Dreams Achieved

Ever since I started eating paleo, there have been a few things escaping my reach in the kitchen. They include but are not limited to:

1. Pancakes
2. Chocolate chip cookies
3. Brownies

Well I am happy to announce, last night I achieved 2 of these things! Pancakes and brownies. Now the brownies comply with our paleo+ mentality, the chocolate used was Enjoy Life chips which are dairy free but use cane juice as sweetner. But both were completely delicious (according to Evan). I tell you what, this man tastes whatever I put in front of him without complaint. 

The pancakes were fluffy.

Ingredients

1/2 cup almond flour

1/2 cup tapioca flour

1 tsp baking powder

dash of salt

1-2 tsp honey

2-3 tbsp melted coconut oil
2 eggs

Instructions

Mix ingredients together.

Heat up pan.

Grease pan and use 1/3 cup to scoop out mix.

Add toppings as you wish.

The brownies were fudgy. And even had that coveted "film" on top!
(technically Evan baked these...)
Ingredients
6 Tbsp. coconut oil
6oz Enjoy Life mini chips (Can be found at Kroger)
2 large eggs, room temperature
2/3 cup coconut sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tbsp. arrowroot powder
1/4 tsp. salt

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F and line 8x8 pan with foil, leaving a few inches of overhang on the sides to allow for easy removal.
Grease the foil and set aside.
Add coconut oil and chocolate chips to a small saucepan set over low heat.
Stir until oil and chocolate have melted before removing from heat and setting aside to cool slightly.
Using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat together eggs, sugar, and vanilla extract until smooth and pale, about 2 minutes.
Add melted chocolate mixture and mix until well combined.
Reduce speed to low and add cocoa powder, arrowroot powder, and salt, mixing until well combined.
Batter should be thick and smooth.
Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, until center is set.
Remove from oven and let cool in pan for about 15 minutes before removing and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Take a look, give them a try. Enjoy!

And bonus video - before we even started dating Evan sweetly tried my paleo lemon bars. They were easily the most disgusting thing I've ever cooked. He was after my heart before I even knew he was interested <3

A Test of Love