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Sweets – recipes

Ingredients

1 egg
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1 cup rice grits or white corn meal
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 cup milk (or coconut milk)
1/2 cup olive oil

1-2 Tbsp GF flour
2 tsp baking powder (aluminum free)
5 grated organic apples
1 grated zucchini
pinch of salt
3-4 oz (100g) dark chocolate

Apple Zucchini Chocolate Cake GF

Directions

Mix all the ingredients (except the chocolate) with the mixer: first mix the eggs, milk, sugar and oil, than add GF flour, rice grits, baking powder, pinch of salt and at the end just stir in apples and zucchini.

Pour it in the oiled square or rectangle pan and bake at 400F (200C) until edges just start to get golden, about 20 min ( you can check with a tooth pick if ready – dip one wooden toothpick in a dough and if nothing sticks to it when removed- your cake is ready)

Melt the chocolate with a pinch of salt and 1 Tbsp oil and pour it over the hot cake. You may serve it warm or cold.

Benefits

Zucchini: are rich in magnesium, which helps relieve anxiety, improves sleep and helps with memory, wound healing, immunity and much more.

They contain folate, also known as vitamin B-9. Folate helps support your metabolism, aiding in protein and nucleic acid metabolism. Both proteins and nucleic acids facilitate cell growth and aid in tissue maintenance which helps your cells access the amino acids to maintain tissue, while nucleic acid metabolism allows your body to synthesize new DNA, an essential process for cell growth. Eating one large zucchini boosts your folate intake by 78 micrograms.