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The Perfect Chili

The Perfect Chili

This has been a chili my husband and I have enjoyed for years.  It took a couple tries to reach perfection, but once we did, we can’t get enough. I’m not a person who enjoys regular chili.  It has to be spicy.  Non-negotiable.  So, several…

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars

When I want to splurge with dessert, it’s with cheesecake.  I love it so much!  With these easy cheesecake bars, I can eat cheesecake guilt-free any time I want.  Plus, it’s much quicker than making the real thing and you can’t tell the difference.  And…

Buffalo Shrimp Wraps

Buffalo Shrimp Wraps

When I’m in need of a super quick meal, shrimp always comes in handy.  I can have it cooked in less than 10 minutes and dinner on the table in 15-20 minutes.  Plus, with football season in full swing, it’s nice to have something healthy my husband will like that won’t take us away from watching the game.  They’re also great during the summer when it’s hot and you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen cooking.

These shrimp wraps are a play on my Buffalo Chicken Burgers.  They’re just quicker and a nice variation.  I add the Dairy-Free Ranch since the shrimp are pretty dang spicy and that helps to cut some of the heat.  You could easily add some crumbled blue cheese if you’re not dairy-free and kick it up even more.

The crunch from the celery and shredded carrots add a great little crunch to balance the softness from the butter lettuce and shrimp.  They are a bit messy because of all the sauce, so if you prefer, make it into a salad.  That’s actually my preferred method because I hate being messy.

Give them a try!  If you’re a fan on buffalo wings, then you’ll love these.

Buffalo Shrimp Wraps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil
  • 1-pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon grass fed butter or ghee
  • ½ cup hot sauce of choice (I like Crystal Hot Sauce for a buffalo sauce)
  • 1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated (can also use romaine)
  • 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • Dairy-Free Ranch

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
  2. Pat shrimp dry and season with salt and pepper. Add the shrimp to the hot pan and cook 2-3 minutes each side.  Remove from heat.
  3. In a small pot add butter and hot sauce and heat over medium heat until combined. Add shrimp and toss to coat.
  4. Place shrimp evenly in lettuce leaves and top with celery slices, carrots, and Dairy-Free Ranch.

 

10 Minute Naan Pesto Pizza

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Easy Chicken Pot Pie (black truffle option)

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Apple Cider Donut Holes

Apple Cider Donut Holes

Every year when we go to Apple Hill, we stop at a specific farm for apple cider donuts.  They are the best on the whole hill, and the line proves just that.  It’s usually a 45-minute wait minimum.  It’s ridiculous, but also completely worth it once you get your hands on those warm little cider donuts that make you forget all of your problems.

Now I’m not going to say that these donuts taste like the same ones from Rainbow Orchard, because that would be a flat out lie.  Not even close and if I lived anywhere within a 20-mile radius of Rainbow Orchard I would have a real problem on my hands health wise.  And also, let’s be real, these are baked and not fried.  Although they’re still tasty little guys and when you have an apple cider donut hankering that just won’t quit, but aren’t going to drive all the way to Apple Hill to satisfy that hankering, they do the trick and keep you popping them right in your mouth.

These Apple Cider Donuts have me contemplating whether to purchase a donut hole maker.  But then I have to come back down to reality and ask myself just how often I would make donuts.  But then I wonder if I would make them more often if only, I had a donut hole maker.  I wouldn’t.  It’s just as easy to pop them in a mini muffin pan and make them that way.  They may not be perfectly round, but they are equally delicious.

Apple Cider Donuts

  • Servings: 24-30 donut holes
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Ingredients

Donut Holes

  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup apple cider, reduced to ½ cup
  • ¼ cup maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons ghee, melted (I haven’t tried coconut oil, but imagine it could work)
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 + ½ cup almond flour
  • 4 tablespoons tapioca flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ tablespoon cinnamon

Topping

  • 1 tablespoon melted ghee or coconut oil
  • 1 tablespoon sugar of choice
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350⁰F. Grease a mini muffin pan or donut hole maker.
  2. In a small pan reduce apple cider over medium heat until it’s about ½ cup, about 3-5 minutes. Let cool to room temp.
  3. In a large bowl beat eggs, then add the apple cider, maple syrup, ghee, and vanilla. Mix until combined.  Add the almond flour, tapioca flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon to the wet ingredients and mix until smooth and well combined, but do not overmix.
  4. Using a teaspoon, spoon the batter evenly into each muffin compartment a little over ¾ of the way full or fill the donut hole maker.
  5. Bake 9-12 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Follow directions according to donut hole maker, if using.  Let donut holes cool completely.
  6. In a small bowl or plate add the melted ghee or coconut oil. In another small bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon.
  7. Complete preference to how much topping you want on your donuts, but my personal preference is to use my finger to lightly coat the roundest part of donut, then dip in the cinnamon sugar mixture. You may like to coat the whole donut.