Dessert Guacamole

As mentioned previously, my sister, Hayley, is currently following a strict paleo diet, and so many of our conversations revolve around the weird foods we eat. We were both in the mood for something sweet tonight, and since both our diets limit many dessert foods, we decided to make something. We decided on sweet potato biscuits. I work at Cafe Carolina and the biscuits there are Hayley's favorite, so we attempted to recreate them. Here is a picture:

This recipe wasn't originally vegan or paleo, but we figured we could alter the ingredients to make them fit the requirements. Let's just say that probably wasn't the best idea. Instead of flour we figured we could use almond or coconut flour, but since we didn't have any at my house, we used ground flaxseed (biggest mistake). We then substituted hazelnut milk for regular milk, vegan butter for regular butter, and instead of regular sugar (this is when we split the recipe in two, we used vegan sugar for mine, and honey for Hayley's). Though Hayley thought they weren't that bad, I couldn't even swallow mine. The taste and smell was unbearable for me, and I can honestly say that I'm not exaggerating. Flaxseed was definitely not a good idea; I think almond flour would have made them a lot better. I would be interested to alter the recipe and try again later, but unfortunately these biscuits were a complete fail.

On a higher note, while these biscuits were baking, we made a vegan/paleo chocolate mousse and dipped mango into it.

Now, this recipe calls for an open mind. It is simply one avocado mashed up, with 2 Tbsp. dark cocoa, 2 Tbsp. light brown sugar, and a tsp. of hazelnut milk. When mixed really well, it looks and tastes exactly like a chocolate mousse. I absolutely loved it! Even people who don't necessarily enjoy avocados will like this because the cocoa overpowers the whole dish. Most all fruit will taste good with this (like strawberries and bananas), but I recommend mango. This is definitely going to become a regular dessert at my house.

What a miraculous discovery,
Maggie