These Paleo friendly gluten free treats are a great addition to a high protein breakfast and also perfectly suited for dunking in healthy coffee for an afternoon snack that won’t leave you dragging. My children like them too. So do their friends. I wish I could certify certain gluten free desserts that I make as “kid friendly,” like some sort of good housekeeping seal of approval. Alas, no such luck.
If you are familiar with these treats it’s because I posted them a long while back. I’ve been making them quite a lot recently and wanted to re-share with you so you can enjoy them as much as we do.
Lemon Almond Biscotti
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
- ¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup agave nectar or honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ¼ cup toasted almonds, chopped
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine almond flour, arrowroot powder, salt and baking soda
- Pulse until ingredients are well combined
- Pulse in agave nectar and lemon zest until the dough forms a ball
- Remove dough from food processor and work in chopped almonds with your hands
- Form dough into 2 logs on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
- Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes, then remove from oven and cool for 1 hour
- Cut the logs into ½-inch slices on the diagonal with a very sharp knife
- Spread slices out on a baking sheet and bake at 300°F for 12-15 minutes
- Remove from oven and allow to cool, set, and become crispy
- Serve
Summer is winding down over here and the boys are already back in school. They started on Monday, if you can believe that. We had a wonderful gluten free/Paleo summer with much baseball and great cooking and hikes. It was very satisfying and I think the boys were ready to head back into school.
Our biggest challenge this year is the bilingual program that both of the boys are enrolled in. They are learning Spanish with native Spanish speakers, and my older son, J is taking Geography class entirely in Spanish which I think is amazing.
Here’s to hoping I can improve my Spanish while helping them with their homework and eating gluten free biscotti!
Bev Weidner says
LOVE THIS. It looks so good I might need to sit down.
Ruthie says
Thanks for posting this recipe. I haven’t even attempted biscotti since going gluten & cane sugar free. I look forward to trying them! Thanks again.
Pat says
Yum, thanks for reposting this Elana…I’ve been planning to experiment with almond flour biscotti…thanks for doing it for me!
Elena says
Oh,thank you! I will bake them tonight for my grandson. I am sure he will enjoy them.
Elana, I also want to ask if you can please create a recipe for stuffed pastry (similar to hot pockets or calzones). My grandson is on a grain free,dairy free diet and I am not that experienced of a baker.
Thank you !
Simone says
To make them GAPS friendly, what do I replace Agave nectac and arrowroot flour with?
ns says
Is agave paleo?
m says
nope it sure isn’t
Clynn says
No they are not paleo, agave and arrowroot powder are NOT paleo. I am surprised that Elana is saying these are?????
elana says
You know what, you guys are right.
I thought by saying Paleo “friendly” that it could mean that the recipe was close to Paleo or could be converted with little effort. I now see this is not helpful or clear and I will cross it out above.
Thanks for your feedback.
Terri says
arrowroot is Paleo
Janis says
Elana,
have you ever made these without the lemon zest? just curious because I am not a big lemon fan, except in a glass of water. maybe replacing the lemon with vanilla or some other flavoring would be good, more like a mandel bread.
Sarah says
Hi Elana! I saw that you were in the lovely state of Texas a few weeks ago. While we’ve broken our 40 day straight stretch of 100+ temps, it’s still far too hot to turn on the oven. I’d love it if you could post a no-bake cookie recipe! I’ve been making some of your cookie recipes with no baking soda and freezing them–tasty but a little messy. Thanks!
PJ says
Hi Sarah, I just happened to notice your request for no-bake cookies and thought I’d let you know that you can click on “raw” and under that classification Elana has sesame truffles and fudge babies. Although she has them rolled into balls, I’ve fixed them flattened into cookie shapes. I live in AZ, so I know how you feel about turning on the oven.
8-)
heather says
What does arrowroot do in the recipe…..asking because I do not have any.
Maureen says
I didn’t have any either, so I left it out. They are fabulous. I am not sure what they add, but go ahead without.
Maureen
Elisa says
Arrowroot is a thickener somewhat like cornstarch.
Christina says
If you need to practice written Spanish, I am your girl!
Me gusta tus recetas deliciosas!