Cinnamon Pancakes

1 cup whole organic cashews
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons homemade yogurt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp pure vanilla
pinch of salt
1 tbsp coconut oil for cooking

1.  Grind the cashews into a paste in a food processor.  Add the eggs, yogurt, baking soda, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt, and blend well.
2.  Heat the coconut oil in a large frying pan over low-medium heat.  Pour the batter into small pools and cook for 2-3 minutes, until golden.  Flip and cook for an additional 1 or 2 minutes.  Serve hot.


Source:  Eat Well Feel Well by: Kendal Conrad

Granola Chews

This recipe is a nice way to make something special for breakfast every once in awhile topped with homemade yogurt and berries.  We have also been known to put them in little baggies and bring as snacks to eat around Disneyland.  A little messy, but not too bad if you have wipes with you!

1/4-1/3 butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup unsweetened, grated coconut
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (almonds, pecans, or walnuts, or a mixture of any of the three)
1/2 tsp salt

In a saucepan, stir butter and honey over low heat until melted and blended.
Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients, combing well.
Spread mixture in an ungreased square 8 inch baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes until set.
Cool, cut into squares.

Source:  Breaking the Vicious Cycle Book

Peanut Butter Pancakes

1 very ripe banana
2 tbsp SCD peanut butter
3 eggs
Ghee or coconut oil for cooking

Belnd all first 3 ingredients.  Pour mixture onto hot, greased griddle.  Cook until done on one side, then flip.  Serve with warm honey for a syrup.

Source:  Sister-in-law Lawni,  Thanks Lawni!

Banana Muffins

Ingredients:
3 ripe bananas
1/4 cup melted butter (or coconut oil)
2 tbls olive oil
3 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp allspice
1/2 inch scrapings from vanilla bean
3 cups cashew flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix above together in mixer and pour into lined muffin tin.  Bake for 25 minutes.

Freeze well.

Source:  SCD Recipe Blog (called cashew bread on blog, but we adjusted to make banana muffins)

Granola

We finally started making the SCD yogurt.  I was so afraid to do any dairy because it did not digest well for Tanner, but after reading more about it, and knowing Tanner needs to get more probiotics in him, I made some.  So easy.  Since the yogurt ferments for 24 hours, the lactose is completely broken down and he had no trouble with it.  Anyways, Tanner wanted a yogurt parfait for breakfast one day, and this is what I came up with!

Ingredients:
 1 cup SCD yogurt mixed with 1 tbls honey

Chopped Berries of choice ( we used frozen blueberries because it was all we had at the moment!)

Granola:
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1/4 cup chopped cashews
2 tbls shredded coconut
A sprinkle or two of cinnamon
1.5 tbls liquid honey (I needed to melt my raw honey to accomplish this)

Mix nuts, coconut, cinnamon and honey well to make granola.  Put in fridge for just a few minutes to cool honey if needed.

Find a tall glass.  Put a layer of granola, then berries, then yogurt.  Repeat layers until glass is full.  I pitted a cherry and topped with cherry.  A delicious way to get your probiotics :)