In my effort to try more natural gluten-free cooking my very supportive husband bought me cricket flour. Yes, you heard me right – 100% ground crickets! Apparently, they are very high in protein. I have to be honest I was a little hesitant at first but I am adventurous and people all over the world love bugs so why not give it a try? The flour looks and smells like dirt but tastes like nothing. Here is a look at my first attempts of cooking with crickets. I made gluten-free pizza crust and pancakes. They were pretty good actually, I just had to not thought about the fact that I was eating bugs and it was delicious.
(Cooking with Cricket Flour)
(Gluten Free Pizza Crust with Cricket Flour)
(Gluten Free Pancakes with Cricket Flour)
Don’t worry, I don’t expect everyone to love eating bugs so today I share one of my new favorite no-bake healthy snacks. Yes, they are also gluten-free and high in protein but they don’t include bugs – just healthy natural almonds, coconut, lemon and honey. These bars are super simple and a great treat to have for on-the-go or when you need something sweet without all the guilt. Enjoy these simple no-bake Almond Coconut Lemon Bars.
Almond Coconut Lemon Bars
- 1 cup almonds
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut *
- ½ cup raisins
- 2 tablespoons honey
- zest of one lemon, about 1 teaspoon
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Line a 8×8 pan with parchment paper or foil for easy removal of bars.
Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until mixture starts to pull away from the sides and resembles a mealy dough that lightly sticks together.
Pour mixture into the prepared pan and press firmly with your hand. Allow to chill for 30 minutes for easy cutting. They are best if stored in the refrigerator or freezer.
* You can use sweetened coconut; they will just be sweeter.
