Tag: vegan gluten free

Salted Caramel Pistachio Bark

Melissa King 3 Comments

Here is another recipe perfect for your holiday celebrations.  Salted Caramel Pistachio Bark is super delicious!  My husband almost at the whole thing in one sitting!  This salted caramel pistachio bark would make a yummy treat for Santa too.  All you need is 5 ingredients!  If love pistachios as much as I do, you will also love this recipe.

Salted Caramel Pistachio Bark - My Whole Food Life

To make the caramel for this recipe, I just cooked down my Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk.  It worked great, although it does take some time to cook down.  This yummy bark recipe is vegan, gluten free and paleo.  I hope you enjoy it.

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Pecan Caramel Ice Cream

Melissa King 35 Comments

I love making ice cream. It’s one of those things that looks hard until you try it.  This pecan and caramel ice cream might be one of the best ice creams I have ever made. This stuff is good… I really can’t say enough about this pecan caramel ice cream recipe.

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You are probably wondering how I made a vegan caramel.  Dates can make an incredible caramel if you just blend them with a little water.  I love that I can make a caramel with zero added sugar.  I also added very little sugar to the ice cream mixture itself.  This recipe is like my 3 ingredient Peanut Butter Ice Cream.  Just a few simple ingredients is all you need.

Pecan Caramel Ice Cream

Pecan Caramel Ice Cream

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Prep Time 20 min Serves 4-5 cups     adjust servings

Ingredients

    For the caramel

    For the ice cream

    Instructions

      For the caramel

      1. In a blender or food processor , blend up the ingredients for the caramel.
      2. Set aside.

      For the ice cream

      1. In the ice cream machine , add the ingredients for the ice cream, except the pecans and turn on the machine.
      2. After about 5 minutes, drizzle the caramel mixture into the ice cream bowl.
      3. When the ice cream looks like it’s almost done, add in the nuts.

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      Recipe Notes

      The whole thing took about 15-20 minutes to make. I got about 4 1/2 cup servings out of my batch. Enjoy!

      Almond Joy Cookies

      Melissa King 118 Comments

      If you have been following this blog for quite some time, you know that I love to bake.  Before I started to eat clean, I loved to bake all of those decadent gooey desserts that you see on sites like Pinterest.  Changing my diet has taught me to be creative in baking healthier sweets.  My husband is a big fan of almond joy, so he had the idea to make almond joy cookies.

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      These cookies were inspired by my Almond Joy Energy Bites.  They are gluten free as well as vegan.  My husband worked from home yesterday and he got to taste test them right out of the oven.  To quote him verbatim, “These may be the most delicious things you have ever made.”  So I had to share them with all of you!

      Almond Joy Cookies

      Almond Joy Cookies

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      Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 12 min Serves 12 cookies     adjust servings

      The taste of the candy bar with none of the guilt.

      Ingredients

      Instructions

      1. Preheat oven to 350.
      2. Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl.  (I actually ground up some rolled oats to make my oat flour.)
      3. In a saucepan on med heat, combine the almond butter, coconut oil and maple syrup and stir until smooth.
      4. Let mixture cool.
      5. Once it’s cooled add it to the dry ingredients and also add the vanilla, egg and almond extract.
      6. Once everything is well combined, fold in the dark chocolate.
      7. Drop cookies onto a lined baking sheet. 
      8. Bake for about 12 minutes and serve.

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      Recipe Notes

      Store them in a jar if they will be eaten quickly. For longer storage, keep them in the fridge or even freeze them . Enjoy!