Paleo Banana Bread

Hi all!

As summer ends and fall begins - everyone is looking for more "comfort food" v. the light salads that we've been enjoying throughout the summer.

One thing I remember my mother making in the fall is banana bread - with white flour, sugar and butter of course!

I've come up with a Paleo version of the household favourite. Nobody will know the difference!

Here we go...

Paleo Banana Bread

Ingredients

Wet

3 mashed bananas (ripe, small);
1 tsp. vanilla (alcohol free);
4 tbsp. coconut oil (melted);
3 eggs, separated; &
5 tbsp. raw honey, melted.

Dry

2 c. almond meal;
1 tsp. baking powder (aluminium free);
1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees;
2. Cream the egg yolks and honey until fluffy;
3. Add the melted coconut oil, mashed banana and vanilla to the bowl, mix;
4. In another bowl - mix the almond flour, baking soda, cinnamon until combined;
5. Combine with the wet ingredients;
6. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form;
7. Fold the egg whites into the mixture;
8. Lightly coat 2 loaf pans with coconut oil and pour the mixture in evenly between the two;
9. Bake for 40-45 minutes, depending on your oven.

Enjoy!

* You can choose to add nuts to this recipe - I believe people enjoy walnuts or pecans in banana bread *

PS - Banana bread tastes better the next day.


- Courtney

Paleo Protein Bars

Hi all!

Today's post is for all of you who are on the go and can't find the time to cook all of your meals.

Most protein bars are full of sugar, grains, dairy, artificial sweeteners and many other questionable ingredients that you cannot pronounce!

I have a solution to this problem...

Paleo Protein Bars

 
Dry

1 c. almond meal

1 c. raw almonds

1/2 c. raw pecans

1/2 c. raw walnuts

2 c. unsweetened cranberries

4 scoops egg white protein

¼ c. unsweetened shredded coconut

1/4 tsp. sea salt

Wet

1 c. coconut milk

3 tbsp. cold pressed coconut oil

3 tbsp. raw honey

1 tbsp. pure alcohol free vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

On a cookie sheet, toast nuts until golden brown.

While browning, melt coconut oil and honey in a saucepan until smooth.

Once brown, coarsely chop nuts and place in a bowl.

Add all dry ingredients to the nuts.

Add the vanilla to the coconut and honey mixture and pour into the dry ingredients and combine.

Add the coconut milk until fully combined.

Line an 8 x 9 glass baking tray with parchment paper and place

Cook for 20 minutes or until top is slightly browned.

Let cook and cut into 10-12 bars and devour!

Until next time,

Courtney

Tac n' Guac

Hello all!

 

I'd like to start my blog off with a ligher post, a recipe.

 

Eventually we're going to delve into more serious content but for now I'd like to introduce you to a recipe that will replace your craving for mexican! (those tortillas and cheese aren't helping your journey towards health!)

 

 

 

Paleo Tacos with Guacamole

Ingredients

1/2 pound grass fed, pasture raised ground beef;
1/2 white onion;
1/2 tomato; &
1 head radicchio, or any ‘cup-shaped’ lettuce such as boston .

Taco Seasoning

1 tbsp. chili powder;
2 tbsp. garlic powder;
1/4 tsp. dried oregano;
1/2 tsp. parka;
2 tsp. ground cumin; &
1 tsp. celtic sea salt.

Guacamole

1 ripe avacado;
1/2 white onion (other half from taco meat);
1/4 cup chopped cilantro + extra for garnish;
1/2 tomato (other half from taco meat);
Juice of 1 lime;
1/4 tsp. cumin;
1/4 tsp. white pepper;
1 clove garlic; &
dash of celtic sea salt.

Directions

In skillet, saute onion;
Add meat and cook through;
Stir in taco seasoning, slowly;
Add 1/4 c. water;
Bring to boil, reduce heat and let reduce, stirring occasionally - about 10 min;
Add tomato, chopped, cook 2 min;
While cooking taco meat - prep guac; combine all ingredients in food processor and pulse until combined - put in the fridge to chill;
Prep radicchio by cutting off the bottom and separating the leaves to make ‘taco shells’; &
Place the taco meat in each shell, add a few heaping tbsp. of guac, top with cilantro and DEVOUR!

 

If you have any recipes that you need 'paleolized' please shoot me an e-mail at courtney.a.earle@gmail.com, I'd love to hear from you!

 

Courtney