Candida.
It’s a pretty miserable thing. Brought on by antibiotic overuse, consuming too much sugar, and more, this condition is a systemic overgrowth of yeast in the body.
Believe me–it’s not a pretty sight.
If you’re really interested, you can read more of my dealings with candida at:
- What is Candida and The Beginning of My Sugar-Free Life
- My Childhood and 5 Causes of Gut Dysbiosis
- Do You Believe this Gut Health Myth?
Once you have an overgrowth of candida, you really need to stop eating sugar.
Yep–like I said–not fun.
But thankfully, that doesn’t mean that you can’t still enjoy desserts.
You just need to get a little creative with them.
And if you’ve been around here for any time at all, you know that I like being creative in the kitchen.
Hopefully you’ve tried:
- Silky Bean Fudge
- Chocolate Almond Chip Coconut Milk Ice Cream
- Sugar-Free Marshmallows
- Almond Joy® Bars
Well, if you’ve got a sweet tooth like me, and you are trying to avoid sugar (which really–even if you don’t have candida, avoiding sugar is a good thing to do), then do I have a treat for you.
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The Sweeter Side of Candida is a New Book coming out on Nov 1 (tomorrow!).
This book is loaded with tons of information about candida, and also–70 Whole-Foodie-Friendly, but Sugar-Free Super Tempting Desserts. (The authors use a mixture of alternative sweeteners that you can adapt to your liking.)
Check out these great titles:
- Serious Chocolate Lovers Pots de Creme
- Chocolate Chunk Mousse
- Finger-Licking Cinnamon Rolls
- Lick Your Lips Lemon Meringue Pie
- Chocolate Loca Mocha Cake
- Shortbread Caramel Candy Bars (like Twix®)
Sigh. The list goes on and on.
It’s the kind of book that inspires me to get in the kitchen to try out some new recipes.
And right when I got my copy of the book, that is just what I did.
Just this morning I whipped up the Feet in the Sand Coconut Ice Cream (with my Homemade Chocolate Chips) and “The Best Ever” Almond Butter Buckeyes. I wanted to make the Shortbread Caramel Candy Bars, but I was in a hurry so I picked quick and easy stuff. This time 
.
The verdict? Both were delicious.
Truthfully, I made the ice cream with some added gelatin for creaminess and I added it too late and my Homemade Coconut Milk wasn’t creamy enough (I took a short cut) so it was a tad grainy, but it did taste great. In fact, my son asked me to make it again with just stevia and a proper batch of coconut milk.
“Feet in the Sand” Coconut Milk Ice Cream (with Chocolate Chips)
The candies were simply yum.
And lucky you—I get to share the recipe with you all here.
This photo is from the Sweeter Side of Candida book. I didn’t have time to get my own photo together for you–sorry !
Yummy Almond Butter Buckeyes. Mmmmmm……
“The Best Ever” Almond Butter Buckeyes
Makes 20 pieces
Ingredients
Center:
1/2 c. butter, softened (I used coconut oil, melted)
3/4 c. raw almond butter (See my Homemade Nut and Seed Butter)**
1 tsp. vanilla extract
pinch of celtic sea salt
1/2 c. powdered xylitol (See Powdered Sugar Substitute)
1/2 tsp. cinnamon, optional
Chocolate Coating:
1/2 c. coconut oil
1/4 c. raw cacao powder
pinch of celtic sea salt
stevia to taste (See my Stevia Tips here)
Method
In a medium bowl, combine xylitol/cinnamon (if using) with butter, almond butter, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix on medium speed until well blended.
Use a small scoop, or form balls in your hand, and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze for about 20 minutes.
While it’s freezing, put coconut oil in a small pan and melt. Add the remaining ingredients (add stevia a little at a time) and stir well. Let cool. Remove baking sheet from freezer and dip the centers in the coating. Put back in freezer for approximately 5 minutes.
Coat 2 more times to make a nice coating. Store in freezer.
**you can replace the almond butter with an allowed nut butter of choice, but it may change the flavor. I used a mix of pumpkin and sunflower seed butters for this since I was running out of almond butter–and they tasted great!
Celebrate The Sweeter Side of Candida With Us!
To celebrate the launch of The Sweeter Side of Candida, the authors are holding a great 15 Gift Pack Giveaway.
Over 45 bloggers and 20 companies are joining together to give away these 15 Gift Packs! that means, there will be 15 winners.
They look AMAZING!
Here is the list of the great sponsors of the giveaway….
Artisana Organic Foods
Aunt Mae’s Handcrafted Natural Soaps
Batko Flavors
Bob’s Red Mill
Bulk Herb Store
Dr. Eric Bakker, ND (Author of Candida Crusher)
Edward & Sons
Farmer’s Market Foods
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
Garden of Life
Global Sweet
Intoxicated on Life (Author of Weeding out Wheat)
Just Almonds
Just So Natural Products
Kit Naturals
Mountain Rose Herbs
Natural Medicine Mom (Author of Trust Your Intuition)
Navitas Naturals
NuNaturals
Redmond’s Real Salt
Secluded Treasures
Simply Organic
Spark of Amber
Star Kay White
Whole Intentions (author of Healing Candida with Food and The Sweeter Side of Candida)
Wholesome Sweeteners
And here is where you get to Enter to Win!!
Just follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter widget dealie and you can get a boatload of entries.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
And…….here’s 1 More Way to Win….Come to the Facebook Launch Party on Nov 1 at 9 EST (that’s tomorrow).
1. The Winners of this giveaway will be announced and—
2. You can get 30% off the price of the book. So YOU can get to make all of these yummilicious goodies from The Sweeter Side of Candida too! (It’s silly how giddy us ladies get about sweet treats, isn’t it? Remember-eat them in moderation, but they are fun!)
You know those Shortbread Caramel Bars are calling your name. Sigh.
So make sure you Sign up for the Facebook Party. I look forward to seeing you there!
Oh – just so you know, this book is written by Christians and there are parts (but just a few) that are written from a biblical perspective. Regardless of your spiritual persuasion, however, I think this is a super helpful book. Candida doesn’t discriminate by faith .
Need not be present to win.
Well, you whole foodie, sugar free ladies, I can’t wait to see who wins! With 15 winners, there could be a bunch of you!
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