What I Make

Chocolate Honey Cashews

Serves: 3

Ingredients:
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons 100% honey
3/4 cup lightly salted whole cashews
10 – 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Whisk oil and honey together. Add cashews and toss until well coated. Put mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 25 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes while enjoying the aromatic scent. Microwave chips in a microwave safe bowl for 1 minute or until melted. Stir until smooth. Drizzle chocolate over cashews. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chocolate hardens. Break apart. If there are any leftover after tasting, store in an airtight container.

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What I Make

Individual Fruit Crisps

Serves: 3

Ingredients:
1 apple (I used a Braeburn apple.)
1 pear (I used a Bartlett pear.)
1/2 cup blueberries
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
2 oats ‘n honey crunchy granola bars

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Peel and dice apple and pear. Whisk together butter, honey, water, and cinnamon. Put fruit in a 9-inch baking dish. Pour butter mixture over fruit. Stir until fruit is well coated. Bake for 30 minutes or until fruit is soft. While fruit is in the oven, put bars in a zipper baggie. Seal baggie and crush bars with a rolling pin. Spoon warm fruit into individual serving bowls and top with 1/8 cup granola crumbs.

What I Make

Waffle with Honey Butter and Blueberries

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
1 gluten free frozen waffle
1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
16 fresh blueberries, gently rinsed and dried

Directions:
Toast waffle until heated through. In a small microwave safe bowl, microwave butter for 15 seconds or until melted. Add honey and stir until thoroughly combined. Drizzle honey butter over waffle and top with blueberries. Have with a glass of water and a good source of protein that does not contain sugar, such as my Cheese Omelet recipe.