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Soothing Homemade Cinnamon and Honey Cough Drops

Watching liquid honey and powdery cinnamon transform into delicious and soothing hard cough drops is an exercise in science, cooking, and healing for both the home cook and the involved children. This recipe uses the healing properties of honey and cinnamon in an easy-to-consume little homemade cough drop. To keep the drops from sticking to …

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Sweet-Tart Keto Lemon Gummies

Lemon juice combines with gelatin and a little sweetener to make these gummy treats easily. They give you your gummy candy fix without sugar, corn syrup, or food dye. If you don’t have molds, pour the mixture into a square casserole dish and then cut into squares. Square gummy candy also is delicious, you won’t …

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Rich and Delicious Buckeye Fat Bombs (Keto, GAPS, Low Carb High Fat)

Smooth dark chocolate and salty-sweet creamy peanutbutter is a match made in heaven. We make this classic combo low carb and suitable for the ketogenic and/or GAPS diets by using a hint of stevia. This recipe is high in fat and a perfect treat after a meal. I won’t fuss at you if you enjoy …

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Vanilla Meringue Cookie Recipe

Christmas cookie making is a fun tradition that I have carried out with my own children. We break out the pastry bags, piping tips, sprinkles, natural food dyes, and lots and lots of sugar… it is the holidays, after all. Children love trying their hand piping shapes, swirls, roses, and more, and in the past …

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Real Maple-Walnut Fudge {Candy Making Without Corn Syrup}

The most delicious, decadent, wintery treat out there, maple fudge is only sweetened with pure maple syrup, the richness comes from real heavy cream, and the walnuts provide crunch and counteract the sweetness of this amazing fudge as well. ⇢ If you’re new to candy making, or want to see about substituting ingredients, check out …

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Honey-Sweetened Marshmallows (GAPS Legal)

A must-have for both campfires and hot cocoa, marshmallows are fluffy sweet candies that are surprisingly easy to make! With just honey, water, gelatin, and a pinch of sea salt these marshmallows are also suitable for many allergen-free diets including SCD and the GAPS diet. These marshmallows will toast, but they need to be cured …

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Bite-Sized Caramel Apple Pops {Candy Making Without Corn Syrup}

A plate of home-dipped caramel apples was always quick to fly off the treat table at our annual school carnival. An apple on a stick, dipped in sweet caramel? Yes please! Caramel Apple Pops Without Corn Syrup are a fun twist on the classic treat. We make our caramel from scratch with real sugar, cream, …

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Gourmet Candymaking Without Corn Syrup, Canned Milk, Artificial Colors or Flavors

The cool crisp days of fall and winter invite you to try your hand at making caramel apples, chocolate fudge, lollipops, and more. But as you scroll through recipes, you quickly are discouraged by all the fake ingredients in the recipes you find. We love carrying on the traditions of family recipes, but many of …

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Coconut Milk Caramels Without Corn Syrup (Dairy-Free Recipe)

“Use coconut milk to make caramels, and then they’ll be both dairy and corn free!” My friend Lorrine said as I described to her my new fascination with making homemade candy without corn syrup. I gave it a try and after a few tweaks on the proportion of sugar-to-coconut milk, was delighted with the results! These …

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Homemade Refined Sugar-Free Chocolate Chips (GAPS, Paleo)

This chocolate recipe does not require the use of a candy thermometer. These homemade chocolate chips are made by combining cocoa butter, cocoa powder, honey or sugar, vanilla, and just a touch of salt over the even gentle heat of a double boiler until it melts. Then it is cooled into a sheet, chopped into …

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Homemade GAPS Friendly Chocolate Truffles

These were so easy and so melt-in-your-mouth rich that I couldn’t not share. My toddler and I made these together on a whim, it was great fun- he helped me swirl the truffles in cocoa powder at the end. and put them on a plate… and now I need to clean cocoa powder out of …

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Easy Honey Almond Brittle

I lasted a whopping 3 days without candy. To make something using ‘allowed’ ingredients, I figured I could heat honey until it hardened, just like sugar. I heated it a little too long, but it was still good. The almonds are soaked/roasted as described back here Greased a cookie sheet with coconut oil and spread …

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