Thursday, October 24, 2013

Raw cinnabon bites

Hiking the Boulder-Louie Lake Loop in the Payette National Forest.
Backpacking is one of my favorite late spring, summer and early fall activities. But in late fall, I prefer day hiking. You get to enjoy all the scenery, even snow on the ground, but avoid sleeping in a tent in frigid temperatures.

On a recent hiking/kayaking trip, I packed along raw cinnabon bites, free of grains, nuts/seeds, and in compliance with the paleo autoimmune protocol (AIP). I have reached day 16 of this 30-day elimination diet for individuals with autoimmune disease.
Cinnabon bites

Here's what you need:

2 T. coconut butter (organic and raw Artisana)
2 T. coconut oil
1/4 cup raw coconut flour
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup coconut flakes
1/8-1/4 cup coconut milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract, non-alcohol
vanilla stevia liquid, to taste
dash of sea salt
glaze: 1 T. coconut butter + 1 T. coconut oil

Here's what you do:

Soften 2 T. each coconut butter and oil. Place in a food processor, along with coconut flour, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract, stevia and coconut milk. Pulse to mix into a sturdy dough. Shape into 6 balls. Place in the fridge to firm up.

Once the cinnabons are firm, dip them in a glaze, made from 1 T. each softened coconut oil and coconut butter. Return the cinnabon bites to the fridge until glaze firms up.
Eat the cinnabon bites as they are or use to garnish a pumpkin spice smoothie, as pictured below.
Get the recipe for the paleo pumpkin smoothie at http://www.tessadomesticdiva.com
Kayaking in McCall, Idaho

Submitted to: http://www.rickiheller.com/2013/10/wellness-weekend-october-24-28-2013/#more-20999
 http://allergyfreecookery.blogspot.com/2013/10/its-linky-party_25.html

 http://www.glutenfreecat.com/2013/10/raw-foods-thursday-october-24-2013/

 http://wholenewmom.com/traditional-tuesday/real-food-to-heal-the-thyroid-chocolate-pumpkin-brownies-pumpkies-pumpkin-hummus-apple-cinnamon-gummies-diy-tater-tots/

http://www.phoenixhelix.com/2013/10/30/paleo-aip-recipe-roundtable-1/

15 comments:

gfe--gluten free easily said...

Visiting from Ricki's ... these treats look absolutely incredible! I will definitely be making them. :-) Love your beautiful photos of your outdoor activities, too!

Shirley

Anonymous said...

These look delicious~

Sheree Welshimer said...

Thank you for visiting my blog. Yes, I love them too! They are actually quite filling, probably because of the coconut flour. They are great when you want a little treat that contains healthy ingredients. They are definitely my favorite treat while on the paleo autoimmune protocol diet.

Barbara Bianchi @ https://glutenfreehomestead.com/ said...

Coconut, coconut, coconut! Will have to give these a go. My husband loves coconut.


BTW, I’d like to invite you to “Like” my new Facebook fan page for The Gluten Free Homestead. https://www.facebook.com/TheGlutenFreeHomestead
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Have a great weekend.

Sheree Welshimer said...

Thank you, Barbara. I give it a look.

Unknown said...

I am eagerly waiting for raw cinnabon bites, free of grains, nuts/seeds mixture and combination of oconut flour, cinnamon, salt, vanilla extract, stevia and coconut milk. I am gathering dessert recipe tips and this is amongst superior class.

Sheree Welshimer said...

I am happy you found my recipe. Let me know how it turns out.

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh, these sound great! I'm such a fan of coconut butter, and love making my own at home. I made some coconut balls similar to this last year and haven't since. Thanks for reminding me how much I need them in my life! Love your blog!

Sheree Welshimer said...

They are delicious! I keep making them and always seem to have some in the freezer in case I want a treat. You made my day by telling me you like my blog!

Phoenix Helix said...

Thanks for linking up at the Paleo AIP Recipe Roundtable. These look yummy! I hope you'll join us again this week: http://www.phoenixhelix.com/2013/11/06/paleo-aip-recipe-roundtable-2/

Sheree Welshimer said...

I appreciate you hosting this roundtable for those of us following the paleo autoimmune protocol.

Kjelse said...

I just made these and they are sooo good! I actually used them with one of my favorite desserts - "baked" apple. I cored the apple, filled the center with raisins and some vanilla, then microwaved it till it was soft. When it was done, I drizzled the leftover glaze from these babies on it, cut it open into slices, then crumbled a few of these on top. SO good. And the glaze mixed with the juice from the apple; I know there is some sort of dessert begging to be made from apple juice and this glaze! Maybe a pie filling if you add some gelatin and apple slices? Anyway, DELICIOUS and thank you for your recipes SO much!!

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