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Better Than Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Dip with Apples

There is one thing that has called my name for the last seven years during September and October, and that is Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies. But they are evil, and I'm not going to go there this year I have decided, but I needed something that I could nosh on that was equally as yummy, but would not ruin my healthy lifestyle. That's when my friend, Allison, came into this story. We took our kidlets to the Hands On Museum last week in Olympia, WA to celebrate and create great memories on September 11th. During lunch she takes an apple, puts it into some dip and hands it over. I was in love. It was pureed sweet potato with cinnamon, pumpkin spice, and coconut oil. Really just delish. And that got me thinking.

The next day I created the same and took it to school for a snack. I was so satisfied after I ate it. The next day is when the real magic happened, however. Think hours of homeschooling mixed with adrenal fatigue and low thyroid. CRASH! So I new I wanted something good, but I need something solid. I started pulling things out of the fridge and pantry and this is when I created the Better Than Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Dip ror my Whole 30 Challenge.

Better Than Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Dip

Ingredients:
1/2 Can Organic Sweet Potato Puree
1 1/2 tsp Spectrum Decadent Blend
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 scoop of WAVSmart (formerly branded as WheySmart) undenatured whey powder

Directions:

Warm the first three ingredients for 25 seconds in the microwave.
Add WavSmart Vanilla Bean protein powder and mix.

You'll end up with an almost pumpkin-ish tasting chocolate chip pudding. Slice apples and use this as a snacking dip. YUMMY!!

Coconut Flour Paleo Pancakes

I have to admit, when it comes to my ability to make pancakes, I am generally a failure. My husband is the head chef in the family - and has an amazingly set of recipes that our family adores. But going into a September Whole 30 Paleo Vegetarian challenge I want to be able to feed myself and my daughter, and sometimes that means breakfast when dad is gone at work. I went searching for a recipe and stumbled across the Nourishing Days pancake recipe, but it was really running with the first pancake. Went back and added in an additional cup of coconut flour and left it really clumpy. That seems to be the secret to these delightfully crepe tasting pancakes that my daughter loved. She could barely finish a little more than two of them, she said it must be how yummy they were... I agree the nourishment of a coconut flour pancake over a regular flour pancake is HUGE!

Coconut flour is high in fiber - 9 grams of fiber in a 2 tbsp serving of flour. And it is also low in digestible carbohydrates, only 10 grams of carbs per the same serving. That makes for a healthy paleo breakfast for anyone with only 1 net carbohydrate in the mix. On Mark's Daily Apple he calls his coconut pancakes, crepes... and without the extra coconut flour really that's exactly what you will get.

Modified Coconut Flour Paleo Pancakes