Omega Nutrition Recipes: Dessert Ideas

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Banana-Pumpkin Seed Butter Bread Ingredients 1/2 cup (120 ml) Omega Nutrition Pumpkin Seed Butter 1/2 cup (120 ml) Maple syrup 1 tsp (5 ml) Omega Nutrition Nutri-Flax® 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Water 1/4 cup (60 ml) Yogurt 1 1/4 cup (300 ml) Mashed bananas (3 small or 2 large) 1 cup (240 ml) Spelt flour 1/2 cup (120 ml) Buckwheat flour 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Salt 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Baking soda Directions In one bowl mix Nutri-Flax® and water together and let sit few minutes. Mix wet ingredients in with Nutri-Flax® and water. In a separate bowl, mix dry ingredients together. Then add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Place mix in an oiled loaf pan and bake at 350°F (180°C) for 35-45 minutes.

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Carob Almond Butter Crispies Ingredients 1 cup (240 ml) Almond butter 12 drops Stevia Liquid Concentrate 3 Tbsp (45 ml) heaping Omega Nutrition Nutri-Flax® 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Carob powder 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Omega Nutrition Coconut Oil (or Essential Balance® Oil) 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Vanilla flavoring 1/2 tsp Sea salt 4 cups Crushed, crisped brown rice cereal 1 cup (240 ml) Chopped pecans Directions Place the almond butter, stevia, Nutri-Flax®, carob, oil, vanilla, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Combine thoroughly. Stir in the crisped rice and pecans. Shape the mixture into 2-inch balls, and serve.

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Chocolate Pudding Ingredients 20 oz (600g) Soft tofu 1/3-1/2 cup (80-120 ml) Maple syrup (or Brown rice syrup) 3 Tbsp (45 ml) Omega Nutrition Essential Balance® Jr 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Vanilla 1/2 cup (120 ml) Cocoa powder 1 Banana 1 Organic lemon, juiced Directions Blend tofu, syrup, Essential Balance Jr™, vanilla, and cocoa powder in food processor; blend until smooth. Scrape down sides with spatula if necessary. Pour into custard cups and chill for 1 hour (or pour into freezie container and serve as ice cream bars). Garnish pudding with banana slices and sprinkle with drops of lemon juice (to prevent browning). Yield 8 kid sized portions.

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Coconut Short Bread Ingredients 3/4 cup (180 ml) Omega Nutrition Coconut Oil 1/3 cup (80 ml) Raw sugar 2 cups (480 ml) Flour 1 tsp (5 ml) Vanilla 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Salt 1 cup (240 ml) Unsweetened coconut Directions Combine ingredients. Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet and bake 10-20 minutes at 350°F (180°C).

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Creamy Rice Pudding Ingredients 1 cup (240 ml) Basmati rice 1 cup (240 ml) Heavy cream 3 cups (720 ml) Water 1/4 tsp (1 ml) White stevia powder 1/2 cup (120 ml) Raisins 1/2 cup (120 ml) Shredded coconut 1 tsp (5 ml) Cinnamon 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Nutmeg 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Sea salt Directions In a medium saucepan, bring two cups of water to a boil. Add 1/2 tsp. sea salt and one cup Basmati rice. Bring to a second boil, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 30 minutes until rice is tender. Combine cream, stevia, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisin, coconut and remaining one cup of water with rice. Mix well. Place rice mixture in a casserole dish and sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until pudding is firm. Serve warm.

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Crispy Chocolate Squares Ingredients 3/4 cup (180 ml) Honey 1 tsp (5 ml) Vanilla 1 cup (240 ml) Semi-Sweet chocolate chips 1 cup (240 ml) Omega Nutrition Pumpkin Seed Butter 3 cups 720 ml) Rice cereal 1 cup (240 ml) Raisins or Pumpkin seeds (optional) Directions Combine honey and Pumpkin Seed Butter in a large saucepan. Stir constantly on medium heat until smooth. Add cereal, chocolate chips, and seeds or raisins. Continue stirring until well mixed, then stir in vanilla. Press into a greased 8" x 9" pan and chill for 1 hour. When solid, cut into bars and serve.

