Showing posts with label almost paleo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label almost paleo. Show all posts

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Paleo Crock Pot Monkey Bread!

Okay.  I kind of lied.  It's not really monkey bread.  It's more like cinnamon honey buns.  But it looks like monkey bread!!  And still tastes phenomenal.  And I know I say this every time, but I really mean it this time.  This is THE best paleo treat recipe EVER.  Hands down.

Not only is this a super easy recipe, but it literally melts in your mouth.  Like M&M's.  But better.  And it only takes like an hour or an hour and a half in the crock pot.  

What you need:

DOUGH:
1/3 cup of coconut flour
3 eggs
1/2 tsp baking soda
5 tbs coconut oil/grass-fed butter
dash of salt
2 tbs honey

The dough recipe is actually from one of my favorite sites: Wellness Mama.  Her recipe calls for 4 eggs, but I only used three so I had more of a dough and not a batter, and I opted for the coconut oil and not the butter.  This made about 7 or 8 balls of dough.

TOPPING:
1 cup of honey
4 tbs grass-fed butter melted
1 tbs of cinnamon

 I mixed all of the dough ingredients together until it reached a good consistency.  Next I formed medium sized balls of dough.  After the balls of dough were formed, I melted the butter, and mixed that with the honey and cinnamon.  I dipped each dough ball into the topping mixture and placed into the crock pot.  If you have a large crock pot, you will want to double the recipe for the dough, but not the topping.  You will have plenty.  If you have a smaller crock pot, the amount of dough should be fine and you can pour the unused topping over the doughballs.

Cook on low for 1-1/2 hours in your crock pot.

This is what they will look like when they are about finished.


This would be great to make for a sweet addition to Sunday brunch, or to just throw together last minute to cure the after dinner sweet tooth like I did :).  I definitely recommend using a spatula to get these suckers out because the outside ones have a tendency to come apart.  Enjoy this recipe!

Have a great weekend!
Keep it sassy.

Monday, May 27, 2013

Guilt Free Pineapples 'N Cream

Hot weather always makes us crave something cold, so we thought we would share one of our favorite, healthy smoothie recipes with you: Pineapples 'N Cream. This is seriously a super easy recipe that tastes like a cross between a creamsicle and pineapple. YUM

What you need:

Blender
Frozen Pineapple
Vanilla Coconut Milk
Splash of water

We used a Nutribullet to blend our ingredients together, but a blender will definitely do the trick. We filled the Nutribullet cup with Trader Joe's Frozen Pineapple Tidbits about 3/4 full, then added about 1/2 cup of coconut milk.


We like to use coconut milk because it has a thicker consistency than almond milk, but you are more than welcome to substitute. We can't guarantee the "cream" taste, though.


Now, blend!


If you need to add a little more coconut milk because the mixture is too thick to blend, please do. We added just a splash of water to get ours to the consistency we were looking for, without the extra calories. Now, pour in your favorite container and enjoy!


This is a guilt free treat guaranteed to cool you off from the {almost} summer heat.

If you are feeling extra sassy, add a splash of vodka for a little oomph. ;)

Enjoy!