St. Patty's Day Paleo Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

Ingredients

1 1/2 C. almond flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 1/2 tsp cinnamon

3 large eggs

5 Tbs full fat coconut milk

2 Tbs honey

1 tsp vanilla

green food coloring

1/4- 1/2 cup granny smith apple, diced

coconut butter, melted (optional)

maple syrup

Directions

In a medium bowl, mix together the first four ingredients. In a separate bowl, blend together the eggs, coconut milk, honey and vanilla. Add in the food coloring to the wet mixture.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well. Pre-heat your pan over medium heat. Use cooking spray or oil in the pan. Fry the pancake till it starts to bubble and the edges just start to form. Flip over using a thin spatula. Continue to cook until the pancake looks firm. Serve with melted coconut butter and maple syrup on top.

Chocolate Chip Fruit Salad

This is super simple to make and delicious!! I was craving fruit + chocolate and this was my creation!! If you want chocolate covered fruit, this is a quick fix for it!

Ingredients

Here is what I put in mine (you can put any fruit you want in):

strawberries (a handful chopped up)

blackberries (6 since they were big)

blueberries (a handful)

banana (a whole one sliced)

dark chocolate chips

Directions

Just mix together and enjoy!!!!!!!

Paleo Bread

This makes a good bread for french toast or just to eat it. If you want to use it to make sandwiches I suggest omitting the banana. It's not a banana bread, but it does give it a little bit of a banana flavor.

Ingredients:

coconut oil, to grease pan

coconut flour, to dust pan

3/4 cup creamy almond butter

4 large eggs

1 mashed banana

1/4 cup blanched almond flour
1/4 cup arrowroot powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 7-by-3-inch loaf pan with coconut oil and dust with almond flour.

In a large bowl, mix the almond butter, eggs, and banana with mixer until smooth.
 
In a medium bowl, combine the almond flour, arrowroot powder, salt, and baking soda. Blend the almond flour mixture into the wet ingredients until thoroughly combined.

Pour into the loaf pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for 1 hour, then serve.

Paleo Canadian Benny's

Since going Paleo, I have missed one of my favorite Rachel Ray recipes, "Canadian Benny's." It has become a Christmas tradition to make these for breakfast. Today, I decided to try making it Paleo. It was really good!!

Ingredients: (Makes 4 servings)

Paleo Biscuits

1 Tbs. butter

2 Roma tomatoes

2 green onions, chopped finely

1 can coconut milk

salt and pepper

EVOO

8 slices Canadian bacon

4 large eggs

8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese, sliced or shredded (I use the Cabot brand because it is lactose free)

Directions:

If your paleo biscuits aren't made, make those first!

Melt the butter over medium heat in a small pan. Add tomatoes and green onions. Saute for 2 mins. Then add in coconut milk, season with salt and pepper, and reduce to low heat. Stir occasionally.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Drizzle EVOO and cook the Canadian bacon for 2-3 minutes on each side. Place 2 slices of bacon on each paleo biscuit.

Drizzle a little more EVOO and carefully add the eggs. Fry soft or hard, however you like. Cover the eggs with cheese. Tent the pan with foil to melt the cheese or just put a lid over the pan. Place the cheesy egg on top of the Canadian bacon and then ladle the sauce on top.

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 Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes

1/2 C. Pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 spoonful of almond butter
Small handful of finely chopped pecans

Mix pumpkin, egg, and almond butter with a wire whisk. Add in pecans.

Heat a frying pan over medium-low heat. Use olive oil cooking spray on pan. Drop batter by tablespoonfuls and cook pancakes for a couple mins. on each side. The batter doesn't spread like normal pancake batter, so I spread it out with a spoon.


Tip: This recipe only makes a few pancakes. A whole can of pumpkin puree can make 3 batches of this recipe.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 (15oz) can pumpkin puree
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 C. butter, melted
1 C. brown sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 C. dark chocolate chips
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ginger
1 C. sugar
4 large eggs, lightly beaten



In medium bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. In another bowl, whisk brown sugar, sugar, vanilla, butter and eggs. Add dry ingredients and whisk till smooth. Whisk in pumpkin. Add chocolate chips. Bake at 350* for 20-25 mins.

Paleo Egg Casserole

Ingredients:

1/4 C. onion, chopped
handful of baby spinach
1 roma tomato, chopped
4 slices bacon (cooked and chopped) or you can use breakfast sausage
1/2 of a green pepper, chopped
14 eggs
coconut oil

Preheat oven to 350*. Liberally grease a 9 x 13 pan with coconut oil. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs vigorously. Place the onion, spinach, tomato, bacon and green pepper in baking dish. Add the eggs. Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, or until the eggs are cooked. Use a toothpick to check.

Serve with salsa on top (optional). You can also add or change up your veggies. Every week I make a different casserole.