almond – Cooking with a Cat https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com Recipes for Fast Metabolism Diet Mon, 09 Jan 2023 17:15:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.2 How to make almond milk https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/how-to-make-almond-milk/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/how-to-make-almond-milk/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:04:58 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=4376 More and more people go to vegetable milk; whether for food intolerance, whether by an ethical choice or because of health issues, vegetable milk is having incredible success. There are all kinds of vegetable milk, coconut, oats, quinoa, almonds, rice, etc., and they…

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More and more people go to vegetable milk; whether for food intolerance, whether by an ethical choice or because of health issues, vegetable milk is having incredible success. There are all kinds of vegetable milk, coconut, oats, quinoa, almonds, rice, etc., and they can be found everywhere, even in supermarkets.

Despite being a healthy choice, it’s essential to pay attention to labels: many vegetable milk brands add sugars, artificial aromas, and thickeners to their products. For this reason, I share this super easy recipe to make almond milk at home. I hope you like it 😉

Almond milk

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Phase 3 Serves: 2 - 3 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • 2 cup - 224 gr raw almonds
  • 7 cup of water - 1680 ml (you can use more water if you want lighter milk)

Instructions

  1. Put the almonds to soak for at least 8 hours; I usually leave them overnight.
  2. The next day, rinse the almonds well and peel them. You will see that once soaked, the skin will be effortless to remove: it is enough to apply a little pressure with your fingers, and the almond comes out on its own. (You can also use already peeled almonds and skip this step).
  3. When your almonds are peeled, put them in the blender with the water. You can use more water if you want lighter milk. You can divide this process into several batches if not all the ingredients fit into your blender.
  4. Add the water and process everything very well until the almonds have entirely powdered.
  5. Strain the liquid through a cloth or vegetable milk bag to separate the milk from the almond pulp. It is important to squeeze as much as possible to remove all the milk.
  6. Note: do not throw away the pulp as you can use it for other recipes.
  7. Your almond milk is ready to be used. Keep it in an airtight glass jar in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.

This recipe is suitable for the Fast Metabolism Diet, FMD Phase 3. 1 cup of almond milk is 1 serving of healthy fat for <20 pounds; 1 1/2 cup of almond milk is 1 serving of healthy fat for >20 pounds.

For this recipe, you may need:

  

Notes

* The remaining okara can be added to different types of preparation.

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Coconut chocolate with nuts https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/coconut-chocolate-with-nuts/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/coconut-chocolate-with-nuts/#respond Sat, 20 Apr 2019 11:40:19 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=5322 Despite what is often said, chocolate does not have to be unhealthy, it all depends on the ingredients it contains. This recipe for 100% vegan coconut chocolate, gluten-free and sugar-free, is ideal to treat yourself sweet and healthy. I hope you enjoy this recipe! For this recipe,…

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Despite what is often said, chocolate does not have to be unhealthy, it all depends on the ingredients it contains. This recipe for 100% vegan coconut chocolategluten-free and sugar-free, is ideal to treat yourself sweet and healthy.

I hope you enjoy this recipe!

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Coconut chocolate with nuts

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Ingredients

  • 9 tablespoons of coconut oil
  • 9 tablespoons of raw cocoa
  • 1/4 cup of water
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons of birch xylitol or stevia to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoons of raw almonds
  • 1/8 teaspoons of raw hazelnuts
  • 1 pinch of salt

Instructions

  1. Chop the almonds and hazelnuts with a knife.
  2. Melt the coconut oil in a small casserole.
  3. Mix the coconut oil with cocoa, water, sweetener and a pinch of salt until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
  4. Mix the crushed almonds and hazelnuts to the mixture.
  5. Arrange the mixture in a tray lined with baking paper or in a silicone mold.
  6. Leave in the fridge at least a couple of hours.

This recipe is suitable for the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 3. With these amounts, you get 4 healthy fat servings for <20 pounds.

