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Jessica’s Chocolate Almond Biscotti Recipe

Chocolate Almond Biscotti Recipe

Paleo, SCD Friendly, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Low Sugar

My favorite thing to have with a cup of tea is crispy, lightly sweetened biscotti. However, four years ago I realized that I am allergic to gluten so I have not been able to enjoy this delicious combination any more. There is one cafe near me that does sell gluten free chocolate biscotti but a single one costs $4.99 and they are mostly just sugar. I have wanted to make biscotti myself for a long time and I had no idea how easy it was! When I cook something new I always look at multiple recipes online and realize that no two recipes are the same. I end up just making up my own recipe using the best ingredients from all of the recipes I found. My theory is that, “if the dough tastes good the cookies will taste good!” And of course it goes the same for biscotti!

Ingredients:

2 cups Almond flour
1 cup Coconut flour
3/4 cup unsweetened Coco powder
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Sea salt
1 teaspoon Jamu Juice instant chai tea (or a pinch of the following spices: ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg, fennel, fenugreek, black pepper and cayenne pepper)
2 large eggs or 3 small eggs
¼ cup coconut oil (room temperature soft or melted)
¼ cup butter or ghee (room temperature soft…or just add ore coconut oil)
1 cup coconut sugar (optional)
1/2 cup to 1 cup of honey or maple syrup or honey (depending on how sweet you want it to be)
10 drops of Stevia or 5 little packets (optional…so make it sugar free use stevia instead of sugar and maple syrup)
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
½ teaspoon Almond extract (optional)
1 teaspoon Lemon zest (optional)
2 cups Slivered or chopped almonds (or chopped)
2 cups chocolate chips (optional)

gluten free, gran free, low sugar, chocolate, cocolate chip, almond biscotti

Fresh out of the oven!

Direction:

Preheat oven to 375
Grease two cookie trays with coconut oil or butter
Mix the first 6 dry ingredients together
With a fork, whisk or egg beater whip the eggs in a small bowl
In a separate large bowl mix butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, honey or maple syrup and stevia using an eggbeater if you have one.
Add the egg and then add the vanilla extract and lemon zest
Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir
Add the chocolate chips and almonds

The dough should be the consistency of cookie dough but on the dry side. If it is to moist add more flower and if it is too dry add some milk, almond milk, coconut milk or water. Taste it to make sure it is sweet enough. Add more sugar, honey maple syrup or stevia if you would like.

Put half of the mixture on one pan and half on the other. Use your hands (and or a spatula) to spread it out into 1 inch thick elongated oval. At this point you can sprinkle more almond slivers on top if you want.
Bake for 23-30 minutes or until slightly brown around the edges and firm to touch.
Let cool and set the oven temp to 225
When it is still warm, but cool enough to touch, cut the biscotti into about 1-2 inch wide strips and separate them by at least ¼ in.
Put the biscotti’s back in the oven for another 20 or 30 minutes or until dry and crispy but not burnt.

Karma Story

Some amazing things happened to me yesterday that made me more aware of how connected we all are and how the karmic flow works. I broke my wrist snowboarding about 5 years ago and ever since then my wrist has been sore and I have been unable to put a lot of weight on it. I was supposed to get surgery in Colorado when my injury first happened but I postponed it until a week ago. Yesterday, I went to the hospital to get my stitches removed and to get a hard cast put on, when I saw a homeless man asking for money at a stop light. I looked in my wallet and only had a dollar in cash; so, I gave it to him along with a packet of tea. He said, “Thank you. God bless you!” and I drove away feeling grateful for the opportunity to give.

When I arrived at my appointment the secretary gave me the option of paying her $2 in cash to get out of the parking garage or paying $4 with my credit card at the gate. I searched through my wallet and could only come up with $1.37. Had I not given away my dollar I would have saved $2 but as I swiped my credit card I thought, “Oh well, maybe it will even out at some point.”

That evening, I went to the grocery store to get a few things and as I was checking out, the guy in front went to swipe his credit card and the cashier said, “sir that’s hers” and he smiled and was said, “that’s ok” and paid for all of my groceries! I felt so overwhelmed with gratitude that it didn’t occur to me until I got in my car that I should have given him a packet of tea or something else in return. I drove back into the parking lot to see if I could catch him before he left but he had disappeared.

It was about 8:30pm and I had a little time to kill before meeting my friends at a bar, so, I sat amongst the exposed roots of a tall tree whose branches were waving widely in the cold wind. I thanked the universe for these opportunities to give and receive and asked to be presented with more opportunities to give and to be of service to humanity.

I turned my head toward the street and saw that several cars had stopped to let a very old woman, hunched over with a cane with 5 bags of groceries, hobble across the street. I ran over to help her. I only had one hand to give but I took her groceries and gave my elbow for support. Her groceries were quite heavy and she could never have made it home without help. Another gentleman who was sitting on his porch in his pajamas smoking a cigarette saw us and came to our assistance as well.

The three of us walked this funny old lady back to her nursing home as she told stories of skiing and ice-skating in Canada. The wind was strong and bitter cold so she had to stop multiple times to blow her noise and regain her balance. When we got to her house she clearly enjoyed my company so much it was hard to leave. I finally escaped leaving with a kiss and packet of tea. I again thanked the universe for this opportunity to be of service.

The rest of the evening, I was presented with several more opportunities to give and help and met some amazing people. I felt so grateful to be able to dance again after several days of excruciating pain in my wrist and a week of almost complete inactivity.

I realized that I usually think of giving and receiving as more of a linear back and forth thing; one person does you a favor so you do them a favor, but it rarely works like that. Giving and receiving happen simultaneously. When you give you receive thanks and when you receive you give gratitude. Both of these actions make you feel connected and more in the flow of life. If you find yourself feeling out of alignment or out of the flow just do a favor for someone, give a compliment, write a sweet letter or give a meaningful gift and you will feel connected again.