Baby it's Cold Outside

Brrrr!!  Isn't it amazing how we can have sunny 60 degree weather one day, and 38 degrees with clouds and lots of wind the next!  Only here in Kansas.  Actually, that's not quite true...being from Nebraska, I've seen warm rain in the morning, and a blizzard by afternoon (that was 1996...when I was living in Kearney, Nebraska!).  If you have read my previous blogs, you know that I love this time of year, especially with the Autumnal colors, but more importantly...the food!!  I love apples...fresh apple butter, homemade chunky applesauce, and Uncle Harold's dried apples, but I equally love pumpkin...pumpkin bars, pumpkin bread, Starbuck's Pumpkin Latte!  Of course, trying to follow a modified-Paleo diet, some of these things don't exactly work.  But played around today, and came up with a recipe for a Pumpkin Pie Creamer. 

Here goes...hope you enjoy.  (And you can enjoy it, even if you aren't doing Paleo...just switch out regular milk for the coconut milk!)

Pumpkin Pie Creamer

4 cups coconut milk (unsweetened)
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin (not the pie mix, just the plain pumpkin)
1/4 cup Agave Nectar
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2  tsp. freshly ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. ground cloves

In saucepan, put all ingredients, and whisk together.  You can add more or less spices, and more or less agave nectar to your taste.  Pour into pitcher and store remaining creamer in the refrigerator.   I used about 1/4 cup of creamer to the cup of coffee, but again, you can adjust to your liking. 

I hope you have the opportunity to play with this recipe, and that you enjoy it.  It's not quite like Starbuck's, but it's pretty good...  Now to just play with some other flavors at Christmas time, like chocolate/peppermint!! :)

Till next time!!!