Recipe: Butternut Squash Cupcakes (GAPS FRIENDLY)

If there is anything my husband is needing right now, it's comfort food. But baking in the GAPS world can get pretty expensive, so I was thrilled about this recipe! Another thing I love about this recipe is that you don't feel like your eating GAPS, it tastes totally illegal! And I was really excited to have something so moist to use in place of birthday cakes! I got this recipe off of SAHMville, one of my favorite sites! You want to see an amazing GAPS recovery story for autism, you gotta check out her site!!
 

So instead of using Pumpkin I used Butternut Squash, nice and sweet. And I did use the same Meringue Frosting she uses, it is delish and GAPS friendly also. What I did do different is cut the cupcakes in half and loaded on some frosting and placed a dollop on top with a sprinkle of cinnamon, cute!! The thing I noticed, after an hour or so; the cupcake completely soaked up the frosting inside and it just, MMMMM, made it explode with flavor in your mouth!! AMAZING!!! You will blow people away when you tell them your on a diet!! :)

 

ENJOY!!

 

Jeannie

Recipe: PHAT Cup of Joe (GAPS friendly)

This is a recipe I have developed through several other recipes I have come across. It is for that GAPSter that gave up their coffee with hazelnut creamer, white chocolate macadamia nut breve's, or gas station mocha cappuccino's.. Yeah that would be me! Give yourself a big pat on the back, for giving up those delicious, addictious, infatuatious treats!! I know those aren't really words. This recipe is PHAT (pretty hot and tempting) and FAT! We all know how hard it is to get all those healthy fats into our diets. This is an awesome way! Delicious way!!

Any man or woman who goes on the GAPS diet is a hero, in my mind. I know I couldn't do it without a God given conviction.. So this is my gift to you! Don't abuse it, it is something VERY easily abused!!

Jeannie's PHAT Cup of Joe

1 1/3 Cup Organic Coffee (not too strong)
2 tbs Butter (salt free)
1 tbs Coconut Oil
1-2 tsp Cocoa
1-2 tbs Honey
Dash of Vanilla Extract
Dash of Cinnamon
1 egg or egg yolk (I have to use egg yolk, but better to use a whole egg for the protein.)

Blend Baby Blend!!
Blend until frothy, don't over blend, you don't want the whole thing to be frothy!

If you aren't a coffee drinker replace coffee with water or your choice of tea. It will still taste amazing!
And you will notice the fats will separate while your drinking it, so I keep my spoon handy throughout my consumption! :)

Bon Appetit!

Grace, Peace, and Health in Christ!

Jeannie