birthday brownies

So, this appears to be turning into a baking blog. But the kids went nuts over the grain free, mostly sugar free brownies I made for Mary, that I felt I had to share the recipe. And who doesn't like having healthy treat ideas for the kids (and ourselves).
So here's the recipe link. I'm not much for stevia, so I used 2 Tbs of honey to sweeten this batch. I have also used coconut palm sugar in the past. And this time around I happened to have peanut butter. They are tastey with or without the chocolate chips.
I just wish I had gotten a picture of them enjoying the brownies for this post, but there was a lot going on...

poop pie. good bye Zach

warning: this post looks gross but is really delicious

Friday morning Zach came to join us for a good-bye party. We surprised him with some poop pie (our little joke), complete w/ peanut butter and rice crispies dog turd topping. (if you work with toddlers long enough, your mind may warp, or vice versa...)

Mary made this raw, grainless, chocolate pie based on a favorite recipe of mine for raw strawberry pie. The variations seem to be endless depending on seasonal fruit, and it's a super healthy treat. The crust is made from dates, almonds, cinnamon and salt. I've found that adding a tablespoon or 2 of coconut oil helps hold it together.
The filling is made from raw cashews, water, coconut oil, lemon juice and zest, and vanilla extract. If you're making it with fruit, that'll sweeten it plenty, but in this case Mary added honey and raw cacao powder.

yum.