Kærnemælkskoldskål: Cold Butter Milk Soup

Koldskål is a thing we danes eat all the time in the summer. Either as dinner, desert or just a quick snack. It's just the best thing ever. 

Ingredients:

• 1000ml buttermilk (1 quart or 4 cups)
• 500ml plain yogurt (2 cups)
• 100g sugar (1/2 cup)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• Juice and zest from 1 lemon

Top with fresh strawberries, crackers or granola. 

Directions:

1. With a handmixer, beat the eggs with sugar and vanilla sugar for 1-2 minutes.
2. Add the buttermilk and mix well. 
3. Add the yogurt and fold.
4. Add juice and zest. If needed, add more sugar.
5. Let sit in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours. Stir before serving.

Raw Chocolate Cake

Andre end mig, som har hørt om raw cakes? Kager lavet kun på rigtige og sunde ingredienser. Det skal da prøves! Må faktisk indrømme, at på trods af, at der hverken er sukker eller mel eller noget i den stil i denne kage smagte den helt forrygende med en klat vanilie is eller hjemmelavet banan-is. 

Am I the only one who was tempted to try one of the popular raw chocolate cakes, made with natural sweeteners and no flour? This cake actually turned out really good, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 


Ingredienser:

10 bløde, soltørrede dadler uden sten
1 moden banan
3 æg
4 spsk blødt kokosolie
1 dl stærk kaffe
2 tsk ren vanillepulver
50 g kakaopulver
1 tsk bagepulver
65 g alm. mandelmel
et nip salt

1. Blend dadler og banan til en cremet masse.
2. Mix det med en håndmixer sammen med æg og smeltet kokosolie og kaffe.
3. Tilsæt resterende ingredientser og hæld over i en springform.
4. Bag i ovenen ved 175 grader i 30 minutter.
5. Server lun med en klat is og frisk frugt.

Ingredients:

10 pitted dates

1 ripe banana

3 eggs

4 tbsp coconut oil

1/2 cup coffee

2 tsp vanilla

50 g cocoa powder (1 cup)

1 tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

1. Blend dates and banana until creamy.
2. Blend all ingredients with a mixer and pour into a pie pan.
3. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
4. Serve warm with a scoop of ice cream and some fruit.

Gluten and Dairy Free Banana Coconut Cake w Chocolate Frosting

This cake is perfect if you are on a special diet and can't eat either dairy or gluten which gets more and more common today. Also this cake is completely free from any sugar and is sweetened with two of my favorite sweeteners: banana and honey.

Ingredients:

Banana Coconut Cake:

1/4 coconut oil 
2 ripe bananas
4 Tbsp honey
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp. almond extract
100 grams (1 cup) oat flour
20 grams (2 1/2 tbsp) buckwheat flour
30 grams (5 1/2 tbsp) almond flour
40 grams (1/2 cup) unsweetened shredded coconut 
1/8 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup chopped dates

Chocolate Frosting:

1 cup fat free greek yogurt

1 cup melted chocolate chips

1/4 cup honey (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° and grease two 6” cake pans with coconut oil. 
2. Melt coconut oil in the microwave for 40 seconds. Move to mixing bowl, add ripe bananas and honey and mix for about 1 minute. Add the eggs and extract and mix well.
3. In small bowl whisk together all dry ingredients. 
4. Pour dry mix into the banana batter, mix well, then add chopped dates.
5. Pour into your two greased cake pans and bake 25 minutes or until skewer test is clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes, then place on cooling racks. Before frosting the cakes it is a good ides to cool them in the freezer. This will make the frosting part a lot easier.
6. While the cake is cooling, prepare frosting by melting the chocolate chips in the microwave, 30 seconds at a time.
7. When they are all melted and cooled just a little bit so that they are not burning hot, add the yogurt and mix well.
8. Frosting should be perfect now, but if you want it a little bit sweeter go ahead and add the honey.
9. When the cake is cooled put frosting in between the two layers and on top or all the way around if you prefer. 

