Paleo Pumpkin Pie Bars

Some friends had us over for dinner and I brought the dessert.

Paleo pumpkin pie bars...

No refined sugars, grains, or milk dairy.

They loved them!

From PaleoOMG

For the crust

• 6 dates, pits removed
• 1 cup almond butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. First we will make the crust. Add your dates and almond butter to a food processor and pulse until it breaks down together.
3. Then add your 2 eggs, honey, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and salt and puree until smooth.
4. Grease an 8×8 glass baking dish with some coconut oil and pour in your crush. Use a spoon to smooth off the surface and level out all over.
5. Place in oven to bake for 12-15 minutes or until crust is firm and cooked through when you poke it with a toothpick. Then let cool.
   
   

While the crust is baking start the filling...

From Paleo Newbie

• Pumpkin Pie Filling:
• (1) 15 oz can of pure pumpkin (not pie filling) –or– 1 3/4 cups of pumpkin purée
• 1/3 cup of Medjool dates (pulsed in a food processor or puréed)
• 1/3 cup of raw honey
• 1/2 cup of coconut milk, full fat
• 2 eggs, whisked
• 2 tbs coconut oil
• 1 tsp of pure vanilla
• 2 tsp of pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 tsp of cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp of nutmeg

Instructions:

1. Start pie filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk all the filling ingredients together
2. Cook over medium heat, until filling starts to bubble - then cook for 1 minute more
3. Remove from heat, and pour over cooled pie crust layer
4. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving
5. Keep refrigerated except to serve
   
   

Then top it with coconut whip cream. Yum!

Coconut Whip Cream:

1. The most important thing to do is put a can of full-fat coconut milk in the fridge overnight.

2. All the fat will solidify at the top of the can.

3. To open the can turn it upside down where the cream isn't sitting, heavy side on bottom and then open it up with a can opener.

4. Pour out coconut water into another container to save if you want.

5. Scrap out the cream into a mixing bowl.

6. Add some kind of sweetener...white sugar, powdered sugar, maple syrup, honey, agave, etc.

7. Beat/whip it together with a mixer.

8. Taste taste and sweeten to your liking.

Enjoy!