Day 21

Day Twenty-One
For most of us the sugar cravings should have started to subside by now and our taste buds have started to recognize what real food taste like, when its unmasked by refined sugars and carbs. After lunch today I would have been perfectly content with just a peach, but this recipe has been on my mind for a while and I really wanted to make it. The recipe is from the cookbook, Paleo Comfort Foods, by Julie and Charles Mayfield. This is one of my favorite Paleo cookbooks. It has a lot of everyday food items and also some different things that would be fun to try. (Tom has been on a kick of trying to get me to make liver meatballs...don't think that'll happen) So here's the recipe for Paleo apple crisp, a good dessert to make for a Sunday dinner.

Apple Crisp

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup Steve's Paleo Krunch (ground)
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/3 coconut oil or butter, softened
• 2 Tablespoons honey, optional (not allowed for the challenge, and honestly, I don't think it needs it)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 5-7 granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• juice of 1 lemon

Combine the almond flour, Paleo Krunch, and 2 teaspoons of cinnamon in a bowl. Combine the vanilla and coconut oil and add it to the first mixture. Lay the apples on the bottom of a pie dish or a shallow glass baking dish. Squeeze the lemon and the leftover cinnamon onto the apples. Then pour the crisp mixture over the apples. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes.

Just a few notes about the recipe. I added some chopped walnuts, and unsweetened coconut into the Paleo Krunch mixture. Tom sells the cereal at the gym, but if you don't have any cereal on hand you can use a mixture of chopped walnuts and pecan. (it won't save any children, but it will still taste okay) I actually have a recipe for Paleo Crunch that is not allowed during the challenge, but is really good. I also used a mixture of peaches and apples in the crisp. (I kept the skins on the fruit, also) You could also use blueberries or pears, whatever you have.