Pizza, Pizza, Pizza!!

I was on the hunt for the best grain free, healthy, and yummy pizza crust out there that wouldn't fall apart on me and that tasted good.  I have tried numerous ones from many different sources, and yes I found a few that were okay but just too "different" and a little to calorie heavy.  I decided it was time to experiment with my own recipes.  What do you know it only took two tries to get one I really liked that fit all my high standards; healthy, grain free, vegan friendly, detox friendly, easy to make, lower in calories and yummy!  So with out further adieu…

Thin Crust 

1c water 

1c almond meal

*1/2c tapioca flour

1/4c flax seed meal

*1 lg egg

*1Tbsp melted coconut oil
1TBSP garlic powder
1/2tsp salt
Add any spices you like

Pre heat the oven to 450.

Combine all the above ingredients in a bowl and mix together.  The batter will be runny don't fret.  On a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper pour the batter on and spread to desired size and thinness making sure it doesn't have any holes.  Bake at 450 for 20 mins.  You can take out and freeze for later or add your preferred toppings and bake again until toppings are set and ready to eat(about 15-20 mins a@350).  Enjoy!

*tapioca flour can be sub for arrowroot powder, tapioca is just less expensive.

*you can sub for 1TBSP flax seed meal in 1TBSP water, premix 5 mins before making the batter.

*you can sub for any other oil you prefer such as olive oil if you don't mind it heated. 

Coconut and Berries

*1c Coconut milk
6-8 Strawberries
1/2TBSP Cinnamon
2TBSP Flaxseed meal
1TBSP Chia seed(optional)
1/2 Maca powder(optional)












This is a very quick and healthy alternative to either cereal or my favorite cold muesli.  Mix together you coconut milk, cinnamon, flax, chia and maca.  Then dice up your strawberries and add them in to the mix.  From here you can just eat cold, which is delicious on a hot summer morning.  For a hot breakfast option(thanks to my good friend Maria Christian), heat your coconut milk, cinnamon, flax, chia, and maca on the stove in a pot on medium until nice and thick then drop in your strawberries.  Now for more of a muesli effect, mix all the above ingredients up and let sit in the fridge overnight then pull out in the morning and enjoy.

*Full fat plain unsweetened coconut milk, I use the canned ones.

Crackers

1c almond meal
1c flax seed meal
1/2 tsp sea salt
2 TBSP Italian seasoning
2 TBSP Garlic powder
1/4c water
2 TBSP olive oil 











Pre heat the oven to 350. Combined all ingredients in a large bowl, mix by hand until you can form a solid ball. Place the "dough" on a large piece of parchment paper, enough that you can fold it over the top of the dough ball. Roll flat, until you get it to about 1/4 an inch or smaller. Place on a cookie sheet and cut into squares before you bake. Place in the oven at 350 for 10mins then turn the oven off and let them sit in there until cooled. Pull out and enjoy with your avocado chicken salad or hummus.

Paleo Zucchini Bread

2 c Flax seed meal
1 c Almond meal
2 Zucchini (peeled and grated)
1TBSP Cinnamon
2TBSP Vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp sea salt
*1/2 c Walnuts (chopped)
3 eggs
1/2 c Coconut oil (melted)
1/2 c water
1 tsp stevia

Add all the ingredients mixing well.  Then in a greased bread pan pour in batter.  Bake @350 for one hour.  This bread doesn't rise very much and it bakes up a dark color due to the flax seed meal, so it resembles pumpernickel bread.  It is a delicious healthy snack or breakfast.  Enjoy!

*Nuts are optional, and you can substitute as well it doesn't have to be walnuts.