This is 1 serving size. Just multiply for extra servings.