Coconut Whipped Cream

There is so much excitement when you find the perfect way to enjoy the treats you have always loved on a GFCF diet.  My son has always loved hot chocolate with whipped cream.  From the beginning we have been using chocolate soy milk to make his hot chocolate.  The whipping cream has been sadly missing, until now!  Woo hoo!!  This is so delicious, and I so excited to try this on all kinds of yummy desserts.  The best and probably most important factor for me is that looks and feels like whipped cream, fluffy, creamy, and all.  Of course it does have a slight coconut taste, so I hope you like coconut!

Coconut Whipped Cream

1 can of coconut milk
1/3 cup sugar or other sweetener to taste

Open can of coconut milk and leave in refrigerator overnight.  This will help it get nice and thick. Pour out the thick milk, leaving some of the thin stuff in the can.  Then whip it up with your sweetener.  Enjoy.

Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles Recipe

Heat oven to 400

Mix Together:

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter substitute

1/2 cup shortening

2 large eggs

Mix together and add to sugar mix:

 2 3/4 cups Four mixture of your choice, for example:

• 1 1/4 cup sorghum flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca starch/flour
• 1/2 cup brown rice flour
• 1/4 cup almond flour
• 1/4 cup coconut flour

1 teaspoon xanthum gum

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

Mix together in small bowl:

1/4 cup sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture.  Place 2 in. apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake 8-10 minutes.  Remove from cookie sheet.  Cool on wire rack.  Try and stop shoving cookies in your mouth.

Eggnog

I love the stuff! What can I say? Creamy and delicious! I know there are a lot of haters out there, and frankly I just don't understand it. But, I don't understand how anybody could eat olives or black licorice. So, each to his own. I found this recipe last year and it was pretty good. The good news, no eggs involved. So, give it a try and see what you think.

Mock Eggnog

2 quarts cold milk
1 package (3.4 0z) instant French vanilla or vanilla pudding mix
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt, optional
1 cup heavy whipping cream

1. In a mixing bowl, beat milk and pudding mix on low speed for 2 minutes. Beat in the sugar, nutmeg, vanilla and salt.

2. In another bowl beat cream until thickened about 3 min. Stir into pudding mixture. Refrigerate until serving. Sprinkle with additional nutmeg.