Pumpkin Waffles

 

Paleo Pumpkin Waffles:

Fall is here people! 

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Fall! I love the crisp smell in the air. I love the beautiful fall leaves. I love the fog in the morning. I love the Fall fashion. I don’t love pumpkin. (No…that wasn’t a typo!)

 

Never been a big fan of pumpkin. I’ll try to eat pumpkin pie every year at Thanksgiving, but never with any big success.

But…I LOVE these pumpkin waffles! They may have just made a pumpkin lover out of me. I’ll post some pumpkin muffins that are pretty tasty too at some point! (Thanks for the recipe Jacob!)
 

Imagine it…What could be more yummy than curling up in your PJ’s with your family on a foggy, Fall Saturday morning to some delicious pumpkin waffles and a mug of tea (or coffee for you coffee lovers). 

Hint: NOTHING!  It is just so heartwarming and absolutely delicious!

Here is a link to the original recipe: http://paleomg.com/paleo-pumpkin-waffles/

I doubled it, made a couple little tweaks

Paleo Pumpkin Waffles

Ingredients

• 1 cup pureed pumpkin
• 1.5 cup almond flour
• 1/2 cup canned coconut milk
• 1 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
• 4 tablespoon maple syrup (I used honey!)
• 4 eggs, whisked
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (I used a lot more!)
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger (I used fresh grated)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Sugar free/Dairy free chocolate chips

Instructions

1. In a medium sized bowl, mix together coconut milk, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla.
2. Then add the rest of the dry ingredients and pumpkin and mix together. Add a bit more coconut milk, if needed.
3. Ladle into your waffle maker. Be careful, they expand a bit so they will be pour over if you get ladle happy.
4. Cook until done – mine took a little longer than a “normal” waffle

You can top with some coconut ice cream and fresh blackberries. Or some coconut butter and blackberry "syrup." Or whatever sounds good to you!

 

SOOOOO GOOOOOOD!!!!

Do you know the muffin man?

Q. What is better than fresh baked muffins?
A. Muffins you don't have to bake yourself or clean up after!

Today we have 2 different muffin recipes (both equally delicious in different ways) made by 2 different guys.

First we have Kyle's Paleo Zucchini muffins featuring zucchini from "the Secret garden." Kyle made these for me a while back when I was at work. I came home to some delicious muffins and was able to enjoy them for breakfast the next few days.
Kyle gets bonus points for this one because it features vegetables he actually grew himself!

 

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cup blanched almond flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 cup shredded zucchini
• 1/4 cup honey
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Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl.
Place the wet ingredients in the bowl then beat on medium for 1-2 minutes until frothy and fully combined. Add the zucchini and beat again just enough to incorporate.
Slowly add the dry ingredients with the mixer running, until all of the flour mixture has been incorporated.
Spoon the batter into muffin tins
Bake for 30-35 minutes
Enjoy!





Then we have Jacob's Paleo Pumpkin Spice muffins. I know Jacob from work. He has an infectious sense of humor and is super nice. He made some Paleo muffins and was nice enough to share and to share the recipe.
Jacob gets bonus points for the muffin tins...nice feature!

Ingredients:

• 1 /2 cups almond flour
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tsp almond butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Coat muffin tins with coconut oil (or muffin cups)
3. Mix all ingredients
4. Bake for 25 minutes (He baked at 300 for around 28 minutes to avoid them drying out.)

Enjoy! I'm sure they will be delicious...but I can't promise they will taste quite as good if you have to bake them and clean up after yourself!