Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Apple Cherry "Cheese Biscuits"

    Neither cheesy nor a biscuit, this low carb treat makes the perfect breakfast or mid-day snack. I'm not promoting snacking but let's be realistic - we're human and we get hungry between meals. Last week was Teacher Appreciation week at school. For the other teachers, this meant a bevy of treats - brownies, cookies, and chips, oh my! For yours truly, however, this meant a week of closing my eyes and nose every time I walked into the office to avoid the tempting sight and scent of freshly baked chocolate-anything.  Thankfully, I had an arsenal of these yummy biscuits and I survived!   
   If food blogger Jessie B's "Cheesy" Zucchini Biscuits met the Whole Smith's Apple Cherry Frittata, this would be their love child. When you can't kick your cravings for pancakes or pastries, start grating some apples and whip up these bad boys!



Apple Cherry "Cheese Biscuits"
3 Granny Smith Apples, peeled and grated
Apple juice (squeeze grated apples and use juice)
1/2 tbsp cinnamon
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp water
cup of raw cashews
1/2 - 3/4 cup of frozen cherries
1/4 cup coconut flour
shredded, unsweetened coconut to sprinkle on top

Oven at 375
Add cinnamon and grated apples to a large bowl
In a food processor, combine cashews, lemon juice, water and apple juice. Should form a chunky cashew butter (so good - try not to eat it all)
In a separate bowl, mix yummy cashew butter with 2 eggs. Stir until completely combined. 
Add egg-cashew batter to grated apples. Stir in coconut flour until batter-like consistency. You may need to shake in a bit more flour. 
In the same food processor (no need to clean it yet!), add cherries and pulse until all chopped. 
Add cherries to batter and stir. 
Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil (or parchment paper for all you fancy pants)
Grease cookie sheet with a bit of coconut oil to prevent sticking.
Spoon batter onto sheet. Makes 8-10 biscuits. Sprinkle with coconut. 
Bake for 25-30 minutes until firm and golden brown. 
Let cool before removing from pan. 
Store in the fridge. 
Enjoy! 

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