freezermealdiva: December 2015

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Honey-Sweetened Peanut Butter Cups

I love treats! After almost two years off of refined and artificial sweeteners, I've been on the hunt for special treats for holidays and special occasions. This is the recipe that inspired my search (and helped me realize how DELICIOUS real, whole treats taste!). Thank you to my dear friend and fellow whole-food buddy Angelica for bringing these over.

Honey-Sweetened Peanut Butter Cups (Paleo, GF, DF)
1/2 c. coconut oil
1/2 c. natural peanut butter (or almond butter)
1/3 c. cocoa
1/3 c. raw honey
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. sea salt

Heat all ingredients in a sauce pan on medium heat until melted together. Use mini muffin pan and liners, and fill cups 3/4 full. Makes 24. Store in refrigerator (because of the coconut oil, they melt quickly). I store these delights in my freezer and pull them out for special treats. So yummy and quick! Happy snacking!

Welcome!

It's never too late to learn! When I got married, I had lived in the dorms for almost my entire college education. I did not learn to cook, since my meals were served in the cafeteria (I remember calling my mother to find out how to cook spaghetti noodles). My sweet husband had worked in a bakery, so he had great baking skills (another area where I was at a loss) that he shared with me, and my little sister became a great resource (she has a Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Management). The only thing I knew how to to was follow directions (thanks to my high school cooking class and my mom). So I learned to follow recipes. I spent a lot of time at the side of women who I consider master chefs and bakers. I started out simple (with many mistakes...ask my husband about my first attempt at Chicken Parmesana), and have moved to more complex recipes.

For the first twelve years of our marriage, I searched for ways to feed my family on a very limited budget (we were students for a LONG time), and ways to keep my sanity with four small children before dinner time. That meant learning to use inexpensive ingredients, grocery shopping once a month with a list, shopping the sales, cooking with food storage/pantry items, using a menu calendar, and reading A LOT of cookbooks. This is what I have discovered. I hope it helps you.

Now, 18 years of marriage and three more children later, (and 6 years of blogging, teaching people about freezer meals, GAPS eating, whole food diets, and more) we continue to learn. Thanks for letting us be a part of your culinary journey!

-Avalie (The Freezer Meal Diva)

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Honey-Sweetened Peanut Butter Cups

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