Paleo Pumpkin, Cinnamon Swirl Gingerbread

Hi guys!
So sorry it's taken me so long to get around to posting this! I know it's been eagerly awaited, and I have to admit, it's a naughty one, but completely worth it!
This kind of signifies the cross over from autumn to winter!

Ingredients

- 3/4 cup Coconut Oil (melted)
- 1 can Pumpkin Purée
- 4 Eggs
- 2 heaped Tbsp Blackstrap Molasses
- 1 cup Coconut Palm Sugar
- 1 cup Ground Almonds (Almond Flour)
- 1 cup Coconut Flour
- 1 heaped Tbsp (yes TABLESPOON) Ginger
- 2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Allspice
- 2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 cups Unsweetened Almond Milk


For the Cinnamon Swirl

- 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp Coconut Palm Sugar


* Pre heat oven to 175'c.
* Line a large baking tray (brownie tray) with baking paper.
* In a large saucepan, melt your coconut oil. (you'll use this pan for all of the mixture, saves on dishes!)
* Add your pumpkin purée and stir well until combined.
* Add your eggs one by one making sure to mix in thoroughly before adding the next (this ensures the eggs don't cook due to the warm oil/pumpkin.)
* Add your Molasses and mix well again.
* Now add all of your dry ingredients. The almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and allspice. Mix this well.
* The mixture should become too thick. Add your almond milk and stir well.
* Pour 1/2 of your mixture into the baking tray and even out.
* Mix together your coconut palm sugar and cinnamon and pour in lines across the mixture in the tin. (LEAVE SOME OF THE CINNAMON MIXTURE)
* Pour the remainder of the mixture on top of the other.
* Now drag a knife through your gingerbread tin in random swirls.
* Smooth down.
* Sprinkle the remainding cinnamon sugar mixture across the top of your gingerbread.
* Bake on 175'c for 1 hour.
* Try and allow it to cool for at least a little while. It gives the gingerbread time to firm a little.

* ENJOY!! I enjoyed... Too much of it haha! So much I've made another one!

Lauren xxxx

Paleo Maple Cinnamon Protein Pancakes

I've been neglecting posting all of my recipes for a few days, sometimes it's because I'm terrible at making them up as I go and forgetting what I did ha!
These guys deserve a big mention though!
I'm currently suffering the 'lady' cravings, and these definately hit the spot, although I want to add that although these are paleo and clean, you don't want to be eating these ALL the time like my other pancakes... These guys have a higher sugar content from the maple syrup.

Pancakes

- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 2 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 scoop natural hemp protein
- 2 tbsp almond flour (ground almonds)
- 2 heaped tbsp coconut flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Toppings

- 1 heaped tsp raw chocolate hemp spread
- 1 heaped tsp raw pecan butter
- handful of pecan nuts
- drizzle of pure maple syrup

* Put a good non stick pan on LOW heat.
* Mix together egg whites, almond milk and maple syrup.
* Add your protein powder and almond flour and mix well.
* Now add your coconut flour a little at a time and mix. The reason for this is because coconut flour can dry mixture out very quickly if too much is used. You want a thick cake consistency.
* Add your cinnamon and mix well until all combined and smooth.
* Add mixture to pan in whatever pancake shapes you fancy and be patient to let them cook on LOW so they don't burn. Once the top has bubbles across the top it's time to flip them.
* Scoop on your chocolate spread, and pecan butter, sprinkle on your pecans and then drizzle over the syrup.
* Trust me, you want to enjoy these ones! AMAZING!

Paleo Carrot & Cauliflower Protein Pancakes with Homemade Turkey Sausage Patties & Avocado

So, someone requested the recipe for these guys, so here it goes!
I'll sort of have to remember, as I create things as I go along ha!

