Paleo Banana & Blueberry Protein Bread

I realise I've be slacking the past 2 days. I've been exhausted beyond words and been looking after my monkey.
She's back to school today, so morning runs are back in full swing!

Anyway, I made a few things yesterday, but the basis for most was this bread. It's far more cake like than bread, but it's yummy regardless.

- 3 banana's mashed
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 2 scoops hemp protein powder
- 1 heaped tsp macaroot powder (optional)
- 2 cups almond flour (ground almonds)
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 heaped Tbsp natural honey
- 1 cup frozen blueberries

* Preheat oven to 175'c.
* Line a large loaf tin.
* Mix together banana, eggs, coconut oil and vanilla.
* Add your hemp, maca, almonds, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger & baking soda and mix well until smooth.
* Add your honey. As strange as it may sound adding it at this point, if you add it earlier it's harder to mix through evenly. Mix well until combined.
* Now stir through your blueberries. I used frozen because they hold up better when stirring in! Plus they're more cost efficient!
* Pour into lined tin, smooth out and bake at 175'c for 40-45mins.
* Leave to cool slightly in tin, then tip out onto a cooling tray.
* Enjoy!

Paleo Pumpkin Protein Bread

Hey guys,
So, as an avid baker Autumn/Winter is an exciting time for me. Unfortunately it generally leads to one too many slips, so I was determined to get my yummy baking fix while keeping things healthy!
I came up with this amazing yumminess! I'm so proud of the result, it's genuinely so tasty and moist, and was perfect as a snack with some Almond Butter...

- 1 can Pumpkin Purée
- 4 Eggs
- 1 cup Coconut Oil melted
- 2/3 cup Almond Milk
- 3 heaped Tbsp Natural Set Honey
- 3 cups Almond Flour (Ground Almonds)
- 2 scoops (4 Tbsp) Natural Unflavoured Hemp Protein Powder
- 2 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Nutmeg
- 1 tsp Cloves
- 1 1/2 tsp Ginger

* Pre heat oven to 170'c.
* Combine the pumpkin and eggs and mix well until evenly combined.
* Add the melted coconut oil and stir in well so it doesn't get chance to cook your eggs, then add your almond milk.
* Add your almond flour, hemp protein, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger and mix well until you get an even, thick mixture.
* It should smell AMAZING already (and taste it, go on, lick the spoon), but on the off chance you're even more of a flavour junkie, throw in some more spices... Why not?!)
* Pour mixture into a lined, large, loaf tin.
* Bake for 50 mins.
* Enjoy the wonderful smell.
* Once cooked (it will still seem a little wobbly), LEAVE TO COOL slightly. This is important as it allows the loaf to firm up enough to manouvre out of the tin whilst staying moist inside.
* Loosen around edges of tin, carefully turn loaf out into your hand then onto a cooling rack.
* Badaboom.

Paleo Banana, Sweet Potato & Cranberry Breakfast Muffins

So, before my mission of health, I used to bake... ALOT! I find it very therapeutic... It's great now I'm really enjoying it again, and discovering new healthy recipes makes my day!
Here's one I free handed this morning!

- 2 Bananas mashed
- 3 egg whites
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 2 cups grated Sweet Potato
- 1/4 cup fresh cranberries sliced
- 1 heaped cup Almond Flour (ground almonds)
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1tsp cinnamon
- 1/4tsp ground allspice
- 1Tbsp Natural unbleached peanut butter (crunchy or smooth, your choice)
- Natural Honey

- Pre-heat oven to 180'c.
- Mash your bananas and add the egg whites and coconut oil and stir well.
- Add cranberries and sweet potato and mix again.
- Now add the dry ingredients and mix again.
- The consistency should be quite thick, for added goodness omit a little sweet potato for milled flaxseed. (I meant to do this but forgot, that's what you get for winging it ha!)
- Lastly add your PB and mix VERY well to make sure it spreads evenly throughout.
- Make sure you have a silicone muffin pan, or buy the good, brown muffin wrappers.
- Use an ice cream scoop for even muffins, scoop mixture into cases or pan and tap to flatten down.
- DRIZZLE (not pour! Little drizzle!) some honey over the top of each muffin.
- Bake for 20-25mins until browned on top and firmish to the touch (they will be sticky muffins, that's half of the fun)
- LEAVE TO COOL until they've set a little, or you wont get them out of the pan in one piece. (yeah, it's hard to wait but very worth it)
- Try and allow them cooling time on a rack too once removed, but if you can't then hey, go for it! I've already eaten 3 ha!

Enjoy!

Paleo Banana Pancakes

Ok, you have to believe me when I say that these in no way taste like they're healthy! Every time since I created the recipe I have to make sure I didn't put something 'bad' in without paying attention! THAT'S how amazing they are! AND GUILT FREE!
These grain free, dairy free pancakes are by no means 'settling'... I would take these over the regular bad boys any day!

Lauren's Paleo Banana Pancakes

- 1 Banana Mashed
- 1 Egg White
- 1 cup of Ground Almonds/ Almond Flour
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

* Heat really good non stick pan on LOW...
* Mash banana in a bowl, add egg white and mix well.
* Add almond flour, cinnamon and baking powder and mix really well until pretty much smooth (the mixture should be quite thick)
* Scoop into 4 pancakes and cook on LOW till bubbles appear all the way across the top of the pancakes, then flip and cook the other side.

Serve with sliced banana between the layers, or microwave heated raspberries :)
You can thank me later!