Tag: coconut

Nootropic Chai Ice Cream (Keto & Paleo)

Nootropic Chai Ice Cream (Keto & Paleo)

I will sometimes have a cup of chai in the afternoon as a no-coffee pick me up but also enjoy it in my hemp heart porridge, ice cream, cookies, smoothies and coconut yogurt. This Four Sigmatic Blend has immune boosting and cancer fighting mushrooms and 

Chai Spice Hempseed Porridge (Nootropic, Keto, Vegan)

Chai Spice Hempseed Porridge (Nootropic, Keto, Vegan)

I have been intermittent fasting for a couple of years now.  I tend to break from it on Saturdays to shake things up and I have been craving this for weeks now so I thought it a good time to revive it.  Needless to say 

Dark Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream (Keto & Paleo)

Dark Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream (Keto & Paleo)

This is another adaptation of my mother’s keto ice cream genius.  She went to work to create a keto version of Chocolate Moose Tracks and after quite a few tries she nailed it!  I cannot do dairy so I adapted it for me and used coconut milk and cut out the 1:1 keto sweeteners.  You can reduce the monk fruit and add a bit of chicory root sweetener (Just Like Sugar), allulose, Swerve or another birch based non-GMO erythritol, but I prefer keeping things as clean and simple as possible and I don’t mind the taste of monkfruit.  Trust your taste buds though, because everyone is different!

This is best when made with an ice cream maker like this one of my mom’s or like my Kitchen Aid Bowl Attachment but you can just remove the dish from the freezer every twenty minutes to give it a stir, or pour it into silicone popsicle molds.  I would recommend adding a bit of vodka to keep it from getting to icy in that case.

I do hope you enjoy it!

Brenna xo

Dark Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream

Brenna May
This is a gorgeous Dark Chocolate Paleo & Keto Ice cream that is not for the faint of heart. It's richness resembles Chocolate Moose Tracks and is definitely more of a mom ice cream than a child's! Enjoy!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
2 hours 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, keto, paleo

Equipment

  • Saucepan & whisk
  • Ice Cream Maker or Ice Cream Bowl Attachment
  • Freezer safe glass container

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups coconut milk or cream
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1/2 - 1 tsp monk fruit powder (I use 1 tsp and omit the other sweeteners)
  • 2 tbsp chicory root sweetener just like sugar
  • 1 tbsp beef gelatin
  • 1-2 tsp vegetable glycerine
  • 4 oz chocolate baking bar finely chopped and melted into cream
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp vodka or whiskey optional

Instructions
 

  • Heat the coconut cream in a saucepan to 175ºF
  • Add sweeteners while whisking
  • Add beef gelatin while whisking
  • Add gelatin and whisk
  • Separate eggs and whisk the yolks
  • Scoop out about a half cup of the hot coconut cream and start to drizzle it into the egg yolks while whisking. Keep adding until you have combined them. Repeat with another half cup of cream until eggs are fully tempered.
  • Add the cream and egg yolk mixture back into the saucepan of cream and whisk.
  • Add the finely chopped chocolate and whisk.
  • Add the cacao powder and whisk until smooth.
  • Add vanilla and whisk. (and vodka if using)
  • Pour contents into a heat safe dish and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
  • Pour into ice cream maker and set for 20 minutes. Alternatively you can freeze it and pull it out every twenty minutes to stir it until it is set.
Keyword chocolate, coconut, coconut ice cream, keto, paleo
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Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream (Paleo & Keto)

Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream (Paleo & Keto)

I have been working at a vanilla ice cream for quite some time, but not as long as my mother has.  She can produce keto ice creams that fool my children AND my husband… and that my friends, is a challenging task!  I have adapted 

Dark Chocolate Chili & Bits Fat Bombs (Freezer Recipe)

Dark Chocolate Chili & Bits Fat Bombs (Freezer Recipe)

(Paleo, Keto maintenance, Vegan) Hullo! Here we are with the chocolate again! I know what you’re thinking… this lady likes her chocolate. Well, yes I do. I am not ashamed. I like it dark and bittersweet and most store bought chocolates under 72% used to 

Semi-Sweet Paleo Chocolates with Raspberries

Semi-Sweet Paleo Chocolates with Raspberries

(Paleo, Keto maintenance, Vegan)

These are a remake on my last diy chocolate post. They are sweeter, due to being a little more flexible in my sweetener options these days. They won my husband over but they’re still dark enough for my liking and they are full of prebiotic fiber and antioxidants to feed all the probiotics I eat so win win!

