This is a wonderful dessert to share at holiday parties and convert any Paleo naysayers into Paleo lovers. The ingredients are simple and feature whole natural foods. Nothing artificial. It is surprisingly low in sugar for as sweet as it is. I use only 1/3 cup of coconut palm sugar in the crust (naturally low glycemic) and 1/3 cup of honey in the glaze. You could get by using even less coconut palm sugar and honey, so adjust it to your taste.
You can use the same recipe to make muffins – just omit the topping. This would also be delicious to serve Christmas morning and make your house smell festive. You could also top this crust with mini dark chocolate chips to please the chocolate lovers in your life! Fa la la la flavor!
For the crust:
2 C Almond Meal
2 Tbsp Tapioca Starch
2 Eggs
2/3 C Unsweetened Almond Milk
1/3 C Coconut Palm Sugar
1/3 C Dried Cranberries, unsweetened if you can find them.
1/2 C Chopped Pecans
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1 tsp Cinnamon
.Preheat oven to 400
.Grease pizza pan
.Mix all ingredients and pour evenly into pan
. Bake 20 minutes, edges should be golden brown
For Glaze Topping
1 C Pecans, toasted and chopped
6 Tbsp Kerry Gold Butter, or any grass-fed butter
1/2 tsp Nutmeg
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 C Dried Cranberries
1/3 C Honey
.Melt butter
. Add honey, cranberries, pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg, stir well.
.Pour evenly on top of crust
.Slice into triangles.
I am a huge fan of oven baked omelets or “Frittatas.” This recipe has a lot of depth and flavor. I hate when I order an omelet at restaurants and it is all egg and very little flavor. The eggs take a back seat to the other ingredients in this recipe and are really just the glue that holds all the goodness together. It is high in protein and antioxidants. As always, you can tailor this recipe to the ingredients you have on hand in your own kitchen. Let me know how yours comes out!
1 Sweet potato sliced thin
1/2 one Red onion chopped
1/2 c chopped Bell pepper
2 c Cauliflower steamed and chopped
1/2 cup of Gorgonzola- or your favorite cheese (Parmesan, gruyere, or a sharp cheddar would be great)
3 eggs beaten
1/3 c unsweetened almond milk
1/2 c sun dried tomatoes chopped
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning (oregano,basil, rosemary, thyme)
2 tsp sea-salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp crushed red pepper (optional)
2 Tbsp olive oil
.Spray/grease the bottom of an oven safe dish ( I used a 6×9 glass dish)
.Pre heat oven to 350
. Layer half of sliced sweet potato on the bottom of dish
.Bake for 20 minutes
.Steam cauliflower til soft, chop or mash with potato masher and set aside to cool.
.Saute bell pepper and onion in 1 Tbsp olive oil til beginning to soften. Set aside and allow to cool
.Beat eggs and add almond milk,cheese, seasonings,1 tsp salt, and sun dried tomatoes all in one bowl.
.Combine cauliflower and red onion and bell pepper mixture with eggs.
Pour mixture over sliced sweet potatoes
. Top with remaining sweet potatoes and brush with olive oil and sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp of sea salt
Bake for 35-40 minutes
Turn on broiler and broil on high for 5 minutes to brown sweet potatoes.
My latest installation of primal pizza crust is essentially the same crust recipe as I have posted below, except I doubled the recipe and added flax-seed to make it fit my new larger pan. I also topped this one with red onion, shredded cheese, red bell pepper and organic pasta sauce. I wanted to share the new larger one to show everyone that making pizza crust that is grain free is so easy and I hope you will give it a try! Let me know how it works for you.