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Chocolate Coconut Tartlets

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here are not many things I love much more than the chocolate & coconut pairing! I was recently gifted the new Enjoy Life Baking Mixes!! They are SO easy to use - add water & oil (I like coconut oil best) & they taste SO good! Also a plus: they are incredibly versatile)! Multi purpose mix, muffin, pancake, waffle, brownie & pizza mixes?!! They did not disappoint! Even my husband loves everything I’ve made! (Note: All enjoy life products are free of the top 8 allergens: wheat/gluten, dairy, peanuts, tree nuts, egg, soy, fish and shellfish free!. Products are also made without casein, potato, sesame and sulfites.

I’m sharing with you today one of the new recipes I tested out with the multi purpose flour, these wonderful chocolate coconut tartlets!! I added it as the thickening agent for the creamy chocolate center in these beautiful little gems. I also used melted Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips for the filling! They are a must make for any chocolate coconut fan you have in your life. Perfect for dessert or a summer party, you can’t go wrong! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

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Chocolate Coconut Tartlets
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Serves: 12 tartlets
 
Ingredients
for the crust
  • 1½ cups unsweetened coconut shreds
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar
  • 2 egg whites
for the filling
  • ¾ cup almond milk
  • 4 ounces enjoy life chocolate chips
  • 6 tablespoons Enjoy Life Gluten Free All Purpose Flour Mix
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • *coconut oil for greasing
  • *slivered almonds for topping, optional
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
  2. Mix crust ingredients until they form a ball of ‘dough’
  3. Divide into 12 equal balls of dough
  4. In a lightly greased mini muffin pan, place balls of dough in each muffin tin, pressing your thumb into the dough to make a hole for the filling
  5. Place in the oven to bake for 10 minutes until the edges are brown
  6. While the coconut shells are baking, measure out chocolate chips and place them in the microwave for 30 seconds. They should be slightly melty. Mix together with a fork or whisk until completely melted, (*add more time in the microwave if needed, 10 seconds at a time)
  7. Add all other ingredients to the chocolate and whisk until well combined.
  8. Allow coconut shells to cool once they are finished.
  9. Once cooled (10 minutes or so) add filling (and sprinkle with slivered almonds, optional) and bake for another 10 minutes, or until a toothpick or knife comes out clean.
  10. Allow to cool before eating

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Paleo Lactation Cookies

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New Mom Post: If you’ve ever had kiddos and you’ve breastfed, you know that sometimes it’s hard to keep up with supply and demand. I’ve been drinking lots of Mother’s Milk Tea, which helps a lot, but I also starting looking for other foods that helped with milk production. I actually spoke with a lactation consultant and there haven’t really been too many tests proving that any certain foods do so, although many people believe they do (Carrots, Garlic, Spinach, Hummus, Nuts, Seeds, Ginger, Oils, Rice, Sweet Potato, Flax Seed, Oats, Brewers Yeast to name a few). This is a really article about galactogogues (foods that help milk supply)!

So either way, what harm can a lactation cookie do? I found lots of recipes but nothing that was gluten free or paleo friendly, so I set out this weekend to make my own version. I made two versions of these cookies, one with gluten free instant oats, and one with ground cashews. You could do either, depending on if you just eat gluten free or if you eat paleo (both work great).

The next question is how to get Zoey to sleep through the night…. I just began reading Baby Wise. Anyone else have any tips?

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Paleo Lactation Cookies

Yield: 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 c. ground cashews or gluten free quick oats
  • 3/4 cup almond butter or peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup coconut sugar
  • 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons ground brewers yeast
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • add ins (optional)
  • 1/2 c. Enjoy Life chocolate chips
  • 1/2 c. almond slivers

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Combine wet ingredients together (eggs, almond butter, coconut oil and vanilla) and set aside
  3. Grind flax seeds in a blender or food processor until powder like if necessary
  4. If needed, grind cashews in a food processor or blender until they resemble bread crumbs
  5. If your brewers yeast is in pill form (with no casing) place 10-15 tablets in a sandwich back and smoosh with the back of a spoon until it is in powder form
  6. Combine dry ingredients together (flax seeds, ground cashews, brewers yeast and baking soda) and mix with wet ingredients
  7. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until well combined
  8. Add chocolate chips and almond slivers if desired
  9. Place 2-3 inch balls of dough (12 on a sheet) onto your Silpat or aluminum foil (sprayed or greased with coconut oil)
  10. Bake for 15-17 minutes at 350 degrees
  11. Enjoy!
http://veggiestaples.com/paleo-lactation-cookies/

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