Gluten Free Almond Joy Brownies

17 December, 201518 December, 2015 ~ Grace ~ Leave a comment

Every year I try to add at least one gluten free item to my list of Christmas goodies. I have several family members and friends that are on gluten free diets and it can be a hard time of year for them with all the “full of gluten” goodies being passed around. These brownies are wonderfully tasty and simple to make.

Chocolate, coconut and almonds are a few of my favorite things!!

Gluten Free Almond Joy Brownies

Author: Queen Of The Red Doublewide

Ingredients

⅓ cup butter, softened
½ cup cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
6 eggs
½ cup coconut flour
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
½ cup almond pieces

Instructions

Mix together the softened butter, cocoa powder, sugar and vanilla.
Stir in the eggs one at a time, completely incorporating after each egg.
Mix in the coconut flour and stir until there are no lumps.
Fold in the chocolate chips, coconut and almond pieces.
Pour into a greased 8x8" baking dish and bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

Coconut flour is a very dense four so that’s why this recipe calls for 6 eggs! With the add ins of almonds, coconut, and chocolate chips along with 6 eggs and coconut flour, these are not the most frugal brownies. If you would like you can leave out the last 3 ingredients and they will still be yummy, gluten free brownies!! (just not almond joy brownies) 😉

This recipe was adapted from this recipe at Heavenly Homemakers.

Here are a few more of my favorite Christmas recipes! Peppermint Crunch Christmas Cookies – Holiday Spritz Cookies – Dipped Pretzels – My Favorite Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies – Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies –

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Mary’s Super Moist Chocolate Zucchini Bread (With NO Vegetable Oil)

29 July, 2015 ~ Grace ~ Leave a comment

It’s that time of year again, the zucchini is pouring out of the garden. I love the abundance of this versatile veggie, and have many recipes to use them up. Zucchini bread has always been a good way to use it up, but this one is a super duper amazing way to use it! I’m going to freeze lots and lots of zucchini just so I can make this bread all year long. ;D

It’s so moist and smooth and sweet and wonderful and it all came about by accident. Mary is the one that first made this, hence the name: “Mary’s Super Moist Chocolate Zucchini Bread”. She had a recipe to follow, but we hadn’t been shopping for a while and didn’t have some of the ingredients, so she “improvised”. We were all pleasantly surprised with the results. 🙂

This is not only very tasty but healthier than most quick breads too!

Mary's Moist Chocolate Zucchini Bread (With NO Vegetable Oil)

This will make 2 loaves.

Author: Queen Of The Red Doublewide

Ingredients

2 cups grated zucchini
3 eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups of sugar (I use a bit less)
1 stick melted butter (half a cup)
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
3 and ¼ cups all purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder

Instructions

Grease two loaf pans and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the first 5 ingredients until well combined.
Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Divide the batter between the 2 loaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 min then lower the temp to 300 degrees and bake an additional 15 minutes.
Remove from the loaf pans and cool completely before cutting.

Another great thing about this bread is you have options! I love options. 🙂

You can add a 3/4 of a cup of chocolate chips and have “Mary’s Super Moist Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread” (this is my girls favorite).

Or you could leave out the cocoa powder and have “Mary’s Super Moist Zucchini Bread” and it’s still, oh so good!!

Wait, there’s more!….We made three batches of this last week (6 loaves). Six loaves for four people is a bit much, so I froze 2 loaves and took them out yesterday for breakfast and took some to our Bible study. They froze VERY well and I think they might have even tasted better from the freezer!?!? WHAT?

I have noticed that while this bread is delicious still warm from the oven, it’s very crumbly if you don’t let it cool completely first. Its even easier to cut after being in a zip lock bag over night. But, it tastes great ANY time. 🙂

Fresh Raspberry Dessert Bars

8 July, 20159 January, 2018 ~ Grace ~ 10 Comments

This recipe was moved to our new blog: SufficientAcres.com.

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This recipe was adapted from: That Skinny Chick Can Bake!

