There a few treats that are staples in our house and have been from the beginning of starting SCD. I have tried recipes for both graham crackers and marshmallows that have been decent, but the two recipes I will share are the one’s we use throughout holidays and for basic treats. There are so many uses for each of these treats. Toppings on cookies, white hot chocolate, making Rice Krispies with rice puff based cereal if you have added rice to the diet (not SCD legal), snacks, and of course SMORE’S!! I like to pipe the marshmallows on two pachament lined baking sheets (depending how many marshmallows from your tip size) because I find it easier to work with and eat, but you can also pour the mixture into a baking tin or dish lined with parchment paper and cut into squares. These directions will be indicated in the link below.
This recipe is from the great! mommypotamus and you do not need to use the arrowroot it mentions. Arrowroot is illegal on SCD as it is a starch. I use Great Lakes Gelatin as the base which is SCD legal and you can buy it here: Great Lakes Gelatin
You can find the recipe here: homemade marshmallows!!
If you choose to pipe the marshmallows I do not mix the marshmallow creme for 10 minutes as instructed. I mix for around 5 minutes or until the mixture has a creme base that is not overly thick or stiff. The creme thickens and sets quickly so have your piping bag ready to go so you can pipe your creme mixture without it setting in the bag. Play with the look, different tips will equal to different size marshmallows. This is what is visually exciting for the kiddos!!! I used the marshmallow creme to make Easter treats last year, fun and pretty easy overall, just took some imagination. Usually, I like to pipe them puffy and bite sized so I can use them for snacks and in treats.
If you would like to make the Rice Krispy treats I used the marshmallow creme just as you usually would with the non-SCD marshmallow recipe. Rice is not SCD legal as I mentioned, but we chose to add rice further along in the diet and remission, many families have chosen to add rice slowly with monitoring inflammatory markers. You can find the Erewhon Rice Cereal I used here: Erewhon Rice cereal
After the individually piped marshmallows cool, I put a little coconut oil on my fingers to pick them up and set in covered containers in the fridge. I keep mine for around a month at a time in the fridge. After chilling in the fridge they are very easy to eat as snacks and pull apart easily. They have the best taste in my opinion this way too! 🙂
The white hot chocolate is a favorite now that we don’t often have cocoa or cacao. The base of this recipe is from Elena’s Pantry. I have made a few tweaks to the recipe as follows:
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/4 cups fall fat coconut milk
- 2 tablespoons of cacao butter
- 3 tablespoons of honey (or more to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla
- pinch sea salt
- sprinkle of cinnamon for topping
- In a medium sauce pan combine all the ingredients
- Bring to a boil and then to a simmer
- Blend in vita-mix to make frothy
- Serve with marshmallows and a shake of cinnamon if desired
On with the graham crackers! I have tried a few recipes and thought the crunch of graham crackers were not possible. The taste was there, but the crunch was what was missing. Until I found this recipe!! Clearly the amount of time is what makes these have their wonderful crunch. I do not have a dehydrator, so with many things made on SCD, I choose the slow painful route with baking at a very low temp for 3 hours…but, if you have the time and oven space these are soooooo worth it, I promise!
Find the recipe here: Crunchy Graham Crackers!
Many moments include food that I really never completely appreciated before my son was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. I know the heartache and struggle with food…trust me!, but with patience and time, these moments can be recreated and families can regain the moments that will last a lifetime. Enjoy!
Looks so good! You are such a great cook.