For this recipe, you may need:

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Almond butter https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/almond-butter/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/almond-butter/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 16:06:10 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=5229 Almond butter is becoming increasingly popular, so much so that it is almost as famous as its cousin, peanut butter. Although in Spain there are many brands that offer delicious almond butter, when I have time I always prefer to make it…

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Almond butter is becoming increasingly popular, so much so that it is almost as famous as its cousin, peanut butter. Although in Spain there are many brands that offer delicious almond butter, when I have time I always prefer to make it myself since it is very easy and is cheaper.

I hope you like it!

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Almond butter

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup of raw almonds

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 340º F (175ºC).
  2. Place the almonds on a baking sheet.
  3. Bake for 8 minutes or until the almonds are lightly toasted. Allow cooling completely.
  4. Place the almonds in the blender and process them. First, all the almonds are going to be crushed. When they start to stick to the processor, they have to be stopped and mixed with a spatula.
  5. Process again and repeat the same process several times until the almonds begin to release their natural oils, first a ball will form.
  6. Continue processing until the ball that was formed begins to take the consistency of almond cream.
  7. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

This recipe is suitable for Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 3. With these amounts, you get 4 healthy fat servings, for <20 pounds.

 

Notes

Keep your almond butter in a sealed jar, in the fridge, for a couple or three weeks.

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Easter Muffins https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/easter-muffins/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/easter-muffins/#respond Sat, 31 Mar 2018 18:03:58 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=4201 Easter has arrived and, as always, I propose a super healthy recipe to share with your families in these holidays. The Italian tradition inspires this year’s recipe: as you already know, although I live in Barcelona, I am originally from Rome, where…

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Easter has arrived and, as always, I propose a super healthy recipe to share with your families in these holidays. The Italian tradition inspires this year’s recipe: as you already know, although I live in Barcelona, I am originally from Rome, where the Easter breakfast is an incredible event. The whole family gathers and eats cheese bread, eggs, artichoke omelet, but the main protagonist is the Colomba, a delicious sweet shaped like a dove and covered with almonds and sugar. The recipe that I propose today is a healthy version of this Italian sweet, I choose muffin molds with Easter decorations, but you can put it in the traditional mold in the form of Colomba or a classic cake mold, as you like it ?

Easter Muffins

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup of sorghum flour
  • 1/8 cup of tapioca flour
  • 1/8 cup of quinoa flour
  • 1/4 cup of almond meal
  • 1 whole egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 5 tablespoons of birch xylitol *
  • 6 tablespoons of sunflower oil
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1/2 vanilla pod
  • 2 tablespoons cacao nibs
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 cup of whole raw almonds
  • 1/4 cup of almond milk **

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
  2. In a large bowl beat the egg with 1 egg white and 4 tablespoons of xylitol until it becomes a foamy compound.
  3. Add the grated orange zest, the vanilla seeds, the sunflower oil, the almond milk and mix well.
  4. In another bowl, mix all the flours, the baking soda and the cream of tartar and add them to the liquid compound. If it is too dry, add a few more tablespoons of almond milk.
  5. Add the cacao nibs and mix well.
  6. Distribute the compound in muffin molds or cake mold.
  7. [OPTIONAL] *** In a small saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of xylitol, when it entirely melts beat the remaining egg white and add the melt xylitol.
  8. Put a teaspoon of the compound of egg white and xylitol on the surface the most muffins and mix the surface lightly with a fork, to integrate a bit the two compounds.
  9. Garnish with the whole almonds and bake for 20 minutes.****

This recipe is suitable for the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase3; With these amounts, you get 4 healthy fat servings and 4 grain serving, but just 1 protein serving, for <20 pounds.

For this recipe, you may need:
    

Notes

* You can use stevia instead of xylitol, but then skip step 7, which is optional, since with stevia it cannot be done. - ** This recipe uses 1/4 cup of almond milk as condiment. - *** If you decide to skip this step use the egg white and xylitol of this step with the egg white and xylitol from step 1. - **** If you want to use a cake mold instead of muffins molds, bake it 25/30 minutes.- - WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: https://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbology

Happy Easter everyone!

