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Cli                                            Grain-Free Chocolate Beet Muffins 


Ingredients
1/2 cup coconut flour
6 tbsp coco powder
1/4 cup tapioca starch
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup beet puree ( I used ready to eat, cooked beets from Costco and mashed them )
4 eggs
6 tbsp maple syrup 
6 tbsp coconut oil, melted 
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips


Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 and grease muffin tin
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together coconut flour, coco powder, tapioca starch, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  3. In another bowl, mix together beet puree, eggs, maple syrup, coconut oil and vanilla extract. Stir wet and dry ingredients and fold in chocolate chips. You may save some chips to add on top of the muffin.
  4. Bake for 20-25 minutes. 


Leelalicious has tons of yummy recipes. 
Source: https://leelalicious.com/grain-free-double-chocolate-beet-muffins/

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                     Gluten-Free Banana Bread

3 ripe bananas 
1/4 cup oil ( I use avocado oil )
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup gluten-free flour with xanthan gum
1/2 cup almond flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
  • Preheat oven to 350F
  • Mash bananas and add in oil, sugar, egg and vanilla
  • In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients and add to the banana mixture
  • Bake for 50-60 minutes or until the toothpick test comes clean. :) Enjoy!

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Go Bananas
Looking for a healthy, quick protein fix? Try these banana trail mix treats.

2 bananas 
1/3 cup of nut butter ( your choice ) 
1/3 cup of trail mix ( I used a gluten-free mix ) 
If your mix doesn't have chocolate chips, you can add them. 

You need two plates. One for the trail mix, the other for the nut butter. Cut bananas in half.
Roll each banana piece, first in nut butter, then into the trail mix.
Place bananas in air-tight container in the fridge or freezer. They tend to be messy, but my kids love them.
​Careful when eating them frozen as they are hard on the teeth.
Enjoy! 


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Gluten-free zucchini loaf

2 eggs
1/3 cup oil ( I use avocado oil ) 
2/3 cup of sugar
1 cup of grated zucchini, unpeeled and squeeze out excess water
1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 gluten-free flour with xanthan gum
1/2 cup almond flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

1. preheat oven to 350F and spray one loaf pan
​2. Beat eggs. Add oil, sugar, zucchini and vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, mix both flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
4. Combine the wet ingredients to the dry
5. Bake for 50-55 minutes. Test to make sure it's cooked, or add more time. Enjoy!



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Cranberry/Orange gluten-free muffins

2 cups of gf flour with xanthan gum
1/3 cup of almond flour
1/2 cup sugar ( If you prefer a sweeter muffin, use 3/4 cup instead ) 
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup of milk, your choice. I used oat milk
1/3 cup of canola oil ( I used avocado oil ) 
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1 cup of frozen cranberries
1 orange

Preheat oven to 375 F and spray a 12-portion muffin pan

​In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
In a separate bowl, beat eggs, oil, milk and vanilla. Add to dry mixture. Once blended, add the cranberries and grated orange peel. 

Bake for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar for extra sweetness. Enjoy!

***​I adopted this recipe from the cookbook, Gluten-Free 101, by Carol Fenster, however, I adjusted the sugar and flour ingredients as well as the method for my liking and they turned out perfect. 


Photo credit: KathPhotograph 

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