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Avocado Drink with Basil and Mint

I was browsing my computer this morning and I came across a Vitamix recipe that used milk and sugar in the mix , so I decided to mix it up a bit in a different way for some Real Food goodness and I added a little special touch with the basil and mint addition. This tasted like a milk shake to me…I actually made two servings because the first was so good.

Feel free to adjust to your liking. See more possibilities below.

Ingredients:
¾ cup water
2 TBS nut butter of choice
1 – 2 bananas (depending on how sweet you want it)
½ avocado*, pitted and peeled
1 Date*
3 leaves each of basil and mint
1 cup ice

Optional: Add Stevia (without inulin* or other additives) as an additional sweetener.

*High FODMAP food – remove these ingredients to achieve a Low FODMAP recipe. Peanut butter is considered a low FODMAP food. Since almonds should only be consumed in the amount of 10 or less, almond butter would likely be a High FODMAP food. Also, you might be able to tolerate 1/8 of an avocado and I suggest using maple syrup in place of the date.

Directions:

Place all ingredients into Vitamix in order listed
Select Variable 1.
Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.
Blend until desired consistency is reached.

Other add-ins or switch-outs:

cinnamon, nutmeg or pumpkin spices in place of basil and mint
peaches or mangos in place of bananas (or along with them)
nut butter choices: cashew, almond, peanut, sunflower
add coconut milk or use in place of water and nut butter
chocolate (raw cacao)
leave out banana and add Stevia or an additional date as sweetener, plus flax seeds

Almond Flour Cookies

I began this website so that I could keep track of my journey’s recipes for the most part. I cook and prepare foods EVERYDAY! So, you would think that I would have a ton of recipes posted already. But I have been slacking in this task. Photos of many of the foods I do prepare can be found at Instagram. But I am going to try to do better.

Today I wanted something crunchy..and didn’t want to wait on the dehydrator (I did that yesterday when I made kale chips.) So today I’m baking Almond Flour Cookies in the oven.

I think I should call these “Honey Almond Cookies”. The Honey was easily recognizable. One recipe I found used maple syrup in place of honey. I think that my use of honey and the addition of ground flax seed made these cookies crunchy on the edges, but chewy on the inside. Also, they could probably have been crunchy if flattened more than you see in the photo below.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour

2 TBS ground flax seed

1 – 2 TBS water

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon cinnamon

2 Tablespoons melted coconut oil (optional, you can just use more water)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup raw unfiltered honey

Crumbly Dough Texture

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees C

2. Mix water with ground flax seed and set aside.

3. Mix all dry ingredients.

4. Add vanilla, coconut oil (or water), vanilla and honey to the flax seed mixture.

5. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stir using a spoon.

6. Roll dough into small balls and flatten onto the baking pan.

7. Bake in oven for 13 to 15 minutes or until slightly browned on the edges.

Before Baking

Baked Cookies