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    Creamy Not-ella Carob Butter

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    By Alisa Fleming on February 7, 2017 Breakfast, Condiments and Salad Dressings, Dairy Free Desserts, Dairy-Free Recipes

    Today I have a very unique book to share with you. It’s called The Migraine Relief Plan, and it was just released my my friend Stephanie Weaver. This succinct guide packs in useful information and includes deliciously simple eats, like the sample Not-ella Carob Butter recipe below.

    Creamy Not-ella Carob Butter Recipe - a dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, low-sodium, trigger-free recipe from The Migraine Relief Plan guidebookRecipe photography copyright 2016 by Laura Bashar.

    Migraine Stories and the Search for Real Solutions

    A very close family member of mine has struggled with severe migraines for decades. She’s tried every medication available with only a little relief. I’ve nagged her for years about dietary triggers, but I think without any real direction from her physicians, she feels lost. Where should she start? What foods should she eliminate? What should she eat? And as someone who experiences just a few relatively minor headaches a year when major storms move in, I’m no expert on the topic. So you can bet I’ll be gifting her a copy of The Migraine Relief Plan: An 8-Week Transition to Better Eating, Fewer Headaches, and Optimal Health.

    In this comprehensive guide, Stephanie shares her struggle with migraines and eventual diagnosis with Meniere’s disease. This spurred her intensive research for real world solutions, which she shares within these pages. Stephanie outlines her “slow-approach” plan that addresses diet and lifestyle to help avoid triggers. Her goal is to prevent migraines and vertigo from occurring in the first place, rather than relying on medication to treat symptoms after the fact.

    What’s Inside The Migraine Relief Plan Book

    The Migraine Relief Plan: An 8-Week Transition to Better Eating, Fewer Headaches, and Optimal Health by Stephanie WeaverThe chapters in The Migraine Relief Plan go into far more detail than I had anticipated. The topics include tracking your mindset and habits, setting up your environment, cleaning up your food supplies, menu plans, tips for eating out, meditation and self care, detoxing yourself and your surroundings, sleep, trigger testing, and more.

    The information, including several quick charts, encompasses about two-thirds of The Migraine Relief Plan. The remaining pages are all about the recipes – 75 of them to be exact. Almost all of the recipes are dairy-free, with just three relying on dairy as a key ingredient. In fact, Stephanie’s recipes have a very strong free-from component to help readers avoid migraine triggers. They’re all made without gluten, sugar, nuts, soy, fermented foods, chocolate, and are extremely low-sodium.

    Stephanie also keeps her recipes very simple and comforting. In The Migraine Relief Plan, you will find everyday eats like Blueberry-Oat Waffles, Denver Omelets, Spicy Fish Tacos, Chicken Cacciatore, and Meatloaf. They’re broken down into Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner categories. The book also contains a handful of treat recipes, like Berry Cobbler, Pear Upside-Down Cake, and this wonderfully Creamy Not-ella Carob Butter. Yes, it’s like Nutella, only dairy-free, nut-free, and so much healthier!

    Creamy Not-ella Carob Butter Recipe - a dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, low-sodium, trigger-free recipe from The Migraine Relief Plan guidebook

    Special Diet Notes: Not-ella Carob Butter

    By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, sugar-free, top food allergy-friendly, low-sodium, and optionally paleo.

    Creamy Not-ella Carob Butter
     
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    Prep time
    15 mins
    Cook time
    30 mins
    Total time
    45 mins
     