Paleo Pear Tart

Pear tart or pie is one of my favorites. My mom has this one she always makes, and I can't wait for her to make it again, but for now I found this other really good recipe. It is 100 % gluten free and also considered paleo and has lots of good nutrients from the pears, lemon, nuts etc. 

Ingredients:

For the Crust:

3/4 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup raw cashews, finely ground
2 tbsp coconut palm sugar (or other sugar substitute)
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 cup coconut oil (solid state)
1/4 cup coconut cream, top part of canned coconut milk
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Filling:

1.5-2lbs pears (about 2-3 big ones)
juice from one lemon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp tapioca starch
1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup honey 

Directions:

1. Blend the cashews until they are finely ground. Mix with the coconut flour and sugar and salt.
2. With a fork mix in coconut oil, coconut cream, eggs, and vanilla. Mix until it shapes a dough and set aside.
3. Grease a pie pan, and press the dough into the bottom and the sides as evenly as possible and place in refrigerator while your making the filling. About an hour.
4. Cut pears into slices. 
5. Combine lemon juice, salt, ginger, vanilla, cinnamon, honey, and tapioca starch.
6. Gently fold in the pear slices and put in the fridge with the crust until it's ready.
7. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
8. When crust is ready, pour in filling and bake for 15 minutes at 450 degrees.
9. Reduce temperature to 350 and bake for another 20 minutes. 
10. Let it cool and serve with a vanilla yogurt or whipped coconut cream.

Pear Crumble Mug Cake

Are you looking for a delicious fruity and hearty dessert? And besides from that, do you love oats and paleo stuff? Well I do. And this treat is perfect for a night with crazy cravings for a sweet treat.

2 servings
Ingredients:

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup almond meal/flour
1 tbsp honey (substitute with agave for vegan)
1 tbsp almond milk
pinch of salt
1 pear

Optional: Ice cream, yogurt

Directions:

Cut the pear into little slices or squares. In a separate bowl, mix oats, almond meal, and salt. Melt the honey in the microwave for 20 seconds and stir into the oat mixture with the almond milk.
Put pear slices in the bottom of two mugs and top with the crumble. Microwave for minute and serve with a scoop of ice cream or vanilla yogurt, or some plain greek yogurt, if you are craving something more sour than sweet.

Enjoy!

Vanilla Frozen Yogurt with Banana

I have a love for ice cream, and even more for frozen yogurt, so here is a super healthy recipe for some delicious homemade ice cream, which is perfect for every occasion!

Ingredients:
1 frozen banana
1/2 cup vanilla greek yogurt
1/2 cup vanilla soy milk or vanilla almond milk.

Directions:
Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth and serve immediately.

Cinnamon Rolls w. Creme Cheese Frosting

So this weekend is "Conference Weekend" for all LDS members, and since my host family is LDS, we're watching conference this weekend. As we do this, we kind of wanted to have some conference treat, so I asked if I should make cinnamon rolls. Cinnamon rolls can be kind of tricky to make I think, because the kind I've had in Denmark has always been really hard and just kind of dry, and just not really good. But I found out that the problem is that they need to be baked in a pan close together and not separately. This makes them so soft and fluffy and just delicious.

Ingredients:

Rolls
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour (345g)
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
1/2 cup water (120 ml)
1/4 cup milk (60 ml)
2 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter (40g)
1 large egg

Filling
3 tbsp butter (45g)
1 1/2 tbsp cinnamon 
1/4 cup sugar (50g)

Creme Cheese Frosting
1 pkg (8oz) creme cheese


Directions:

1. Make the dough: Set aside 1/2 cup of flour. In a large bowl, toss the 2 and 1/4 cups flour, the sugar, salt, and yeast together until evenly dispersed. Set aside.
2. Heat the water, milk, and butter together in the microwave until the butter is melted and the mixture is hot to touch. Stir the butter mixture into the flour mixture. Add the egg and only enough of the reserved flour to make a soft dough. 
3. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough for about 3-4 minutes. Place in a lightly greased bowl and let rest for about 10 minutes.

