Paleo Apple Crisp

This pregnancy has made me crave sweets more than normal. 

One of my favorite desserts is apple pie. Unfortunately my body

doesn't really like gluten. And pie by definition is a lot of gluten {the crust}

So thanks to the lovely world of Pinterest

I found a  Apple Crisp recipe that fits the bill

I tweaked a bit as always and this is what I came up with.

For my Paleo friends use honey and coconut oil.


PALEO APPLE CRISP

Paleo Apple Crisp

Filling

4 med Granny Smith Apples, diced

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 allspice

3TBS Organic light brown sugar

2TBS Arrowroot powder

Crumb topping

1 cup raw almond meal

1/2tsp cinnamon

1TBS Arrowroot powder

3TBS melted butter 

Honey/Maple syrup to drizzle

1. Combine all of the filling ingredient together till well coated. Pour into a glass dish oven safe dish

2. Combine all of topping ingredients {except honey/maple syrup}
3. Cover apples with crumb topping and drizzle with honey/maple syrup
4. Bake @350 for 45 min!
5. ENJOY!!!

Updates!

Wow it's been awhile. But what can I say life do that to a wanna-be-blogger! So before I say anymore lets catch you up on my oh so exciting life!

NOT

So here it is in pictures

 I started selling Mary Kay October 1! 

Children's petting zoo at the Dallas Arboretum. The boys LOVE animals!

Brunch at a favorite Taco Joint in Downtown Dallas

 We spent a lot of Sunday's watching daddy coach 7-9 year old boys in soccer.

We also had a mini Thanksgiving Feast with some close friends

Breakfast Thanksgiving morning, Immaculate Baking Co. cinnamon rolls, eggs and bacon

I made an apple pie and pumpkin cheesecake 

Robert and I smoked the turkey this year. SO YUMMY!!! 

So that catches you up to the end of November.

I did of course do a little Black Friday shopping! 

Yes I waddled my 25 week preggo self to Kohls, Target and Hobby Lobby! 

It was triring but worth it! 

Paleo Lemon Bars

I have a sweet tooth, and I have to say I was worried that going paleo I would never get to enjoy sweets. But I was wrong. Now let's get something straight, I'm not a die hard paleo gal, my goal is to stay in the 80% range, for instance I love cheesecake. I will be having real, full fat, full sugar, full grain 

New York Style CHEESECAKE for my birthday in July!!

But in the meanwhile I will adhere to Paleo sweets. 

I made these Lemon Bars from the Primal Women in the Kitchen

Primal Women in the Kitchen Lemon Bars

Ingredients:

Filling:

6 whole eggs

1/2 c. honey

3/4 c. lemon juice (about 7 lemons)

1/2 c. coconut oil

Crust:

1 c. of raw almonds

1 c. of raw walnuts (they say pecans, I didn't have any!)

1/4 c. honey

1/2 c. of melted coconut oil

2 eggs

Directions:

Filling:

1. Whisk eggs, honey, and lemon juice together in a small sauce pan. 

2. Heat on medium and add coconut oil. Stir until the coconut oil has melted.

3. Continue stirring until the mixture thickens and bubbles.

4. Remove from heat and place in a bowl in the refrigerator to cool and thicken further.

Crust:

1.Place nuts in a food processor/blender until finely chopped, don't puree.

They should be in tiny pieces but not as fine as almond flour.

2. Mix the nuts with the remaining ingredients until they are well combined.

3. Spread over the bottom of a greased 8 x 12 pan.

4. Heat oven to 400F and bake for 15-20 minutes. The crust will be done when you can insert a toothpick in the middle and it comes out clean.

5. Cool crust completely before layering the filling over the top. Return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Be sure and check out their blog-post and the comments for tips and tricks for helping this turn out even better!

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