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Lessons, Tips, & Recipes — Sugar Free & Cane Sugar Alternatives


Gluten Free & Corn Free Pancakes

When my daughter was born I assumed she would be just a regular kid. Little did I know that God has other plans for my baby girl. Even though I ate organic, took my vitamins and had been gluten free for 6 years; my little girl was born with an incomprehensible amount of food allergies. However it took a while for us to figure all this ou

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Agave Zucchini Bread-Gluten Free-Dairy Free

Mama’s Health Agave Sweetened Zucchini bread is a great choice for a quick bread using an alternative to regular sugar or organic sugar. We get lots of requests for sugar free recipes and or recipes using alternative sugars. I added Flax Seeds and Chia Seeds for extra nutrition, however, the Chia seeds are optional but I highly recommend them

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Mama’s Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies with Brown Rice Syrup

Ingredients ⅓ cup butter or dairy free margarine, room temp.1 cup Organic Brown Rice Syrup (Lundberg Sweet Dreams® Brown Rice Syrup)½ cup mashed banana1 large egg1 tsp. vanilla1¾ cups Mama’s Almond or Coconut Blend Flour½ tsp. xanthan gum or guar gum½ tsp. baking powder ( Hains Pure Foods Featherweight Baking Powder to be corn free)½ tsp. salt1 cup Organic Cocoa Nibs, carob chips or Chocolate Chips (C.C. will have sugar) DirectionsPreheat oven to 375°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or lightly spray baking sheet with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine flour, xanthan gum or guar gum, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown rice syrup. Add banana, egg, and vanilla and...

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Gluten Free Orange Breakfast Muffin w/ Natural Alternative Sweeteners

The other day I was looking at my bowl of clementines and I was inspired to test out a easy, all purpose gluten free  breakfast muffin. I wanted something that would be bright and fresh. Different from the heavy pumpkin or sweet potato muffins I have been making all winter. I ended up taking a standard muffin recipe I found in my old Betty Crocker Cook Book and messing with it a bit.

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