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Recipe: Salted Caramel Chocolate Tart
Salted caramel is one of my favourite things to eat – and it’s so easy to make. The issue is I usually eat too much and then get a sugar headache. I need to stop that. The first time I made this gluten free salted caramel chocolate tart was last March when we made dinner for Bryce’s parents. We watch Top Chef and hold a friendly competition, the losers cook. Well, that was us last March. This delicious tart finished off our Mexican feast. It’s…
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Recipe: Cream Cheese Cookies
It’s cream cheese cookies – bonus, they’re gluten free, too! I made these deliciously light cookies and I want to share. Let’s get baking. Ingredients 1/2 cup of salted butter 4 oz cream cheese 1 1/2 cup of powered sugar 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 1 eggs teaspoon of vanilla 1 3/4 cups of gluten free flour First, get our your mixer. Cream the sugar, butter and the cream cheese. Then, add in the egg and vanilla. Sift in the dry ingredients and then roll…
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Recipe: Chili Chocolate Cookies
Have you ever heard of hot chocolate cookies or Mexican chocolate cookies? Well, these chili chocolate cookies are similar to those, yet way better in my opinion. They bring together the heat of chili with the richness of dark chocolate. You need to use at least 70% dark chocolate, otherwise the balance is off. Okay, let’s get baking! Ingredients 1 1/3 cups gluten free flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of both cinnamon and chili powder 3/4 cup coco mix…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles. Cookie time! Time for snickerdoodles. Bonus part, they’re gluten free. One of the tricks to snickerdoodles is the browning of the butter. It takes time and patience, so free your self of responsibilities and head on over to the stove and get baking! Ingredients 2 1/2 cups of gluten free flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon dash of salt 1 cup of slated butter 1 1/4 cup of brown sugar 1/2 cup of white…
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Recipe: Loaded Carrot Cake Muffins
Loaded carrot cake muffins make use of the Betty Crocker carrot cake mix that’s on sale for a dollar at No Frills right now. These tasty muffins (well, they’re far more like cake, really) are loaded up with nuts, fruit and chocolate making them a delicious and hearty fall treat. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients box of carrot cake mix 3 eggs 2/3 cup of oil 1 cup of milk 1 tablespoon of vanilla 1/3 cup of pepitas 1/2 cup of chocolate chips 1/3 cup of…
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Recipe: Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins
Chocolate pumpkin muffins – it’s time! It’s mid October and the pumpkin spice is all around. These muffins are healthy-ish and the perfect little afternoon snack, or even for a quick breakfast on the go. One of the main reasons I like making these is then I have enough pumpkin left over for these easy pancakes. Total score. Okay, let’s get baking. Ingredients 1 1/2 cup of gluten free flour 1/4 cup of coco powder 1/2 cup of sugar 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, baking…
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Recipe: Rhubarb Cheesecake
It’s summer time and my rhubarb plant is harvested. That means it’s time for rhubarb cheesecake. This delicious summer time treat is full of sweetness with a just a tad of bite. Oh, and it’s gluten free. The bonus part is you’ll have a lot of the strawberry rhubarb jam left over for toast or crumpets. Let’s get baking! Ingredients 2 cups of rhubarb 1 1/2 cups of strawberries 1/4 cup of sugar 1 tablespoon of lemon juice a cup of gluten free graham crackers…
