Thursday, February 7, 2013

Awesome Breakfast!

One of the best parts of introducing people to the paleo lifestyle is the excited look on their faces when they bring in their first great recipe to share.  This post is inspired by a practice member sharing their favorite breakfast recipe, I won't list their name in the post but if you're out there reading this feel free to comment below and take credit!  (this is NOT a recipe to have DAILY but rather an occasional treat, apples have lots of sugar, something we should limit in our diet to minimize insulin spiking)



Apple Cinnamon Breakfast Cake

Yield 6-8 Servings

Ingredients
4 Cups Organic Apples (2 extra-large apples)
1/2 Cup Water
1 Tbsp Cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp Coconut Oil or Pastured Butter
9 Eggs
1/2 tsp Cinnamon**
3 Tbsp Coconut Milk
1 1/2 Tbsp Coconut Flour (DO NOT SUBSTITUTE ANY OTHER FLOUR)
1/4 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt


**this is not a typo, you will need an additional 1/2 tsp of cinnamon

Instructions
1.  Preheat oven to 350*F
2.  Core and chop apples into 1/2" pieces (no need to peel them)
3.  Heat a skillet over medium-high heat, place apples, water, vanilla, and cinnamon.  Heat until the mixture is the consistency of a chunky applesauce (about 10 minutes)
4.  Add Coconut oil to the mixture, allow mixture to cool for at least 10 minutes
5.  In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs coconut milk, coconut flour, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, baking soda and salt until well combined.
6.  Pour egg mixture into apple mixture, mix well
7.  Pour egg and apple mixture into a well greased 8" x 8" baking pan (grease with coconut oil)
8.  Bake 50 minutes at 350*F or until finished
9.  Enjoy!!


This recipe is adapted from www.primallyinspired.com