***Paleo Pumpkin Pie Bites
Made Nov 10, 2017
Yield: 24 bites
Pie Crust
- 2 cups almond flour
 - 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
 - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
 - 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
 - 2 tablespoons coconut oil, room temperature
 - 1 egg, lightly beaten
 
- Preheat oven to 350 ° F.
 - Grease a mini muffin tin with oil, set aside.
 - In a glass mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
 - Add in the coconut oil and egg and work them into the mixture until everything comes together and a ball of dough forms.
 - Place 1/2 of a tablespoon of the mixture into the bottom of each mini muffin cup.
 - Use a shot glass or your fingers to firmly press the crust into the bottom of each cup and up the sides of it.
 
Pumpkin Pie Filling
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
 - 1/2 cup canned light coconut milk
 - 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
 - 1 egg + 1 egg white
 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 - 3 scoops Vital Proteins Unflavored Collagen Peptides
 - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
 - 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
 - 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
 - Pinch of ground cloves and kosher salt
 - 2 teaspoons arrowroot powder
 
- Whisk together all of the filling ingredients until smooth.
 - Add approximately 1 tablespoon of the filling to each of the crusts, you will probably have a little extra filling.
 - Place the mini pumpkin pie bites in the oven and bake for 18-20 minutes or until the filling is set.
 - Remove from the oven and let them cool in the pan for 5-10 minutes before removing them to cool completely on a wire cooling rack.
 
Whipped Cinnamon Coconut Cream
- 1 can full fat coconut milk, refrigerated overnight
 - 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
 - 1/4-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
 
- Take the refrigerated can of coconut milk out of the fridge and flip the can over.
 - Open the can and pour the water into a bowl or container, the cream and water should be separated.
 - Scoop the cream into the bowl of a mixer and add in the maple syrup and cinnamon.
 - Beat the cream on high speed with the whisk attachment for several minutes or until stiff peaks form.
 - Pipe the whipped cream on top of the pumpkin pie bites or serve alongside them.
 