Deeeelicious Peach Cobbler

28 July, 201431 July, 2014 ~ Grace ~ Leave a comment

Peaches are my very favorite fruit…..I think?? I love all fruits…well pretty much I love all food. Lets just say if I made a list of my favorites, peaches would be right at the top. There’s nothin like sweet, peach juice dripping down your chin on a nice, warm, summer day. 😀 We are lucky enough to live very near some large peach orchards and it’s peach season!! I tried this recipe last year and absolutely LOVED it. I’ve been waiting for fresh peaches just so I could make this cobbler again. 🙂

Here’s how to make Deeeelicious Peach Cobbler: Peel and slice your yummy fresh peaches and put them in a bowl with 1/2 a cup of sugar and the almond extract. Set that bowl aside and pour your melted butter into a 2 quart baking dish. Set that dish aside as well and in another bowl stir together flour, baking powder, salt and remaining sugar. Then add the milk and stir well.

Now pour the batter evenly over the butter, do not stir. Then top it off with the peach mixture. Now bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes. So easy!

This is wonderful warm from the oven with some whip cream or vanilla ice cream!

Deeeelicious Peach Cobbler

Author: Queen Of The Red Doublewide adapted this recipe from Taste Of Home

Ingredients

4 cups of peeled sliced peaches
¾ cup of sugar - divided
½ teaspoon almond extract
½ cup butter - melted
¾ cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
pinch of salt
¾ cup milk

Instructions

Mix together the peaches, ½ cup of sugar, and extract; set aside. Pour melted butter in a 2 quart baking dish. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and remaining sugar; stir in milk. Mix well and then pour it evenly over the butter (do not stir). Top with the peach mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.

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Peppermint Crunch Christmas Cookies

22 December, 20134 January, 2017 ~ Grace ~ 4 Comments

These might possibly be my favorite Christmas cookies. They are so DELICIOUS but the best part is the absolutely wonderful aroma that fills my house while they cook. A Christmas candle or Scentsy Pot can’t even touch the Christmasy (is that a word?) smell from these cookies! My sister told me about this recipe a few years back and I have made them every year since.

The secret to these amazing cookies is Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips.

These things are creamy, melt in your mouth, goodness! Add them into a cookie with oatmeal and coconut and…….WOW! Or you could just upend the bag into your mouth, that would work too.

5.0 from 1 reviews

Peppermint Crunch Christmas Cookies

This makes about 30 cookies.

Author: Queen Of The Red Doublewide

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: Cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
⅓ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup sweetened grated coconut
1½ cups peppermint crunch baking chips

Instructions

Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
On low speed, add baking soda, salt and flour. Mix completely.
Stir in oats, coconut, and peppermint chips.
Measure 1-2 Tablespoons (depending on how big you want them) of dough and place round balls on a cookie sheet, 2 inches apart.
Press lightly on each ball to flatten a little and sprinkle some of the remaining chips on top of each cookie.
Bake at 300 degrees for 10 to 15 min.
This made about 30 cookies.

Note: It is a little tricky to figure out when these are done. I check on them at 10 minutes and don’t take them out until they are a little brown around the edges. After they come out of the oven if you let them rest on the cookie sheet for a few minutes they will stiffen up a bit and be much easier to lay on a cooling rack.

This recipe was adapted from tootsie.com. I am in no way being compensated for saying these things about these baking chips, I just think they are delicious and Christmasy!

Pumpkin Chip Bread or Muffins

13 October, 20134 January, 2017 ~ Grace ~ 12 Comments

Here is the first recipe I’m sharing that uses my homemade pumpkin pie spice mix. This is so perfect for a cool fall day, and as a bonus it will make your house smell like fall too!

5.0 from 1 reviews

Pumpkin Chip Bread or Muffins

Author: Queen Of The Red Doublewide

Recipe type: Quick Bread

Ingredients

1 cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
¾ cup butter - melted
1 cup all purpose flour
⅔ cup whole wheat flour
1 cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix
1 cup chocolate chips plus ¼ cup for sprinkling on top

Instructions

In a mixer or large bowl combine the pumpkin, vanilla, eggs, butter and yogurt. In a separate bowl stir together flours, sugar, salt, baking powder & soda, and Pumpkin Pie Spice mix. Pour dry ingredients into the mixer and blend well. Fold in the 1 cup of chocolate chips. Grease a loaf pan, pour batter in and sprinkle remaining chocolate chips on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 to 75 minutes.