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The winner is: Mr. Cheesecake https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/the-winner-is-mr-cheesecake/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/the-winner-is-mr-cheesecake/#respond Sat, 24 Feb 2018 14:01:53 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=3270 At the beginning of the year, I promised to prepare some of the recipes that you proposed, so after a survey on my Facebook page, we have a winning recipe: the cheesecake, probably one of the most popular desserts in the world.…

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At the beginning of the year, I promised to prepare some of the recipes that you proposed, so after a survey on my Facebook page, we have a winning recipe: the cheesecake, probably one of the most popular desserts in the world.

The cheesecake has an origin older than we think, in fact already in Ancient Greece there were sweet cakes based on cheese. Over time this recipe has evolved and changed in each country until in the nineteenth century, it crossed the Atlantic. Around the year 1872, a cheesemaker from Philadelphia tried to create a soft cheese, ideal for this type of preparations, and thus the famous Philadelphia cheese was born, indispensable for the cheesecake. But it was only in the twentieth century when the New York cheesecake was born as we know it today, created by Arnold Reuben.

The version that I propose today is a vegan and gluten-free version, prepared with nuts and oats. Despite not containing diary-cheese it has the original cheesecake texture and is really delicious.

Try it also with this jam of rhubarb and ginger.

New York Cheesecake, vegan and gluten-free

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Phase 3 Serves: 4 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • For the base:
  • 1/2 cup of raw old fashioned oats
  • 1/8 cup of raw almonds
  • 1½ tablespoons of coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons of birch xylitol or Stevia to taste *
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • Cloves powder to taste
  • For the filling:
  • 1/2 cup of cashew nuts (cashews) raw
  • 1/4 cup of coconut milk in cardboard **
  • 3 tablespoons of sunflower oil
  • 1 tablespoon tapioca starch or arrowroot
  • 3 tablespoons of birch xylitol or Stevia to taste *
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
  • Topping:
  • 1 cup of raspberries or other F3 fruit
  • Rhubarb and ginger jam

Instructions

NY Cheesecake vegano y sin gluten

  1. Put cashews (cashews) in a bowl and let them soak in cold water overnight
  2. Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
  3. Put all the ingredients to make the base in a processor and crush them until there is a homogeneous mass.
  4. Line a mold with baking paper and distribute the dough at the bottom of the mold and level with a spoon.
  5. Bake the base for 15 minutes. Take it out of the oven.
  6. Meanwhile, make the filling: put in a processor the cashews soaked all night, coconut milk and sunflower oil and crush until a smooth and homogeneous cream. It may take a few minutes.
  7. Add the xylitol or stevia, and one tablespoon of lemon juice beat again. Add the second spoonful of lemon juice and beat again.
  8. Add the sifted tapioca flour and beat again until it is fully incorporated.
  9. Pour the cashew preparation into the mold and bake for 30/40 minutes at 320ºF (160ºC).
  10. Wait for it to cool and put in the fridge. Unmold only when completely cold and serve with raspberries for breakfast or rhubarb and ginger jam for dinner.

This recipe is compatible with the Fast Metabolism Diet – FMD Phase 3; With these quantities, you got 4 healthy fat servings for <20 pounds but ONLY 2 grain serving for <20 pounds.

Notes

* I do not write an exact amount of stevia because there is usually much difference between one brand and another, some sweeten more and others less. ** This recipe uses 1/4 cup of coconut milk as a condiment. - WARNING FOR CELIAC: always check that the products that you use are certified without gluten, for who has doubts in this respect can be informed in the following link: https://bit.ly/GlutenFreeSymbology

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Waiting for the Three Wise Kings: Gluten free “Roscón” https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/waiting-for-the-three-wise-kings-gluten-free-roscon/ https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/en/waiting-for-the-three-wise-kings-gluten-free-roscon/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:38:31 +0000 https://www.ungatoenlacocina.com/?p=3056 The Roscón de Reyes is the protagonist of all January 6, at least in countries such as Spain and Mexico. It is a dessert covered with sugar, fruit in syrup and sometimes nuts. It can be prepared without filling or filling with…

