Autism Dad's Carribean Candy Carrots Recipe

You've been there. Nothing to cook in the kitchen, but out of necessity you throw a couple of things together by accident and BAM ... a masterpiece. Now I know how Emeril Lagasse feels. I am calling this one, Carribean Candy Carrots around here for the simple reason that anything with the word "candy" in the title is more likely to be tried. You can use that approach on anything. The simple fact that you call it"candy" works great. Caroline loves "bacon candy" for breakfast. You get the point. You might want to even leave the word "carrot" out. In our house though, if carrots are good enough for Bugs Bunny,they are good enough for Caroline.



Since we are doing the Gluten Free / Casein Free (GFCF) diet, those are the kinds of things we have around the kitchen now days. Otherwise, Carrot Chips cooked in Coconut Oil would not be something I could have ever imagined cooking in my previous, pre-Autism, life.

You can use other types of oil and I plan to experiment, but for this one you need ...

• Organic Carrots


• Organic Extra Virgin Coconut (Cold Pressed and Unrefined; 100% Pure)

I used an iron skillet and about 5 fl oz. of Coconut Oil, but you basically just need enough oil to cover however many carrots you are making. The great thing about this recipe is that you can save the oil after it cools and use again. Normally, I wouldn't bother, but Coconut Oil is pricey these days. You can also whip up another batch when they go over well.

I don't know that this recipe is especially healthy, but the oil has 0% transfat. Around here, "is it allowed on the diet" sometimes takes precedents over "is it healthy", but Autism Mom has turned into Betty Crocker around here, cooking from scratch for us.

• Heat Coconut Oil on Medium until hot.


• Add sliced and washed carrot pieces. You can make these look like french fries too which works great around here. If you call it a french fry, it must be a french fry.


• Reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes.


• Place carrots on some paper towels to drain the grease.


• Let sit for 5 minutes.


• Serve.

Caroline ate these things up like there was no tomorrow (had to whip up a second batch) and it was AFTER she had already eaten lunch. I served with some organic ketchup. I know, I don't need to hear from the ketchup police. Ketchup makes life easier around here and sometimes you have to pick your battes. :-) These carrot chips are great for neuro-typical kids too, but I would never have eaten these in a million years when I was a kid.





Nature's Approved Gluten-Free Coconut Oil