Maple Almond Beef Food

MAPLE ROASTED ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Toss almonds with maple syrup and salt.
• Add oil last, and toss to coat.
• Spread coated almonds on baking sheet lined with parchmment paper.
• Bake until roasted and syrup has thickened, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Be careful not to let them burn, which can easily happen with maple syrup.
• Let cool on pan.
• Break apart any clumps while still a bit warm or the sugar will crack off.
• When completely cool, store in airtight container at room temp.
• Keeps 1 month.

MAPLE ALMOND FLAN (SOUTH BEACH DIET PHASE 1)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 275. Spread almonds on baking sheet and toast, stirring once, until lightly golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Transfer almonds to a cutting board to cool. Roughly chop and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine evaporated milk and fat free milk wand heat over medium-low heat until scalded but not boiling. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together egg substitute, sugar substitute and almond and vanilla extracts. Whisk in 1/2 cup of heated milk mixture, then whisk in remaining milk mixture.
• Divide flan into 4 6 ounce custard cups. Place cups in a baking pan and add enough hot water to come halfway up the cups. Bake until flan sets, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven, cool in pan, then chill in refrigerator 4 hours or overnight.
• Half an hour before serving, remove flans from refrigerator. Just before serving, run a knife along edge of cups, and invert flans onto individual plates. Drizzle each with 1 T syrup and sprinkle evenly with almonds.

MAPLE APPLE ALMOND OATMEAL

Steps:

• Bring the water and salt to a rolling boil.
• Stir in oats, reduce heat to medium and cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. (If using old fashioned oats, cook a 3-5 minutes).
• If you would like your apples slightly cooked, add to oatmeal about halfway through cooking time.
• Cover, remove from heat, and let sit 2-3 minutes.
• Serve with milk, diced apple, sliced almonds and maple syrup.
• To roast almonds, spread in an ungreased baking pan.
• Place in a 350ºF oven and bake 7-10 minutes or until almonds are fragrant; stir once or twice to get an even browning. Almonds will continue to roast slightly after removing from oven.

MAPLE PLUM CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Place the plum halves, skin side down, in the base of a large heatproof dish. Drizzle over half the maple syrup and roast for 10 mins.
• Meanwhile place the butter, flour, oats, sugar and cinnamon in a bowl and rub the butter into the mixture until you have rough crumbs. Stir in the almonds, then sprinkle over the plums. Drizzle the top with the remaining maple syrup and bake for 15 mins until the top is golden. Serve with custard.