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The Roscón de Reyes is the protagonist of all January 6, at least in countries such as Spain and Mexico. It is a dessert covered with sugar, fruit in syrup and sometimes nuts. It can be prepared without filling or filling with marzipan. If it is not filled, it can be opened in half (once it is cooked) and filled with cream or chocolate cream, to make it even more delicious. The recipe that I propose, today is for a super healthy Roscón, gluten-free and without sugar. It is excellent and fluffy although slightly more dense than the classic one. I suggest filling it with the ganache that I explain in this recipe.

This sweet, apart from being a perfect dessert, is a guardian of traditions. Here in Spain, before putting the roscón in the oven, you have to hide a king figure and a dry fava bean hides in the dough; whoever finds the king is given a cardboard crown and whoever finds the bean will have to bring the roscón the following year. In Mexico, my friend Alice told me that they hide several little Jesus figures and whoever finds it has to invite everyone to his house to eat tamales on the days of Candelaria (February 2).

If you know more traditions linked to this sweet, please tell me in the comments, I think it’s the most interesting 🙂

Roscón de Reyes sin gluten

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Phase 4 Serves: 4 - 6 Prep Time: Cooking Time:

Ingredients

  • 5/6 cup of buckwheat flour
  • 5/6 cup tapioca flour
  • 1/2 cup of brown rice flour
  • 45 gr of ghee
  • 1/2 cup of coconut sugar
  • 1 whole egg
  • 25gr of fresh yeast
  • 1/2 cup of warm water (to undo the yeast)
  • 1/4 cup of almond milk
  • 5 gr of xanthan
  • 10 gr of psyllium husk powder
  • To decorate:
  • 2 slices of orange
  • 1 tablespoon of birch xylitol
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons of almond milk
  • 1/4 cup chopped or sliced almonds
  • Little figures of Jesus or 1 King and 1 dry fava bean
  • Chocolate ganache (optional)

Instructions

  1. It is best to prepare the dough the night before: in a large bowl, mix flour, xanthan, psyllium husk and coconut sugar very well.
  2. Put the yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water and stir until the yeast dissolves completely. Join the water with yeast to the flour mixture. Stir with a spatula.
  3. Also, join the beaten egg and the almond milk with the dough and keep working with the spatula until the ingredients are thoroughly absorbed.
  4. When all the ingredients are absorbed, a more sticky and less homogenous will be formed. Work it with your hands until it starts to become homogeneous and to become smoother. At this point, it will not stick so much anymore.
  5. Add the ghee in pieces and work the dough with your hands until the ghee has been completely absorbed and a perfectly smooth dough is left.
  6. Form a ball with the dough, put it in the big bowl, cover it on the contact with plastic wrap and let it rest, inside the oven off, at least 8 hours (or even better all night).
  7. The next morning, the dough will have grown. There may be some small crack in your mass, it is normal.
  8. Cut two thin slices of orange, cut them in half, put them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake 10 minutes at 350ºF (180ºC).
  9. Put the dough on top of a smooth surface and form a chunky string of dough. If you’re not going to fill it with this chocolate ganache, it’s your time to hide what you want in the dough. Make sure that the dolls are well hidden with the dough because during the cooking the dough could be opened a little.
  10. Join the two ends of the cord to form the roscón. Make sure you join the dough well with your fingers, make sure there are no marks left.
  11. Put your roscón on a tray lined with baking paper and decorate it. With a brush, paint the surface with almond milk, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of xylitol, place the orange slices and chopped almonds.
  12. Bake the roscón at 320ºF (160ºC) for 40 minutes. If you think it will brown very quickly, you can put a sheet of baking paper on top.
  13. Before removing the roscón, make the test of the toothpick. Take it out of the oven and let it cool.
  14. If you are going to stuff it with this chocolate ganache, when it’s cold, open the roscón in half, like a sandwich. Cover the base with the chocolate ganache, hide the dolls, and place the top of the Roscón.

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