Happy Thanksgiving Friends!
Just a happy reminder that most of you will probably eat more today than normal. Some ways to not stress out about today's festivities...
-its only one day, get back on track tomorrow
-portion control: have a little of everything, even those delicious desserts
-get your workout it right when you wake up
-be happy and enjoy your time with friends, family and loved ones
It can't be thanksgiving with out pie though, so here is a delicious healthy alternative to those pies you may witness on dessert table
*This recipe is based off of a recipe found on www.ancestralchef.com
Apple Cranberry Pie
(gluten free, dairy free, paleo friendly, wheat free, soy free)
Ingredients:
Pie Crust
4 cups almond flour
2 TBS chia seeds
1 whole egg
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
sprinkle of salt
Pie Filling
3 medium sized honey crisp apples, peeled and dust
12 oz bag of fresh frozen no sugar added cranberries
4 TBS coconut oil
1/3 cup raw honey
2 TBS coconut flour
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cloves
1 TBS vanilla extract
Pie Crust Instructions
-Mix all ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl
-kneed into dough
-use half of the door, and place on parchment paper, place another sheet on top and use rolling pin to roll into circle big enough for your pie dish
-flip dough from parchment paper into dish
*this dough is not easy to work with in my experience, it breaks and my crush didn't look too pretty
-Take the other half of the dough and roll with rolling pin with the same process, except this time roll into square and cut 8, half inch strips and place in frig
Pie Filling
-in a sauce pan on medium heat, melt coconut oil
-peel and chop apples, place into oil
-add bag of cranberries and cook for a few minutes
-add honey and spices
-stir the mixture and allow cranberries to thaw for 5ish minutes
-add coconut flour and mix into filling, cook for 5 more minutes
-once the apples look cooked and the cranberries melted, add vanilla extract and take off heat
-allow to cool for 10-15 minutes
-remove top crust from frig and make a pretty pattern on top
*again the crust is hard to work with and my strips kept breaking
-slice pie
-can be enjoyed hot or cold
Some personal feedback: For me I thought it taste great. There was a little too much crust for me, I only ate half. Next time I would only have a bottom crust or WAY thinner stripes on top. This dough may not be pliable enough for small stripes though. I also want to add that the dough is bland. It is what it is, almond flour. If you don't mind the added sugar you could try putting that into the ingredients for the crust or trying some stevia.
HAPPY BAKING AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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