Cinnamon Coconut Pancakes

I had a hard time giving up pancakes when i had to give up nuts and an even HARDER time trying to find a worthy substitute.... well i found it! Yep -- these fluffy babies are nut free!!!! The girl child asked for them every day for a week so they MUST be tasty! Hope you like them as much as she did :)

Cinnamon Coconut Flour Pancakes

Ingredients

4 eggs

1 cup coconut milk

1 Tbsp vanilla extract

1Tbsp maple syrup

1 Tbsp cinnamon

2T ground flax

1/2 cup coconut flour

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

Butter ( or coconut oil) for frying

Directions

In a small bowl beat eggs until frothy, about two minutes. Mix in remaining wet ingredients.

In a medium-sized bowl whisk together dry ingredients. Stir wet mixture into dry until everything is incorporated.

Melt butter/ coconut oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Ladle a few tablespoons of batter into pan for each pancake. Spread out slightly with the back of the spoon. The pancakes should be 2-3 inches in diameter and fairly thick. Cook for a few minutes on each side, until the tops dry out slightly and the bottoms start to brown. Flip and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.

German Apple Cups

I found these on Civilized Caveman Cooking Creations website and (of course) tweaked them because i wanted a firmer texture. These could also double as dessert. My kids loved them and so did the husband. Hope you do too!

German Apple Cups

Ingredients:

4 Eggs

1 can coconut milk

3 Tbsp Coconut Oil, melted

1 Tbsp Vanilla

2 Tbsp Pure Maple Syrup

1/4 Cup Coconut Flour

2 Tbsp Ground Golden Flax

1/2 Tsp Baking Soda

1/2 Tsp Nutmeg

3 Fuji Apples, cored and diced

2 Tbsp Coconut Oil

2 Tbsp Raw Organic Honey

1 Tbsp Cinnamon

1 Tsp Nutmeg

Juice of 1/2 Lemon

Process:

Preheat Oven to 425 Degrees Fahrenheit

In a large bowl, whisk eggs, coconut milk, coconut oil, vanilla, and Maple Syrup

In a small bowl, stir coconut flour, flax, ½ tsp nutmeg, and baking soda

Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients and beat well to combine, set aside while you prepare the apples

In a small frying pan, heat 2 Tbsp coconut oil and raw organic honey 

Stir in cinnamon and nutmeg and juice of 1/2 Lemon and cook for 1 minute

Add in your apples and sauté until all your apples are nicely coated

Evenly divide your apple mixture between 8 Ramekins greased with coconut oil and then evenly divide your egg mixture on top of the apples between the 8 Ramekins

Place your Ramekins on a baking sheet and bake for 20 Minutes at 425 and then reduce heat to 375 and cook for an additional 20 Minutes

Enjoy

Paleo Savory Bacon Biscuits

I was on Pinterest the other day and came across the most delicious looking breakfast sandwich EVER. I clicked on the pin to make it bigger and it looked even MORE delish. I simply had to find the recipe. It led me to The Urban Poser where i discovered these little gems. I hope you enjoy these as much as we did. The recipe makes about 12 biscuits. I made them this morning and as of this posting, there are 4 left. 

Ingredients
1 1/2 C coconut flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 C pastured butter (can use coconut oil)
1 C pumpkin puree
6 pastured eggs
1/2 c chopped green onions
1/2 c peeled and shredded granny smith apples
1/2 c bacon pieces
1/2 c raw sharp cheddar (optional but i strongly suggest it)


Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line a baking sheet with parchment.

Combine coconut flour, baking soda and salt.

In a separate bowl combine the oil, pumpkin, eggs and beat till smooth

Add the flour mixture, bacon, apples, cheese and green onions to the egg mixture. Mix all the ingredients until well combined.  Be sure the coconut flour is completely mixed in with no lumps

Drop large spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheet. 

Use about 1/4 of cup for a larger biscuit. Makes about 1 dozen. 

Bake for about 45 - 60 min or until slightly golden.

Best eaten while still warm. 

Paleo Crunch Cereal

To continue my ode to breakfast, I present for your enjoyment, Paleo Crunch Cereal. My kids loved cereal in a former life so I wanted to give them a cereal that I could feel good about. The kids loved it! The girl ate it with almond milk and the boy ate a bowl of it dry! This recipe didn't make it through the day. It was gone by noon! Enjoy!

Paleo Crunch Cereal (or granola)

1 C almond meal

1 C chopped almonds

1 c flax meal

½  c coconut flour

4 Tbsp coconut oil

2 Tbsp maple syrup

4 Tbsp raw honey

2 tsp vanilla

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp salt

½  C finely chopped dates

Preheat oven to 275. Combine almond meal, flax meal, coconut flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and chopped almonds. In a separate bowl, combine coconut oil, maple syrup, raw honey, vanilla and chopped dates.  Add coconut oil mixture to almond meal mixture. Thoroughly combine taking care not to break down larger ‘nuggets’.  Spread mixture on ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 90 minutes stirring every 30 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container.

