Gluten-Free, Coconut Flour, Pumpkin Muffins

Servings: 12 muffins
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

Wet:

• 6 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/4–1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup coconut oil, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Dry:

• 1/2 cup Tropical Traditions Coconut Flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1–2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon
• one bag chai tea, opened and contents emptied

Optional toppings:

• sprinkled sugar
• sprinkled chopped nuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix all wet ingredients in a large bowl and whisk until well combined.

Measure dry ingredients in a small bowl and stir. Pour dry ingredients into large bowl and stir thoroughly.

Measure into greased muffin pan and bake until tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15–20 minutes.

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Coconut Cookie Dough for One

Servings: 1
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
• 1 tablespoon real maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons coconut flour
• pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine coconut oil, maple syrup, and vanilla with a fork. Add coconut flour and salt and mix until well blended. Mix in chocolate chips. Enjoy immediately or refrigerate to make it thicken and stiffen a bit.

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Gluten-Free, Key Lime Cream Bread

Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients:

Key Lime Bread:

• 1 1/2 cups zucchini, shredded and then processed in a food processor until very fine
• 1/2 cup coconut milk*
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Vital Proteins grass-fed gelatin
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 limes, zested and juiced
• 2 tablespoons Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
• 1/2 teaspoon Himalayan Pink Salt
• 2 teaspoons chlorophyll
• 1/4 cup Healthy Traditions raw honey, melted
• 4 ounces unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup Tropical Traditions coconut flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Cream Swirl:

• 2 tablespoons Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil
• 1/4 cup Healthy Traditions raw honey, melted
• 2 heaping tablespoons Tropical Traditions Coconut Cream Concentrate
• 1/3 lime, zested and juiced
• 1 tablespoon coconut milk*

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix bread ingredients together in a large bowl and pour into a greased loaf pan.

Mix cream ingredients together and drizzle over top of bread dough. Swirl with a knife.

Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool, and then refrigerate to allow it to further set up or the bread will be too soft.

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