Paleo Carrot Pancakes with Coconut Butter

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Paleo carrot pancakes with coconut butter

Here’s the GOOD news… we’ve found a new place to move into! BUT we can’t move in until early September so we’ll still be in this place for a bit longer but I we seriously can’t wait to move out of here! The new place is bigger, in a better location AND it’s not in an apartment block, it’s in a gated community with the houses attached to each other which means no more having to deal with people above us making noises all night! AND my FAVOURITE part of all is we will be living LITERALLY across the road from a castle! How cool is that! 🙂

I’m looking forward to seeing how the new kitchen works out… it’s always an adjustment when you move into a new place! By the way this will be our 6th move (including moving from Australia to America, then America to here) in 3 years so yes you can call me ‘The Moving Queen’ 😉

Anyway so this recipe I’m about to share with you is not very sweet at all, in fact the only thing that gives it some sweetness is the homemade coconut butter on top… don’t worry coconut butter is EASY to make! It could be sweeter depending on if you add sweetener to it which I didn’t, but other than that there’s no sweetener in these paleo carrot pancakes. [Read more…]

Paleo Cinnamon Banana Bread

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Paleo cinnamon banana bread

I try not to make/bake too many dessert or treat like recipes… ‘try’ being the operative word here because those things don’t last very long in our house and I definitely have poor control issues when it comes to such food! So I try and go as long as I can between making these things but when I do I want something SPECIAL!

One of my FAVOURITE treats is from my friend Alisa over at Paleo in PDX. I’ve made her ‘Cinnamon Roll Squash Muffins’ a number of times now and each time they come out a treat! The first time I made them I added in apples as well, you can see that version here.

Last week I really wanted to make these muffins again and was all ready to go but then I realised I didn’t have any squash of any kind, canned or fresh! And actually I’m not even sure I could find squash right now in England! I did have some bananas on hand though and thought why not sub these in for the squash instead! And then halfway through mixing the ingredients I thought why not turn this into banana bread instead? And I did! The result was a deliciously soft banana bread that was full of the flavour of cinnamon (just the way I like it) and with just the right amount of sweetness… [Read more…]

Carrot Smoothie

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Glass of carrot smoothie

Just wanted to share this quick smoothie recipe with you. It was something I just threw together and well it turned out YUM so here it is….

Carrot Smoothie

Ingredients:
  • 1.5 cups unsweetened almond milk.
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled and diced.
  • 1/2 frozen banana.
  • 1 tbsp almond butter.
  • 1 tsp cinnamon.
  • Pinch of nutmeg.
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
  • 1/4 tsp coconut butter or you could use coconut oil.
  • Raw honey/maple syrup for sweetening.
  • Toasted coconut flakes (for garnish).
Method:

Place all ingredients except for the toasted coconut flakes into a high-powered blender like a Vitamix and blend! If you’re using a regular blender then grate the carrot before adding it in. Sprinkle toasted coconut flakes on top if you like.

Enjoy!

Almond Banana Smoothie

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Glass of almond banana smoothie

I just made this smoothie – Actually I’m drinking it while typing this post.

It’s been a while since I made a Green Smoothie, notice how I left the green part out of the title (aka the spinach). I didn’t want to scare you away with the word spinach, although you can’t taste it at all, it just gives the smoothie its pretty green colour. 🙂

Almond Banana Smoothie

Almond banana smoothie

Ingredients:
  • Handful of banana (I used frozen banana pieces that I had in the freezer).
  • Handful of spinach (you can use frozen or fresh).
  • 1.5 cups almond milk (or milk of your choice).
  • 5 dates (I used medjool – make sure you pit).
  • 1 tsp cinnamon.
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract.
  • 1 Tbsp chia seeds.
Method:

Place all ingredients into a high powered blender, starting off with the milk and blend!

There’s something about green smoothies – They really give you a big hit of energy just when you need it!

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