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Chocolate Covered Dates stuffed with Chaga Chai Ghee

Chocolate Covered Chai Chaga Ghee Stuffed Dates #Paleo #dessert #recipeChocolate Covered Chai Chaga Ghee Stuffed Dates #Paleo #dessert #recipe

Ghee is one of my favourite foods. I don’t eat a lot of dairy (I’m allergic to whey) so when I found out that ghee had no lactose, casein and whey I was ALL IN. In my opinion, ghee tastes better than butter anyway because it has a deeper, nuttier flavour.  I spread that stuff on bread, muffins, use it in elixirs, baking and smother it on dates for the best snack EVER. Like Ever, Ever! So I decided to make a tiny bit more elaborate recipe with the dates and ghee and share it with you all!

This recipe involves just 3 ingredients:

1)soft medjool dates

2)my chaga and chai spiced ghee

3)chocolate

That’s ALL! It’s so easy. Are you ready to give it a go?

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Orange Cardamom Caramel (with coconut sugar and ghee)

orange cardamom caramel recipe. Made with Ghee and coconut milk. Delicious on ice cream! #caramel #paleo

I spent this past weekend fighting the crowds at the One of A Kind Show here in Toronto.  Despite the hoardes of people I still go each year because it’s jam packed with crafters and makers from across the country and is the perfect place to buy gifts for the holidays.  I appreciate practical gifts or gifts that provide an experience but every once and awhile it is nice to give something just because it’s beautiful.  Here are some of my fav finds from the One of A Kind Show that make great presents (including to your yourself!)

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How to Make Ghee

how to make ghee

Ever since I found out I was allergic to whey (waaah goodbye cheese), I have been making my own ghee.

Ghee is unsalted butter that is heated, much like clarified butter, but is cooked longer to get that golden hue and delicious nutty flavour. The great thing about ghee is that the cooking process removes the lactose, casein and whey, making it easier to digest for those with dairy allergies(meeee!).  I also believe that ghee tastes way better than butter (am I alone on that or are there more ghee>butter people out there?).

If you are looking to add this healing food into your diet, which I encourage you to do, this How to Make Ghee guide will come in handy. Plus it has pictures. Pictures always help.

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