Note: If you don’t have plain yogurt you could substitute sour cream and you could also substitute apple sauce for the butter. I used organic sugar but sucanat would also work. I also used a little less sugar and chocolate chips and it was still yummy, yummy!

Instead of bread you can make muffins. These are the jumbo muffins and they took about 30 minutes to get done. The smaller regular size muffins take about 20 minutes. Be sure to grease your muffin tins and fill them about 2/3 full…..yummm!

This recipes was adapted from: Java Cupcake

Award Winning Chocolate Chunk Brownies

14 August, 20132 January, 2017 ~ Grace ~ 31 Comments

In the past I have tried to share only recipes that are on the healthier side…this is not one of those! I feel compelled to share it with you though, because they REALLY are award winning brownies (not to mention easy and delicious).

In 2009 when Little Chef was 6 years old I asked her if she wanted to make some cookies and enter them into the fair. She said “no, I want to make brownies”. So we found a brownie recipe that looked easy enough for a six year old and she went to work (with a little help from mom). That year she brought home the huge purple “Top Of Show” ribbon. Over the past four years that recipe has become our “go to” dessert. If I need a dessert quickly this is the recipe I grab. I usually grab my daughter too and have her make them! (lots of grabbing going on, sorry) She never says no to making “her” brownies. 😉 So when her 4-H leader told us about “Food Activity Day” the natural recipe of choice was………..you guessed it, Chocolate Chunk Brownies. On food activity day the kids pick a recipe and bring everything they need to prepare that recipe (or meal). They set to work while the judge watches. When they are done and the kitchen is clean they get to share their food with the judge and answer any questions they have. My daughter was so excited about this day, and she had soooo much fun! She was asking if she could do it again next year before they even handed out the awards. 😀 She received reserve champion in the Junior class for her brownies and brought home another purple ribbon and a blue ribbon!

They are soooo soft, gooey, and chocolaty rich, and they just melt in your mouth!

5.0 from 2 reviews

Award Winning Chocolate Chunk Brownies

Author: Little Chef adapted this recipe from the Pillsbury Best Cookies Cookbook

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

1 cup butter - melted
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs - slightly beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup simi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

In a large bowl add the sugar, vanilla, and eggs to the warm melted butter and blend well. Add flour, cocoa and salt; mix well. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour into a greased 13X9-inch pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until set. Let cool for at least 1 hour or until completely cooled before cutting into bars.

As you can see this is not a healthy recipe but definitely worth sharing. 🙂 Well….maybe I just wanted to brag about my Little Chef, that’s not so little any more.

Banana Grilled Cheese Sandwich

27 April, 20131 January, 2017 ~ Grace ~ 1 Comment

“Banana Grilled Cheese Sandwich” sounds a little weird huh? I was going to call them “Delicious Banana Bread and Cream Cheese Grilled Sandwiches” but that’s to long, and Jo likes to call them “Funky Monkey Sandwiches”. You can call them whatever you want, but the name that best describes them is “Awesome Deliciousness”!

Start with your favorite banana bread. I used my recipe for Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins, omitted the chocolate chips and baked it in a loaf pan at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. It turned out great, and I like that there is no sugar in this recipe.

This is just like making a regular grilled cheese sandwich except you are using banana bread and cream cheese. We add a little stevia to softened cream cheese. You could use honey, maple syrup, sugar, or whatever sweetener you prefer. My recipe for Homemade Honey Whipped Cream Cheese would work great for these.

We made these this morning and added chocolate to them. They were AMAZING!

What a great way to kick off a Saturday morning. Have a great weekend everyone! 😀

Homemade Fruit Sweetened Frosting

25 March, 201319 February, 2018 ~ Grace ~ 11 Comments

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10th Birthday Cupcakes!

30 January, 201323 November, 2016 ~ Grace ~ Leave a comment

Little Chef turns 10 today and she decided to make cupcakes so she could take them to AWANA and share with all her friends. So we got some super cute cupcake liners and found some yummy looking recipes at Your Cup of Cake.

This is why we call her “Little Chef”