Paleo Sweets and Treats Seasonally Inspired Desserts that Let You Have Your Cake and Your Paleo Lifestyle, Too

by Connell, Heather

• ISBN13: 9781592335565
• ISBN10: 159233556X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-10-01
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press

Summary

Learn how to make the treats your sweet tooth will love while staying on the healthy Paleo path with 85 easy-to-follow recipes including the most delicious, fresh, and plentiful ingredients from every season!

You’ve embraced the Paleo diet and have vowed to eat the hunter-gatherer way. As a modern dessert lover, what do you do now that traditional baking ingredients such as flours, grains, dairy, and sugar are off the table? Never fear—you can have your cake and your Paleo lifestyle, too!

Written by passionate home chef Heather Connell, Paleo Sweets and Treats teaches you how to bake delicious treats using fresh, seasonal produce, natural sweeteners, and nutritionally dense, grain-free flours. With recipes like Lemon-Coconut Tarts and Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes during the spring season, and Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bars and Apple Spiced Cupcakes with “Caramel” Frosting during autumn’s harvest, you’ll fall in love with recipes you can make again and again. Also delight in:

• Dark Chocolate Pot de Crème with Roasted Cherries
• Sweet Potato Tarts
• Orange Pomegranate Cupcakes
• Mango-Coconut Sherbet
• Carrot-Apple Whoopie Pies

Including a section on how to stock your pantry to get the most out of your ingredients, Connell thoughtfully guides you in this leap from traditional baking to paleo baking—all with the goal of a healthy, delicious life for you and your loved ones.

This collection of easy-to-make, seasonally-focused recipes gives you the best paleo-friendly options for any dessert craving.

Author Biography

Heather Connell is the author of the popular food and lifestyle blog, Multiply Delicious. As a mother of twin daughters and a passionate home chef, Heather spends each day focusing on providing her family and her blog followers with great recipes made from the very best ingredients. www.multiplydelicious.com

Table of Contents

Introduction
<CTN>Chapter 1 
<CTG>Baking Paleo: The How-To’s
<A>The Basics of Eating Paleo
<A>You <I>Can </$>Have Your Cake and Your Paleo Lifestyle, Too
<CTN>Chapter 2
<CTG>Stocking Your Paleo Baking Pantry
<A>Grain-Free Flours
<A>Fats and Oils
<A>Natural Sweeteners
<A>Fresh Herbs and Spices
<A>Nuts, Seeds, and Dried Fruits
<A>Vegetables and Fruits
<A>Other Essentials
<A>Baking Seasonally
<CTN>Chapter 3
<CTG>Spring’s Blessing: Fresh Flavors to Wake Up the Taste Buds
<RH>Lemon Bars
<RH>Lemon-Coconut Tarts
<RH>Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
<RH>Lemon Cookies
<RH>Honey Mint Rhubarb Sorbet
<RH>Baked Coconut Custard with Fresh Berry–Mint Compote
<RH>Lemon Berry Custard Pie
<RH>Strawberry-Lemon Fruit Dip with Fruit Kebabs
<RH>Mango-Coconut Sherbet
<RH>Dark Chocolate Fruit Bites
<RH>Mini Lemon “Cheesecakes” with Raspberries
<RH>Apricot Crumb Cake    
<RH>Strawberry Nut Bars
<RH>Chocolate-Apricot Bars
<RH>Banana Split Ice Cream
<RH>Strawberry Banana Coconut Ice Pops
<CTN>Chapter 4
<CTG>Summer’s Bounty: Bright, Fruity Flavors
<RH>Chocolate-Raspberry Tarts
<RH>Peach Tart
<RH>Cinnamon Peach Ice Cream
<RH>Banana Blueberry Ice Cream with Coconut Crumble
<RH>Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Vanilla Spiced Cream
<RH>Cinnamon Blueberry Cookie Sandwiches
<RH>Chocolate Cherry Drop Cookies
<RH>Dark Chocolate Pots de Crème with Roasted Cherries
<RH>Summer Fruit Parfaits
<RH>Peach Berry Spiced Cookie Crumble
<RH>Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
<RH>Lemon Blueberry Bundt Cake 
<RH>Chocolate Pineapple “Donut” Pops
<RH>Melon Pops
<RH>Fresh Blueberry and Blackberry Crumble
<RH>Cherry Vanilla Spiced Cake
<RH>Grilled Pineapple Ice Cream Pie
<RH>Dark Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
<CTN>Chapter 5
<CTG>Autumn’s Harvest: A Cornucopia of Sweet and Savory
<RH>Apple Spice Cakie Cookies
<RH>Pumpkin Pecan Pie Bars
<RH>Apple Pear Crisp
<RH>Fall Harvest Cupcakes with Pumpkin Spiced Cream
<RH>Apple Spiced Cupcakes with “Caramel” Frosting
<RH>Maple Spiced Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream
<RH>Pumpkin Trifle
<RH>Apple-Walnut Cake
<RH>Coconut Sweet Potato Pumpkin Pie with Graham Cracker Crust 
<RH>Butternut Squash Cinnamon Almond Tart
<RH>Butternut Squash Apple Hazelnut Mini Cakes
<RH>Pumpkin Ginger Ice Cream Tartlets
<RH>Acorn Squash Bars
<RH>Baked Crumble-Stuffed Apples
<RH>Carrot-Apple Whoopie Pies
<RH>Maple Cinnamon Pecan Pie
<RH>Pumpkin Spiced Bundt Cake
<RH>Pumpkin Spiced Cookie Cutter Cookies
<CTN>Chapter 6
<CTG>Winter Indulgences: Goodies to Warm You Up When It’s Cold Outside 
<RH>Cranberry-Apple Upside-Down Cakes
<RH>Nutty Christmas Bark
<RH>Cranberry Pear Tart
<RH>Maple Date Pecan Squares
<RH>Orange Pomegranate Cupcakes with Orange Cream
<RH>Kiwi Pops
<RH>Honey Spiced Orange Cake 
<RH>Molten Orange-Chocolate Lava Cakes
<RH>Gingerbread-Pear Upside-Down Cake
<RH>Cranberry-Citrus Sorbet
<RH>Salted Dark Chocolate¬–Dipped Clementines
<RH>Fruity Coconut Snowballs
<RH>Chocolate Cranberry Galette
<RH>Dark Chocolate–Cranberry Fudge Bars


<CTN>Chapter 7
<CTG>Enjoy All Year: Treats Using Year-Round Produce 
<RH>Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
<RH>Chocolate Pudding with Coconut Whipped Cream
<RH>Vanilla Coconut Ice Cream
<RH>Coconut Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookie Bars
<RH>Banana Coconut Cream Pie
<RH>Chocolate Banana Coconut Freezer Pie
<RH>Vanilla Spiced Custard Pie
<RH>Banana Coconut Dark Chocolate Squares
<RH>Dark Chocolate Cakie Cookies
<RH>Dark Chocolate Almond Cups
<RH>Snickerdoodle Cookies
<RH>Dark Chocolate Cacao Cinnamon Dusted Almonds
<RH>Fudgy Chocolate Coffee Brownies
<RH>Pinwheel Cookies
<RH>S’mores
<RH>Graham Crackers
<RH>Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Vanilla Cream
<RH>Spiced Cookie Cutter Cookies
<RH>Marbled Chocolate Banana Mini Cakes
<CTG>Resources
<CTG>About the Author
<CTG>Acknowledgments
<CTG>Index