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Mock Maple Syrup Ingredients 1 tsp (5 ml) Arrowroot (or 1-1/2 tsp Tapioca flour) 1 cup (240 ml) Water 1/8 tsp (.5 ml) White stevia powder 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Natural maple flavoring (corn-free) 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Natural vanilla flavoring or powder (corn-free) Directions In a saucepan, stir the arrowroot or tapioca flour into the water. Bring the mixture to a boil - it will thicken slightly and become clear. Stir in the stevia and flavorings, taking care that the stevia is completely dissolved. Serve immediately or when slightly cooled. Any leftover syrup may be refrigerated and, if necessary, reheated to redissolve the starch.

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Mom's Pie Crust Ingredients 2 cups (480 ml) Unbleached white flour 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Sea salt (for taste only - not essential if on low salt diet) 1/2 cup (120 ml) Omega Nutrition Coconut Oil 1/4 cup (60 ml) Butter (unsalted, if possible) 1/4 cup (60 ml) Ice water (add until dough comes together) Directions Mix flour and salt in large bowl. Cut in Coconut Oil and butter with pastry knife until crumbly. Add water to flour mixture until desired consistency. The true amount of water in a pastry recipe varies depending on the moisture content of the flour. If you add too much water, the dough gets tough, not enough and the dough can be too crumbly. Chill dough before rolling into pie crust (keeps up to 1 week in fridge or longer in freezer). Yield 1 double crust pie.

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Pumpkin Seed Butter Brownies Ingredients 1/3 cup (80 ml) Omega Nutrition Coconut Oil 1 1/3 cup (320 ml) Brown sugar, firmly packed 1/2 cup (120 ml) Omega Nutrition Pumpkin Seed Butter 3 Eggs 1 tsp (5 ml) Vanilla 1 cup (240 ml) Flour 3/4 tsp (3 ml) Baking powder 1/4 tsp (1 ml) Baking soda 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Salt Directions Melt butter in saucepan. Beat in brown sugar, Pumpkin Seed Butter, vanilla and eggs until well blended. Add flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and blend well. Pour into a 9" x 12" pan (oiled with Coconut Oil). Bake in oven preheated to 350°F (180°C) for 20-30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If desired, frost with Pumpkin Seed Butter Frosting.

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Pumpkin Seed Butter Cookies Ingredients 1/4 cup (60 ml) Omega Nutrition Coconut Oil 1/2 cup (120 ml) Brown sugar, firmly packed 1 medium Egg, beaten 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Vanilla 1/2 cup (120 ml) Omega Nutrition Pumpkin Seed Butter 1 cup (240 ml) All purpose flour, unsifted 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Baking soda 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Sea salt Directions In a mixing bowl, cream Coconut Oil and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. Blend in Pumpkin Seed Butter. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir gradually into pumpkin seed butter mixture until well blended. Shape cookie on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F for 12-15 minutes or until brown.

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Vanilla Pudding Ingredients 4 cups (960 ml) Water 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Agar powder (or 4 heaping Tbsp Agar flakes) 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Arrowroot 1/2 tsp (2 ml) Sea salt 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Lecithin granules 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Ghee 1 Tbsp (15 ml) Stevia working solution (1 tsp white stevia powder dissolved in 3 Tbsp water) 4 Tbsp (60 ml) Vanilla 3 small Yellow squash, chopped, cooked, drained, and pureed Directions Dissolve agar in 2 cups water. Dissolve arrowroot in 2 Tbsp water. Combine agar and arrowroot and cook over low heat until thickened. Add sea salt, lecithin, ghee, stevia and remaining water. Simmer 10-15 minutes. Pour into a baking dish to cool and gel (this takes several hours, but can be done faster with refrigeration). When firm, place mixture in a blender and blend until smooth. Add pureed yellow squash and vanilla, and continue blending until very creamy. Serve.