Coconut Macaroons

Prep Time
10 mins

Prep Notes
Cooking Time
12-15 minutes
Yields approx 12 macaroons

Ingredients
140g eggs whites (5-6 eggs depending on the size)*
200g shredded coconut
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/3 Cup honey (melted)
Pinch of pinch or celtic salt 

*you don't have to be too exact, recipe pretty forgiving

Directions

1. Turn oven onto 180oC.
2. Beat eggs whites until soft peaks.
3. Gently heat honey until just melted.
4. Mix vanilla essence, shredded coconut, salt and honey into the whipped egg whites.
5. Grease or line a tray with bleach free baking paper or a silicon mat.
6. Spoon mixture onto tray. Use back of spoon to pat down and shape the macaroon.
7. Bake at 175oC for 12 mins (should be crispy brown underneath). If you want the tops to be a bit brown, flip the macaroons over and bake for another 3 minutes.
8. Place onto a cooling rack until cool. Store in an airtight container.

Credit
Rediscovery Your Wellness - Sheryl Cook, 2016
www.RediscoverYourWellness.com

Cinnamon Grapefruit

Prep Time

Less than 5 mins

Ingredients

1 Ruby red grapefruit

Cinnamon

Walnuts (or pecan nuts), roughly chopped into smaller pieces**

Directions

1. Cut the grapefruit in half. 

2. Cut around the edge of the grapefruit and make segments (if you have one of those groovy grapefruit knives, it makes this job heaps easier) [amazon link ... https://www.amazon.com/Single-Grapefruit-knife-wooden-handle/dp/B001SAGBPO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467714089&sr=8-3&keywords=grapefruit+knife]

3. Place both halves on a baking tray

4. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nuts (if having)

5. Pop under the grill for 5 mins until nuts are starting to toast/brown

6. Enjoy!

Notes

** If you are on AIP elimination or stage 1 - eliminate the nuts (you can try introduce these at Stage 2)

I have put this under breakfast - I have however been known to have this as a snack and dessert!

Credit

Rediscovery Your Wellness - Sheryl Cook,
www.RediscoverYourWellness.com

Strawberry Gummies

Prep Time

10 mins

Prep Notes

Takes approx 30 mins to set in the fridge

Ingredients

2 cups of hulled and quarter strawberries (I have also used frozen strawberries / raspberries and the Boost fruit & vegetable mixes)
2 cups water
1 tsp - 1 Tbsp honey (depending on sweetness of berries)
1/4 cup of lemon juice
1/4-1/2 cup gelatine (depending on how firm you like your gummies)

optional: if not using lemon juice you can substitute 1 cup of the water for 1 cup of cold pressed apple or berry fruit juice.

Directions

1. Into a saucepan add strawberries and 1 cup of water

2. Heat on medium heat till mix warm. Stir in the honey.

3. Whizz with hand blender.

4. Add in the lemon juice and final cup of water (or juice if using this as a substitute)

5. With a whisk slowly add in the gelatine.

6. Pour into silicon moulds either small ones or larger muffin ones OR into a square heat proof glass dish

7. Place in fridge till firm. Gummies will just peel out of silicon moulds.

   - For the muffin mould ones I cut them into quarters (see photo top of page).
   - If using a glass dish, simple cut the set mixture into squares.

8. Keep in fridge.

Credit

Rediscovery Your Wellness - Sheryl Cook, 2016
www.RediscoverYourWellness.com

Coconut & Ginger Balls

Remember: Coconut should be limited to 2-4 tablespoons a day (so one of these a day as a sweet treat)

Prep Time
10 mins

Prep Notes
Cooking Time
10-15 minutes
Yields
Approx 20 balls

Ingredients
4 Cups of coconut flakes
2 Cups of pitted dates
1 Tablespoon of fresh root ginger peeled (personally I like a bit more, but at this amount my children eat them without hesitation) 

Directions

1. Turn oven onto 180oC.
2. Place all three ingredients into a food processor.
3. Whizz until mixture is well blended and will hold a ball shape. This will take a few minutes.
4. Take a teaspoon amount of mixture and press together to see if it will hold a ball shape, if not add 1-2 teaspoons of water - whizz and test again.
5. Press mixture into balls (about the size of a ping pong ball) and place onto a baking tray.
6. Bake at 180oC for 10-15 mins (depending on how crisp you like the outside)
7. Cool, and store in an airtight jar.

Notes

• If you hear a clunking noise, a date pit is probably in there. I have found the easiest thing to do is tip the ingredients out onto a tray, find the culprit, and tip mix back into food processor bowl.
• Sometimes I make these up earlier in the day, once placed on the tray, I leave them until I turn the oven on for the evening meal and bake them then.

Credit
Rediscovery Your Wellness - Sheryl Cook, 2015
www.RediscoverYourWellness.com