Homemade Granola

Ingredients
2 cups whole rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, (or almonds, or a mix of both)
1/2 cup coconut flakes, optional
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons creamy almond butter
1/3 cup dried cranberries, optional

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 300°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, combine the oats, walnuts, coconut flakes, if using, cinnamon, and salt. Drizzle in the coconut oil and maple syrup and add the almond butter. Stir until combined. Scoop the granola onto the baking sheet and press the mixture into a 1-inch-thick oval. This will encourage clumping.
Bake for 15 minutes, rotate the pan halfway, and use a fork to gently break the granola apart just a bit. Bake for 15 minutes more, or until golden brown. Sprinkle with dried cranberries, if desired. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.

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👩🏻‍🍳 Soft Cottage Cheese Fritters

🔺Ingredients

• 180 g of cottage cheese (9% fat)
• 1 medium egg
• 20 g (1,5 tbsp) of brown unrefined sugar
• 40 g of plain wheat flour or a gluten-free mix (I use tapioca flour mixed with rice flour 1:1)
• extra virgin olive oil (or coconut oil or ghee), for cooking
• jam or your favourite fruit or berry preserve or compote
• sour cream, to serve
📍Mix cottage cheese with egg and sugar until well incorporated. Add the flour and only mix until just incorporated (overmixing might lead to harder pancakes).

Heat a large non-stick pan with a bit of frying oil. Form small pancakes using your hands and gently place them in the pan. Fry on medium heat until bottom side develops a golden brown crispy surface.

Flip all of the pancakes, cover and cook on low heat until the other side browns evenly. Low temperature will help them cook through without burning too fast.

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Homemade Vanilla Extract

Ingredients
• ½ cup mid-shelf vodka, like Smirnoff
• 2-3 whole vanilla beans (½ oz vanilla beans)
Instructions
• Thoroughly clean, wash, and dry bottles and lids that you’ll be using. Cut vanilla beans so that they will fit inside your bottles.
2-3 whole vanilla beans
• Split beans lengthwise so that the tiny seeds are exposed.
• Place cut vanilla beans in bottle. Fit funnel over the top of the bottle and add liquor until the beans are fully submerged. Leave a little bit of space at the top of the bottle so that you will be able to shake the contents as they sit.
½ cup mid-shelf vodka, like Smirnoff
• Add label, if using, but make sure to mark the date that the vanilla was bottled. Store in a cool, dark place and shake occasionally. Store vanilla for at least 3 months before using (the longer it sits, the better!).

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🥮 Caramel Rolo Fudge▫️1 cup Caramel
▫️2 cup Sugar
▫️3 cup White chocolate chips
▫️6 tbsp Butter
▫️1 cup Heavy cream
▫️3 cup Marshmallows, mini
▫️30 Rolos, unwrapped, half chopped

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🍒 Mini Cherry Almond Cheesecakes▫️2 Eggs
▫️1 cup Cherry pie filling
▫️2 tbsp Granulated sugar
▫️1 tsp Nielsen-massey almond extract, ▫️Organic Pure
▫️1/2 cup Sugar
▫️1/4 cup Almonds
▫️3 Graham crackers, whole
▫️2 tbsp Butter, unsalted
▫️2 packages Cream cheese

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