I’m sitting in blood testing center right now, next to a man who is drawing cartoons of penguins. He’s quite good. Like REALLY good. I wish I appreciated it more, but fasting for the past 12 hours has made me a bit moody. I wish I had art skills. I lack creativity.
Speaking of the lack of creativity, let’s talk about Halloween. I was rainbow bright. Original, I know. I didn’t even know who that was until I googled it. It was a friends costume. Every year I try to think outside the box for my costume. Then I remember that I have a life and don’t have hours of free time to use the hot glue gun and glitter paint on a costume I will wear once. At least other people were super creative. I think I only saw 23 angry bird costumes and 17 black swan outfits. Way to think outside the box people. Way.to.go.
So let’s recap. I drank alcohol on Saturday. Alcohol is stupid. It makes me fall on the dancefloor, leave Laura at a party I invited her to, and wake up in her bed. Not fully clothed. Side ponytail still rockin. I’m sure she was thrilled about that. Waking up the next morning with a fuzzy sweater on my teeth is not exactly a good start to my Sunday morning. Alcohol is stupid.
At least Sunday was productive. And when I say productive, I mean I watched 3 movies with Laura while ingesting food I haven’t eaten in a LONG time. These items included chex mix, peanut m&ms, halloween cookies, and tortilla chips. Maybe it was because I was still drunk or maybe my body just wanted it. Either way, it felt right. I didn’t get sick nor do I have a problem using the bathroom today. Ya my love handles are probably a bit cuter today, but I don’t mind. But to make sure my love handles were looking extra adorable this week, I made some pumpkin waffles to top off the day. Pumpkin waffles when hungover with a fuzzy blanket on your teeth are always a good idea. These waffles made me miss Dom. Remember how he got me the best waffle iron ever post Regionals so I could stuff my face with food that holds the syrup in small crevices? Gosh, he’s the best. This recipe made about 5 waffles….I ate them all. In one sitting.
Paleo Pumpkin Waffles
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pureed pumpkin
- 3/4 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup canned coconut milk
- 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 eggs, whisked
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat up your waffle iron!! If you don’t have a waffle iron, you need to go buy one, or just make pancakes instead.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix together coconut milk, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla.
- Then add the rest of the dry ingredients and pumpkin and mix together. Add a bit more coconut milk, if needed. The batter should be runny but still have a bit of girth to it. Ew, I just said girth.
- Ladle into your waffle maker. Be careful, they expand a bit so they will be pour over if you get ladle happy.
- Cook until done. Mine took about 3-4 minutes, I’d say.
- Add a crap ton of maple syrup on top and/or coconut butter or regular butter.
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The good news is that those Rainbow Bright socks can double as lifting socks. Score!
How many tablespoons are in a crap ton?
good for you babe. i was stone sober and ate no less than 7 mini snickers, 2 reeses cups, and 2 plates of "bean dip", whatever is in that stuff.. sometimes you gotta let go.
these waffles look christ-like. i can't wait to try them!
Damon–so true. I'll start sporting those socks daily.
Brooks–A crap ton is often more than a cup. Ok, thats a lot, but I like my pancakes and waffles drenched.
Eatthecookie–Lol good for you. It totally felt right. Let me know if you try the waffles!!
I just made these. At 10pm. They are divine!!
Hell yeah you did Lauren!!
These were wonderful! Thank you!
YAY! Good Kellie!
O.M.G. is right. A-mazing. Seriously. This is the best paleo breakfast I’ve had so far. (did I just say that last week about something else?)
Haha that’s awesome Carrie!! I was just thinking about making some waffles tonight!!
These are soooo good! Don’t even need syrup!
I don’t know if I can agree with that Rebecca lol but I love syrup
I made these yesterday but had a very difficult time getting them to release from the waffle iron, as they were too delicate. Made the same recipe this morning as pancakes, and could barely turn them. I’m not sure what I need to do to make them heartier, but they are DELICIOUS.
I’m sorry Deb, that’s a bummer, I’m not sure either. I’ll try the recipe out again and see how i can help!
I had the same results. Finally gave up and microwaved the remaining batter in a greased mug for 2.5 minutes. It came out pretty edible– kind of like a custard.
Glad I tried it but def won’t make again.
I had the same problem with the waffles. The top part didn’t stick at all to the waffle iron, but when I went to pull them out, they separated into two waffles, but with the bottom one stuck in the iron. I don’t have that problem with other recipes and wondering what might make them hold together better? I used coconut oil to grease the iron. Any other thoughts? The crumbled pile of waffles that I DID get out was divine! Absolutely delicious and refreshing. It just wouldn’t make a pretty display on a plate! 🙂 Please help if you all have any other thoughts!
you should try out my latest updated pumpkin waffles
Hey Juli,
Love your site and your food is so legit! My non Paleo man loves your food. Thanks for not having it taste like crap.
On another note, what do you think would work with these pumpkin waffles to make them into muffins? My mom and I tried tonight and the taste is great, we just think there is a better way to make them muffin esque? We used a regular muffin tin; we are thinking maybe a smaller one?
Would love your thoughts!
Hmmmmm, I’ll have to look into that. I’ve wanted to make pumpkin muffins anyways!