    I created this recipe to give people an easy, luscious treat that still follows the Plan. While it doesn’t taste exactly like Nutella, it’s pretty darn close—even though I skipped the sugar, hazelnuts, chocolate, vegetable oil, soy lecithin, and milk powder. If you make up a jar of this, you’ll have it to spread on gluten-free toast or apples when you want a sweet snack. Perfect for stashing in your desk at work along with an apple. A huge hit with my recipe testers, who called it creamy, dreamy, and addictive.
    Author: Stephanie Weaver
    Serves: Makes about 16 ounces (450g)
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup (230g) raw, unsalted sunflower seeds
    • 1 cup (160g) hemp seeds
    • Stevia to equal 8 teaspoons sugar (or your sweetener of choice)
    • ½ cup (50g) carob powder
    • ¼ cup (60mL) coconut oil
    Instructions
    1. Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Put the sunflower seeds on baking sheets lined with fresh parchment paper.
    2. Toast the sunflower seeds for 10 minutes, then stir and return to the oven. Turn off the oven and toast the seeds another 5 to 10 minutes. You want them just golden brown but not dark brown or burnt. Taste a few if you aren’t sure.
    3. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the toasted seeds cool for 15 minutes.
    4. Put the toasted seeds in a food processor fitted with the S-blade or a high-speed blender and blend into a fine powder, about 1 minute.
    5. Add the hemp seeds and stevia and blend for about 4 more minutes, stopping every minute to scrape down the sides. Eventually it will form a ball and become nut butter. Use the tamper if you have a Vitamix.
    6. In a separate bowl, blend the carob powder with the oil, then add the mixture to the nut butter. (If you add the carob powder and oil directly to a food processor, you will have a powdery carob explosion that is not fun to clean up.)
    7. Continue blending until you get the smooth consistency you want.
    8. Serve right away or transfer to a glass jar and store in the refrigerator. It will be spreadable when refrigerated, and just a little thicker than Nutella at room temperature. Eat within a month.
    Notes
    Seedy Options: If you cannot locate shelled hemp seeds, you can substitute additional sunflower seeds.

    Rights: This recipe has been reprinted with permission from The Migraine Relief Plan, copyright 2016 Stephanie Weaver. Published by Surrey Books, an imprint of Agate Publishing, Inc.
    Nutrition Information
    Serving size: 1-ounce Fat: 11g Saturated fat: 3g Carbohydrates: 9g Sodium: 6mg Fiber: 2g Protein: 5g
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    Creamy Not-ella Carob Butter Recipe - a dairy-free, gluten-free, nut-free, low-sodium, trigger-free recipe from The Migraine Relief Plan guidebook

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    Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.

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    2. Nicole Dawson on February 9, 2017 10:07 pm

      Foods can definitely be a trigger for migraines and other ailments so I’m all for a book like this to help others! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    3. Sharon @What The Fork on February 9, 2017 12:56 pm

      Yum! This recipe is very easy to follow and definitely looks delicious!

      Reply
    4. Lindsay Cotter on February 9, 2017 4:48 am

      What a wonderful resource for those who struggle with migraines! The not-ella carob butter looks delicious!

      Reply
    5. Alexa @ Flo & Grace on February 8, 2017 9:30 am

      YES!! All the nut-free-ers can have Nutella! Great recipe. I will give it a go. Thankfully I have never had a migraine, but I have a number of friends who suffer from them and I feel so bad for them. Will pass this on.

      Reply
    6. Kortney on February 8, 2017 9:14 am

      Everyday I’m amazed by how much food impacts our well being. It’s crazy to think that food plays such as large role in our well being, but then again it’s not crazy at all since it is our fuel.

      Reply
    7. Chrystal @ Gluten-Free Palate on February 8, 2017 9:07 am

      I haven’t tried carob powder yet, but I’ve been meaning too. This looks super smooth and tasty.

      Reply
      • Alisa Fleming on February 8, 2017 4:38 pm

        You must Chrystal! I eat chocolate, but carob is something special. It’s sweeter (no real bitterness like cacao) and has a slightly malted flavor.

        Reply
    8. Erica D. on February 8, 2017 7:52 am

      So much more allergy friendly than Nutella! The book looks great too!

      Reply
    9. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine on February 8, 2017 7:32 am

      I love the sunflower and hemp combo! Delish!

      Reply
    10. daphne on February 8, 2017 6:58 am

      Carob can be a migraine trigger in some people. I avoid it. Sadly, apples also give me a migraine.

      Reply

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