Ancestral food is not just all livers and bone broth! You not only can find amazing treats and desserts in the ancestral food world, but this is where delicious, comforting goodness was invented. The modern and industrial versions of sweet treats are like looking through a glass Pyrex pan darkly, and when you are introduced to the ancestral food world and the amazing ingredients we have available to us here you can in fact meet the richness and goodness of delicious treats face to face.

In this episode we share some of our favorite treats including a range of baked, custardy, dairy-free, gluten-free, or egg-free treats to keep you going all winter and into the spring. And the question I know which is burning in all of our hearts, is chocolate part of an ancestral lifestyle, can it be part of an ancestral life? Find out in this episode.

We also included a few of our favorite hot beverages - on a cold rainy day there is nothing better than wrapping your fingers around a hot steaming mug of something delicious and nestling in with a good book for a long afternoon … and then of course you gotta get up and put on your overalls and your hat and go back out into the rain and do the evening chores but that's ok, you've got something delicious to come back inside to!

For supporters of the podcast there is an additional download with a couple extra recipes for you (thank you for keeping us on the air!), and for everybody listening be sure to check the show notes, we linked the heck outta this one. Let us know if there are other sweet treats we should have mentioned or that you love!

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What we talked about and resource links:

• Tinaktak (Primal, Whole 30, Paleo, Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free, Soy-Free)
• Bonus download for supporters www.ancestralkitchenpodcast.com/downloads
• The principle of ingredients
• Valerie MacBean, Coconut Cookery
• Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
• Ancestral Cookies
• Wholegrain Einkorn Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Jumbo Chewy Sourdough Oatmeal Cookies from our cookbook
• Meals at the Ancestral Hearth
• Comfort Foods episode
• Annual Christmas Hamper for supporters
• Rushbearer's Gingerbread
• The Prelude, by Wordsworth
• Tapioca Pudding
• Creme Brulee/Custard
• Spelt Sourdough Carrot Cake
• Bean to Bar Chocolate (subscriber's to Alison's newsletter get 15% off! www.ancestralkitchen.com to subscribe)
• The Secret Life of Chocolate episode
• GAPS Apple Crisp (gf, df) I said in the episode there was no recipe but I typed one up!
• Rachael's Bone Broth Hot Chocolate and linked in Plan to Eat
• Best Cheesecake Ever
• Ricotta with Honey or Berries
• Creamy Maple Eggnog (Andrea's long-lost prodigal recipe)
• Creamy Raw Eggnog
• Sweet Cheese Topping from Nourishing Traditions, page 541
• Raspberry Panna Cotta - can be made with coconut milk
• Raj's Chai
• Everyday Luxuries episode
• Honorable Mentions that didn't make the main feed:
• MUFFINS - but make it ancestral. Yoghurt, kefir, sourdough, fruit, scrambled eggs, meat, dried fruit, crumble topping, granola topping, butter, spelt, einkorn, etc. Move slowly when making changes to family favorites, and manage expectations.
• Sandy Debris Chocolate Chunk (what a terrible name) on my old blog With some kinda hilarious and nostalgic (for me) photos
• Kathie’s Lavender Hot Toddy
• My old favorite Paleo/GF Brownies
• Coconut Truffles - kinda like an almond candy bar (is that a thing in the UK?). Lots of ways to make variations.
• Anita’s Desserts - all SO good

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