Perfect for Birthdays
My daughter Maci, asked if I would make her a chocolate, peanut butter, probiotic, sugar-free, birthday cupcakes….geesh. This is what I came up with. They are gluten-free and sugar-free. Made out of walnuts they taste like brownies. My younger daughter Holli had one for breakfast, and thought she was doing something wrong, when I told her she could have one. I have three more birthdays coming up and there is no telling what each one of them will ask for. I’m scared. They think I can do anything when it comes to birthdays. I think my family has been the inspiration for most of my recipes. Makes me happy to see them enjoy something that is decadent, tasty and really good for them.
I am constantly thinking about food and recipes. I have collected cookbooks since I was a young girl. I have a ton of them and have used them all. I never knew why I collected cookbooks and pretty dishes. I have so many, and now I use them all on my website and blog. My husband laughs now, as I pull out dishes I have had for years and put them to good use in pictures for my blog. I now feel completely justified for my compulsions. I just need more cabinets to store them in.
- 1 ¾ -cups walnut meal (ground walnuts) You can grind these with a few pulses in a food processor
- ⅓-cup coconut flour
- ½ -cup dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1 ½ -tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ -tsp baking soda
- ½ -tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 -cup coconut milk
- ½ -cup honey or substitute about 8 packages of stevia. Taste it to see if you need to add more
- 2 tsp rum vanilla
- ⅓ -coconut oil melted
- ¼ -cup walnuts for topping * optional
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 12 cup muffin tins or place cupcake holders in muffin pan.
- In a small bowl, mix first six ingredients until well blended.
- Set aside. In a small bowl whisk eggs for one minute, then add coconut milk, honey and vanilla and whisk again.
- Stir in melted coconut oil and whisk again until all ingredients are completely blended.
- Stir liquid into dry ingredients and mix well. Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl so not pockets of dry ingredients remain.
- Pour into tins.
- Sprinkle with walnuts and bake in over for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Add 1 block of cream cheese
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup of kefir cheese
- 4 or 5 stevia pcks
- 1 tsp rum vanilla
- 1 cup cream whipped into stiff peaks.
- Mix first six ingredients in food processor or mixer and mix till until throughly combined. Than gently fold in whipped cream.
- Place on top of cooled brownies. Place in refrigerator and keep chilled.
It was the same for me, I had cookbooks uff and family and friends used to gift me with them, and my family thinks I can do anything when It comes to food. Its amazing the similarities. Love this recipe, but i love every recipe here, have your book and im waitnig for the next.
These look reallY GOOD, sINCE i DO NOT HAVE ANY KEFIR CHEESE CAN YOU BUY IT AT THE STORE OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE HOMEMADE? IF NOT WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST FOR A SUBSTITUTION. mY BIRTHDAY IS NEXT WEEK AND i AM THINKING THESE WOULD BE GREAT TO MAKE FOR MY FAMILY. Not sure why it only lets me type in all caps?
You can buy kefir cheese from Greek Gods. It is really tasty. Most health food stores carry it. http://www.greekgodsyogurt.com/html/lebni.php
Looks delicious as always! I can’t wait to see what you’ve got for us when you come back from the WAP Conference in St. Louis!
these look great! I am a bit confused as to the amounts of the following ingredients. I’m assuming that they are all in cups except for the baking powder which would be in teaspoons?
1 ¾ walnut meal
1/2 dutch processed cocoa powder
1 ½ baking powder
1/3 coconut oil melted
I fixed the measurements that got removed when I enlarged the picture. Thanks for telling me.
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