Sunday, January 16, 2011

Paleo Pancakes

2 eggs

1/2 cup almond meal

1/2 cup coconut milk

1 apple, cored and chunked

2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract (pure organic)
1/2 pint fresh blueberries

Coconut oil for cooking


Combine all ingredients, except blueberries, into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl and add blueberries. Heat a large pan on medium heat; add coconut oil and cook small pancakes 2-3 minutes on each side (these are hard to flip, so when they are ready, jab the spatula underneath fast)

*** I used Pecan meal instead of of Almond meal.

Almond Butter Pumpkin Brownies

1 cup almond butter

¾ cup mashed pumpkin or other squash, canned or steamed

1 egg

1/3 cup honey

1 tsp baking soda
Combine all ingredients in a bowl.Mix well. Pour into a greased 8 x 8 in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

***I only used 3 Tbsp of Honey, and I added 1 tsp of Pumpkin Pie Spice.

Coconut Blueberry Muffins

½ cup coconut flour

½ tsp baking soda

1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut


4 eggs

1/3 cup unsweentened coconut milk (not light)

1 tbsp vanilla extract
 (pure organic)
2 medium bananas, mashed

1 cup (or more) blueberries
 (or substitute fruit of choice)
flaked coconut for sprinkling, if desired
Mix coconut flour, baking soda, shredded coconut and spices in a large bowl, set aside. Beat eggs in a separate bowl and add mix in the coconut milk, vanilla extract, and mashed bananas. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mix until well combines. Fold in blueberries. Divide into 12 muffins. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

***I added 2 Tbsp of Flaxseed meal, a tsp of Cinnamon, and ½ tsp of Nutmeg. If you choose to add Pineapple, you may need to add additional Coconut flour.

Paleo Cookies

2 cups hazelnut meal
3 egg whites
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tbsp honey

Preheat Oven to 180 Degrees. Combine all ingredients EXCEPT egg whites. Combine well. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until a stiff peak forms. Fold egg whites into the mixture. Bake until brown and crispy. ( I like mine softer, so I only bake mine for about 15-20 minutes.)


***You can use any nut meal you want, I found that Macadamia nuts taste the best. For that recipe, add 1 tsp of Vanilla.