Paleo Pumpkin Pie Filling

I just used a store bought pie crust because I didn't have time to make a paleo one.

Ingredients:

15 oz can of pumpkin
1 C. canned coconut milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 T. pumpkin pie spice
pinch of sea salt
3 T. maple syrup
1 T. arrowroot powder
3 eggs, whisked

Directions:
Mix together all ingredients. Pour into a pre-baked crust. Don’t overfill the crust – you might have a little batter leftover.

Blackberry Pie

This stuff is amazing!! You must try it!

Ingredients:

1 unbaked pie shell
2 containers fresh blackberries, 2-3 cups

Filling: 

1  1/2 C. organic sugar

1/2 C. flour

1/2 C. almond milk,

pinch of salt

Topping:

1/2 C. organic sugar

1/2 C. flour

1/2 C. butter

Directions:

Put pie shell in a deep dish pie pan. Pour berries into pie shell. Mix the filling ingredients and pour over berries. Let settle. Mix the topping ingredients and crumble over top of pie. Bake at 325 F for 60-75 mins, until top is lightly browned.

Paleo Santa Pancake

Ingredients:

1 paleo pancake (recipe below)
coconut whipped cream (recipe below)
3-4 strawberries, cut-up
2 dark chocolate chips
1 raspberry




Directions:

Paleo Pancake

3 mashed bananas
3 eggs
1/4 C. almond butter

Whisk together and cook in a skillet like you would a normal pancake.


Coconut Whipped Cream

1 can of coconut milk

Refrigerate coconut milk for several hours, preferably over night. The coconut flesh will separate from the water and will be thick on the top. Spoon out the flesh and whisk it for a couple minutes until it is whipped. My whip cream doesn't look as thick, the coconut milk wouldn't separate much I am assuming it was from Florida's hot weather and humidity. If this happens, just freeze a metal bowl for 30 minutes and then whip the milk in it. It will give it some thickness!



To make Santa:

Lay a pancake down on the plate. Arrange the strawberries to make a Santa hat. Pipe on the coconut whipped cream to make the fuzz on the hat and Santa's beard. I left a little opening to make it look like Santa's mouth was open. Add the chocolate chips for the eyes and a raspberry for the nose!

Paleo Sweet Potato Casserole

Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes
1/4 C. coconut oil
1/4 C. coconut butter
1/4 C. honey
1 tsp. cinnamon
pecans, chopped


Directions:

Chop up sweet potatoes and boil for a few minutes until soft. While potatoes are boiling, blend together the coconut oil, butter, honey and cinnamon.

Drain water. Put the sweet potatoes in a baking dish and add the coconut icing mix. You can just spread on top or mix it in the potatoes. Add the chopped pecans on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 mins.

Paleo Strawberry Shortcake

 This was so yummy!! I wanted to make coconut whipped cream for this but I didn't have enough time to chill my can of coconut milk, so I used icecream instead! Next time we will have it with coconut whipped cream!

Serves 4

Ingredients:

Strawberries (as much as you'd like)
honey (optional)
coconut or almond ice cream

For the shortcake:
1 1/4 C. almond flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
2 Tbs. coconut oil, melted
2 Tbs. honey
1 egg

Directions:

Wash strawberries. Take out about a cup or so depending on how many strawberries you use. Blend them in a food processor with a drizzle of honey to make a sauce. Slice the remaining strawberries and add to the strawberry sauce. Set in fridge.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl mix together egg, oil, honey, and lemon juice.  Add in salt, baking soda and almond flour. Mix until batter is well combined, it will be sticky. Drop a big rounded spoonful of batter (basically 1/4 of the batter) onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.


Serve the shortcakes warm. Place berries on top and ice cream (or whipped cream). The shortcakes make a good cookie too. Since there is only three of us, we ate the other one as a cookie! :)

Jellied Cranberry Sauce

I love in the can jellied cranberry sauce, but it's not all that great for you. I found a recipe and decided to try making my own. I didn't let it chill long enough for it to get jellied to where you can cut it, because we ate it with dinner. But it was yummy! I will be making this for Thanksgiving!

Serves 4-6

Ingredients:
1 bag fresh cranberries (you could use frozen as well)
1/2 C. water
zest of 1 lemon
1 C. organic sugar

Directions:

Add cranberries, lemon zest and water to a medium pot. Cook covered over medium heat for 10 mins, but leave a little opening so the steam can escape. You will hear them start to pop, this means the skin is spliting. When they are soft and mush easily they are done. Put them in a strainer over a bowl and mash them until all the sauce goes through and you are left with the skins.

Put the sauce back on the stove and add the sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved and allow to simmer for a couple minutes.

Chill the sauce in some kind of oiled mold, so it is easy to get out. I just used small bowls because we ate it right out of the bowl. But muffin tins would work great too. Let it chill for a few hours or overnight. You can pop it out of the mold and slice it like you would from a can of cranberry sauce. Enjoy!

Fried Banana with Raspberry & Chocolate Sauce

I made this last night and it was absolutely amazing!!!!! I just made it with what I had on hand, but next time I will make it a little healthier, but I'll let you know what I will change. :)

Ingredients:

5 Tbs. flour
1 Tbs. organic sugar
2 Tbs. shredded coconut
1 egg, beaten
1/4 C. almond milk
1-2 bananas, cut into 1/2-inch rounds (I just used one banana for 2 people)
Oil for frying
lactose free vanilla ice cream (next time I will use coconut ice cream)
half of a container of raspberries
agave syrup or honey
organic chocolate syrup

Blend raspberries and a drizzle of agave syrup or honey to make a sauce.

Fill a shallow frying pan with about 1 inch oil and heat over medium until warm. Meanwhile, in a small bowl mix together flour, sugar, coconut, egg and milk until fully incorporated and cake batter like. Roll cut banana rounds in batter and drop into oil until golden (about 1 minute each side).
Remove from pan and place on paper towel to drain. Repeat with remaining rounds.

Spread fried banana pieces around a small plate. Add a scoop of ice cream in the middle. Drizzle the raspberry sauce and chocolate syrup over top. Enjoy!!!