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I’m enjoying my homemade grain free and processed-sugar free banana bread topped with coconut cream this afternoon. This recipe is slightly altered from Sarah Hopkins‘ Healthy Banana Bread and it’s very delicious! INGREDIENTS 4 very ripe bananas 1/4 cup of organic coconut oil or organic […]
It’s very inconvenient to have “IgG and IgA food sensitivity” to almonds and in particular, if you’re gluten/ grain free like me. It’s inconvenient because many gluten/grain free alternatives contain almonds or almond flour. Well, I guess the result is that I make more homemade breads and […]
I’ve been making my own gelatine gummies but now I’m also getting my hand into making homemade marshmallows using grass fed gelatine powder. It’s a great way to make nutritious treats but it’s still a treat so only consume these homemade marshmallows occasionally. Stay tuned for recipes as I create my favourite ones 🙂
BENEFITS
Grass fed gelatine powder is great source of dietary collagen, which contains amino acids like glycine and proline. Most of us don’t consume in adequate amounts of these amino acids as they’re found in bones, fibrous tissues and organ meat. Traditionally, our diet was much higher in gelatine because we were consuming more parts of an animal like skin, tendons and other gelatinous cuts of meat. This means that we’re eating a lot less gelatine than our ancestors.
The glycine and proline amino acids are needed for healthy skin, hair and nail growth as well as optional immune function and weight regulation. In addition, glycine is anti-inflammatory and has shown to help with sleep and promote calmness.
Gelatin can also improve gut health by enhancing gastric acid secretion and restoring a healthy mucosal lining in the stomach. Collagen is also absorbed much better through digestion than through your skin so you might as well stop buying skin creams with collagen.
USES
You can read much more about the benefits and uses the two posts from the Wellness Mama & Chris Kresser.
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I’ve made these delicious gluten, dairy and processed sugar free Thumbprint Cookies a couple of times now. They’re easy to make and I store them in the freezer as they defrost really fast. They’re great for a snack “on the go” or in your kids’ lunch boxes. I’ll […]
Last week I posted MY BEST CHIA PUDDING that I made for breakfast. I needed to change it up a little and would give chia pudding another go even though I previously haven’t had much luck. That night we’re having guests over and I was […]
Do you find yourself going back for more when you get started on the chocolate even homemade raw dark chololate?
I’ll sometimes but not with these creamy cacao bites!
These cacao treats contain gelatine and healthy fats that’ll make you feel well nourish and satisfied after only one or two of these bites 😃
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
Saucepan
In a small bowl, stir the beef gelatine into the cold water. Set it aside to let the gelatin bloom for 3-5 minutes.
Add the coconut cream, coconut oil and sea salt to a medium saucepan. Place it over low heat and stir until the mixture is smooth. Turn the heat off and add the bloomed gelatine and continue stirring until the gelatine is dissolved. Then add sweetener, cacao powder, vanilla bean powder and peppermint essential oil and stir until combined.
Take the pan off of the heat and pour the mix into silicone molds or a glass baking dish. Refrigerate the gummies until solid, about 1-2 hours for moulds or 3+ hours for a glass dish. Store the gummies in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Thermomix
In a small bowl, stir the beef gelatine into the boiling hot water until mixed.
Set the Thermomix to 50C for 5 minutes at speed 4. Add the coconut cream, coconut oil, sea salt, sweetener and vanilla bean powder and spin until combined. Then add the dissolved gelatine mix to the Thermomix bowl and spin at speed 8 for another 5 minutes. The last 1 minute add the cacao powder and essential oil until desired flavour.
Pour the mix into silicone molds or a glass baking dish. Refrigerate the gummies until solid, about 1-2 hours for moulds or 3+ hours for a glass dish. Store the gummies in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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