Naturally Sweetened Desserts

Four at a time??!?!?!? I marvel at your willpower! After 4 chocolate chip cookies, I am just getting started.

[JJsMom]

[JJsMom]

Yesterday I made a double batch of Jeri's oatmeal raisin chocolate chip cookies. I still have some of the dough in the fridge, we ate a bunch and I froze some dough balls. My ds and I loved loved loved them! My dh doesn't like his cookies too chunky, so the amount of raisins and chocolate chips (I used mini ones) were a bit too much for him, oh don't get me wrong, he still ate his fair share. I think I added too much flour, I always add more than a recipe calls for bc I always find my stuff way too sticky, but they were pretty dense, they didn't spread out at all. I asked my dh to check on them and he asked how to tell if they were done and I asked how they looked and he said "exactly like when you put them in." They still looked like dough but they were done and very yummy. I will definitely make them again, I'll just use less choc chips and raisins (or maybe I won't-more for me ).
Thanks Jeri!

I love it when people give feedback about the posted recipes! helps me decide about making them.

[JJsMom]

Originally Posted by SonshineMama

Buttermilk chocolate cake – we LOVE THIS – even without frosting

2 ½ C ww pastry flour
¼ C cocoa
½ t salt
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1 C buttermilk (or dairyfree milk with 1 T lemon juice – let sit room temp for 10 minutes)
½ C oil (I use butter)
1 C maple syrup
1 T vanilla.

Preheat oven to 375. Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients. Combine and stir well. Pour into oiled or shorteninged cake pans. Bake for 20-30 minutes.

*munch, munch* I just made this and wow, so yummy! Thank you sonshinemama! I made a double to freeze some and take some to a birthday party tomorrow. I used our maple syrup that we collected and boiled last month. We are df, so we used rice milk with lemon and I used canola oil with a bit of palm oil shortening.

[Soliloquy]

This is what I make when I am craving ice cream.

1 pint of whipping cream
3 Tbsp. organic cocoa powder
3 Tbsp. pure maple syrup

Beat until very thick. It tastes like chocolate mousse.

Jodi, I will have to try that cake! Do you soak the flour first or do you skip that step for cakes?

[JJsMom]

When I made the cake/cupcakes today, I did let it all sit for awhile in the bowl before I put it in the pans. I tend to do that whenever possible.
I need to stop eating the cupcakes! I'm on my third for today, but they are healthy right?

[ziggyplaid]

wow, these recipes sound awesome!

i made maple icecream w/milk, cream,eggs and maple syrup ooolala so good such a rich maple flavor you have to reduce the syrup from 1c to 1/4 cup yummy