Almond Flour recipes for Phases 2 and 3 of the SBD

I posted a couple of recipes on last week's SB check-in thread, and I'm putting them up again here so they'll be available to anyone who wants them:

Traci B's Almond Flour Semisweet Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 c. almond flour
1 t. baking soda
Scant 1 t. sea salt
1/2 cup Smart Balance spread and1 stick butter OR 1 cup Smart Balance spread
1 c. granulated Splenda
1/8 c. brown sugar (optional, for that brown sugar flavor you can't get any other way)
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
12 oz. bag semisweet chocolate chips.

Preheat oven to 375. Beat Smart Balance, butter, Splenda, brown sugar (if using) and vanilla together until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating the first one into the mixture before adding the second. Add the almond flour 1/2 a cup to one cup at a time, incorporating it completely into the batter before adding more. Add the baking soda and salt and beat into the batter until completely mixed. Fold chips into the batter, then drop by small spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for about 11 minutes or until tops are golden brown. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

I found that the cookies are a bit grainy, but that's a fact of life when using almond flour. There's also a Splenda aftertaste, but that's to be expected as well. My dad, who's not dieting, tried one and said it was pretty good. I agree, and I found I was able to eat two and walk away without it triggering a chocolate craving.

Traci B's Almond Flour Pancakes
As for the pancakes, I found a recipe online and tweaked it. One of my tweaks was to add a little organic spelt flour to stabilize the batter and thicken it, but if you're still in Phase 1, you should leave it out since spelt is a grain (a cousin to wheat, according to the bag). Here's my version (makes about 6 pancakes, depending on size):

1 cup almond flour
1/8 cup organic spelt flour (optional, for use in Phases 2 and 3)
1 t. baking powder
Scant 1/4 t. sea salt
2 eggs
2 T. oil
1/4 cup water or milk (skim milk or 1%; it makes a richer batter)
Vanilla to taste
Cinnamon to taste

Mix and cook as you would regular pancakes, flipping when the bottom is browned.


Hope you enjoy them! Let me know what you think, or if you have any tweaks of your own to improve them.

Traci