Baking with whole foods to support lasting wellness with Raachel Carroll

Raachel Carroll, NTP at Well-Rounded Wellness in Paducah, Kentucky

Carroll demonstrates a baked apple recipe

​Baked Apples with no added sugar to keep your blood sugar in check!

'Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food'

Raachel Carroll is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner certified by the National Therapy Association. She is a native of Paducah and is on a mission to help clients reconnect with the needs of their bodies through food. She first practiced in  Elizabethtown, Kentucky and recently moved to Paducah to start Well-Rounded Wellness. Carroll may be reached at raathompson@gmail.com.
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NTA believes health can be achieved through a holistic and individualized approach to nutrition and lifestyle. Leveraging the power of real food and empowering people to reconnect with the innate wisdom and unique needs of their bodies for a chance at the good life...the healthy life. 

Her focus is on the importance of a properly prepared, nutrition-dense, whole food diet paired with a well-balanced lifestyle. Carroll has prepared a sugarless baked apple treat for those watching their sugar intake. 

Baked Apples by Well-Rounded Wellness 
Raachel Carroll, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner 

What you’ll need: 
Baking dish that will fit the apple slices (parchment paper lining optional - for easier clean up)
9 by 13 usually fits about 4 apples
1 organic apple per person, washed and dried
About 3 tbsp. organic cold-pressed, unrefined coconut oil* or grass-fed butter* 
Organic ground cinnamon to taste, about 1-2 tsp

Directions:  
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Remove apple cores and slice into ¼” - ½” wide slices
Place sliced apples into the lined (optional) baking dish 
Spread the slices out as evenly as possible
Drop coconut oil on top of the apple slices
Place the dish into a preheated oven for 15 minutes 
Remove from oven and sprinkle with cinnamon 
Stir to coat apples with melted oil/butter and cinnamon 
Return dish to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes 
Test apple slices for done-ness 
When the apple slice can be cut using the side of a fork or spoon, the apples are done
May require a few more minutes in the oven to reach done-ness
Apples can be cooked longer for a more applesauce-like consistency, if desired 
Best served warm
Keeps in fridge for up to 3 days 

Extra delicious served with coconut cream whipped cream
Recipe below
*if you do not have your gallbladder, you may want to use less coconut oil/butter and/or eat only
a small amount of baked apples as the fat may upset your stomach

Coconut fat whipped cream
Refrigerate a can of organic whole coconut milk for at least 3 hours
Open can and place just the solid part into a large mixing bowl
The solid on top of the liquid is the coconut cream
Save the liquid portion to use in other recipes
With a hand mixer, in a stand-mixer, or with a fork beat coconut cream until whipped
About 3 - 5 minutes
Add a dash of vanilla or honey, if desired for extra flavor
Keeps in fridge 5 days