1. Make the filling: After 10 minutes, roll the dough out in a 14x8 inch rectangle. Spread the softened butter on top. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle it all over the dough. Add more cinnamon/sugar if desired. Roll up the dough tightly. Cut into 11 even pieces and place in a lightly greased 9-inch round pan. I used a pie dish, lightly sprayed with nonstick spray.
2. Loosely cover the rolls with aluminum foil and allow to rise in a warm, draft-free place for 60-90 minutes. Here is what I do: heat the oven to 200F degrees. Turn oven off. Place rolls inside oven and allow to rise.
3. After the rolls have doubled in size, preheat the oven to 375F. Bake for 25-30 minutes until lightly browned. I covered the rolls with aluminum foil after 15 minutes to avoid heavy browning.

Enjoy!

Paleo Chocolate Mug Cake

Am I the only one who is craving a chocolate cake with some sweet vanilla bean ice cream every once in a while? I don't think so, cause it really is one of the best treats on earth if you ask me! There is just one problem... Baking a whole chocolate cake and spending hours in the kitchen, just because you wanted a treat for the movie? No, there must be an easier way, and I found it. Just make a cake in a mug. It's so easy, and it doesn't even make a mess! This recipe is enough for two mug cakes, but if you don't want the extra mess of the ONE bowl you make it in, go ahead and split it in half and just make directly in the mug!

By the way, did I mention that this cake is paleo? If you want it strict paleo, go ahead and make a homemade ice cream.

Ingredients:

3 tbsp coconut flour

2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tbsp honey

1 tbsp butter

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp almond milk

Vanilla bean ice cream (optional)

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and pour into two mugs. Microwave for 2 minutes, and let it cool down just a little bit. I like my chocolate cake just a little lukewarm still when I put the ice cream on top so it melts just a little bit.

Enjoy!

Pie Day

So today was 3.14, pi-day. Get it?? Haha, so me and a friend spend literally 5 hours yesterday making pies for our foods class. We made 7 big and 12 small ones. There was apple pie, cherry pie, strawberry rhubarb, s'mores, banana cream, and a single cheese cake. 

So today in foods, we all got to eat pie, and it was really good, except that I got really sick later that day, and ended up throwing up all night, so I probably won't have pie for a while... 



Ingredients:

Pie crust:
2.5 cup flour
1 t vanilla
1 t baking powder
3/4 cup softened butter
1 egg

Filling:
Canned pie filling. Go ahead and make your own, if you want to (homemade is always better if you ask me)

Happy Pie Day!

Low Carb Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate is seriously one of my favorite deserts! It's just so delicious and creamy. And to make make it even better, mix in some fresh fruit, I did strawberries, and some crisp as granola or some kind of cake or cookie crumbles to make it even better.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp butter
3 oz unsweetened chocolate, chopped
4 large eggs, separated and at room temperature
4 to 6 tbsp hot water
½ cup sweetener (Splenda, Stevia or plain sugar)
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cream of tartar
¾ cup heavy cream
½ tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

Melt butter and chocolate together in a small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat and let cool to lukewarm.
In a small bowl, whisk egg yolks together until smooth. When chocolate is lukewarm, whisk in egg yolks. Mixture will become very thick and chocolate will seize. Add 2 tablespoons of hot water and whisk vigorously. Continue to add 1 tbsp water at a time until chocolate mixture becomes smooth (will still be quite thick). Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat egg whites with ¼ cup sweetener, the salt and the cream of tartar until they hold stiff peaks.
In another bowl, beat cream with remaining sweetener and the vanilla until it holds soft peaks.
Stir a couple of large spoonfuls of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture to lighten it. Then carefully fold the chocolate mixture back into the egg whites. Fold in the cream thoroughly but gently. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Serve with a couple of slices of fresh strawberries or raspberries and some granola to give it a crisp. 

Enjoy!

Homemade Cookie Dough Ice Cream

Was I the only one with cravings tonight?? Cookies, Ice Cream... Mmm... But how do we combine these two things? Let's just make an edible cookie dough and mix it with some vanilla bean ice cream, and you have the most delicious treat in the world. No exceptions. Most delicious. 

