Showing posts with label Pumpkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pumpkin. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Pancakes
Recipe taken from Just.like.mom.never.made.





These were the better of the Paleo pancakes I have tried. They were still a little heavy, but much better than ones I have tried in the past.

1 whole egg
2 egg whites
½ c Smooth almond butter
½ c pureed pumpkin
½ t Nutmeg
½ t Cinnamon
¼ t Vanilla
2 T unsweetened Applesauce

Put all the ingredients in one bowl
Mix thoroughly. A whisk works well.
Drop batter into a medium hot pan with a touch of coconut oil and cook about 3 minutes on each side.

This made about 4 regular size pancakes
I sprinkled cinnamon and honey over the finished product.

They were pretty tasty but still a little heavy, good thing I had them for dinner and not for breakfast.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Not your Starbucks, but its close and cheaper

On this Paleo Challenge the one thing I miss most is my Starbucks Lattes. All around fav is Skinny Vanilla Latte but during the Fall and Winter I love the Pumpkin Spice Latte and the Peppermint Latte. To me that brings in the season. It made me smile the other day when I saw someone carrying a Starbucks cup and it was the Christmas design. The Season is upon us.

This is a Paleo-ish substitute for the Pumpkin Spice Latte. It isn't quite as good as Starbucks, but it will cure the craving. I did use Protein powder, so if you are doing strict Paleo, this might not help you.

Coffee
2T Pumpkin (Libby's 100% Pumpkin, Not the pie filling)
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder (I used a vanilla bean powder that was low in calories 50)
cinnamon to taste
Nutmeg to taste

The only thing that really bugs me about this is it is kind of gritty. I'm a big texture person, so this kind of gets to me when my coffee is gritty. It might be the nutmeg that makes it gritty. But all in all. I would have this again.

I got this recipe from Showout Megan Parsons

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Paleo Pumpkin Bread

This was so easy to make and was delicious. I will make this again. It will be great for taking to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Sorry I didn't take a picture. And sorry for whoever I stole this recipe from. I'm trying to get better at writing them down, where I get them. But this one I didn't.

here we go:

3c Almond Flour
1/2t Salt
1t Baking Soda
1/4c Agave Nectar (I used honey instead)
1/4c Grapeseed Oil ( I used Olive Oil instead)
3 Eggs Whisked
1T Vanilla Extract
1Can Libby's Pumpkin (make sure it is not the pumpkin pie filling, just the all natural pumpkin)
1t Cinnamon ( I might of added a little extra cinnamon, you cant go wrong with that)
1t Allspice

In a large bowl, mix together almond flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and Allspice
In a smaller bowl, combine agave/honey, oil, eggs and vanilla - then stir in pumpkin
Mix wet ingredients into dry
Place batter in either a cake pan ot two small 7.5"X3.5" loaf pans (I just placed all the batter into a meatlof pan)
Bake at 350 for 40 min ( I cooked for about 50min. after 40min I placed a toothpick in the middle and it still can out a little wet, so cooked another 10 min)
Remove from oven and allow to cool

Mine stuck a little to the pan. Next time I will probably coat the pan with some baking soda and see if that helps.