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Recipe from TRUE ROOTS by Kristin Cavallari
About True Roots:
In True Roots, television host, designer, and entrepreneur Kristin Cavallari shows you that improving the way you eat doesn’t have to be difficult—a clean and toxin-free diet can and should be fun, easy, and enjoyable. She learned the hard way that dieting leads nowhere good, and that a clean lifestyle is the ticket to feeling and being healthy.
So how does Kristin eat? Organic as much as possible, wild-caught fish, grass-fed beef, fresh fruits and vegetables, and nothing white—no white flour, sugar, or salt. She avoids anything heavily processed and anything that has been stripped of natural nutrients. She maintains a lifestyle free of toxic chemicals and is passionate about creating delicious and hearty food from real ingredients. She wants her food to be true, as close to its natural state as possible.
Her recipes—green banana muffins, bison and veggie kabobs, and even zucchini almond butter blondies—are proof that a healthy lifestyle isn’t boring or bland. Feed yourself real food and see how much better you feel, both mentally and physically.
Butternut Squash Pancakes
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 15 minutes
These are hands down the favorite pancakes at my house. Gluten-free, protein-rich, and fiber-filled, they are as good for you as they taste. And they’re quick and easy to make in a pinch (I always make sure to have canned butternut squash puree on hand). You’ll be hooked. Replace the butternut squash with pumpkin puree in the fall or sweet potato puree for a little variety.
4 ounces cooked butternut squash puree (just over 1/2 cup)
4 eggs
1/2 cup oat flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean powder
Pinch of pink Himalayan salt
Coconut oil, for the pan
1. In a large bowl, whisk together the squash, eggs, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, vanilla powder, and salt until fully combined.
2. Heat the coconut oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Pour in about 1/4 cup of the batter for each pancake. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes on the first side, or until bubbling, then flip and cook another 2 to 3 minutes, or until cooked through.
3. Serve immediately with butter and pure maple syrup, or your favorite toppings.