Apple Cinnamon N'oatmeal

I have a few newly Paleo peeps who really really missed their oatmeal. I tried a few creamed cereal recipes but didn't really care for the texture. I came up with this alternative. It reheats really well. This makes 6-8 servings. This picture really doesn't do it any justice as it tastes so much better than this picture looks! We tossed in a handful of dried cranberries. You could also use any nut flour you want -- i just happen to be allergic to all of the rest of them! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

N’oatmeal

1 c finely chopped dates

2 apples peeled and diced

1 Tbsp butter

1 Tbsp cinnamon

1 Tbsp molasses

1 Tbsp maple syrup

½ tsp salt

2/3 c slivered almonds

1 ½ c almond milk (Almond Breeze plain)

1 14oz can coconut milk

1 C Almond flour

½ c flax meal

Over medium heat, melt butter in a pot then add apples, dates, cinnamon, molasses, maple syrup and salt. Cook until apples are tender – about 5 minutes.  Add almond milk, coconut milk and slivered almonds. Stir in almond flour and flax meal.

Breakfast of Champions! Biscuits and gravy with salmon croquettes!

I wanted a comfy breakfast and had time on Saturday to try out new recipes. The biscuits are courtesy Paleo Comfort Foods. The gravy started with the recipe from the same book but I changed it (of course). The salmon croquettes are all mine -- love love love them! The family devoured this meal. Hope you will too!

Salmon Croquettes


1 can of salmon
2 eggs
1 small onion - diced
1/2 bell pepper diced
1/2 cup almond meal
2 Tbsp. coconut flour
1 Tbsp. old bay seasoning


Mix everything in a bowl. Scoop out, form balls then pat into patties. Fry in coconut oil for about 3 minutes per side or until golden brown. Enjoy!


Sausage Gravy
1 lb pork sausage
1 Tbs coconut flour
1 Tbs arrowroot
3 Tbs bacon fat
1 can coconut milk
1/2 C chicken stock
salt and cracked pepper




Brown sausage. In separate pan, melt bacon fat on medium heat. Add coconut flour and arrowroot to oil to make a paste. Add coconut milk and chicken stock. When combined and beginning to thicken, add sausage to gravy. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Chicken n' Waffles the Paleo way!

Let me start by saying if you have never had this combination, do yourself a favor and have it. STAT. 


Now that I got the formalities out of the way, let's get down to business! The business of chicken and waffles that is! 

Step 1: Season and fry chicken wings in coconut oil / avocado oil / lard. 


Step 2: While chicken is cookin, start makin paleo waffles. 

Here's the how-to.

Paleo Waffles

Ingredients:
4 Large Eggs

4 T. Coconut Oil
2 T. Organic Maple Syrup
2 T. Vanilla Extract
1/2 C. Water
3 C. Blanched Almond Flour
1 tsp. Sea Salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Cinnamon
2 T. Arrowroot Powder
2 Fuji Apples, grated

Directions:

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, maple syrup, coconut oil vanilla, and water, until smooth.

In a separate bowl, combine the almond flour, salt, baking soda, arrowroot powder, and cinnamon.

Add almond flour mixture to egg mixture. Combine thoroughly

Add apple and mix to combine.

Spoon into heated  waffle iron. Cook until golden brown (about 3-4 minutes).

Serve with 1 T. warm organic maple syrup and pasture butter! Mmmmm!!!

Makes 4 waffles in my Oster round waffle maker

But wait! There's more!

Breakfast of champions!


I figured I'd drop off an easy to whip up meal. This is from our weekly breakfast for dinner night. The kids love it and its SUPER easy!


I added smoked salt and smoked pepper to the avocado then served it right up with bacon and eggs... Mmmmmm...

Breakfast of Champions

I usually don't eat breakfast but these looked so easy and delicious that I had to try them. The kids devoured them! I still skip breakfast though -- i eat these for brunch ;) 

This is my spin on Sarah Fragoso's egg cupcakes.


Ingredients
10 eggs
1 bell pepper
2 small onions
2 bunches of spinach
salt and pepper to taste
12 slices of bacon
coconut oil /  bacon fat


Directions


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toss the veggies in the food processor and pulse until they are roughly chopped. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the veggies and saute the veggies in oil. While they are cooking, scramble eggs. Allow veggies to cool then add them to the eggs. Oil the pan then line each cupcake 'well' with a slice of bacon. (I found it easier to make a circle with the bacon by wrapping it around my four fingers before i put it in the cupcake well.) 

Pour the egg mixture into the bacon lined well. Bake 25-30 minutes. Let cool a bit and enjoy!!


These can be stored in the fridge for a week. Reheat in the microwave or in the oven.