I am completely pumpkin obsessed! However, for the past month, I’ve been on a strict autoimmune paleo (AIP) healing protocol, which is basically an intense elimination diet. The reason for it is to heal my Leaky Gut and try to prevent getting a full-blown autoimmune disease, especially since I already have hypothyroidism. It was super challenging for me to get my pumpkin fix because of the restrictions I was facing in my diet, but thankfully I found inspiration from AIP bloggers to create these DELICIOUS pumpkinny treats. I even served them at a girls night last week and they were a huge success! They are guilt free and easy to make. Enjoy :)
Ingredients
2 ripe bananas
½ cup pure pumpkin puree
⅓ cup coconut oil (melted)
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 cup tigernut flour (https://thrivemarket.com/p/organic-gemini-organic-tigernut-flour)
¼ cup coconut flour
1 tbsp cinnamon
½ tbsp pumpkin pie spice (for non-AIP - otherwise ½ more tbsp cinnamon)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
½ tsp baking soda
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease an 8x8 baking dish with coconut oil
Mash bananas in a bowl with a fork
Add pumpkin puree and mix
Add coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla and mix
In a separate bowl, add coconut flour, tigernut flour, baking soda, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice and mix well
Combine all ingredients and mix well
Spread mixture in baking dish and bake for 35-40 minutes
Let cool before serving