Happy Sunday!
Here is my favorite paleo crispy chicken wing recipe. If you live in New England you are certainly looking for a healthy snack recipe while watching the Patriots play the Pittsburgh Steelers today. Quote from my favorite 18 year old, Conor, "These wings are BETTER than Pizzings wings." I will take it and I agree. Give them a try and let me know how you like them.

GO PATS!!

INGREDIENTS
3 lbs Wings
1/2 cup of tapioca flour
1 Tbsp Baking Powder
Olive Oil
Your Favorite sauce or fresh squeezed lemon with sea salt and pepper

STEPS
1) Mix baking powder and tapioca flour in a small bowl and set aside.
2) Add all wings into a large bowl and coat them in the flour mixture.
3) Shake off excess flour and lay in a single layer in a baking rack skin-side up over a large roasting tray.
4) Put in the refrigerator  for approximately 2 hours to dry out.
5) Pre-heat the oven to 450 deg. F.
6) Drizzle the wings with olive oil and bake for 35-40 minutes until deeply golden and crispy.
7) Remove from the oven and flip the wings over, drizzle with a little olive on the second side, and continue baking until the second side is as crispy as the first side.
8) Squeeze fresh lemon juice all over wings and then add salt and pepper.

Ingredients:

FOR THE TOPPING, 

1 cup of Tapioca Flour
1/2 cup of chopped Walnuts
1/2 cup of chopped Pecans
½ cup of Unsalted Kerry gold Grass-Fed Butter very cold and cut into small dices
½ tsp Baking Powder
1/3 cup of Coconut Sugar
1 tsp of Cinnamon
¼ tsp of Salt

FOR THE FILLING,

3 pounds of Macintosh Apples, peeled, cored and cut into big chunks
Zest and juice of half of a small Lemon
2 Tbsp of Tapioca Flour
2 tsp of ground Cinnamon
½ cup of Coconut Sugar
2 Stevia's

STEPS:

1) Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

2) In a large bowl, add all of the filling ingredients and mix together until all of the apples are coated.

3) Place the filling in a large casserole dish and set aside.

4) In the same large bowl, mix all of the topping ingredients except for the butter. Add the butter and using your index finger and your thumb pinch the butter with the flour until its all incorporated.

5) Scatter the topping all over the top of the apples and place the casserole dish on top of a baking sheet, bake for about 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. Let it cool for 10-15 min before serving.

Do you want to add homemade whipped cream to your Paleo Apple Crisp??

HOMEMADE PALEO WHIPPED CREAM

• 1 (15-ounce) can of full-fat coconut milk
• 1 tablespoon coconut sugar or more to taste (optional) or 2-3 stevia's
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or more to taste (optional)

Instructions

1. If using coconut milk, place the can of coconut milk in the refrigerator and leave it there until well-chilled; I left mine in overnight. **I have a can of coconut milk in my fridge at all times...just in case I need it!
2. Remove from refrigerator, flip the can and open the can of coconut milk.
3. There should be some water, pour this out separately and save to make smoothies.
4. Now you should have all coconut cream that is solidified.
5. Put this coconut cream in the bowl of a mixer
6. Turn your mixer  to high speed and whip the coconut cream for 3 to 5 minutes.
7. Whip until it becomes fluffy and light with soft peaks.
8. Mix in the sugar and/or vanilla if using.
9. Top your delicious, warm apple crisp with some whipped cream and enjoy!
10. You can also serve the whipped cream with fresh fruit, a paleo brownie or just scoop it out and eat it!

Happy Friday!

I am so excited to share with all of you my very first "snack-size" video. These short, fast, simple 1-minute cooking videos are the latest hit in the food industry. I showed my daughter Chloe one snack-size video by "Tasty" and she said, "I can do that Mom," so here it is! Chloe is the videographer and I am the recipe creator and food preparer. Honestly, I would not call myself a chef at all I just thoroughly enjoy creating recipes to make them healthy. Bottom line...I LOVE to eat but don't want to gain weight or feel like crap!  

P.S Do you like the new design of my website? My amazing daughter redesigned it for me.

Check out the health benefits of Avocados...

Avocados are very nutritious and contain a wide variety of nutrients, including 20 different vitamins and minerals.

Here are some of the most abundant nutrients, in a single 3.5 ounce (100 gram) serving (3):

• Vitamin K: 26% of the RDA.
• Folate: 20% of the RDA.
• Vitamin C: 17% of the RDA.
• Potassium: 14% of the RDA.
• Vitamin B5: 14% of the RDA.
• Vitamin B6: 13% of the RDA.
• Vitamin E: 10% of the RDA.
• Then it contains small amounts of Magnesium, Manganese, Copper, Iron, Zinc, Phosphorous, Vitamin A, B1 (Thiamine), B2 (Riboflavin) and B3 (Niacin).

This is coming with 160 calories, 2 grams of protein and 15 grams of healthy fats. Although it contains 9 grams of carbs, 7 of those are fiber so there are only 2 “net” carbs, making this a low-carb friendly plant food.

Avocados do not contain any cholesterol or sodium, and are low in saturated fat. 

Read more about the health benefits of avocados HERE.

Please comment below and let me know how you like this recipe!