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Gluten Free Banana Pancakes

Gluten Free Banana Pancakes

These are great to make with bananas that are a bit past their prime.  Their natural sweetness enables you to skip the sweetener when making this batter.  I like to serve these fluffy pancakes with cranberry sauce, toasted pecans and a drizzle of honey. Gluten 

Chocolate chip cookies – gluten free and nut free!

Chocolate chip cookies – gluten free and nut free!

After much laboring in the kitchen, I have finally created a gluten free chocolate chip cookie that is, get this, nut free as well!!  These are more like a classic soft baked chocolate chip cookie. The trick to not burning these cookies is cooking them at 

Gluten Free Honey Pecan Pie

Gluten Free Honey Pecan Pie

For those who are trying to avoid Karo (HFCS), here is a great and tasty alternative for your traditional pecan pie.  All of my family tried this, and even my dad said it tasted good and not “different” at all.  This is a pretty big deal, as my dad thinks most of my stuff tastes too “healthy” lol.  Give this recipe a try, you won’t be disappointed!  My daughter Jasmine was quite pleased with this pie at her 6th birthday!

Honey Pecan Pie

  • 1 1/4 cups honey
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 cup – 1 cup pecan halves
  • 1 unbaked pie crust, chilled

  1. Preheat oven to 325.
  2. Whisk together honey, butter, salt and eggs.
  3. Add chopped pecans and pour into unbaked pie shell.
  4. Arrange pecan halves on top. (this is more of a decorative option)
  5. Bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes or until filling is set.  Cover crust with foil or pie crust shields after 15 minutes.
  6. Let cool and serve plain or with whipped cream.
Gluten Free Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies- Revised 3/5/11

Gluten Free Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies- Revised 3/5/11

***Revision:  After receiving feedback that the dough was spreading too much, I added an additional 1 tablespoon of almond flour to the recipe.  Here are few tips for success with this recipe (and all of my other baking recipes): use a liquid measuring cup for the honey, 

Gluten Free Pumpkin Leek Soup

Gluten Free Pumpkin Leek Soup

I can’t get enough of pumpkins, squash and all the fun fall flavors.  Soup is a cozy and warming dish, perfect for fall.  We don’t eat soup a lot in our house, it’s not exactly kid “friendly”, but they thought this one was pretty good….