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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WHOA, Im new to this whole Paleo stuff, but these were A FRIGGIN MAZING, Even the kid was like “Mom these are the best waffles in the whole wide world”. You have a new fan! I must see what other yummy recipes you have lurking around here!
I think the recipe needs a bit of work. I followed it exactly and it was way too dense and wouldn’t cook. Crumbled and was impossible to get out of the waffle iron. I think maybe more eggs and less pumpkin? Love the idea though.
These were one of the best things that has ever been in my mouth, and I’m food obsessed! Well done. I’m going to go make more….
These are DEFINITELY tasty! I had half a can of pumpkin left over from the pumpkin cashew curry (highly recommend!). Yes they fall apart in the waffle iron, so I switched to the stove top, which improved some. I used 1/8 cup, waited til they got a little brown, flipped and then flattened them and was able to get 8 very normal looking mini pancakes. I also tried putting 1/4 cup in a ramekin which I just microwaved for 1.5 minutes. That may be the way to go. It’s like a dessert. Regardless, I will still make them even if they fall apart!
I made these this morning, absolutely delicious!! The only thing I did was added a bit more coconut milk because I thought the batter was a bit thick. But my $10 Rival waffle iron, that I bought yesterday so that I could make these today, worked great! I didn’t have to grease it at all!
I consider myself quite stealth in the kitchen, most days. Other days I shouldn’t be allowed to operate heavy machinery. Today I tried these waffles, and they stuck to the waffle iron, even though I sprayed it liberally with oil. So I re-read the recipe, which I’d doubled. I for some reason put in an entire tsp each of bp and bs. Could that be why they’re sticking? I added extra coconut milk, but maybe too much? I didn’t think the batter was too runny…
it could be!
Very delicious!!!
These turned out AMAZING! Didn’t have the grittyness that you get when using almond flour. Loved them, thank you!
First, I must say that I LOVE your webstie!!! Thanks for making me laugh and sharing incredible recipes!!!
Do you ever use stevia for sweetner and is there any reason you like to bake with almond flour more than coconut flour? Doing Paleo, but need to lean our and cut down on a littel calories and fat so just wondering….
Made these last night for dinner…yum! We did have a little trouble with the waffles falling apart (our iron is super old and cheap, maybe that was the problem) but they were still heavenly! I also topped them with maple-cinnamon-coconut whipped cream because it just felt right. Guess what I wanted to make again tonight? Uh oh…..