Alternative Holiday Bites!

Recipes by Jodie Fitz

Mint Chocolate Avocado Brownies 

Ingredients

1 small ripe avocado, pit and peel removed

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1/4 teaspoon mint extract

1/2 cup coconut sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup flour (of choice)

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon fine sea salt

1 cup mini dark (or semi-sweet) chocolate chips 

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.

2. Place the avocado into a mini food chopper or blender, mash until smooth. Scoop the mashed avocado into a bowl.

3. Mix in the sugars, eggs, and extracts mixing all of the ingredients thoroughly together.

4. Add the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder. Stir until just combined. Don’t over-mix.

5. Add 3/4 cup of the mini dark chocolate chips into the batter and mix.

6. Pour the batter into the pan and top with the remaining 1/4 cup of mini chocolate chips.

7. Bake for 25 minutes; the tester will come out mostly clean. There will be some residue.

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WOWButter Cookies

Ingredients

3 eggs

1 cup WOWButter (WOWButter is an all-natural peanut free spread)

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups gluten free flour 

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup mini chocolate morsels (the Enjoy Life brand is a great allergy friendly alternative to try)

Instructions:

1. Using an electric mixer, mix the eggs, WOWButter, brown sugar, maple syrup and vanilla extract together well.  

2. In a separate bowl, stir the gluten free flour, baking powder and salt together. Slowly add it to the WOWButter mixture and continue to mix until all of the ingredients are blended.

3. Stir in the mini chocolate morsels (by hand).

4. Let the batter set while you warm the oven to 350 degrees.

5. Use a medium cookie scoop to make and bake 24 cookies. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes.  

6. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them set for a few minutes before using a thin spatula to remove them from the baking sheet. Place them on cooling racks.  

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Eggnog Waffles 

Ingredients

1 egg

1 cup whole wheat flour 

1 cup cake flour

4 oz. cinnamon applesauce

1 – 1 1/2 cups Almond Nog (or your favorite)

3 tablespoons brown sugar

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

¼ teaspoon sea salt

Avocado cooking spray

Instructions:

Beat the egg in a medium bowl, until frothy. Add the remaining ingredients; mix until smooth. Add, approximately, 2/3 cup of batter to a pre-heated waffle maker that’s been coated with cooking spray.  Spread it evenly. Cook until your waffle is golden brown. Repeat the process until all of the batter has been used.  

Top with a Triple Berry Fruit combo along with a yogurt glaze. 

The triple berry fruit is a frozen combination found at most grocery stores. Simply thaw it before topping off the waffles with the yogurt glaze. As it thaws it creates a delicious, fresh fruit juice.  

∅Yogurt Glaze:  Stir together 3 oz plain Greek Yogurt, 1 – 2 tablespoons of almond nog, 1 tablespoon honey.