So this was what me and my host sister ended up making, hehe. 

Ingredients:

1 stick butter, softened 

3/4 cups brown sugar 

2 tsp vanilla 

1/2 tsp salt 

1 cup flour 

2 tbsp milk 

3/4 cup chocolate chips 

Vanilla bean ice cream (optional)

Directions:

With your mixer, cream together butter and brown sugar. Add in vanilla and salt and mix. Add in flour. The mixture is going to be crumbly at this point. Add in 2 tablespoons of milk and mix. Now the dough will look like the cookie dough you’re used to seeing. Fold in the chocolate chips. 

Just a warning, even though the dough doesn't have eggs in it, and it sounds perfectly safe to eat, just be careful, because unbaked flour can be dangerous for you do eat as well.

If you want the ice cream version, go ahead and make small balls of the cookie dough and mix in some vanilla bean ice cream, and you will have pure deliciousness.

Enjoy!

Lemon-Raspberry Cups

Having cravings for lemon-raspberry cake? Then you should really try this clean version of a raspberry-lemon pie. Made with a crust of almond meal instead of flour, and made in a cup instead of a pan. These would be considered both paleo and low carb, but are still super yummy.

Ingredients:

Crust:

1 1/2 cup almond meal

1/2 cup finely chopped pecan nuts

2-3 tbsp melted coconut oil

3 tbsp honey

1/2 tsp vanilla

pinch of salt

Filling:

3 eggs

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup honey

2 tbsp melted coconut oil

About 1/2 cup raspberry jam

Directions:

Chop pecan nuts, and mix with almond meal, coconut oil, honey, vanilla, and salt. Fill in a small muffin pan, so it's shaped as a little cup with space for the filling in the middle. Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes. 

Make the lemon custard by whisking eggs. Then add lemon juice and honey and heat up over medium high temperature on the stove. Slowly add the coconut oil. When the mixture starts to harden  and feel like a cream, hurry and remove from the heat and keep stirring with a spoon. 

Fill about half a teaspoon of raspberry jam in each cup, and top with lemon custard. 

Enjoy!

Pancakes w/ Homemade Blueberry Syrup

This morning my sweet host sister was just craving crepes like crazy, so I made her some crepes. A thing I really love on my crepes is fruit, so I decided to make my own blueberry sauce without all the sugar, and it was delicious!

Crepes

Ingredients:
125 g flour
2 eggs
3 dl milk
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:
Beat eggs, milk, and oil and add flour and vanilla. Fry on a pan sprayed with oil.


Blueberry syrup

Ingredients:
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp sugar substitute (splenda, stevia etc)
1 tsp potato flour

Directions:
Heat blueberries and water up in a pot. When simmering add the sugar. Let it simmer on medium heat for about 10 minutes. Add the potato flour to thicken the syrup if needed. Let it cool down, and serve over your fresh made crepes.

 Enjoy!

Cake Decorating

So today we had the Sweethearts Dance at my high school, and we had in my group agreed on cooking food together as a part of the date. Because my host mom has been in the wedding cake business for a lot of years she promised me to teach me some cool skills with decorating and just making pretty cakes etc. So I thought I wanted to make us a nice desert for the dinner party, and they actually turned out really good, and they were a ton of fun to make!

The cake was just made out of a normal box of vanilla cake, I just added a little bit of raspberry jam. The frosting is also just a normal creme cheese, butter, and powdered sugar with a little bit of raspberry jam as well.

The decorating is made of chocolate gum paste, and normal white gum paste.

Homemade Eggnog

Last night my host sister had some crazy cravings for eggnog... Hmm I thought, that is really easy to make homemade. Let's do it! It is pretty much the simplest thing in the world and super delicious!

Ingredients:

4 egg yolks

1/4 cup sugar

4 cups milk

Directions:

Whisk egg yolks and sugar in a mixer till it has a thick white consistency. Add milk and whisk until it's all stirred up. That's it!

Enjoy!