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Coconut Chocolate Chip Bars (Gluten Free)

Written By: Chris - Aug• 06•14

I realize I’ve been posting more desserts than normal.  Yes, I’ve still been cooking, but have been posting more photo’s from the trip to Europe and have had more requests that I’ve been trying to answer google drive dateien herunterladen.  Our cousin Brenda mentioned Coconut flour so I did a little homework and promised to produce some dishes using it.  I found it quickly at Trader Joes Download desktop icon.  The Baker Josef ’s Organic Coconut Flour is not only a healthy option, but it’s also phenomenally flavored with a long list of food applications zip for free.

Bill and I have been reducing, but not completely omitting gluten in our diets after reading “Wheat Belly” earlier this year.  Neither of us has any specific insensitivity, but believe it can’t hurt to cut much of it!  The overall rise of gluten insensitivity has led to the innovation of a whole range of substitute flours ground from host of alternative nuts and grains security 360 herunterladen.  What’s become clear is that the benefits of non-wheat flours go far beyond gastrointestinal health.

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I’ve also read that you should store it in the fridge for freshness amazon music title download.  It smells amazing and I decided to prepare some dessert bars for last Sunday’s family dinner.  I was winging it and assembled this recipe with ingredients that I had on hand after reviewing others on line 3d schach kostenlos deutsch.  They turned out really good considering I baked them on the grill because it was too hot to run the oven!  I think I’ll take a swing at making Macaroons next because it’s been on my list for a while kalligraphie kostenlos downloaden.

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Ingredients:

1 Can Coconut Milk
1 Cup Coconut Flour
4 Eggs, beaten with whisk
3/4 Cups Sugar
2 Tablespoons Almond Extract
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Cup Coconut, shredded sweetened
2/3 Cup Chocolate Chips
2/3 Cup White Chocolate Chips
2/3 Cup Pecans, roasted and chopped

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Combine the beaten eggs with the coconut milk, baking soda, sugar and extract and whisk until smooth.  Add the coconut flour, but don’t over mix.  It becomes thick and absorbs the liquid quickly.

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Reserve about 1/4 Cup each of the chopped nuts, coconut and chips for a topping before gently stirring in the remaining chocolate chips, nuts; as well as the shredded coconut and stir just until combined.

Spray an 8 X 8 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and spread the batter evenly.  Sprinkle the remaining toppings and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until the bars spring back to the touch.

Allow to cool before cutting.  Mine were very “cake like” and fluffy and I prefer the ingredients mixed in.

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Above is an image of traditional bars that you could make thinner by using a larger pan and/or simply topping the batter while reducing the baking time.

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Store in air tight container in the refrigerator.  They are good cold the next day or three!

Enjoy!
Cheers!
~Chris

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