So now that I have your attention let's back up for a minute, I said gluten and dairy free. Yes, this is the newest lifestyle change I've taken on. After recent issues with pain, nausea, etc my gastroenterologist said enough with the dairy. "Are you freakin' kidding me, man!?" Yes those were my exact words to him. He ofcourse brings up the fact that this has been coming for a while, I reluctantly couldn't deny his facts. I had been slowly weaning off of dairy, first no milk, then no cheese, soon I was down to 1 yogurt a day. Ice cream was a treat of the past, how could I love ice cream when it was followed by such gastric distress? I couldn't, he was right, as much as I hated to admit it I had to cut the dairy out of my life. I'll be honest, I've struggled with this new way of eating. I hated it, why did I have to give this up too? Hadn't I given up enough? I felt like dairy and I were going through a bad breakup with no chance of reconciliation. If you noticed that I haven't posted in a while, this is the exact reason, I've been conflicted. Finally, I've come to a realization that life goes on, I understood the day my mother looked at me and said " Really?? You've worked so hard at being gluten free and succeeded, are you really not even going to try and conquer dairy free??" She was right, how could I have been so stubborn about this, honestly I owed it to myself to figure it out and move forward. With that said, I'm back, and ready to share some great recipes! Tonight was pie, tomorrow am is a wild rice stuffing. Wild and crazy stuff going on around here for Thanksgiving, nothing traditional this year! I hope you're being adventurous with your food as well! Most of all, enjoy the wonderful family you get to use as guinea pigs for all your gluten/dairy free goodies! :)
Gluten free/dairy free German Chocolate pie
Ingredients:
1 Pillsbury gf pie crust ( my favorite but use your own favorite!)
6oz Enjoy Life chocolate chips ( these are allergy free and delicious!)
1/4c Earth Balance butter alternative (I like the soy free)
1.5c Coconut almond milk
1.5c sugar
2tbs cornstarch
4 egg yolks
1/2tsp vanilla (be sure it's pure so it's gf!)
1/4tsp almond extract (gf)
1c coconut flakes
1c pecans, chopped
Directions:
Roll out pie crust as instructed in container, and place in 9-10" pie plate. Crimp the edges and set aside. Preheat oven to 375°, over medium heat melt chocolate and butter in a double boiler. Stir frequently until smooth and remove from heat. Slowly stir in milk. In a large bowl, mix together cornstarch and sugar, set aside. In a small bowl, combine egg yolks, vanilla, and almond extracts. Slowly add chocolate mix to eggs, whisking the entire time. Add the chocolate/egg mixture to cornstarch mix and whisk to combine. Pour filling into pie crust. In small bowl, combine coconut flakes and pecans. Evenly spread this mix over top of pie filling. Bake 45-50 min and allow to cool completely, at least 4 hours.
**recipe notes pie will be soft at end if cooking time but will firm as it cools.
Coconut whipped cream
Ingredients:
2 cans coconut milk (full fat)
2tsp vanilla
2tsp agave nectar
Directions:
Place cans of coconut milk in fridge over night, this allows the fat to seperate from the coconut water. Open cans and spoon out coconut fat, discard or save water for future smoothies! Add vanilla, agave to the coconut fat and blend until soft peaks form. Enjoy!
I hope these recipes find their way to your table so you can enjoy them as well, Happy Thanksgiving! <3 Case
Note* all ingredients are my preference, I'm not affiliated with any of the brands.
* the originally recipe coconut whipped cream
http://www.frugalfreebiesanddeals.com/coconut-whipped-cream/
