Whole Wheat Chip Cookies

• 2 cups fresh whole wheat flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup sucanat or brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp blackstrap molasses
• 2 tsp pure vanilla
• 1/2 cup light oil (canola, grape seed, avocado etc)
• 2/3 cup grain sweetened carob or chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together dry ingredients in bowl until well combined.

In separate bowl whisk together maple syrup, molasses, vanilla and oil.

Combine with dry ingredients along with the chips

Place large spoonfuls onto baking sheet and flatten slightly with bottom of cup

Bake 10-12 minutes. Do not over bake. Cool for on cookie sheets for 1 minute and transfer to cooling rack.

Whole Wheat Bread - for the bread machine

I finally got around to working on the conversion for my recipe to a bread machine. You can let the bread machine do all the work or just use a dough cycle and bake as a regular loaf in your oven. Either way works great for a busy day.

• 1 1/4 cups warm water


• 2 Tbl olive oil or oil of your choice


• 3 - 4 Tbl honey - adjust to your preference


• 3 cups fresh whole wheat flour


• 1 T gluten (optional depending on quality of wheat)


• 1 1/2 tsp salt


• 1 1/2 tsp yeast

Place ingredients in order into bread pan. Set your program and go!

Peanut Butter Banana Chip Ice Cream

Makes 1 1/2 quarts



1 can (13.5oz) coconut milk or non-dairy milk or creamer
1/2 cup sucanat
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
3 bananas
1 t. vanilla
1/4 cup grain sweetened carob or chocolate chips
optional: chopped peanuts

Blend 2 bananas, milk, sucanat, peanut butter and vanilla in blender until smooth and sugar is dissolved.

Transfer to ice cream freezer and freeze according to manufacturers instructions.

Add chopped banana and chips 5 minutes before ice cream is done.