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I have never had apple butter in my life, nor had I dreamed of making it ever. Perhaps the Lord had some other plans, and I was directed to come up with an experiment to make apple butter on stovetop without any added sugar. The batch of apples was overly sweet. The idea sprung upon me to try my hands at sugarfree apple jam - yes, you may call it apple butter or apple jam. I am simply in love with the end product, which is far healthier and yummier than market junk.  This stuff is good enough to indulge in on a cold winter day - during breakfast as a spread on toast or just like that. One spoon is simply not enough to satiate your cravings for more. I bet it! It is so addictive!


So what makes the sugarfree apple butter special?
First things first - it's sugarfree - which gives it an edge over all of its competitors.It's sans preservatives and chemicals.It's yummy, yummy, and oh so so yummy!- trust me.It's kid-friendly and equally appetizing for adults and elders.It'…

Welcome back to another gluten-free recipe. This almond cookie recipe is special because it uses the goodness of carotene-rich carrots, which is converted by the body to Vitamin A - essential for your eye health. Again, the refined sugar-free part makes it even healthier. The gluten-free cookie recipe uses olive oil, with the minimal use of butter or ghee. On top of it, this is another from my series on baking without baking powder, soda. What more could you ask for? Did  I say there is no refined flour here? This simple cookie recipe gives you an overload of fiber from nutty almonds, minerals from jaggery, vitamin E from extra virgin olive oil, and protein and carbs from brown rice flour.



All in all, this simple healthy cookie recipe packs a powerful punch in terms of health. You cannot stop munching on these crunchy bites. But I do not advise doing so, for a cookie is a cookie!


If you are gluten sensitive, it means you might:


have celiac diseasesuffer from stomach problems from glut…

Wondering why you actually need to dry tulsi or basil leaves? Well, the winters can be quite hard on basil plant. So you cannot get your basil produce from your sensitive plant during the cold season. Since basil is antiseptic, antiviral, and antibacterial, it is a potent remedy for cold attacks during winters. But since the plant is hardly available during this season, this is the best way to use basil in winters when you cannot find fresh produce anywhere. The cold season is harsh on basil and most leaves wither under such climatic conditions. But with its antiviral properties, basil is a healing herb that offers soothing relief in the cold season from viral symptoms.


This is the right way to keep your stock of basil and preserve tulsi when the weather is detrimental to the basil plant growth. Dried tulsi leaves or powder can be used in all recipes and remedies where fresh leaves are used. Make tulsi tea with these dried basil leaves and enjoy comforting relief from viral symptoms. …

I had granola bars on my mind when I started with this project. Gradually as I moved forward, I had to change my mind and decided to bake these bars. The final outcome was something like cookies and a bit like energy bars. Well, let's take the middle path and christen these as cookie bars.

Hello friends, welcome back.
It's time for yet another healthy recipe.
It's cookie bars today -
cookie bars? you might wonder!
We have tried energy bars, and we have lots of healthy cookie recipes here
I call these cookie bars because I had decided to make gluten-free energy bars, but as I progressed with the recipe, it ended up being a cookie bar -yes, a mix of cookies and bars
So it has the best of both worlds- cookies and bars.
If you love cookies, you will love these.
If you love barks, then cookie bars will steal your heart.
so what are you waiting for?
Let's jump right into the recipe:




Ingredients

1/2 cup- poha/rice flakes
1/2 cup- almond meal/powder (check the recipe for almo…

Convincing your loved ones to eat healthy is a tough task.
Not everyone comes out as a winner!
We need to encourage our kids to love to eat real food - that is, nutritious, healthy, and honest food less fast food less junk food And they need to see us eating healthy by example!
Welcome back to another healthylicious refined sugar free cookie recipe. Yes, it is cookie time again - the sorghum cookie recipe comes to you without any raising agents. The key to making raising agent-free cookies that are light, fluffy, and healthy lies here!! The secret gives you crunchy bites as well. So what are you waiting for?  Let's jump right in to the refined flour and sugar-free cookie recipe. A Peep Into the Benefits of Jowar/Sorghum The ancient grain is a rich source of fiber, so it is a great constipation aid and helps in digestion.
A rich source of calcium, magnesium, and copper, jowar or sorghum is gluten-free and thus an ideal grain for those with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity issu…

Do you love cakes? We all do. Paro loves cakes too. This time I involved her in the cake making process and used homemade hide and seek biscuits to create a baked beauty that Paro sweetie loved. In fact, the batter itself was too yummy that Paro and I couldn't resist licking the bowl.


While my 2-year-old Paro was excited to make a cake, she loved the baked dark beauty that used homemade multigrain hide and seek.  It was a soft, crumbly, and moist cake that used no oil. But feel free to add 1-2 tbsp of oil to prevent it from crumbling or keep it in the refrigerator and cut it only when the cake has completely cooled down.

But the biscuit cake was too yummy and Paro loved it like anything. Perhaps she was excited that she had "made" the cake, so she thoroughly enjoyed it.
Ingredients 1 cup- powdered hide and seek biscuits (I have used homemade multigrain hide & seek)
2 tbsp- jaggery powder (more or less depending on your taste)
1 ripe banana
1/2 cup- milk
toasted nuts…

Yes, it's dark, it's crunchy, and it's healthier than the store-bought one!
My parents were returning home, so packed this batch of healthy cookies or hide and seek biscuits for my 2-year-old Paro and another batch of quinoa digestives for everyone else. I must say both goodies were loved by one and all.

Did you try out the quinoa digestives batch? If you haven't done so, do give it a try. It will become your favorite digestives recipe.
Regarding this batch of multigrain hide and seek, your kidoo will love these. I hope you remember my multigrain bourbon too, which were loved by everyone alike.
I am sure this batch of healthy atta cookies will become a favorite with kids. If you do not want it too chocolatty, reduce the amount of cocoa and jaggery.

Paro too loves both while my bhabhi thinks quinoa tastes coconutty!

If your kids love hide and seek biscuits, then this multigrain cookie recipe is for you. Your tiny tots would love the crunchy choclatty bites as much as y…