Ingredients:

Method:

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and turn on low heat.  Stir together until everything is melted and combined. 

I have done this in a heavy cast iron melting pot, which yields fine results, or with the double boil method: find a saucepan and a pyrex bowl that fit well together. Fill the pan with about an inch of water and set the bowl on top, hovering above the water. Set in all ingredients and bring the water to a simmer until the ingredients melt together

There are several ways to get your crunchy bits into your chocolate… one is to add it in to the sauce directly (not to be done with chia seeds) and then pour into your molds, the other is to pour a bottom layer into your silicone molds, add your dried raspberries or any other fillings you fancy: pumpkin seeds, hempseeds, nuts, cacao nibs, red chili flakes, toasted quinoa or whole espresso beans.

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Pop in the freezer for 10-20 minutes until solid.  In cooler weather, these can be stored at room temperature, but the wee fat bombs are better hidden in the freezer anyway and it’s a no-brainer in warm weather.

** Chicory root fiber sweetener and Sukrin Fiber Gold Syrupare both loaded with pre-biotic inulin fiber. You may sub with raw honey or pure maple syrup if you are not concerned about sugars.

 

Semi-Sweet Paleo Chocolates with Raspberries

Brenna May
These are a remake on my last diy chocolate post. They are sweeter, due to being a little more flexible in my sweetener options these days. They won my husband over but they’re still dark enough for my liking and they are full of prebiotic fiber and antioxidants to feed all the probiotics I eat so win win!
Prep Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Vegan

Equipment

  • Silicone molds

Ingredients
  

  • 1 boxes 100% Cacao baking bar
  • 75 g cacao butter or coconut manna
  • 25 g coconut oil
  • 1/2 tbsp pure vanilla extract or simmer 1 vanilla bean in 1/2 cup cold brew
  • pinch Himalayan pink salt or sea salt
  • 2 tsp finely ground espresso optional
  • 10 drops Liquid Stevia of choice
  • 1 tsp chicory root sweetener**
  • 1 tsp Sukrin Fiber Gold Syrup
  • freeze dried raspberries

Instructions
 

  • Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and turn on low heat. Stir together until everything is melted and combined.
  • I have done this in a heavy cast iron melting pot, which yields fine results, or with the double boil method: find a saucepan and a pyrex bowl that fit well together. Fill the pan with about an inch of water and set the bowl on top, hovering above the water. Set in all ingredients and bring the water to a simmer until the ingredients melt together
  • There are several ways to get your crunchy bits into your chocolate… one is to add it in to the sauce directly (not to be done with chia seeds) and then pour into your molds, the other is to pour a bottom layer into your silicone molds, add your dried raspberries or any other fillings you fancy: pumpkin seeds, hempseeds, nuts, cacao nibs, red chili flakes, toasted quinoa or whole espresso beans.
  • Pop in the freezer for 10-20 minutes until solid. In cooler weather, these can be stored at room temperature, but the wee fat bombs are better hidden in the freezer anyway and it’s a no-brainer in warm weather.

Notes

** Chicory root fiber sweetener and Sukrin Fiber Gold Syrupare both loaded with pre-biotic inulin fiber. You may sub with raw honey or pure maple syrup if you are not concerned about sugars.
Keyword chocolate
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Chocolate Brownie Batter Hummus

Chocolate Brownie Batter Hummus

Brownie Batter Hummus It seems my son only likes beans in two forms.  One is infused with ham like in grandma’s Bacon Baked Beans and the other is when it is hidden in the form of chocolate.  My girls love it too.  This recipe came 

Bittersweet Paleo Keto Chocolates

Bittersweet Paleo Keto Chocolates

(Paleo, Ketogenic, Vegan & Kauffman Compliant) This is my new favorite treat.  It produces about an 80% cacao bar, but if you cut out the coconut oil or divide it and the cocoa butter by half it will yield an 85% version. I tried quite