Turkey Sausage Mix (Shape into whatever takes your fancy :) )

- 500g Turkey Breast Mince
- 2 Red Onions
- 10 Brussel Sprouts
- Black Pepper
- 2 Egg Whites

* Grate the onions and sprouts into a bowl. Add black pepper to your liking, then add the turkey mince and egg whites and work together well with your hands.
* That's it! When you're ready to use it shape into whatever you wish and dry fry or bake! (Takes longer to fry than pancakes so I always set these off cooking before I make my pancake mixture)

Carrot & Cauliflower Protein Pancakes

* 2 Egg Whites
* 1 Cup Almond Milk (either use agave sweetened or add 1tbsp Honey)
* 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
* 2 Scoops Unflavoured Hemp Protein Powder (If you use an alternative and it's vanilla flavoured, then just omit the above vanilla)
* 1 tsp Spirulina Powder (optional)
* 1 cup Almond Flour (Ground Almonds)
* 2 tsp Cinnamon
* 1 tsp Ginger
* 2 tsp Paprika
* 1 Carrot (grated)
* 4 Large Cauliflower Florets (grated) this is roughly 2 cups of grated cauliflower.

* Put good non stick pan on LOW heat.
* Mix together egg whites, almond milk and vanilla.
* Add protein powder, spirulina, almond flour, cinnamon, ginger and paprika and mix well.
* Add your grated carrot and cauliflower and give a final good mix. Mixture should be thick, and if using hemp and spirulina will be dark green :-) ha!
* Cook pancakes in whatever shapes you like on low heat, when bubbles appear all across the top then flip and cook the other side...


Finally!

* Stack your pancakes up, arrange your sausage patties on top and then slice up half of an avocado and serve!

PS - Don't buy hemp protein especially, I know whey isn't paleo, but if you are lenient in your protein powder choices then whey protein will add extra tastiness to these bad boys!

PPS - Turkey sausage mix will refridgerate or freeze so you can use when you fancy!

PPS - So will pancake mix...

PPPS - Going now! Lol!

Paleo Pumpkin Bread French Toast

This bad boy was my post workout breakfast! So SO good! Just what I needed to warm me up from a snowy 5 mile run!
You have to make the Turkey sausage patty yourself too...

French Toast

- 2 slices of paleo pumpkin bread (recipe posted previously)
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- tsp honey
- tsp cinnamon
- tsp vanilla

Turkey Sausage Patties

- 1 small red onion grated
- 4 Brussel sprouts grated
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 200g turkey breast mince
- 1 egg white
- 1tsp coconut oil

Additional Toppings

- 4 egg whites
- 1/2 banana sliced
- 2 tsp almond butter

* Put 2 good non stick frying pans on low heat.
* Prepare your Sausage patty by grating your onion and sprouts into a bowl, adding the black pepper, turkey and egg white and mincing together with your hands until everything is evenly dispersed.
* Split into 2 and shape each one I to rectangle shaped patties, and put on to fry...
* While your patty cooks, make up your French toast liquid mix. Mix your egg whites, almond milk, honey, vanilla & cinnamon together well.
* Pour onto a plate and lay your 2 slices of pumpkin bread in the mixture. Keep flipping them so the mixture can absorb on both sides.
* Leave the mixture to absorb a little longer while you check on your turkey patties. Make sure to flip the patties.
* Once the patties are looking nearly done, add a tsp of coconut oil to the other pan. Once it has melted add your coated pumpkin bread.
* Allow both the patties and French bread time to cook, remembering to turn both occasionally.
* Serve your toast on a plate. Add egg whites to frying pan. They'll cook quickly.
* Place your patties on top of your French toast, then add egg white.
* Slice your banana, lay across the too, and add a tsp of almond butter to each.
* Most importantly ENJOY! This was heaven!!!!!

Paleo Brownie Cake

Heaven really is a place on earth. My house right now!
I just made this up! Argh!

- 3 small avocado's
- 2 heaped tbsp natural set honey
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 cup almond flour (ground almonds)
- 1tbsp vanilla
- 1tbsp baking powder
- 1 cup frozen blueberries or DARK choc chips (dairy free)

Pre heat oven to 175'c

*Put avocado (skinned and pitted obviously) into a food processor until completely smooth!
*Add your honey and mix in processor until smooth again.
*Add eggs to processor one by one.
*Add vanilla, almonds, baking powder and cocoa and mix until even again.
* Now add either your blueberries or chocolate chips and continue food processing if blueberries, or hand mix in the chocolate chips.
* Bake in paper lined cake tin for 35mins.
* Either leave to cool slightly, or get a biiiiig dollop of coconut cream icecream in the centre and grab a spoon ;-)

Oh, and my 3yo who won't eat avocado's is begging me for more haha!