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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I don’t have almond flour, but I have coconut flour. Could I substitute this?
you could, but i’m not sure how much because they do not sub 1:1 and i haven’t tried the recipe that way
These were great! Both my five and one-year-old boys love them. Thanks!
I don’t know what I did wrong but mine didn’t hold together at all! When I opened up the waffle iron they just ripped in half – half was stuck to the top and half to the bottom… And yes – the iron was greased…
that stinks! i’m not sure why that would have happened!
Taste was great but I demolished them trying to get them to release from waffle iron. Maybe 2 Tbs of coconut oil?
maybe, that hasn’t happened to me though
My new waffle iron came in, and I can’t wait to make these tomorrow morning. Reading the comments, though, it seems that there’s a lot of inconsistencies with people using the recipe. Let’s hope for success over yonder!
i know, it’s very strange because i’ve made these many times with no issue so i never know what to tell people!! my new cookbook, the paleo kitchen, also has a pumpkin waffle recipe from it that works perfectly!
Well to put it nicely this recipe sucks. It fell apart on the waffle iron.
Great flavor! A bit too crumbly and delicate but I suspect the shredded coconut caused part of the problem. I added an extra egg part way through and that seemed to help. So next time I’ll double the egg and leave out the coconut and see where that gets me:) many thanks!
Doubling the egg and taking out the shredded coconut made all the difference. It held together properly so I could freeze it and then toast it the next day like a “real” waffle. I’ll definitely make these again!
You’ve got to be kidding me. I followed this recipe to the letter. The batter was FAR from runny, added more coconut milk and couldn’t make it runny to save my life. The “waffles” are now a crumbly mess all over my kitchen. They wouldn’t stick together at all. This not the first time one of recipes has been an epic fail for me. Thanks for ruining our Sunday morning and several expensive ingredients. So disappointed!
sounds like you need to take a breath. if food is what ruins your Sunday, sounds like you have a pretty great life. i’m sorry the recipe did not work out for you. i would not post a recipe that did not work for me. if you look at the comments, many people have had the waffles come out perfectly, while some people have ran into some issues with the recipe as well. again, i’m sorry the recipe did not work for you, but I will also not take responsibility for ruining your Sunday. you chose that.
Hi, i am gearing up to start the Whole,30. Meaning im reading and contemplating, buying ingredients. Etc.
I thought honey and maple syrup were not allowed.
Please educate me as now i am confused since the waffle comments imply that you can.
No baked goods are Whole30 approved. Definitely get your Whole30 guidelines straight from them – http://whole30.com
Don’t let internet trolls get you down Juli! We love you and your recipes! Planning on making these in the next couple of weeks. Ready for fall!