Here’s a recipe for the best tasting freshly baked Paleo Cinnamon Rolls
you’ll ever eat... They're grain-free, gluten-free, reduced-carb, and
chock full of healthy fats!
Now I say they're "reduced-carb" and
not "low-carb" per se, because they do use natural sweeteners like
coconut sugar and honey, which are fine in moderation and actually have
some micronutrients that refined sugar doesn't have. But the point is
that they have a MUCH lower blood sugar impact than your typical
cinnamon roll that's made with wheat flour and sugar, and also don't
have the gut-damaging gluten or inflammatory vegetable oils or trans
fats that most cinnamon rolls have.
In fact they’re so good that you won’t believe they have no refined sugar or wheat in them…Yes, these are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
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Paleo Cinnamon Rolls (grain-free, gluten-free, reduced-carb)
For the Dough
• 2 ½ cups blanched almond flour
• ¼ cup coconut flour
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• ¼ cup coconut oil
• 2 Tablespoons raw honey
• 2 eggs at room temp
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla
• ¼ cup coconut sugar
For the Filling
• ½ cup coconut sugar
• 2 Tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 Tablespoons coconut oil
• ¼ cup raisins
• ¼ cup pecans, chopped
For the Glaze
• ¼ cup raw honey
• ¼ cup coconut oil
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a pan with coconut oil.
2.
Combine the dry dough ingredients in a medium bowl and mix to remove
any lumps. Combine the wet dough ingredients in another medium bowl and
mix well. Combine the wet and dry ingredients together and mix well.
3.
Cut two rectangular pieces of parchment paper and place the dough in
between them. Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough evenly into a large
rectangle. Remove the top piece of parchment paper.
4. In a small
bowl combine the filing ingredients. Sprinkle the filling mixture over
the flattened dough, then carefully roll it up. Use a serrated knife to
cut the roll into 9 pieces. Carefully place the pieces on your prepared
pan.
5. Bake for 20 minutes.
6. In a small bowl combine the glaze ingredients. Drizzle over the cinnamon rolls. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Enjoy!
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PS
-- if you liked today's recipe for amazingly healthy cinnamon buns,
please fwd this email on to any of your friends, family, or co-workers
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Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer