Strawberry Muffins

This is lovely treat was brought to the gym this morning for all of us to try! They were absolutely delicious… yummy sweetness from the strawberries. Definitely a MUST TRY recipe!!

The original recipe is from... http://www.elanaspantry.com/strawberry-cupcakes/

*Disclaimer: Agave is considered Paleo in moderation. If doing a Paleo Challenge check the "rules" of your challenge to be sure that it s allowed in moderation or risk losing points.*

What you need:

½ cup coconut flour

1 tablespoon arrowroot powder

¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt

½ teaspoon baking soda

4 large eggs

½ cup agave nectar

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

½ cup finely chopped fresh strawberries

What you do:

- Preheat oven to 350

- Combine dry ingredients in large bowl

- Combine wet ingredients in small bowl

- Add wet into dry slowly and mix with mixer

- Fold in Strawberries

- Fill 8 (lined) muffin cups

- Bake 20-25 min

Paleo Eggless Protein Bars

Ok... so I used a whole bunch of recipes as "guidelines" for this one... but I am so so so excited I came up with it on own! I needed a solution to replace my egg muffins in the morning at work that contains enough protein to get me through till lunch. I looked for "egg free" protein bars, but most contained oats and grains, than I looked for "paleo protein bars" and most contained eggs... so whats a girl to do.

Well, come up with a solution on my own!! I know how to bake (these are no bake though) but I am much more comfortable with these types of ingredients than I am with savory ones.

I cant wait to have them this week!! They came out fantastic!!

*Disclaimer: though the chocolate chips are dairy, nut and soy free they are not considered totally Paleo, so if you are doing a Paleo Challenge or staying completely 100% Paleo this recipe will cost you points.*

What you need:
- 2 Cups Sliced Almonds
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Coconut
- 1/2 Cup Almond Butter (I used salted Trader Joes)
- 1 Cup Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla
- 1 Tbsp Agave
- 1 Cup "Enjoy Life" Soy Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Chocolate Chips

What you do:
- Melt coconut oil in a small sauce pan.
- At the same time combine almonds, coconut, and almond butter in a food processor, blend
- Transfer to bowl (or if you have a large enough food processor I suppose you could keep it in there) and add protein powder and salt than mix with hand mixer
- At this point the coconut oil should be done melting, add vanilla and agave
- Mix into nut mixture
- Press mixture into 8X8 Pan
- Let refrigerate for an hour
- Melt 1 cup of chocolate chips over really low heat (mixing constantly)
- Pour over chilled bars
- Return to fridge for another 20 minutes and they should be ready to serve!

I had Hubs test when he got home from the gym... he said they were fantastic! So proud of myself!!

Paleo Blueberry Banana Brownies

These are soooo good! I got the recipe at www.civilizedcavemancooking.com/2011/04/blueberry-banana-brownies.html.  I have used both Light and Regular Agave, and the second time I made them I used a whole bag of chips rather than just one cup. I was also told by someone else who made them that you can substitute the agave with honey. You can also leave out the blueberries... or substitute with another fruit... be creative!

What you need:
2 Cups Almond Butter
2 Eggs
1 Cup Agave Nectar
1 Tbsp Vanilla
1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
1/2 Tsp Sea Salt
1 Tsp Baking Soda
1 Cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
1/2 Cup Dried Blueberries
1 Ripe Banana

What you do:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Blend almond butter till smooth
- Blend in eggs
- Blend in agave and vanilla
- Blend in salt and baking soda
- Slowly blend in cocoa powder
- Hand mix blueberries and chips
- Slice up banana into really thin pieces and hand mix
- Use coconut oil to grease 13X9 Pan
- Bake 35-40 min (test with toothpick)